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Theodoros

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Does any friend know what are the differences (if they're any) between green stuff and AB or Andrea putty or Milliput. I'm intresting to try some major transformation and fillings on a manequin bust 1/9 (200 mm).

Thanks in advance
 
Hi Theodoros, greenstuff (or GS, Duro, Kneadatite) is quite unlike nearly all other epoxy putties, with a soft of plasticy feel. When it cures it is like a tough, but flexible plastic. Nearly all other putties are quite hard with minimal flex, making them much better to carve, file or sand.

Of the others which are somewhat clay-like in feel, my preference is for MagicSculp. I don't like Milliput at all and although you can of course get great results with it (plenty of masters were and are made with it) it has a number of distinct disadvantages and it really has been surpassed by a number of putties purpose-made for sculpting.

I don't know what the Andrea one is like or the type of AB you refer to (there are maybe three different A+B products, all quite different).

Kneadatite is relatively expensive and as well as that it's generally much more suited to smaller-scale work, so definitely not the normal choice for large areas on a 1/9th piece! You might still use it for details, but something that's easier to blend with a wet finger or a damp brush is generally much better suited to working at a larger scale.

Previous threads with lots more info:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26208
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=24830
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=26161
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=25059
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=22983
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=8580

Einion
 
Green stuff known as Kneadatite or formerly Duro is flexible when it dries in thin sheets. For this reason it is great for creating natural draping fabric. However, it does not sand well and is not very good if you are a carver. The mix ration of Kneadatite resin and hardener is not critical at 50% each. You can mix more resin to hardener to lengthen curing time but it will eventually cure the same as a 50-50 ration.

Kneadatite can also be mixed with the others to create the best of both worlds and a lot of sculptors have been doing this over the last few years as Kneadatite alone does not sand well at all as it dries like vinyl.

AB putty is the hardest of all of the putties and has great strength. The mix ratio is critical to cure properly.

Andrea and Milliput can be brittle when dry in very thin sheets but are excellent for carving and sanding. Magic Sculpt and Apoxie Sculpt are two others and ones that I personally prefer but good things can be made out of any of them. Milliput comes in different grades of fineness whereas the others do not. It is very sticky until it cures which can be minimized with talcum powder while working. Also the mix ratio of these types is important for proper curing.
 
Einion and Bob many-many thanks for your answers ! Your help is great. Let me wish to post here the evolution of my first work on putty... !
 
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