Honda Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The last time I was in Hobby Lobby, I picked up a box of Milliput Super Fine White. I'm always looking for and using putties of all types, though I am mainly a Green Stuff kind of guy. No one would mistake my stuff for Chris Borer, but I am able to keep myself amused at times. So, I read the directions, cut off two equal portions and without thinking, dropped one of them into some water, because that's what I always do with my GS. Imagine my surprise to find out that water was causing the bit that I dropped into the water to dissolve. I'm not sure which one is which because they are both white. I rescued the bit, started mixing it with the other component, then added some left over GS that I had because I wasn't able to figure out the Milliput yet and eventually was able to sculpt a piece of fabric that I can add to a vehicle. So the exercise wasn't a complete loss. However, I'm not really sure what to do with the Milliput, besides keep it out of water. Soooo, for those of you with a lot of experience with this product, would you mind passing on any tips/tricks/best practices for this product? I'd be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 thin milliput with a little water to fill thin gaps or obscure knife marks (like liquid GS)thin it with more water and you can glaze with it to slowly add layers of thickness to anything you want Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seleucus Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 There are quite a few websites that give ideas etc for using milliput if you google it - such as: http://www.scalemodelguide.com/construction/techniques/techniques-uses-milliput-putty/ As it dries exceedingly hard and strong, and can be sanded/filed, it is great for getting corners/straight edges/angles on vehicles etc which is much more difficult with green/brownstuff. It can be a little brittle sometimes, so care needs to be taken when filing/scraping. You can add Green/brownstuff to it when initially mixing it and this can give you a more flexible result when cured, whilst keeping the sanding/filing properties. I find this very useful in push moulds where I want high definition with strength and flexibility and the ability to file to shape when glued to a model. As you found, water does dissolve it at the early stages, which can be useful sometimes to help smooth it out when initially applied to a model. I have also used milliput to glue broken plates, vases etc back together, filling gaps as it goes together. Some of these plates have outlasted the rest of the dinner set! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Soooo, for those of you with a lot of experience with this product, would you mind passing on any tips/tricks/best practices for this product?Put it here: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/overflowing-garbage-can.jpg I've always found most varieties of Milliput to be hard to mix and hard to use, and though the white kind is the least bad, I prefer just about any other epoxy putty over this brand … Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 LOL! I tried this stuff out a while back to see if it was any better than greenstuff, and I have to agree with Gurth that it's mostly more trouble than it's worth to sculpt with. If you don't get every single bit of that putty off your tools, once it dries, it's like concrete. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 You can use the white Milliput to plane the surface of your miniature. I know some painters that start with really watered down white Milliput coat before they prime their miniatures especially for competition painting. The surface of your miniature is not that rough anymore so the layers of paint are more smooth, looking better. To that the Milliput fills small scraps etc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkenheim Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Miliput on its own isn't (at least IMO) great for sculpting with as it isn't as easy to use as green stuff. You need to keep tools moist the whole time to get a smooth finish otherwise the surface ends up cracked and pitted. It's also incredibly sticky. However, mix it with GS and it's superb. It gets the best properties of both and as long as you aren't using it for fine detail parts (I'd still use plain GS for those) it's better as you get a smoother finish and it's better to sand down. That's all my opinion though, obviously not everyone will get on with the product so I'm not saying anyone's wrong, just to me mixing it offers a much better product than just GS for 75% of the sculpting I do. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281206-milliput-super-fine-the-white-stuff/#findComment-3481728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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