A putty question

Amazon warrior

Amazon warrior

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I\'ve seen people mention roundabouts a putty that ou can mix with water and \"paint\" into rough parts and holes to smooth out a mini\'s surface. Does it work on plastic, and could someone please tell me what it\'s called so I can try and find it? Some tips on using it well would be good, too! My two big dragons have very roughly-cast plastic wings, in which lots of bubbles are visible, and I want to kill them before starting painting. I don\'t think GS is an option here- it\'d take me forever!

Cheers, then,
AW
 
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DaRat

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I believe that they are talking about the Vallejo Model Color Plastic Putty. I\'ve not tried it myself, but I don\'t see why they would not work on plastic, though if there are many areas to do, green stuff would probably be faster.
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

Well-known member
not sure how well it would stick to plastic but generally people use milliput watered down. maybe add a small amount of pva (try it on a small area first!) to help it stick
 
Amazon warrior

Amazon warrior

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Ok, this is an example of what I have to deal with:

bubbles.jpg


All the wings have similar areas on them.
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

Well-known member
sod that! who did you buy it from? if its that bad, i\'d get it replaced.

as da rat mentioned i believe you can use the vallejo paste also
 
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vincenti

Member
THE WHOLE TRUTH !!!! TRUST ME IAM A DOCTOR !

:bouncy:
:eek: ;)
I have been using putties for 4 , YES 4 decades !:beer:
Green stuff ,although a good putty once mastered,is one of the worst possible putties for beginners and most of the needs of people beginning conversion work. :no:

I have used almost every putty known to man ,until a couple of years back MILLIPUT (fine or super fine) was the best stuff around.
Nearly all the top Military figurinists and pattern makers used it .....Then came MAGIC SCULPT. :idea: :beer:
Which is even better than MILLIPUT for novices !

Why ? I hear you ask.
1. It mixes easy

2.It can be smoothed out with water,surgical spirit or spit!

3. When dry you can ...SAND IT ....FILE IT ....MACHINE IT!!!

4.Use a hair dryer to accelerate drying time !

5. Mix it with Green stuff.

6. Stick leftovers in the freezer and it will stay usable for 36 hours.!

Google SYLMASTA. They sell It !
No I dont have shares in the company I just want my fellow artists to get BETTER,
:beer:,And for that you need the right tools and the right putty lol:beer:

GOD bless ...............VINCENTI
 
Amazon warrior

Amazon warrior

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Wow! It\'s difficult to argue with a testimonial like that! lol

I\'m trying to remember which putty I saw in my LGS. Might have been milliput, might have been Magic Sculpt, might have been something else entirely. I can\'t check online cos they don\'t have a website, and thanks to the draconian rules regarding shop opening times and Sundays here, I\'m going to have to wait until next weekend to find out.

GS certainly does have the capacity to be bloody annoying! And I am a self-confessed newb when it comes to sculpting. :)
 
QuietiManes

QuietiManes

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For filling in the holes it\'s probably alot easier and cheaper and quicker to use something like Squadron White or Green putty. Or Tamayia or um...I can\'t remember the other names at the moment. But there\'s several companies that sell this type of stuff, it\'s like a toothpaste that sticks and dries hard, kinda like joint compound or spackle. This is probably what the VMC putty is like and one of these is most likely what you read about painting it on to fill gaps. You could probably use spackle too, but I doubt it sticks to plastic too well, if at all. They do tend to shrink a bit, but for tiny holes or gaps I doubt it would shrink much, if at all. I\'d imagine it would be available in the local hobby/model/train shops, it\'s an old company.

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=SQ9050

The only downside to these types of putties is that they aren\'t \"structural\" so you should stick to using greenstuff between joints if you need any extra support in them.
 
airhead

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Squadron would work, but I\'d go with the Milliput. The ability to smooth it down with water makes it the easiest to work IMO.

I\'ve never used the magic sculpt, so I cannot say, but if The Doctor (Vincenti)says so, I\'d give it a try.
 
airhead

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
I get mine at my FLGS (favorite local game shop).
Micromark is a good on-line as is the war store.
 
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Thunderhawker

New member
Yeah I had micromark down, but I always feel I need to get more stuff for my shipping costs. I may have to get a couple different ones.
 
Einion

Einion

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Originally posted by Thunderhawker
Yeah I had micromark down, but I always feel I need to get more stuff for my shipping costs. I may have to get a couple different ones.
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I think it would be well worth doing some Googling around on sources for Milliput before you buy; in the past when I\'ve done comparisons Micromark has often been among the more expensive sources for this and that, even before shipping was factored in.

This is even assuming you want to go with Milliput in the first place, rather than MagicSculp, which I think is better in almost all ways.

Einion
 
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Thunderhawker

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I have become a bit of a collector of sculpting putty. I have it all. GS, BS, Procreate, Apoxie (Clay and Sculpt), DAS (an air drying clay), Sculpey, Fimo, Premo (Which is the best \"fired\" polymer clay IMHO). So As you see I just wanna pad the collection. The funny thing they all do get used.
 
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Shadzar

Guest
i uise Testors Contour Putty for things like filling gaps in bases for 40k figures.

holds pretty good to the metal and plastic and fills well. haven\'t had one jsut \"fall\" out yet.

not sure if you can get it but maybe you can find something close if Testors does not offer something in your area.

http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=2659

they do have a dealer/distributor for Testors in the UK so maybe they have something similar?
 
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