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Hi,
I was wondering about this. My wife and I picked up some clay stuff for some of our miniatures. I was wondering how well it works. From what my wife did on one of her conversions it doesn't seem to do too well. Does anyone have any insite about using clay or suggestions about how to seal it after applying. I was thinking about using liquid green stuff to help seal it but, I think it could get expensive.

Using GS or some sort of modeling putty is better than any clay IMO, since it applies directly to the model and is usually cheaper since you can buy a 36" roll off eBay for $10. It may take some practice, but is definitely worth it.

However, it also depends on the clay you're using and the conversions you're doing. Pics may help, and the clay's brand.

Unless your clay is impregnated with gold dust or you buy from a very unscrupulous merchant, I highly doubt that GS is cheaper, pound for pound. I do agree, though, that epoxy putties are better suited for miniature sculpting/conversion than most clays, although firmer polymer clays (the oven-bake type) can work well enough for roughing out from-scratch sculpts (same with air-dry clays, for larger-scale pieces).

Knowing what type of clay you were using (polymer, air-dry, natural, etc.) is especially important, but what you hope to do with it will help you get proper advice, as well.

I have found that using the non drying clay is only really good if you want to make resin casts, otherwise i cant go past greenstuff or miliput.