demkoenig Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 How much green stuff (in terms of GW blisters) would you need to make one 30mm Ht 2 model (say, Nicodem)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 One of those GW strips would be more than enough for a single man-sized if you don't mix more than you need at one time. But honestly, if you can drop around $15-17 or so and you may not mind waiting for shipping, I would go with the much larger tubes from Gale Force 9 over the GW strips. Not only is it more for your dollar, but the way GW makes the strips, you end up wasting a bunch where the green and yellow parts connect down the center. GF9 keeps these colors separate. I've found the tubes at my FLGS too, so maybe yours might have it if you have one in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 If it must be green stuff, I'd go for the tubes of separate colour too. Or you can buy it in metre long strips from other companies (Tiranti in the UK, for example). But if you're going to sculpt from scratch, I actually much prefer Fimo Classic. You can work on it for as long as you like, then bake it for half an hour and you're good to go. Takes a little getting used to but the detail you can get into it is much finer. Just don't get the white one, as you can't see what you're doing! Champagne colour is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darg Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I prefer Super Sculpey to Fimo myself, much easier to work with and takes fantastic detail. Of course the last time I used Fimo was about 15 years ago so maybe it's better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Super sculpey and Fimo seem to be the choices of the sculptors that do boutique resin minis (McVey studios and the likes). It comes down to sculpting style and preference which one you use in the end, but they both hold fine detail better than green stuff in general. We are talking really fine details though, teeth on 20mm humans and so on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borthcollective Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 How much green stuff (in terms of GW blisters) would you need to make one 30mm Ht 2 model (say, Nicodem)? Also remember you need to build a frame for the model. Building green stuff on top of green stuff is not very strong, and often hard to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demkoenig Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Ah, good point. Well I'll just be making some legs that will be resting on a chair. That should be all right without a frame, right? Also, green stuff will air dry, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 demkoenig, I can walk you through that stuff. It wouldn't take long at all to give you the basics. After that it'd be practice, practice, practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Remember you can mix green stuff with other stuff to change it's properties. I quite often mix it with Miliput fine to make a much more rigid mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiZombie Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I suggest you get one of the reaper armatures either way. those things go a long way. you can also use paper clips as a base armature. You tube or google these techniques and you will find A LOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Remember you can mix green stuff with other stuff to change it's properties. I quite often mix it with Miliput fine to make a much more rigid mix. I hadn't considered miliput. That's not a bad idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I hadn't considered miliput. That's not a bad idea... You end up with something that doesn't flake like miliput, but also isn't rubbery like greenstuff.. . I make my Corpse Counters out of it, they are almost unbreakable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 You end up with something that doesn't flake like miliput, but also isn't rubbery like greenstuff.. . I make my Corpse Counters out of it, they are almost unbreakable. Is there anything special to blending it? What sort of ratio do you start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 About 1 part white to 3 parts green. I think.. but change the mix depending what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 That makes sense. Having a starting point is helpful. I'll start digging for a tutorial or something on it, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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