Green Stuff Maybe???

[fizzy]

All of my Converting has been done will green stuff since playing War table Games and i have only just come to realise it is a bit of a pain to work with getting small details in, whether it be im not as good with it as i thought i was or the actual product , just would like to know others experiences with the stuff.
feel free to leave any tips or anything i can use other than green stuff..

Thanks 

[darthplagis]

All mediums have pros and cons.

Green is just a standard.
Vaseline ALWAYS! Use clay shapers as they are easy to use and cheap (silicone paintbrush style sculpting tools), work and plan in stages.

Procreate is another putty, softer than GS but holds details better as its not rubbery. Its what FW use.

Brown stuff is greenstuff with metal powder in. It holds an edge better thsn green, good for swords and edged weapons, armour etc.

[almostmercury]

I combine 1ish part Greenstuff to 2ish parts Apoxie Sculpt and I will never go back.

[darthplagis]

I've not used apoxie sculpt, what are its properties? Is it chalky like milliput (can be added to green to add rigidity)?

*wow its expensive,  i just checked ebay.....  £17 for 1lb

[almostmercury]

Their site has it for $16 USD. It's at least twice the amount I would get for greenstuff at that price on Ebay.

www.avesstudio.com/apoxie/apoxie-sculpt

As far as its properties, on its own it is grainy and can crumble if you stretch it too far. But when you combine it with Greenstuff it becomes the perfect combination of the two.

Greenstuff is elastic, but resistant and tacky. (Is that the right word)? It takes work to shape it. Apoxie Sculpt is robust and tough (you can sand, drill, and grind it), but not quite elastic enough.

When combined, it is perfectly elastic (except for maybe the thinnest of applications), easily pliable and pushable, has just enough tackiness, and maintains Apoxie Sculpts toughness.

I recommend mixing at a ratio between 1:1 AS and GS to 2:1 AS and GS.


Just to give you an idea about how much a pound is... I've barely put a dent in it.

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[darthplagis]

ah cool, milliput does the same thing, and the super fine white is not at all chalky like the normal yellow one

yeah the pound is bigger than i thought, maybe ill invest later, i just picked up 36" of greenstuff for £8 so im set for now LOL (ebay, ive used trolltrader for a few years for GS now)

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I never knew you could mix gs and apocie sculpt, that's really interesting

I've used both separately, and my only complaint is that my apoxie sculpt (which I've had for over a year) has developed this weird skin texture on it (particularly the darker grey half) that gets grainy when you mix the two parts. Anyone else had this problem?

[almostmercury]

Yeah, something in one of the sides does something overtime with the air, but it's still fine. Apoxie Sculpt could also have a "texture issue" for the first 10 or so mintues. After it fully mixes it's fine.

[gigasnail]

i'd just like to add my two cents in, mix apoxie sculpt and GS, wear gloves, and lube your tools/gloves and you will have no issues. there's a bit of a learning curve to using apoxiesculpt by itself, but the two mixed (i use 1:1 ratio myself) is truly superior and a joy to work with.