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Repositioning figures....
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 10, 2003 11:17 PM
Hi all,
Im looking into adding figures to an upcoming diorama (I couldnt decide if i should post here or under dioramas...this thread won). I want to try something new and reposition some of the figures. The question I have is, what kind of putty do you use as a filler when working with figures? Im going to be working in 1/35th scale. I use green squadron putty for filling seams and such, but I dont know if that would work well for the larger areas that will be needing filled when rebuilding figures.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Smile [:)]
Kullgan
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 7:57 AM
I actually used normal white glue once. Worked pretty well. Had to do several layers though.
The putty you use is probably just fine. I donĀ“t have any experience with it.
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Posted by cassibill on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:23 PM
I used testors contour putty the resculpt the waist of a figure with a really bad fit. It worked good.

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Posted by nzgunnie on Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:25 AM
For sculpting larger areas of a figure you need to use an epoxy putty, like milliput or A+B, Tamiya etc.

If you try and use a normal solvent based putty like Squadron green, you will find that in thicker aplications it will not set for a very long time (many days). Epoxy will cure no matter what thickness you apply it in.

The best stuff I have come accross is milliput superfine white.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:49 AM
I've used 2-part putty as well, and have had great success with alot of my Warhammer figures and conversions. One of the great things about 2-part is that if you need more time to sculpt, simply put it in the freezer for awhile. This slows down the curing process.
Good luck, and be sure to post those pics when you get it going!

demono69
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 10:33 PM
Thanks for the info peopleSmile [:)]
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