Sunday 5 December 2021

Green stuff

 I’ve been fascinated by what fellow modellers achieve with green stuff. I’ve used milliput in the past but not really liked the texture of it. So l got some green stuff yesterday and decided to try it this morning. It was easy to mix together and apply. Made my fingers a tad itchy but washing relieved it. Here are the figures l experimented on. Tomorrow after drying out they will get painted. I feel there is a lot of potential in this material and intend to try further attempts to add detail to my figures.



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  1. Interesting, I have been reading and hearing about Green Stuff for forty years but like you, have never used it myself, so your trials will be interest. Btw, if you would like me to email a copy of the Reiver rules i used in my recent game, please drop back onto my Bydand blog and leave me an email address and I can forward a copy!

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  2. I much prefer 'Green Stuff' to Milliput , I think it's easier to mix together .

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    1. I wasn’t prepared for how easy they were to mix, blue and yellow strands become green with minimal effort.

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  3. If you are more used to Milliput mix the two together; it gives a material which combines the properties of both.
    Green stuff isn't very easy to file or sand unlike Milliput but has more strength, especially when water is introduced and doesn't turn into slip. The resulting material produces a smoother finish which takes fines details well, but can be sanded.
    Neil

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  4. It's also useful to use a paraffin-based hand cream - E45 in the UK - on your fingers and even mix it in a little to take away that 'stickiness'. I do know of sculptors who routinely mix Milliput and Greenstuff - as well the ProCreate aka 'grey stuff'. The thing about greenstuff is that it 'slumps' as it sets - so if you want sharp detail you have to keep reworking it until it hardens off - but you get used to it.

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  5. I've been using greenstuff and never felt any itchiness from it. It does take a little getting used to as far as its properties and how to work it and how to deal with things like its stickiness, but can be just the thing for organic detail especially.

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    1. I am certainly going to give it a try once more. I see it becoming a useful tool in my Arsenal.

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  6. Sadly we have a household member allergy to the Milliput stuff so PVA and tissue paper, masking tape etc. Remains the method.
    I hope you have fun with the Green Stuff!

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  7. I have really enjoyed the glue, masking tape approach and will certainly continue to use it. Green stuff is there for some different kind of fun.

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