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anyandallcommentswouldbeappreciated!
Areyouabuddingadventureroranestablishedonethatcan'tfindaminithat
representsyourcharacter?AreyouaDMlookingfortheperfectminito
representthatincrediblebossmonsteryoujustcameupwith?Notaproblem!
Followthisguideandyou'llbeonyourwaytobringingyourcharacters/monsters
tolifeatatinyscale!

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fromexperienceandpracticesothereareprobablybetterwaysofdoingmany
ofthethingsIdointheguide,feelfreetosuggestthem!

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Step1:Materials

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Therearemanymaterialsyoucanusetomakeminiatures,themostfamousis
thenotoriouslyexpensive"GreenStuff".Ioptforthemuchlessexpensive
sculpeywhichhasmanymoreusesthanGreenStuff,butunfortunatelymakesa
slightlymorebrittleminisoyou'llneedtobecarefulwiththemwhenyou'reusing
them.Anyways...ontothelist!
AnIdea:Thiscanbeintheformofawrittendescriptionbyaplayer,your
imagination,adrawing,etc.
SuperSculpey:Iuseacombinationofregular(beige)supersculpeyandthe
firm(grey)variety.They'lleachcostyouabout20bucksatahobbyshopsoif
you'reonaverytightbudgetyoumayjustwanttouseoneofthem.Eachkind
hasitsprosandcons.Theregularkindisextremelysoftandstickywhen
comparedtoitsfirmcounterpartwhichcanbegreatwhenmakingpartsofamini
thatarethinoraddedonlatersuchascloth,pouches,etc.Ontheotherhand,it
alsohastheproblemthatitismuchmoredifficulttosmootheoutatsmall
scales.Thegreykindisgreatbecauseit'smuchmorerigidwhileyou're
sculptingandcanmakesharpandsmootheedgeswithease.Unfortunatelyit
doesn'tstickverywelltotherestofyourclay.SometimesIevenopttomixthe
twoclaystogetherforanintermediateconsistency,whichmaygiveyouthebest
ofbothworldsinsomecasesortheissuesofbothdependingonwhatyou're
making.Onasidenote,Youcanmakealotofminiswithasingleblockofsuper
sculpey.IhaveyettogothroughhalfablockandI'vemadenearlyadozen.
Wireforarmature:IusetwodifferentkindsofwireforministhatIsimply
happenedtohaveonhandwhenIstartedmakingthem.Thefirstisathick(1mm
diameter)steelwireandthesecondisextremelyeasytofind"twisttie"wire.
Everyhouseholdhastwisttieslyingaround,ifyouremovetheplastic(or
sometimespaper)layeraroundthem,youhaveahandyandbendywire!
Pliers:Evenifyou'reonlyusingtwisttiewire,twopairsofneedlenosepliers
makeitmucheasiertobendthewireasyouwantit.Fingersareoftentoobigfor
smallbendsforarmsandlegs.
Sculptingtools:Becauseyou'llbemakingsomethingextremelysmall,regular
sculptingtoolsaren'talwaysthemostfunctional.I'vebeentoldthatdentistry
toolsareprettyuseful,butIoptedtomakemyowntoolatafractionofthecost.
Allyouneediswoodbranch,aneedle,aflattenedoutpaperclipandsome
epoxyandtadaa!Youhaveanexcellenttool.
Anoven:Iuseatoasteroventoconserveenergy.Allitneedstodoisgoto130
Celcius(275F)andbeatleastafewinchestall.
Acrylicpaint:Thepaintneedstobeacrylicifyou'repaintingsupersculpey.Oil
basedpaintswillseepintotheclayandmakeitevenmorebrittleorevenmake
itdissolve.BecauseIliketohaveavarietyofcoloursImainlyusetheprimary
coloursandblackandwhiteandmixthemtowhatevercolourIneedatthetime.
Ialsohaveafewotherpaintsonhandsuchassilverbecauseitwouldbe
impossibletomixthat.
Smallpaintbrushes:Youcanbuyatinypaintbrushforacoupleofdollarsat
mostartstores.IboughtafewdifferentkindstofindoutwhichkindsIprefer,So
farthecheapestnylonbrushIcouldfindisthebestforme.
Aflat,welllitworkspace:Iusemydeskandafluorescentlight.Ifyouhavean
incandescentlightbulb,keepitfarawayfromtheclay.Becausethisprojectcan
takealotoftime,thelightbulb'sheatcanmakeyourcreationmeltandsagsoa
fluorescentbulb(orifyou'refancyanLEDbulb)thatgenerateslittleheatis
optimalforusewithpolymerclay.
MagnifyingGlasses:Ihavetriedacoupleofdifferentwaystomagnifytheminis
asImakethem.FirstItriedmakinganarticulatedstandforadollarstore
magnifyingglass,it'ssomewhatuseful,butIt'dneedmanymorearticulationsto
beperfect.NextItriedamagnifyingheadset.It'salsosomewhatuseful,butkind

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ofuncomfortable.Theseitemscanbeusefulforyoutodetectimperfectionsthat
aredifficulttoseewiththenakedeye.
Time,patienceandpractice:I'vemadeabout1012minissofarusingthe
methodsI'mabouttodescribeandIfeelthatIlearnsomethingnewwitheach
one.Theycanbeextremelytimeconsumingtomakeattimesorextremelyfast
tomakedependingonyourlevelofinspiration,concentrationandskill.Myfirst
minitookabout13hourstomake,butIamnowabletomaketheminunder6
hours.Myadviceistotakeyourtimeandstopifyougetfrustrated.Skilltakes
practicetodevelop.IfeelthatI'mgettingbetteratmakingminis,butthatdoesn't
stopmefromproducingsomethingsubpareverynowandthen.
(Optional)Sandpaper:Moreonthisinstep6.

Step2:MakingaBase

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ThefirstthingIdowhenImakeaminiismakeabase.ThetypicalD&Dmini
hasabase1inchindiameter.Largermonstershaveabasethatisamultipleof
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thatsuchthatitfitsonagridwith1x1inchsquares.
1.Pickupapieceofsculpey:Thefirmvarietyisthebestforbasesbecauseit's

easytosmootheoutafteryou'vescratcheditduringthesculptingphases.
2.Workituntilit'ssofterandthenrollitouttoacoupleofmilimetersin
thickness,
3.Usesomethingthat's1inchindiameterasaguideforthesize.Iusedtouse
aCanadian25centcoin,butnowIusepillboxwithaholeinthebase.
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4.Cutofftheexcessclayandsmootheouttheedges:Flippingitoverbefore
smoothingisoftenhelpful.

Step3:MaketheArmature

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1.Iusuallybeginthisstepbycuttingapieceofthethickerwiretoareasonable
sizefora3cmtallmini(alittlemorethan5cmlong).Moreisbetterthanless
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becauseyoucancutofftheexcess
2.Usethetwoplierstobendthewiretothedesiredshapeofhalfthebody.
WhatImeanbythisis,bendthewiresuchthatyougetaleg,thetorsoandan
armoutofit.Thisisthemostimportantpartoftheminibecauseitactsasthe
mainskeleton.Thethinnerwirecanthenbeattachedtothethickerwiretomake

theotherarm,legandweaponifneedbe.
3.Stripatwisttie:Scrapeitabitwiththepliersanditshouldremovetheplastic
orpaperthat'simmediatelyabovethewire,youshouldthenbeabletograbthe
wireandripitoutoftherest.
4.Twistthewireintothedesiredshapeusingpliers.Youmaywanttowrapit
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aroundthetorsoafewtimestosecureit.
5.Posethearmature.
You'llnoticethatIdidn'tmakeanythingforthehead.Iusuallyjustmakethe
headoutofregularsupersculpeysoitbindswithoutaproblemanddoesn't
reallyneedthearmaturetobesecured.

Step4:StartSculpting!

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Here'swhereyoustarttogetcreative!It'stimetosculpt!
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1.Startbyputtingsomesculpeyatthejointsandtorsotosecurethewirein
place.Regularsupersculpeyworksbesthere,butyoucandoitwiththefirm

oneaswell.
2.Moveontocoatingtherestofthewirewithasthinorthickofalayerofclay
asnecessaryforyourmini.
3.Startshapingtheclaywithyourtools:Flattenitwiththeflatsideofthetool
andsmootheitwiththeneedle.Youcanalsoworkindetailsusingthesharper
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edges.
4.Addclothing,armor,etc.Itendtodothisbyworkingthearmorandclothingin
myhandsandthenslowlyworkingtheedgesintotherestoftheclayusingthe
flatedgeofthetool.Thisworksbestwhencombiningtwopiecesthataremade
ofregularsculpeyoroneofeach.Firmsculpeyismuchmoredifficultandyou
canduseregularsculpeyasabindingagentbetweenthemandovertheedges
sinceyou'llbepaintingitafteranywaysyoudon'treallyhavetoworryaboutthe
differenceinmaterialorcolour,oncethey'rebakedandpainted,it'llshouldbe
prettyseamless.
5.Makeonelastcheckbeforebakingthatthewireisallatleastunderabitof
clay.Itcanoftenstillbeseenthroughregularsculpeybecauseofitsslight
transparencyandyoucanstillcoverthewirewithpaint,butit'sbesttokeepitas
centeredaspossibleintheclay.

Step5:BakeandWait!
Preheatyourovento130Cor275Fandputtheminiintheovenonaplatefor
15minutes.Makesureit'snotaplasticormetalplatebecauseit'lleithermelt,
catchfireortransmittoomuchheattotheclay.Oncethisisdone,settheplate
outtocool.Another15minutesshouldbeampletime.
SometimesmyclaygetsabitburntintheovenduetothefactthatIuseasmall
toasteroven.Abitofbrowningdoesn'tseemtobeanythingtoworryabout,but
keepaneyeoutifyou'reputtingabiggerminiinasmalleroven.

Step6:Sanding!(Optional)

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SometimesIfeelthatabitofsandingisrequiredoncetheminiisoutofthe
oven.Iuse#400metalsandingpapertodoit.Itworksespeciallywellforregular
supersculpeybecauseit'shardtosmootheitoutbeforebakingandhardtosee
theimperfectionsbeforebaking.
Sandingcanleavelittlebitsofdrysculpyordustonyourmini,soit'sagood
ideatobrushitoffonceyou'redone.

Step7:Painting!

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I'mnoproatpaintingsoIdon'treallyhavemanytipsforthissection,buthere
theyareanyways:
1.Basecoatscanbeuseful:Ifyourminiisgoingtobemostlylightercoloured,I
stronglysuggesttodoabasecoatofwhite,especiallyifyousculpteditmostly
outofgreysculpey.Thiswillallowyoutoputlesscoatsofpaintandmake
forgottenareaslookmoreacceptable.Ifyourminiismostlydarkercolours,you
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2.Iusuallystartbypaintingthebaseblack.Thisisn'tnecessaryifyouwantto
makeamoreelaboratebase,butithelpsmefigureouttheedgesofthe
sculptureandthebasewhilepainting.Bytheendthereareallkindsofcolours
splashedonthebasewhicharetheneasytocoverupwithafinalcoatofblack.
3.ifyounoticeholesinyoursculptureduetobubblesburstingduringbakingor
something(thisrarelyhappens,butI'veseenitbefore),youcanfilltheholewith
thepaint.Sinceitdriesupleavingarubberfilm,it'lloftenevenoutimperfections
ifyouputglobsofpaintonthem.
4.Manydetailsyousculptedcanbemadeclearerandmoreobviousbyusing
paintproperly.IntheminiIwasmakinginthepictures,Ifeltthattheloincloth
wasn'tobviousenoughandcouldleadtoconfusion.Liningitwitharedborder
madeitmuchmoreobviousanddelimiteditnicely.Similarly,addingsilver
buttonstothemanypouchesontheminimakesthemstickout.

Step8:MakeMore!

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Ifyouenjoyedmakingyourmini,makemore!I'vemadesomeforalltheother
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alternateversionsofmycharacterwhowasrecentlyzombifiedandaflaming
sphere.Hereareafewwiththehopesthattheyinspiresomeofyou!

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Thankyousomuchforwritingthissothatitsunderstandableandusefulfora
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completebeginnerlikemyself!:)

CoinofGold(/member/Coin+of+Gold/)

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Wow!Greatjobexplainingeverystepwell!Iattemptedtocreateamini,butthe
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modelingclayIhavehasalmostcompletelydriedup.Thismademostofit

useless,andtheclaythatwasn'tcompletelydrywouldn'tcoalesceintoaball.I
didendupmakinganarmature,usingapaperclipandapieceofcopperwire.
Icouldn'tgetthecoppertowraparoundthepaperclipnicely,sowhen(andif)
Igetbetterclay,Iintendtoreplacethepaperclipwithanothercopperwireand
solderthemtogether.
Thiswouldn'tactuallybeforaD&Dcampaign,thoughIdoDM.Irunagame
overtheinternet,whichdoesnotuseminis.Ijustthinkthey'dbecooltomake.

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GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) purecajn
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purecajn(/member/purecajn/)

WhynotjustusetheCanadianQuarterasthebase.
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I'vebeenawayawhileitseems.Incaseyou're
stillcurious,Ididn'tusethequarterasabase
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becauseIfindthatitdoesn'tlook'finished'.Also,
afterseeingafriendofmineattemptit,Inoticed
thatthesculpydoesn'tstickrightsandisbrittle.
thismayhavetodowiththeheattransmission.

snozzle1(/member/snozzle1/)

1yearago

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2yearsago

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nicejobmanImakealotof
miniaturesmyselfyoursInstructableisinspiring
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mharvey2(/member/mharvey2/)

Lovingthisinstructable!IhavetakenyouradviceandIamcurrentlywaitingon
someSuperSculpeytoarrive,butinthemeantimeIhavebeendoingsome
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practisepieceswithcruddydollarstore,airdryclayIhadaround.Iamslowly
betterunderstandingthelogisticstothearmatureandmakingthepositions
lookright.Iwillpostpicturesofcompletedsuccesses!

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2yearsago

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mharvey2(/member/mharvey2/) GreatAssGoblin

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Thanksforyourcomment,Ilookforwardtoseeing
theresults!
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2yearsago

I'vebeenworkingonmakingminisforallofthePCsofmycurrent
campaign6ofus!Abigundertaking,hahah.SofarIhave3fully
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painted2morearenearlydone,andoneisprimed.They'rebigger
thanstandardminissinceIfeltIneededmoretoworkwithintermsof
gettingdetailsright.Biggerthanthat,IhaveaminiImadeofa
Warhammercharacterformybrother'sbirthday.=]I'vefoundthis
Instructablereallyhelpfulthanks!I'vealsobeenlookingintotutorials
onpaintingtechniquesforministhathavebeeninvaluablesince
paintingmyAvengerontheleftthere,hahah.

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Ack,didn'tlinkthepicturesin.Ohhwell,Imageshacktotherescue!
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Periwinkle1(/member/Periwinkle1/)

2yearsago

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Ireallylikewhatyou'redoinghere.IwasscratchbuildingD&Dmodelsfrom
DASairdryingclayin1982.Crumbs30yearsandstilldoingsimilarthings.At
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thetimeIcouldn'taffordthemanufacturedminis,somademyown.However,
whatIwouldsaytoyouis...ifyoucanpossiblyaffordthebestmaterialsto
workwith,thenyoushouldgetthem.Yourworkisactuallyworthit.Whenyou
lookatallthehoursyou'vespenthere,inplanning,armaturebuilding,
sculptingandwritingtheInstructible,andtheentertainmentvalueyou'vehad
fromthosehours...theactualcostofgreenstufffortheentertainmentvalue
perhour,isprobablyverysmallindeed.Greatsetsofdentist'stools(they're
notrealdentist'stools,they'resteelcopiesofthestainlesssteelonesyour
dentistuses)areavailableonebayforabout6UKP,that'sunder$10USD.
Andthey'llstillbegoodforusein30yearstime.PutthemonyourChristmas
listinanycase,alongwithacheappairofmagnifyingglasses(searchebay).I
hadagoatsculptingingreenstuffacoupleofyearsago:
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GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) Periwinkle1
2yearsago

Thanksforthekindwordsandforsharingyour
experience!
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spiralbound(/member/spiralbound/)

4yearsago

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Youhaveagoodthinggoinghere,keepatit!FromeverythingI'veread,you'll
eventuallyhitaceilingwithwhatsculpycando,afterwhichyou'llneedto
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switchtothegreenstuff.Apparently,ifyouwantthebestdetailsinyourminis,
greenstuffisthewaytogo.Ipersonallydon'tknowaboutthismyself,butyour
instructableisveryinspiring!IthinkI'llhavetogetsomesculpyofmyown!

GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) spiralbound
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Thanksforthecomment!It'sactuallysurprising
howmuchyoucandowithsculpy.SinceIposted
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thisinstructableI'vegottenquiteabitbetterand
amnowabletodoalotmoredetailedworkthan
previously!Practicereallydoeshelp!Sofarthe
onlylimitationI'veencounteredwithsupersculpey
isthebrittleness.Afewofmyminishavesuffered
somedamagewhendroppedafewtimesfroma
table.Iexpectthatgreenstuffisprobablyalot
moreresilientandmaybeI'llgiveitatryifIhave
toomuchmoneylyingaroundforsomereason:P

3yearsago

Thereisnoreal"upperlimit"fordetailsatthisscaleusingpolymer
clays.MostoftheRackhamConfrontationmastersweredonewithit.
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Theonlyreal"limit"isthatitneedstobebaked.

spiralbound(/member/spiralbound/) Thrasym

3yearsago

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Yes,butIunderstoodthatsculpysoftensatinybitasitheatsup,
removingfinedetails.PerhapsI'mwrongonthis,butit'swhatI
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rememberwhenIlastusedsculpyaverylongtimeago.

Thrasym(/member/Thrasym/) spiralbound

3yearsago

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Sorry,IknowI'mlatetotheparty,onlyfoundInstructablesrecently.
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Ifyoueverpickupthesculpeyagain,itcertainlydoessoftenupquitea

bitbutgenerallythedetailswillnotbelostordeformed.Dependson
the"details"though,ifitisalongthinunsupportednoseorfingeror
strandofhair,forexample,itmightcollapse...butthat'soneofthemain
reasonsforthearmature.Asidefromcompletecollapseunderitsown
weight,thedetailsshouldremainintact.

Appollo64(/member/Appollo64/)

4yearsago

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Theseareawesome!Doknowofanyothertypesofclaythatwillwork?
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GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) Appollo64
4yearsago

Ihaven'ttriedanyotherclaysforthisapplication.A
friendofminetriedtomakeminisusingFimo,butit
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apparentlydidn'tturnouttoogreat.Fimoalso
tendstoexpandwhencookedwhichisan
unwantedpropertywhenyouworkwithsmall
thingswithfinedetails.

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"GreenStuff",asortofexpoxycompound,is
supposedtobethebestmaterialformaking
modificationstominiaturesandsopresumablyyou
coulduseittomakeanentiremini,butit'squite
expensive.
Ithinkthemostcosteffectivematerialfortheresult
issupersculpey.Hopethishelps!

Thrasym(/member/Thrasym/) GreatAssGoblin

3yearsago

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Greenstuffisaverypopularputtybutdoesn'tstanduptothehypewith
manyofthemoreexperiencedusers.Aswithallartsandcrafts,your
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ownknowledge,experienceanddesiredendresultwillplayalarge
partinhowyougetonwithanymedium.Forexample,greenstuffhas
lotsofmemory,makingitgoodfororganics,butbadforhardedges,
weapons,electronics,etc.So,yaknow,usewhatworksforyouand
takealladvice,mineincluded,withagrainofsalt,mostcompanieslike
topretendtheydon'thaveanycompetition,buttheydo.")
Afriendlyalternative(bothintermsofcostandeaseofuse)isMagic
Sculpt.I'dhighlyrecommendanyonestartwiththat.There'salso
ApoxieSculpt,ProSculpt,thelistgoesonandon.
Ifyoualreadyhavegreenstuff,youcantrymixingitwithaputtythatis
alsoprobablylocallyavailable,calledMilliput,togetsomethingalittle
moreuserfriendly,easytouse,onlyworthdoingforthedetails,nouse
inbulkingoutanarmature.
Youcangetmostoftheseputtiesfarcheaper,especiallygreenstuff,if
youlookonline,consultlocalforums,etc.EBayisgenerallygoodat
offeringatleastveryclosetothebestpriceonlineformosthobby
supplies.Justmakesuretoonlysendyourmoneytoareputable
dealer,asalways.

lunius(/member/lunius/) GreatAssGoblin

4yearsago

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GreenStuffisVERYexpensiveforthequantity.Thoseofuswhohave
beeninMiniatureWargamingforawhilelearnthatcustomizingminisis
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great,andGreenStuffisthebestbyfartodoitwith,butforabout$20
for2sticks,whichisenoughtomakemaybeasinglemini,thenI
decidedtogotothemodellingclayinstead.
Anotherideawouldbetomakeasingleminiwithyourclayandthen
makeaplastermoldofit.Youcanthenmakeplastersopiesofyour
minienmass(IdidthiswithWarhammer40KTyranidHormagaunts
andgotsplendidresults.)

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atminiwargamingtheysellgreenstufffor$17CAforahundredgrams
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lunius(/member/lunius/) desmondtheredx

4yearsago

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yeah,butthentheykillyouonshipping..It'snearly$15UStoshipto
me,pluswhateveritcosts..
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GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) lunius
4yearsago

ThanksforthecommentsLunius.Idefinitelyagree
aboutthehighcostofGreenStuff.
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I'veactuallybeenlookingintomakingmoldsof
someofmyminisandjustpouringinresintomake
plasticminis.FromwhatI'veheardandread,
siliconeisidealforthissortofthing.
Plastersoundslikeitwouldworktoo,butIdon't
knowhowwelldetailswillshow.I'vealsonever
actuallyhadtohavemorethanasinglecopyofa
minibeforeIstartedDMingandhavebeenalittle
toobusytotryitmyselfasofyet,butI'lldefinitely
lookintoplasterthough,soundscheaper!Anytips
onselectingaplasterforthejob?

lunius(/member/lunius/) GreatAssGoblin

4yearsago

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gotoyouirlocalDIYstoreandtelloneofthepeopletherewhatyou
plantousetheplasterforandseeiftheycangiveyousomegood
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plasterandideas..

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Afterabitofexperimentationwithotherwires,Ican
saythat20+gaugewirethatyoucanoftenbuyin
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rollsatyourlocaldollarstorewilldothetrick,
they'realsoeasiertousethantwistties!Thanksfor
askingthequestion,Iprobablywouldn'thave
investigatedthiswithoutyourcomment!

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orusesmallpaperclips..Officestorescarrythemforlike$2for150.
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madeoneofthesetoday,tookawhiletogetitrightbutiwasreallyhappywith
it.
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greatinstructable,thankyou

GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) daximos
4yearsago

Gladtohearitwentwell!Thanksforcommenting!

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4yearsago

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Flamingspherelooksgreat.youhaveagreateyeforflames
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GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) omegpirate
4yearsago

Thanks!

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4yearsago

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That'sgreatsculptingforsomeonewithoutanytraining.Iwasthinkingoftrying
myhandatsomethinglikethisandIwaswonderingifyoucandoitwithoutthe
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armatureoristhatnecessary,isitforsupport?

GreatAssGoblin(/member/GreatAssGoblin/)(author) ChrysN
4yearsago

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ChrysN(/member/ChrysN/) GreatAssGoblin

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Thanksforthekindwords!I'vetriedmakingamini
withoutthearmatureandIfoundthatitsags,
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especiallyarmsandlegsbecausethepressure
fromthetoolisenoughtopushthetinylimbsoutof
shape.

4yearsago

Thanks,goodtoknow.
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