Help with magic sculpt

[diddy lemon1]

can someone give me some information on magis sculpt?

is it a 2 part epoxy putty or like fimo which you have to bake?

what kind of work time does it have?

relative to green stuff how good/easy is it to use?

and where could i buy it in the UK?

thanks in advance

 

[Ritual]

It\'s a 2-part putty. No baking needed. It is fairly slow curing, so it will give you quite a long working time (at least longer than GS). I haven\'t really measured how long it is workable, but I usually end up moaning about the time it takes to cure rather than moaning about not having enough time to work with it.

It is quite different from GS in its consistency. It doesn\'t have the rubbery properties of GS and, thus, doesn\'t have the \"memory\" that GS has (i.e. tends to revert slightly to whatever shape it had before you poke it). This can have both positive and negative effects, but generally it behaves a bit more intuitive, so it\'s easier to get used to it than with GS. It is very easily shaped at first, which can be a bit difficult if you try to smooth out the surface or something. Those things are better left until the putty is slightly more firm, but still workable.

When fully cured, Magic Sculpt is very hard. This means you can sand it, carve it, drill it etc. without problems.

I think it is an excellent putty for most purposes really!

In the UK you can get if from Antenociti\'s, which is also an excellent source of more or less any materials, tools etc. you might need for this type of hobby.

 

[demonherald]

Yeah I\'m a masive fan of Magi sculp... It is a lot easier to use for most things than Greenstuff, .. it has different properties as it cures.. I tend to do all my smoothing in and gap filling work with freshly mixed as it can be smoothed with a synthetic bristled paintbrush. Then I do my armour and hard edged shapes as it gets a little firmer. and lastly I do my furs and organics when it is cured more...

my favourite combination is to use a little Greenstuff in with it and get the best of both worlds....

The biggest advantages I have found to it are the ease with which you can blend the putty into model parts and also the fact that you can sand and cut it after curing to get very smooth finishes.

 

[diddy lemon1]

how much do you get in the 250g pack is it quiet alot or is it really heavy stuff

 

[Ritual]

It\'s quite a lot! My current batch was less than 250g and it has lasted me for about 2 years! The pots are half full now. I don\'t use a lot of it, but I use it on almost every mini I do for filling gaps and sculpting groundwork for the bases. So, I bet 250g will last you a while.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Originally posted by diddy lemon1
how much do you get in the 250g pack is it quiet alot or is it really heavy stuff

I just bought about 7 pounds of the stuff for 35$. Love Magic Sculpt all the way around.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by diddy lemon1
what kind of work time does it have?

Depends a bit on how you mix it (proportion and how thorough you are), the temperature and in some cases your body chemistry.

A rough idea of the full working period is a little more than two hours. You can speed setting with heat (as you can with all two-part putties) and retard it slightly by reducing the amount of hardener or undermixing a little or blending in a little polymer clay, although this affects final hardness and resilience.

Originally posted by diddy lemon1
relative to green stuff how good/easy is it to use?

Easier to mix but how easy it is to use is so much about personal experience, as well as what you\'re trying to do with it - some things are just easier to do in putties of a certain kind than others.

Originally posted by diddy lemon1
and where could i buy it in the UK?

I\'d actually suggest buying it from the US and having it shipped over; with the strength of the pound and the weakness of the dollar you could easily end up getting it cheaper, esp. if you order a few things from the same supplier to share the P&P.

Einion