Milliput on Sculpey composite (1 Viewer)

[Captkronos]

This is an 18th century Woodlands Indian, two types of sculpey with white milliput...just in case you ever want to try it...it can be done, Senor, it can be done...

 

[Martin Tabony]

I'm not realy a fan of white miliput, I don't think the extra cost makes much of a difference. One possible advantage is that it stands out, and you can add small amounts of ink to the mix to get different colours.

Martin

 

[Captkronos]

I'd never thought about coloring it, but I can see how that would aid in visibility while working. I'm wondering if food coloring could be added to it. I don't see why not.

 

[Martin Tabony]

Two other things about miliput I like. Gentle heat speads the curing time and if you've mixed too much you can stick it in the freezer to slow it down. I don't know how much I wasted before I realised that!

Martin

 

[theBaron]

I'm experimenting now with Aves Sculpt A&B, don't have enough of a result yet to post anything for the forum, though. I picked it up, though, after hearing from others that it's relatively easy to work with.

I like Sculpey enough, from the perspective of working it, but the heat-curing can be tricky, I've found. I have some old Miliput but probably won't get more, when I use up what I have. I use it now for things like sacks, loaves of bread, other basic shapes.

What's the sequence that you followed, CK? That is, did you use Sculpey first and cure it, then apply the Miliput, or was it some other sequence? If you started with Miliput and added the Sculpey, did you notice any effects of heat on the Miliput, when curing the Sculpey?

Prost!
Brad

 

[Captkronos]

The body was done first with Sculpey III, then I took a head from another figher and superglued it on (also Sculpey), the milliput was added on top of the cured Sculpey. I have also had to put a figure back in the oven when adding more Sculpey that already had milliput on it, with no damage. Typically with Sculpey I get the oven to 275, put the figure in, then turn the oven off and come back later to get it out. Seems to work fine. I have left figures in for an hour or more at 275 (by accident)...sometimes they are crispy black critters when you pull them out.

 

[theBaron]

I had Sculpey in for a little too long, too, my oven burns a little hot. But it only turned the putty black, without burning it. Thanks for the additional clarification!

Prost!
Brad

 

[blaster]

Hi All,

Just sharing my own experience. No more Milliput. It self-hardens (cures) with storage, doesn't mix as well as A&B putty, and is not as hard as A&B when fully cured.

I also used Duro, very sticky when malleable but cures slightly rubbery.

I love A&B. I sometimes mix it with Duro in any proportions to get a putty which adhered better to other surfaces.

Rgds Victor

 

[theBaron]

Hi All,

Just sharing my own experience. No more Milliput. It self-hardens (cures) with storage, doesn't mix as well as A&B putty, and is not as hard as A&B when fully cured.

I also used Duro, very sticky when malleable but cures slightly rubbery.

I love A&B. I sometimes mix it with Duro in any proportions to get a putty which adhered better to other surfaces.

Rgds Victor

I've noticed that, too, Vic. My batch of Miliput is about 20 years old at this point. The one part has hardend from the outside, with a soft core of uncured on the inside. Looks like some weird kind of nougat candy. I shave the cured rind away, when I need to mix up some new.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Martin Tabony]

I buy the standard miliput by the industrial pack, so I don't often have any that's old. I did hear that you could microwave it to soften it but I've never tried.

Martin