Question.

Hi Neil,

Thanks for sharing your methods!  Your figures are superb.  I was wondering what the liquid green stuff is for.  Is it a thin paste to fill in and smooth the "surgery."

Thanks again.

Nick

Nice work!

I like what you've done with your figure.  If the limbs don't have to be moved too much I've had success with boiling the figures and using my gloved hands to position the limbs and hold them in the desired position while running cold water over them.  I do have to often touch up the paint after the "surgery".

Green Stuff.

Normal green stuff is a type of 2 part putty that modelers use to fill large gaps and add details to their tanks, like rolled up tarps, bags etc.

Liquid green stuff comes pre mixed and thinned to a sludge type consistence and is good for small gaps and join lines.

I fill the gaps with it and slowly layer it to re-add body detail lost.

If you Google green stuff or look on Ammazon you will find it.

Bending.

I've used to hot water method on resin models before that were out of shape. I will have to try it on plastic figures.

Cheers.

John Allen

used to carve figures from "wax" .   Does anyone know how to do that now days? They might use an updated material I guess?? ......DaveB

Hard at work.

I finished the figure and now he is hard at work on the layout.

Cheers.

Neil.

Modern sculpting.

Now most plastic figures will be sculpted on computer. Metal figures they use the normal green stuff I talked about. If you go on Perry miniatures web site and look under workbench you will see examples.

Little guy looks great!

Thanks Neil,

I'll try the Liquid Green Stuff.  I've used Squadron Green Putty and White Putty but don't think it would work well on figures.

Thanks again.

Nick