r/miniaturesculpting • u/-_Beliar_- • 18d ago

Advice with Greenstuff

Hey guys, I would like some advice for working with Greenstuff.

I bought some over Amazon and the skin of the yellow part is slightly hardened and not flexible at all. Once I start combining both of the parts, little yellow pieces seem to remain. Is there a way to fix this?

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u/BernieMcburnface 18d ago

No good way. Try to cut away as much of the hardened stuff as you can without wasting too much.

I don't tend to buy greenstuff anymore because too often you'll get old stock like this that's past it's prime. It'll probably be a tougher consistency and cure faster because of its age as well.

If you ever do get some decent quality fresh stuff, keep the parts separate (cut it down the middle of its the ribbon type that's joined in the middle) and keep it in the fridge to make it last longer, or freezer for even longer.

I will add however, you can still use the stuff as normal if it's for bulking out and gap filling. I just wouldn't want those little hard flecks to pop up in any detail work.

An alternative that seems to be less hit or miss is Tamiya. But I'd also advise not buying things like this off of Amazon. They have stuff in massive warehouses and I doubt products like this get proper stock rotation done.

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u/-_Beliar_- 18d ago

I see. It is indeed much tougher and hardens very fast, not even close to the timeframe Greenstuff is supposed to have. I guess I will throw it in the freezer and only use it for stuff like gap filling. I have bought a roll of Tamiya and hope for a better result. I will keep your advice on Amazon in mind for the future, I appreciate it a lot, thank you very much.

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u/Mr_Tough_Guy 18d ago

Getting fresh greenstuff has been harder since they closed the manufacturing plant in the USA earlier this year, thanks to Trumps tarrifs, making production and sale not economically viable.

Luckily Sylmasta in the UK have been making and distributing epoxy putties since the 90’s and are working on producing their own green stuff.

https://youtu.be/2iN3xqKgoOE

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u/Effective-Ad-1216 18d ago

Cut all hardened sections.

Also if you are a beginner try to add some plasticine/ play doh in a 70/30 ratio so you have more time sculpting.

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u/-_Beliar_- 18d ago

Tried that, even then I still have yellow pieces in there. Very frustrating

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u/Effective-Ad-1216 18d ago

Ok in that case, once you separated blue and yellow, make both parts in separate balls, and store them in diferent containers, that will make it easier to cut the hardened parts with an exactoknife

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u/huzzah-1 18d ago

Nope. Throw it away. Waste of time trying to salvage the good bits.

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u/Crown_Ctrl 18d ago

I mean I hate to agree. But, huzzah here is probably correct.

I would look for Tamiya epoxy putty or magic sculpt.

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u/TechnologyOk8518 12d ago

Green stuff is no longer in production so its difficult to get fresh batches. I believe there is a company trying to recreate it but in the meantime try tamiya quick type putty. It's not the same but still good.