Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'm not asking about casting. I know how to do that.

What material do you use for making imprints of items, like the face of a shield?

I typically use green stuff. I order it by the ton on Ebay.

But then I wondered, what else do people use for creating the mold for imprinting? Is there a preferable, cheap, plentiful material out there? Or is Green Stuff where it's at?

- edit -

Just found this question in this thread

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/751446.page

Is milliput, brown/green stuff the best choices out there?

A more specific question then.... What would you use to cover a large area, then imprint dozens and dozens of items? Like a large sheet of a material. Right now my green stuff molds are hundreds of individual molds, instead of a large foot long sheet with dozens of imprints in it.

I think it's sometimes called a "press mould". I'm not sure if that helps.

I've done it a few times with green stuff. I'll use a thin layer of mineral oil as release compound. Worked well enough.

You might be interested in oyumaru or blue stuff. It doesn't need a release agent like GS, and once a mold has served its purpose it can be reheated and shaped into a new mold.

Yeah I used to use blue stuff years ago. Fun stuff.

I'm looking for something cheap I can roll out and stamp with dozens and dozens of imprints.

I'm thinking it'll be miliput? I've never used that stuff before.