Hi,
I've been testing a new putty over the last months and since I saw it's being discussed now I thought I'd let you know too.
Pro-create is made in the US and has been developed with the help of 28mm miniature sculptors. Samples have been send to several sculptors worldwide, many of them professionals, so they could test the different formulas and help fine-tuning the putty formula. Mouldmaking was also tested (casts were very well).
A quick description. I'll compare it to Green stuff (ploymerics blue/yellow) since that's fairly well known.
- Colour: black and grey mising to grey. Changes in ratio does not affect the colour so the finished sculpt is a single colour. The grey is easier for seeing details than GS.
- Feel: similar to GS but softer and stickier at the start. No memory effect but there is still has enough cohesion to use push and pull techniques like you do with GS. Fine sharp details are possible.
The feel can vary from soft to rubbery by changing the mixing ratios. This also affects the final hardness after curing which goes from slightly rubbery to close to Brown stuff.
- Curing: Worktime can be varied by changing the mix rations. At the moment I'm using a 65/35 white to black to grey ratio at a room temperature of about 28 centigrade and have a worktime of over two hours. Heat can shorten this dramatically (putty oven can be used).
- Dry sculpting: basic cutting, sawing, sanding, filling can be done when the "hard mix" is used though some finishing (fine sandpaper) is recommended since it will show on the surface. Those used to hardsculpting hard putties like Milliput and A&B will possibly find the feel of this putty to be soft. Possibly too soft depending on what you are used to.
For more info, it's also discussed here:
http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=957
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/talk/msg.mv?id=157601 and
http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewto...p=120392#120392
http://www.procreate.de/ shows some samples of figures made with it by Stefan Nieheus. The one on the left is a 54mm figure, the middle is about 20mm and the one on the right is about 30mm.
Personal opinion. It did take a little time to get used to but now I prefer it over GS. Mostly because of the lack of memory while still having feedback because ther is enough cohesion.
Bye, Ming-Hua
I've been testing a new putty over the last months and since I saw it's being discussed now I thought I'd let you know too.
Pro-create is made in the US and has been developed with the help of 28mm miniature sculptors. Samples have been send to several sculptors worldwide, many of them professionals, so they could test the different formulas and help fine-tuning the putty formula. Mouldmaking was also tested (casts were very well).
A quick description. I'll compare it to Green stuff (ploymerics blue/yellow) since that's fairly well known.
- Colour: black and grey mising to grey. Changes in ratio does not affect the colour so the finished sculpt is a single colour. The grey is easier for seeing details than GS.
- Feel: similar to GS but softer and stickier at the start. No memory effect but there is still has enough cohesion to use push and pull techniques like you do with GS. Fine sharp details are possible.
The feel can vary from soft to rubbery by changing the mixing ratios. This also affects the final hardness after curing which goes from slightly rubbery to close to Brown stuff.
- Curing: Worktime can be varied by changing the mix rations. At the moment I'm using a 65/35 white to black to grey ratio at a room temperature of about 28 centigrade and have a worktime of over two hours. Heat can shorten this dramatically (putty oven can be used).
- Dry sculpting: basic cutting, sawing, sanding, filling can be done when the "hard mix" is used though some finishing (fine sandpaper) is recommended since it will show on the surface. Those used to hardsculpting hard putties like Milliput and A&B will possibly find the feel of this putty to be soft. Possibly too soft depending on what you are used to.
For more info, it's also discussed here:
http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=957
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/talk/msg.mv?id=157601 and
http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewto...p=120392#120392
http://www.procreate.de/ shows some samples of figures made with it by Stefan Nieheus. The one on the left is a 54mm figure, the middle is about 20mm and the one on the right is about 30mm.
Personal opinion. It did take a little time to get used to but now I prefer it over GS. Mostly because of the lack of memory while still having feedback because ther is enough cohesion.
Bye, Ming-Hua
