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Er, I guess I should have mentioned this. Kneadatite blue/aluminium is the official name for brown stuff. As I described, it's similar to green stuff, takes sharper details easier and is hard enough to file after curing. You can carve it too. To add to this, while sculpting it feels a little...

@Alan, was the model pure green stuff? Or did it have a core from a different material. Cooked as in somewhat bloated? @Uruk-hai, you're welcome. Bye, Ming-Hua

Hi, that sounds like a really strange reaction. Almost as if the putty had not yet fully cured. When you heat putty in that condition it will become soft first and then harden. How were the details on the master? Were they blurred too after mouldmaking? Another thing that can happen is if there...

Hi, I just recieved my SOS Asie box and put a short first impression over here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewth...tid=6955&page=2 The figures are excellent and I'm very happy with it. For those who want one, it will only be available till the end of April. Bye, Ming-Hua

That definitely sounds like the putty is old. Here is a description: old green stuff. Three years outside will do that to a putty. Here is some info I posted on another forum about the aging of the material: "As to why the putty ages, here's some background I learned from some mails with...

There are at least two brands that have an A&B putty. In the US there is Polymerics A&B. They took over production from another company (forgot the name) and that putty has been used by sculptors for a long time. Is this the A&B you are refering to? What company is stated on your A&B? It's...

Tutorial on making hands. Good idea. I'll try to make pictures next time I do some. In any case, I sculpt in green stuff and what I do: Fist: - add blob of putty, shape outlines, let it cure a little to get some stiffness, cut in the lines for the fingers and round them. Change details like...

I was hoping somebody would have an example ready since I probably work on another scale. Anyway, if it's usefull, I think that the texture I made on this rabbit (28mm size) could be suitable: Method is similar to a beard but you make shorter cuts. Does that help? Bye, Ming-Hua

> Kind of opens a new world to the 90mm figure painter, could you imagine this scale having the same range of figures as the 54mm scale I don't think it would be that straightforward. When you sculpt a figure in a particular scale you will sometimes choose to exagerate something to make it look...

Hi, I totally missed this thread and have been posting the info on some Tsunami relief projects over in "news". Here is some info on two minaiture related projects going on right now: In the period since the Tsunami disaster in South East Asia members of two forums have been working...

Hi, CAD in combination with 3D reproduction is already in use for small scale miniatures. The person best known for this is John Bear of Hellion production. Here are some articles showing parts of the process: - http://www.mil-net.net/articles/warlord1.cfm - http://www.cavhq.com/cad_cav.html...

Hello, here is an update on the project. The set of figures will be available near the end of February and painted versions will be sold through Ebay. The first auction will go online this sunday (6th) and there will be a new one every two days. All profits will go to the French Red cross in...

Hi, pictures of the other figures are available now: http://www.creafigs.com/page.php?id=332 Bye, Ming-Hua

Hello, Some of the sculptors of the creafigs forum are working together in creating a set of figures that will be sold to raise funds on behalf of the Tsunami victims Tsunami. The set will consist of nine figures cast in resin and the money will go to the red cross. There will be a 54mm 15th...

Cool dwarf. A tip for working with GS, press in lines a little deeper than you want since the putty veers back a little (memory). Bye, Ming-Hua

That reminds me. The books by Andrew Loomis are on internet. See my list for the addresses, these are quite usefull if it comes to artistic anatomy etc. As to the Osprey book, I thought that the statement on 1:48 being the smallest practical scale for minute details was quite funny. Tom Meier's...

Hi, I put a list of reference books here: http://www.tsofa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49 The TSOFA is also a good forum to look for info on anatomy. And a list of reference sites here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=5764 Bye, Ming-Hua

There is an demo on this page: http://www.lyonstudio.com/Sculpting/Sculpting%20Textures.htm I've used this technique as well as something like rdclaeps describes but with an additional rod in the middle op the needle/tube. The edge of a ring is formed between the rod and tube. Ming-Hua

How about a farmer giving directions to the driver.

Hi Y-wong, thanks for the reply. This way I know a bit more what the putty is like. I like using Milliput as a medium to compare too since so many people know it. As to technique adapting to the medium. This is why you find sculptors having a preference for specific putties. The techniques fit...