I have been reading in Bill Ottinger's History Masterclass he uses A+B Putty to sculpt and fill on his History Conversions. I have been using Green Stuff, which while OK I find a little difficult and sticky to work with. I have also used Milliput which is good, but I find the sticks harden and thus is not economical for me - I get too little from the sticks.

Has anyone used A+B Putty ( http://www.aplusbputty.com ), and if so how have you found working with it?

What putty's do people find best of all to work with?

I am pretty much a novice at this so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Chris

Try keeping Miliput in an airtight container - it will last much longer.

I dont really have that problem, as I get through a pack a week!

I use Aves Apoxie Sculpt, works pretty well for me. Its curing time leaves me enough time to make adjustments as I work with it.

I've used Milliput, too, the regular grade, not the super-fine. That was OK, too. It did go hard over time, but for me, that took years. I kept it in the original plastic bags that each stick came in.

I also have Sculpey, but I haven't used it that much. Having to bake it is a bit of a pain, especially if you're using it with other materials that shouldn't be heated. Paul Keefe has used a hair dryer or something similar to cure it, but I haven't tried that.

Prost!
Brad

I used to use A&B quite a bit, but now I use Aves and find it to be much better.

Jason

Many thanks Valiant. Good advice as I just wrapped it in the original wrappers. My problem is I don't do that modelling, but with the inspiration looking at what members on this forum do, I am getting into it

Many thanks Brad. I hadn't heard of that, and Jason Green also recommends it, so will try it.

Many thanks Jason. I had heard of others using it, and will give it ago.

Many thanks Jason. I hadn't heard of Aves previously. Brad also uses it, so I will see if I can get some.


To all,
Really appreciate your advice and taking the time to reply. Looks like there are better products than A+B Putty and Green Stuff around.

Cheers
Chris

I used A&B for years and found it very workable. Got hook on Magic Sculpt when a friend gave me a 2tub kit. Still use the A*B often to create/bulk out the Armatures of my work. I rely more on the Magic Sculpt and occasional Apoxie for the fine detail work. "seems" like finer grain to me.

Neill

Thank you Neill. I appreciate your comments and advice.

Chris

Ive only ever used Milliput, purely because it's cheap, readily available and I dont have to send for it or get it from shows. I know people knock it, but for my purposes it's second to none and is inexpensive for the amounts I buy - I dread to think how much some of the more expensive clays would work out at at the quantities I buy! For very large bronzes, I still use ceramic clay or Plasticine. I do use Duro for smaller details and that also is kept in an airtight box