Hi guys,
I'm looking for some aasistance and guidance. I have the old Verlinden bust#1263 German Fallscrimjager Ardennes. As a point of difference I'd like to give him a goatee. Not exactly regulation however.
Any pointers,tips etc great fully accepted.
I'll be using standard (yellow grey) milliputt.

Cheers


Chris

Have you tried it yet and encountered problems - i.e. whats stopping you ?
Or are you looking for methods?

I would use very thin strips of puty, carefully placed where you want it (I usually put few small dubs of superglue under to avoid peeling in most unexpected and worst moment).

Then trim those strips with a needle into a shape you want and add texture of general hair volumes with a brush or a shaper, smooth out , then add fine hair texture where appropriate (use sparingly so it doesn't look like spaghetti). Put under a lamp to harden.

Voila?

I find a small pin pushed or drilled into the chin helps as a basis

I'm with Tony. I've done the same thing. It doesn't have to be a thick pin. Personally, I don't think it works to just sculpt the chin hair, leaving other facial hair and/or hair on the head as is. It kinda doesn't look right. Better to cut it all off and do it all. I've never used the super glue approach but it doesn't sound unworkable.

All the best,
Dan

Hi guys thanks for the prompt replies.
I haven't tried anything yet guess I'm a little chicken,but I feel this bust is crying out for some modification also it'll hide a repair,to the upper lip,mouth area where I went a little crazy trying to do some work on the mouth and made a total hash of things (ala an alpine Machine gunnerwhich provided the inspiration)

Dan I take your point regarding the hair,thankfully in this case he's wearing a balaclava and helmet . I'll do some work this week and see how things go and will post pictures eventually.

Cheers


Chris

One more issue, Chris. Some people get great results from Milliput. I never did. For detail work like hair, I use a mix of Kneadatite and Magic Sculpt. Some use straight Kneadatite. I urge you to experiment a bit with various mixes before you make the change on your model.

All the best,
Dan

Thanks Dan.
Unfortunately I don't have ready access to either. I'd need to over from overseas.Ill make do with what I've got.
but thanks again

Cheers

Chris

Kneadatite is available from any warhammer dealer....if you are willing to pay their prices for a wee amount in a bubble pack.

Hi Chris!

Send me your address and I'll send you a couple of blobs of magic sculpt! I have loads of the stuff!

Mix of magic sculpt and green stuff is the best thing since sliced bread. It combines best qualities of both for me, and looses nothing. In fact, old crackly and crumbly magic stuff can be revived and re -used thanks to green stuff.

Chris - You can buy both on e-Bay or from Amazon pretty cheaply.

All the best,
Dan

If this is a larger model, think I would use millionth, it does brush out well