Milliput, just bought some!!

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GobboTeef

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Hello everybody. I have just ordered some Milliput Standard + Superfine ofs eBay. Just realised i don\'t know why i need any. I need to know why it is better than GS and what is it best suited to etc.
Will have it at Crimbo i guess. Loads of amaaaazing sculptors use it and i thought it might be good to have some.
If possible some sort of tutorial would be good or just something to show me the ropes. IMHO i am a pretty good sculptor but i just need to know whether i made a good buy or whether i\'ve been slipped a mickey. lol
 
RuneBrush

RuneBrush

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Can\'t comment on Procreate as I\'ve never got my hands on any.

I tend to use milliput for padding out large areas that GS would be too expensive to use for or needs sanding or drilling.

I also mix it with GS to make a hybrid putty that can be sanded/filed, but can also be sort of sculpted. I\'m not a sculptor by any stretch so its horses for courses...

When working with it, don\'t get it too wet as it\'s like clay ;) I\'ll also say that I\'ve never liked standard, but superfine is quite nice.
 
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Ogrebane

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Milliput is awesome. It can be drilled and sanded and is cheaper than GS so goo for large areas. Also mixes with GS it is great for doing things like caparisons on horses etc. It is easier in a way to use than GS but you cant get superfine details from it like gs. It is also goo fro making weapons. I never leave home with out it.
 
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DaN

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10-4 on the hardness - but milliput is also brittle - if you\'re gonna be doing thin parts, try reinforcing with wire or mesh :)

(Or use GS too)

PS. Apparently GS can be mixed with milliput to gain properties of both depending on ratios, but I have yet to try this,..
 
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GobboTeef

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Thanks everyone. I\'ll remember all that when i crack them open.....well maybe...
I\'ll make a couple of posts on what i think of it and what i do with it.
It might be just a case of see what it works best as so its horses for courses adnd by for now!lol
 
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Ritual

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I would recommend MagicSculpt if you can get it. It has all the good properties of Milliput and few of the bad ones and is also cheaper.
 
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Bill

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Originally posted by Ritual
I would recommend MagicSculpt if you can get it. It has all the good properties of Milliput and few of the bad ones and is also cheaper.
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Hear, hear! :drunk:
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

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Originally posted by DaN


PS. Apparently GS can be mixed with milliput to gain properties of both depending on ratios, but I have yet to try this,..
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have done this and like the resulting putty. hate the mess it makes of your fingers though. basically the more milliput you use, the harder and more brittle the result.

but i would go for procreate seems to have the best bits of both worlds without any of the bad bits! heres a link to heresy\'s procreate page
 
Einion

Einion

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Originally posted by Ritual
I would recommend MagicSculpt if you can get it. It has all the good properties of Milliput and few of the bad ones and is also cheaper.
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Just what I was going to say.

MS:
easy to mix;
long shelf life (unlimited if you\'re lucky);
easy to mix;
doesn\'t stick to tools or hands too much;
easy to mix;
sets hard but not too brittle.

Did I mention it was easy to mix?

Milliput:
hard to mix (in cold weather really hard);
tends to go off long before you\'ve used it all;
a little too sticky initially - lots of it will end up on your fingers;
sets hard but brittle.

Einion
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

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Originally posted by Einion

a little too sticky initially - lots of it will end up on your fingers;

Einion
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yeah i hate that. but it doesn\'t stick that well to the mini. that what i like about procreate - it sticks resonably well to the mini (not as well as gs) but doesn\'t really stick to you tools or your hands. you still need to lucbrication but not half as much
 
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Tahn

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I have Milliput Superfine and and generally mix it with green stuff, like others. About 60:40 ratio of milliput to green stuff works fine for me.
 
Einion

Einion

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Originally posted by darkartminiatures
Interesting topic. Has anyone got any examples of work done with milliput/gs mix?
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Drool at this: http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12226

Einion
 
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Bill

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Originally posted by Einion
Originally posted by darkartminiatures
Interesting topic. Has anyone got any examples of work done with milliput/gs mix?
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Drool at this: http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12226

Einion
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God, I hate the guy... why does he have to be so frickin\' talented?.... Gah :evil:
 
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darkartminiatures

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Thanks Einion.

NICE!!! So what are the benifits of using such mixes apart from keeping the cost of materials down
Would this kind of mix work well for smaller scale sculpts like 32mm?
 
Einion

Einion

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The mixtures of GS with Milliput (or another putty of a similar consistency like Sylmasta, which I used to use) give you a blend of the working characteristics of the two. So you can get a little flexibility in the GS, or more rigidity in the GS, depending on how you want to look at it :)

But personally I think the key advantage is that for general sculpting a blend is actually superior to either putty used alone in working characteristics. Notice the hair looks to be done in straight GS though; this is something a lot of sculptors do, since for that type of thing the pure stuff is hard to beat. Even using MagicSculp primarily I\'ll sometimes do the hair in GS, depending on mood and the particular style I\'m aiming for (also if having it flexible will be an advantage during the rest of the sculpting and painting - nothing worse than inadvertently flicking off the ends of locks of hair with a clumsy brush or fingernail!)

Einion
 
moonmin82

moonmin82

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i used to use miliput to bulk out armatures to save on green stuff. eg when i used to sculpt plague marines id make the torso from a ball of it.

now i just use fimo for this. miliput is too sticky and just hard work to mix.
 
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