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Does anyone have any ideas on what modelling compounds, goos, products, etc. to use in order to "convert" 6mm models? Specifically, I would like to add little details like holsters, pouches, ponytails, capes, and extend the length of weapons, etc.
Here is what I have come up with so far:
Two-part resin: Hard and messy to work with, but generally stays put until it hardens. Use pins and paperclips as you sculpting tools.
Green Stuff: Easy to mix, but hard to manipulate in this small a quatity. Also, does not always stay stuck with such a small surface contact area. Usually needs a little PVA/white glue to reinforce adhesion, but that clogs the details and rounds the shape.
PVA/White Glue: Hard to get it to stay in place, given that it is runny. Hard to control. Generally gives a smooth round shape. If you are creating smooth round shapes on a flat surface, that's fine, but if not... I haven't tried using a syringe to apply it in a finer line.
Wood filler: These are slightly gritty and pasty, but they generally stay put. Just need good modelling tools for it.
Silicone caulk or sealant: Harder to paint than other materials. Hard to model, given its squishy nature. Need modelling tools for it.
FIMO, Sculpey, and other oven-bakes "clays": Hard to stay stuck, hard to bake something so small as it is easy to overcook it. Maybe paint the model, add the piece unbaked, then shoot it with varnish, then paint? Maybe the varnish will create the necessary shell to hold it all together?
Air-dried clays: Have not tried this in awhile, and definitely not at this scale, but I would imagine that it would not stay stuck.
So, how could I ensure that these things stay stuck without clogging what little detail there is too badly? Super glue possibly? I have pretty much always been using PVA/White glue.
Any ideas you can share would be appreciated.
Dale
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