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Hi all

I've started work on my Shadowsword now and I recently got some white milliput for damage repair and filling as I had heard that its better for tanks and large flat spaces compared to green stuff.

I've only ever used green stuff for sculpting before and have used milliput just once very briefly and found it to be very chalky and rather difficult to work with/ shape compared to green stuff.

Apparently you can shape it very easily and sand it to make nice hard/sharp edges (that'll be really important for the armour sections on the super heavy chasis).

If anyones had any experience with Milliput I'd be most grateful to hear your tips and feedback. In particular I'm interested in its adhesive strength and how well it will stay onto resin after sculpting. Will it stick like green stuff or will it need a bit of glue? I really wouldn't want a big peice falling off after painting!

Thanks

Milliput putty has a really different consistency when compared to the more rubbery Green Stuff. I've found it more akin to Squadron white/green putty, but with a much longer working time and a harder, stronger cure. The tools used to form it are the same as used with GS. However, Milliput is very sticky when freshly mixed and liberal use of water is needed to keep it from sticking to you and your tools. However, too much water and it looses some of it's adhesiveness (but only temporarily, until it drys up a bit).

Here's an old WIP of one of my Vindicator builds: Vindi WIP, all the khaki color on the main body is where I used Milliput to level out imperfections and gap fill as well as for the weld seams. Once cured, the putty stayed in place and was very sandable and tappable on this and other similar projects. In all cases I used either the standard or fine Silver/Gray milliput. Hope this helps! Enjoy!

Could try Brown Stuff?

Thanks Narly thats great. The Vindicator conversion is really nicely done. Top stuff! Did you ever get round to painting it?

I've got some of the Silver milliput and the white one so I think I'll try those. I had read that you can blend them with green stuff as well to change characteristics of the putty. I Tried it once but to be honest didn't really see that much difference. Maybe I didn't use enough green stuff at the time.

I've seen brown milliput but had heard that the superfine and white type is better quality.

Started the interior of the Shadowsword yesterday. As usual with Forgeworld kits many of the peices don't fit together very well and there are some gaps to be filled (even after bending warped components in hot water). I really wish they would dry run their kits and check that they actually fit together properly before shipping them out to customers.

Actually I'm quite annoyed at their larger items. The quality control is really bad and its not on for the price they charge. Also i've noticed that newer releases and items are generally much better cast and higher quality than older large kits. They really need to go back and improve the moulds over time rather than just relying on the same old ones they used for their first releases.

The generator on the shadowsword is so badly cast that I'm probably going to send it back. The thing is I really can't be bothered to wait another week for them to send a replacement. So I'm seriously considering working with it and filling all the mismatches and huge fault lines with putty. I can't make up my mind but its a vital part of the interior detail kit and I really wan't to get this interior finished.

Suppose I'll just bite the bullet and completely repair the rubbish part.

Oh well, lesson learned... conversion packs and infantry maybe great... super heavies treat with extereme predjudice!

Thanks! I actually did even more work to it, adding some stows to the front bustle on the right and an entrenching kit behind that. But, as often happens (painting is sometimes a bit of a chore to me), I hadn't gotten past it's primer and base coat before I took a hiatus from 40k. While back to modeling 40k, I'm currently focused on standardizing and updating all of my marines to the same high standards, both modeling wise and paint jobs (some of the figures are 20 years old and does it ever show...).

Anyhow, sorry to hear about the issues with the Forgeworld. Quality Control is something simply not spoken at GW, especially these days. I'd definitely call them up and make them replace any miscast and or otherwise damaged/warped parts. While QC is something rarely if ever spoken, GW's customer service for these kinds of problems are pretty good. Don't be fooled by the size either, I've also had the same problems with some of their smaller accessories and conversion kits and I've heard nightmare stories about putting together Drop Pods and Valkyries. FW sculpts are beauties but their casting process is garbage.

Lastly, I find it always better to take one's time on these projects, even if it means waiting for parts to come in, than to try and finish something you just aren't going to be happy with. This is why I usually don't blog, as I often come across roadblocks in my various scratch building projects that forcing them only makes the problem worse. But if I set it aside, and work on something else, whatever "converters block" goes away, be it frustrations caused by some difficult piece or the arrival of some replacement part (or something specially ordered). Good luck & enjoy!

Cheers for the advice.

I think I'll just contact FW actually. Whilst I could repair it myself I don't really want to have the hassle of it and it will always bug me knowing it wasn't perfect. Its a pretty major part of the interior detail kit.

I'll continue work without it whilst I wait for the delivery. The crew alone with take a while to convert to fit the chairs etc anyway.