What other sculpting materials are there then green stuff and which is your favorite?
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Thunderhawker
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Well there is always brown stuff, which is aluminum based (I believe) and is sand/fileable when cured.
Shawn R. L.
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No question, Magic Sculpt. Works well, sets up real hard and best of all is about 1/10 the cost of the others.
AinuLainour
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For bases I would suggest milliput, it makes the best looking bases around. 
I\'ve also heard that mixing it with Green Stuff can yield great results.
I\'ve also heard that mixing it with Green Stuff can yield great results.
Einion
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freakinacage
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i use greenstuff mixed with milliput some times (although i hate mixing milliput). absolutely love rpocreate. often mix it with gs too. have some brown stuff but don;t use it that often. for bigger things i use fimo
i use..
supersculpey/supersculpey firm...since i don\'t have the time to plan how to work on a model in terms of drying times. supersculpey hardens via baking so you can work as long as you need on a project.
Also have green stuff which I don\'t like much, procreate, and apoxysculpt (i use this for rocks/bases and it\'s cheap considering the large quanities)
Sanjay
supersculpey/supersculpey firm...since i don\'t have the time to plan how to work on a model in terms of drying times. supersculpey hardens via baking so you can work as long as you need on a project.
Also have green stuff which I don\'t like much, procreate, and apoxysculpt (i use this for rocks/bases and it\'s cheap considering the large quanities)
Sanjay
Roger Bunting
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Maybe I should try some supersculpey then as I can only work on things for maybe 15-20 minutes at a time and then have to rest for a lengthy period of time. Not good when the putty cures before I can work on it again.
freakinacage
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if you need a rest, put it in the fridge/freezer, it\'ll cure over a much longer time like that
Einion
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Any particular reason you think you\'ll want or need to do this?
The appeal of polymer clays (Sculpey, Super Sculpey, Fimo, Premo, Kato Polyclay etc.) is that you can work practically indefinitely. The downside is you can work practically indefinitely.
These also have a very different texture/feel to two-part putties and some sculptors just don\'t get along with them; you might find they\'re right up your alley but other people can\'t do squat with them.
There are also a host of advantages to using putties that harden by themselves, as is covered in numerous prior threads on CMON.
Actually that\'s a good thing; think stages, not all-in-one-go.
Einion
Roger Bunting
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The reason is due to my health. I have M.E. and have to pace myself with all activities, physical and mental. Close detail work is one such mental activity. However I enjoy this hobby and would like to try all aspects of it.
mattsterbenz
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I personally like green stuff the most. You can mix up very small amounts in order to keep each sculpting session short.
I have used super sculpey before, but I have found some difficulties with it (maybe it\'s just me, but who knows?). I found that it doesnt stick very well to plastic and metal miniatures, so converting with it is probably not a good idea, especially if it\'s on a plastic model, you wouldnt want to bake that! lol
In your case I would use some kind of epoxy putty, that way you can mix up small batches to keep sculpting sessions short and eliminate waste.
-Matt
I have used super sculpey before, but I have found some difficulties with it (maybe it\'s just me, but who knows?). I found that it doesnt stick very well to plastic and metal miniatures, so converting with it is probably not a good idea, especially if it\'s on a plastic model, you wouldnt want to bake that! lol
In your case I would use some kind of epoxy putty, that way you can mix up small batches to keep sculpting sessions short and eliminate waste.
-Matt
