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I've been doing some sculpting and casting with Milliput recently. I find that it's very easy to mix and work with. It sets quickly and the result is very hard with a lot of detail possible.

The downside? It's extremely brittle. Quite easy to snap in your hands and it's liable to shatter if dropped on tile. Thankfully the breaks are always clean so it's easy to glue the stuff back together but I'd like something less brittle.

I've read that some people have had luck mixing Green Stuff with Milliput and that the result is still on the firmer side like with Milliput, but less brittle like with Green Stuff.

Have you tried mixing Green Stuff and Milliput? What ratio do you use?

I use about 50/50 which i have found to be a good balance , i will try and post some examples

I tend to use a higher proportion of milliput if i mix them because i have more milliput than GS. So more like 70/30. Still gives the hard finish of milliput with a bit more flexibility from the GS.

 bantha_beast wrote:
I tend to use a higher proportion of milliput if i mix them because i have more milliput than GS. So more like 70/30. Still gives the hard finish of milliput with a bit more flexibility from the GS.

How do you find the fragility/brittleness of your mix? Are the pieces liable to shatter if dropped?

Its a pretty hard mix once its set, not sure about shattering if its was dropped though. If you are worried about brittleness i would use more green stuff than milliput.