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The picture didn't come out too well, because of the glare, and he will look better when he's painted, but...
Here he is, "Arnold '91"!
Terminator 2 Style (See ending).
-MacGyver

I thought I'd add this as my last post until I have a chance depending on the Campaign,
Thanks again for all the comments and support so far. I originally put this up so a friend who moved to the SF area could see the progress, he moved to WarSeer, but because of all the replies to the thread, I kept it open. I wasn't expecting so many people to like this so much. I really appreciate all the feedback.
Here's the final damaged warrior.
He hath been dubbed, "What the Hell Man!"
He needs a bit of green stuff work (Especially on the hand), he has a number of bullet wounds and holes from every direction.

Also, from my work with "Arnold '91", I'd like to offer a bit of advice when sculpting with Green Stuff, especially in large quantities; use powder-less, print-less, latex gloves, I ran into no fingerprint problems with this one.
-MacGyver

Keeping your fingers and tools coated in petroleum jelly is an alternative to gloves. Gloves will stick to the green stuff as well, so the petroleum jelly is useful for this as well. Clean each layer with a bit of soapy water before painting and/or more sculpting. Green stuff takes around one hour to dry but you should be generous with the curing time, or place your models in a sunny window. There are also methods of making curing ovens to speed this process up even more, but I doubt it is worth the investment. You can make one basically the same way you make a home-made fruit dryer. Alternatively you can slow the hardening process by working in front of a fan or in a cold basement. If you have extra green stuff, you can put it into a bag and stick it in the freezer. I can't guarantee this will keep the green stuff fresh beyond 6 hours. This is best done when you have made a fresh batch, but have something to take care of; avoid using this method on your built models, I highly doubt the effects will be beneficial.

If you prefer to keep things a bit simpler and are not planning great amount of detail, extra hardener can be added when mixing. This will limit your working time by as much as half, so be careful when doing this and avoid mixing more than 60% hardener.

Vaseline can also be mixed lightly with green stuff or milliput to make it a bit less sticky and more clay-like. I don't recommend this unless your materials are not very fresh. Milliput reacts to water, green stuff does not. Alternatively milliput usually responds to sanding and drilling well (carving is a waste of time), while green stuff is basically limited to your one hour of work time. Milliput is a great way to make non-detailed bases.

Wrexasaur wrote:Keeping your fingers and tools coated in petroleum jelly is an alternative to gloves. Gloves will stick to the green stuff as well, so the petroleum jelly is useful for this as well. Clean each layer with a bit of soapy water before painting and/or more sculpting. Green stuff takes around one hour to dry but you should be generous with the curing time, or place your models in a sunny window. There are also methods of making curing ovens to speed this process up even more, but I doubt it is worth the investment. You can make one basically the same way you make a home-made fruit dryer.

If you prefer to keep things a bit simpler and are not planning great amount of detail, extra hardener can be added when mixing. This will limit your working time by as much as half, so be careful when doing this and avoid mixing more than 60% hardener.

Vaseline can also be mixed lightly with green stuff or milliput to make it a bit less sticky and more clay-like. I don't recommend this unless your materials are not very fresh. Milliput reacts to water, green stuff does not.

I should have added to keep the gloves wet, like all other sculpting tools, bye for now.
-MacGyver

Huh, the tips on petroleum jelly sound like a good trick. I'll have to try it.

Wrexasaur wrote:Keeping your fingers and tools coated in petroleum jelly is an alternative to gloves. Gloves will stick to the green stuff as well, so the petroleum jelly is useful for this as well. Clean each layer with a bit of soapy water before painting and/or more sculpting. Green stuff takes around one hour to dry but you should be generous with the curing time, or place your models in a sunny window. There are also methods of making curing ovens to speed this process up even more, but I doubt it is worth the investment. You can make one basically the same way you make a home-made fruit dryer. Alternatively you can slow the hardening process by working in front of a fan or in a cold basement. If you have extra green stuff, you can put it into a bag and stick it in the freezer. I can't guarantee this will keep the green stuff fresh beyond 6 hours. This is best done when you have made a fresh batch, but have something to take care of; avoid using this method on your built models, I highly doubt the effects will be beneficial.

If you prefer to keep things a bit simpler and are not planning great amount of detail, extra hardener can be added when mixing. This will limit your working time by as much as half, so be careful when doing this and avoid mixing more than 60% hardener.

Vaseline can also be mixed lightly with green stuff or milliput to make it a bit less sticky and more clay-like. I don't recommend this unless your materials are not very fresh. Milliput reacts to water, green stuff does not. Alternatively milliput usually responds to sanding and drilling well (carving is a waste of time), while green stuff is basically limited to your one hour of work time. Milliput is a great way to make non-detailed bases.

Thanks for the info on mixing the petroleum jelly with green stuff and mixing in more hardener (I currently use different kinds of putty like green stuff, some harder than others, but less or more might cut down on on the amount of putty stored with my modeling supplies.), that's good to know. I think I will, however, stick with the gloves for print-free sculpting. I'll only need one pair for a long time (Unless they get damaged), so it's hopefully a one time purchase of a box of 10 pairs (More money to the hobby of never ending doom!), I think it would be easier to work without fingers covered in jelly (The gloves seem to have a good grip even when wet), and there's no clean-up afterwords. I also don't like the feeling of petroleum jelly, so I'd probably wear gloves over my hands anyway.
Thanks
-MacGyver

Something important came up (I won't go into details) and it looks like I'll have to skip the campaign. I haven't been able to get more work done, nor will I be able to for a while (As far as I can see). I'll try to get some finished ones up when I can.
Sorry,
MacGyver

AWWWWWWWW!

you did a great job on painting that

they look really good! I like the darkness in them.

It's been a while, but I finally had some time to work on my Necrons.
Here's the start of the Lords. I apologize for the low light, one of my painting lamps disappeared during my recent move.
They still need more blending, but they're coming along.
I'll get more up as soon as I can,
-MacGyver

Those things look pretty awesome.

I copied your technique awhile back and I like yours way better. I bow to the master of the oily necrons.