GW Liquid Greenstuff

[rob_alderman]

Bought some today, I was wondering whether it would be good for rotten flesh as well as the usual gaps and fillings.

Also had a nice no pressured chat with a Blue shirt who was well...human!    Strange things are afoot.

I'm pretty sure I was human last time I checked! 

[joroas]

I'm pretty sure I was human last time I checked! 

Your avatar suggests otherwise............. 

[Connectamabob]

I'm curious, is this stuff water based? Is it a two part material (like the epoxy it's named for), or an emulsion?

If you got to the auto section of your local hardware or big box store, you should be able to find "spot & glazing putty", which is basically the same thing as ye olde Squadron Green putty. 'S like three bucks for a tube a little smaller than a toothpaste tube. Spackle a little on the crack/bubble you need to fill with a toothpick, wipe it flush with a paper towel corner dipped in nail polish remover, and you're golden.

[necrocannibal]

I'm curious, is this stuff water based? Is it a two part material (like the epoxy it's named for), or an emulsion?

Yes, it's water based and it's a thick viscous liquid (so it's not a two part material). Pretty easy to brush on and fill gaps and you can use water to smoothen transitions. I really like this stuff.

[Connectamabob]

Is it sold through other vendors, or just GW stores? Sounds worth a look, but there are no GW places in my area.

[Galland]

Me and Kalle just got a few pots of this, to say the least, exellent stuff. Works like a charm, easy to use and are waterbased so very easy to apply.

[JollyBob]

I'm actually quite impressed with this. I was trying it out last night on a figure that had some serious pitting and scarring from a mold past its best, and it seems to have sorted it right out. A little scraping to remove any spills and splashes and it should come up lovely. 

[anevilgiraffe]

just had a thought - wonder if it'll be ok for pressmolds? always get bits where I didn't push the g/s into the detail... I wonder if you can get a thick enough coat and then g/s the mass...

[Connectamabob]

Most epoxy putties can be thinned to a slurry with alcohol (dunno about Milliput but GS, Aves, Magic Sculpt, and ProCreate can), so I'd probably try that first. This being an emulsion (thickened paint, basically) rather than a resin, shrinkage and durability might become issues in such an application. Depends on how thick of a layer you're talking about, I'd guess.

It actually kinda bugs me that they're calling this "Green Stuff" when it's not an epoxy and isn't even made by the company that makes Green Stuff proper. From a marketing perspective It's understandable (people use GS to fill gaps, and this fills gaps too!), but at the risk of being impolitic, the gaming community is kind of an information ghetto when it comes to modeling. Way too many (even longtime) gamers still don't know a hawk from a handsaw when it comes to even basic materials outside of paints, so calling something that's not an epoxy "Green Stuff" (it actually sounds a lot like a gap-filling acrylic primer) seems like an invitation to confusion.