Comparing Epoxy Putty For Your Hobbying!
September 17, 2019 by avernos
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I’m thinking of getting brown stuff for some conversions. Need to do hair and an apron, so far but I’ll need other bits done, seems brown stuff gives me the most options. I tried green stuff before and we didn’t get on too well, lets hope its better this time round.
I really struggle with the rubbery stickiness of green stuff.
I have really enjoyed this series. Thanks for doing the on screen comparison. Very helpful info and explains why sculptors’ Work-In_Progress pictures have multiple types of putty in them.
you’re welcome, it’s why they keep me around.
And I thought they keep you around because you put all the snacks on the top shelf and nobody but you reaches them 😉 Great videos btw.
Phil who x sculpts for Pendraken told me brown stuff is excellent but very brittle so you need to be careful
at which point you can mix some grey or green in to give it a little more flex. I suppose it’s trying to find the best material for the job.
Often thought it could be worth while making a chart of effect you get when mixing and matching putties
They also need to make a red stuff, that way i can craft an arbitary guide using the various shades of incredible hulk as the measuring unit
Mmm the shirt lived Stuff, Red, series. Can’t wait
Thanks Jerry, It would seem that Brown Stuff is less brittle than Milliput but clams all of the other properties.
That last file sound gave me goosebumps LOL
Great video Jerry ^-^
Great series. I’ve never known the differences and just assumed they were all more or less the same. I’m interested to see what you do next. No mention of miliput there. I assume thats quite different? More of a building material than a sculpting material? I’ve never touched it, but my FLGS sells green stuff and miliput only.
Might also be good to see a discussion on the different liquid green stuffs/putties out there
Short answer gw liquid green stuff is crap and shrinks a lot when drying
Vallejo plastic putty good for gap filling is fileable, shrinks a bit, doesn’t self level
Araldite good if structural i.e. Load bearing resin joint
Superglue and baking powder is bomb proof v hard to clean and shape though
Liquid poly with plasticard dissolved is perfection in my book, fills gaps, can be sculpted, self levels doesn’t shrink, can be used as a glue too only works on styrene based plastics
There is a video coming for textured rollers that I use milliputt in. It’s the hardest and most brittle of all. Bit since until it is cured it is water soluble it’s the best for gap filling. You can also make a paste for brushing on if you have pitting on metal.I use the fine silver grey and use it for making bases as well, it is the messiest by far mind you.
Awesome video, very useful. Thank you.
So modelling poop (brown stuff) is the material for me then. Thanks for the videos.
You are welcome Amanda.enjoy your poop
Very enlightening! I didn’t even realise there was brown stuff. The old adage of you don’t know what you don’t know.
Brown stuff to me, seems like the superior product. I’ll definitely give it a go, never really gave the “stuff” line a chance. You guys should check out Apoxie Sculpt – at least thats what its called here in the US. Might not be best for figures but for terrain its absolutely amazing. Light weight and dries rock solid.
I know someone in Canada who uses it. Bit I’ve not seen it here.
That was very informative, I’ve always just struggled with sticky green stuff (and the Scouring pad to clean your fingers after). More items like this please.
So the next question is do all the brands of green stuff (or grey stuff, etc) have the same qualities? Does the two part P3 epoxy the same as the green stuff by GW, etc?
all the green stuff is the same, it’s just kneadatite which is a dental putty that gets sold on as miniature sculpting wonder stuff. The grey stuff and procreate are the same, and finally Formula P3 is just Brown Stuff. So the branding doesn’t make a difference, find the best value one close to you 🙂
question answered
I’ve experienced the brown and the green, just need to try the grey.
My two cents. Technical Videos like this are great! It beats searching for hours or spending money on experiments. OTT has on prior XLBS weekenders talked about doing their own branded stuff including an idea of their own KS at one time. How about like the Terrain Tutor, have a multi-part technical series video you could sell. Besides the epoxy putty you can talk about how to create your own washes, how you can use baking soda to make stronger glue joints etc. Everything compiled into one video series. Just to add that Kneadatite is brand name and that brand… Read more »
great video on the strengths of the three clays the green will be great for ammo belts an power cables.
thought it was a casualty episode halfway through for a minute.
Really enjoying this series. I’ve been hands on with green and grey but never needed the brown (I don’t do full on sculpting). Can’t wait for the next video. Hope to see things like ink washes, brush techniques, working with foam and resin, and weathering techniques. Please consider covering prep techniques and some of the differences in paint lines, maybe even ideas on MDF product
Different series of articles but more people need to understand the differences and costs behind the production of metal, resin, soft plastic, and hard plastic models.
This has been a great series.
Cheers. Going to speak to Warren about doing washes next.
Did you do a video on the roll maker? I’m a big fan and so much easier than using combs!
Yes I think it’s due next weej
thanks Gerry, think Brown Stuff is the way forward 😉
love this kind of vlog!!! if we are putting suggestions out there.
i have seen on a hobby weekend ( i think) and timchubb has mentioned Liquid poly with plasticard dissolved in it. also heard/ seen people mention getting plastic glue and adding old sprue frames to it to make a filler/glue.
could we had a vlog/ tutorial on this “technique” of filling gaps?
I’ll see what I can do. It may be a little off before I get to it though
Nice tutorial, I forget about Brownstuff, of course, maybe you forgot about Milliputt?