I assembled a big bunch of different minis over the last couple weeks, but just hadn't gotten around to do some of the 'gap filling' that they needed before priming them.
So, I sit down with a bunch of minis, and grab my 'sculpting box'. It's got all the little putties, and tools I like to use for these projects. I figure I'm gonna go with Milliput, as it smooths easily with water.
The little sculpting box has no order in it...so I didn't think it was odd that the two parts of the milliput were in different parts of the box. I mixed a nice sized chunk up and began to work.
Was really pleased with the progress I made. There were several bigger models I am working on that needed quite a bit of 'gap control'. I filled all the gaps, smoothed it lovingly, and set it aside to work on the next.....repeat process maybe 10-12 times. Finally content, I leave them all to set.
Come back to my lovelies last night, and I grab the leftover Milliput 'ball', and to my surprise...it's still malleable. Then it occurs to me that it should have been hard as a rock by now.
I reluctantly start checking the models...The putty has not set on a single one. I can easily stab into it with my fingernail...
I made the sickening realization that I the milliput I mixed up was from two different boxes, and I had used the same part twice....
BLAST!
So, I sit down with a bunch of minis, and grab my 'sculpting box'. It's got all the little putties, and tools I like to use for these projects. I figure I'm gonna go with Milliput, as it smooths easily with water.
The little sculpting box has no order in it...so I didn't think it was odd that the two parts of the milliput were in different parts of the box. I mixed a nice sized chunk up and began to work.
Was really pleased with the progress I made. There were several bigger models I am working on that needed quite a bit of 'gap control'. I filled all the gaps, smoothed it lovingly, and set it aside to work on the next.....repeat process maybe 10-12 times. Finally content, I leave them all to set.
Come back to my lovelies last night, and I grab the leftover Milliput 'ball', and to my surprise...it's still malleable. Then it occurs to me that it should have been hard as a rock by now.
I reluctantly start checking the models...The putty has not set on a single one. I can easily stab into it with my fingernail...
I made the sickening realization that I the milliput I mixed up was from two different boxes, and I had used the same part twice....
BLAST!
