needed: milliput help

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Hey,
Just starting using Milliput here. Any tips you seasoned pros have would be great.

Thanks
Morgan

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Don’t mix too much at any time. Take your time, work slowly and in stages. If you need to do thin, intricate stuff, such as flags, tarps, belts,… use talcum powder/baby powder, as it will keep the Milliput from sticking to your fingers!

What are you planning to use it for?

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DJModels1999 hit all of the high points you can also use a very thin coat of vasiline on one side or the other if you don’t want it to stick on that one side… A little thinner after the Miliput dries will get the vasoline off… you can use the stuff for just about anything… I have used it for sandbags, clothes hanging on a line, flags, zim, bed rolls,etc… Good luck with it…

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I was thinking of buying some. How is it to work with.
mark956

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It’s pretty easy to work with… it’s like two part epoxy putty… actually that’s what it is… you can shape it, file it, drill it… It makes great scale sandbags, flags, etc. just shape it, drape it, and let it dry and then finish it as you want…

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Yeah! I can’t live without that stuff anymore!

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I echo everything thats been said so far. Milliput is super. Sands very smooth. Has little or no shrinkage too.

Just be careful to clean up the surface you are to putty. Ive had experiences where maskingtape peeled off the putty — during painting. For hard to reach areas you can wipe off excess milliput in the surrounding areas with a soft cloth dipped in water or isopropyl alcohol.

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If any of you guys do castings- say of figure heads, accesories, equipment,etc, you can keep a mould or two handy and push any leftover milliput into the mould. Sabves wasting it and as long as you push it in firmly you will get outstanding results. Even if you don’t fill a simple mould completely you can put it aside for next time you have left over milliput to top it off.

I often cast heads, particularly of out of production resin figures I’ve bought, so that I can replace the usually poorer quality plastic figure heads.

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Anyone done any zimmerit with it?