Sculpting materials

[Bungle]

Anyone heard of FIX IT SCULPT?

seen here on Ebay

anyone tried it?

made by http://www.avesstudio.com/  up to 500F and supposedly stable

[Custom_Hobby]

Never heard of it, are you thinking of buying it?

[Bungle]

I was wondering what it was like to work with, and thinking about it.

[Bodhi]

Seems like it's  a brand new product. I'm curious. Tried to order right away but I'm kind of confused on HOW to order from that link? Can't find any way to mark a PURCHASE of the product. Just loads of advertisement about it...

I like magic sculp (which I have been told is very similar to Aves) but the drawback has been that it cures a bit fragile. According to those advertisements FIX IT SCULPT seems to be a great deal more durable than Aves. So it definitely looks interesting.

[Bungle]

you can get it from the Ebay link

[Bodhi]

OK ordered it, though directly from Aves not via ebay. Suppose it'll be one or two weeks before I have it. I'll give a review once I've tried it out.
Seems very interesting I must say.

[Bodhi]

Package arrived! Today, on a  saturday! They hasd sent it with priority A-mail. Postage was actually more expensive than the product... $12 for postage, $10 for the putty.
Done a quick initial test.
Consistency on opening: Sticky and fairly goooey, much like magic sculp or aves
Consistency when mixed: Smoother and less "flakey" than magic sculp. Still very soft compared to green stuff but it sets after a short while (10 minutes or so) into a more workable stage. Easy to smooth, takes details well. No memory effect.
Waiting for it to cure now then we'll see about consistency when set, sanding, cutting and drilling possibilities and so forth.
I'll also throw it hard against a wall or something to check for durability.

[Perv]

"I'll also throw it hard against a wall or something to check for durability."

lol makes sure they're sturdy for those that lose 10 wargame battles in a row  :icon_w00t:

[Bungle]

Just remember FIMO (if properly cured) will vulcanise directly (and the moulding cost are only £10 more) so if this stuff will vulcanise too it might be usable

[Custom_Hobby]

So Bodhi how was it after it cured?

[Bodhi]

Very smooth to cut, takes scrud*ing and sanding better than magic sculp (and MUCH better than green stuff of course) NOT that durable. Better than magic sculp sure but ... so so.
I think it would be very easy to use this as a first layer for a figure as you can blob it on pretty roughly and then carve it to shape without the cut being in the least bit uneven.
Also more durable than brown stuff so it would be a good choice for weapons and mechanical parts I think.
I've discovered that a lot of epoxy putties don't really become at their most durable until after two or three WEEKS curing though so I'm not giving up.
First testfigure coming up soon.

Doesn't mix very well with green stuff. Magic sculp is better in that regard. The mix becomes to easy to drag apart so it's hard to make long threads for instance. I've just done some initial tests with crossmixing it with other putties yet though so I'll run some more tests and also try mixing with pro create, FIMO and brown stuff. So I'll get back on that.

[Bodhi]

OK, after a few days trying this material I've come to this conclusion:

Really not better than magic sculp,not worse either. Just different.
Advantages (over magic sculp):
* It's white, magic sculp is a sort of transparent white that makes it hard to see details when unmixed with other putties
* It's perhaps SLIGHTLY less brittle but cures softer than magic sculp, certainly NOT "rockhard"
* It mixes VERY WELL with pro create (which magic sculp doesn't) and makes pro create easier to work with.

Disadvantages (over magic sculp):
* It doesn't mix well with green stuff
* It's stickier than magic sculp to work with

Similarities:
Both magic sculp and FIXIT sculpt react with water - much like ordinary ceramics clay.
Both are also VERY soft when freshly mixed.
This calls for a totally different sculpting technique from the one used with green stuff, pro create and brown stuff. You use more of a "painting,smearing" technique as opposed to the pushing and prodding that you use with the others. It makes detailing more difficult whereas it makes smoothing of large areas (Capes and similar) easier.

It won't replace other materials I use but will come in as a handy addition (especially in conjunction with pro create)
So nothing to get all worked up and exited about but another handy addition to the materials box is what sums up my impressions.

[Bungle]

interesting to hear, the not setting rock hard might be a problem for vulcanization, only a test will tell.

[Custom_Hobby]

Do I sense a 15mm test piece in the works?

[Bodhi]

Bungle has kindly accepted letting a testpiece join in with the others I'll send him yes.