1st issue of FineScaleModeler

How about that:

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=116

 

Hey Yann man, thank's for the info, I never tried the Milliput way before. It look's like fun. I was looking for the info on the way Bob Collignon used on his Sherman, the artical on making them was in the very first issue of FineScaleModeler.Does the Milliput leave any residue behind?Thank's again for the info.

ipmsfan45 wrote:

Hey Yann man, thank's for the info, I never tried the Milliput way before. It look's like fun. I was looking for the info on the way Bob Collignon used on his Sherman, the artical on making them was in the very first issue of FineScaleModeler.Does the Milliput leave any residue behind?Thank's again for the info.

Sorry, I can't answer you.  I've read the article and I was planning doing it someday but I haven't yet.  I never played with Milliput neither.  I have "Aves Apoxie Sculpt" tough and I'm sure it would work with that as well.  And Apoxie Sculpt does leave some stuff on the fingers when handling it if you want to know.

Milliput is an adhesive putty like polyester putty or plumbers epoxy putty. You will need toput on a layer of plastic or even silicone spray to be able to remove it. In the article online from Armorama it says to use cheesecloth to make a texture after it is all in place, but this could possibly leave "gaps" with no texture, I would texture mine first as i created them and then apply, IIRC that is what the article says in FSM #1.I have it at home, Ill check it when I get back.  Mlliput dissolves in water adn you are always admonished to use wet fingers and tools to work with it. It makes a bit of a mess but it wipes up while wet. I have used a lot of epoxy putties over the years and my current favorite is Magicsculp.

 

David

somewhere in my stash I found that magazine the otherday. I wont part with it, but can maybe scan it for you (that is if the FSM guys will allow it to be done).

gary

  I've used milliput to make sand bags and it works great ,you just form each sand bag and the I used a piece of very fine mesh to get the texture .(It might be a bit oversized but looks good under a coat of paint ) You then need to use the back side of an Exacto blade to form the seam in each bag ..And last but not least I formed a few sandbags to show the top tied off .I did that with my trusty exacto blade just pushing the still wet putty around until it looked right .

  In my opinion this method looks much more realistic than adding sand to little bags...And you get to keep your sanity at the same time

 

Rick

Richard_Craig wrote:

I've used milliput to make sand bags and it works great ,you just form each sand bag and the I used a piece of very fine mesh to get the texture .(It might be a bit oversized but looks good under a coat of paint ) You then need to use the back side of an Exacto blade to form the seam in each bag ..And last but not least I formed a few sandbags to show the top tied off .I did that with my trusty exacto blade just pushing the still wet putty around until it looked right .   In my opinion this method looks much more realistic than adding sand to little bags...And you get to keep your sanity at the same time   Rick

I really liked your sand bags! No two of them are alike, just like real ones. One thing many people don't know about them is that most bags are filled with plain old dirt instead of sand. When this happens, they are usually alittle thinner, and after awhile raggedy looking. When a sand bag takes a bullet or a piece shrapnel it just looses most of it sand. I must have filled and layed ten thousand of them when I was a professional ditch digger for Uncle Sam.

gary