by marijn van gils » Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:00 am
I didn't try it with plaster of Paris, but chances are good it will work too. Backing soda can be found easily in about every supermarket though, and isn't expensive.
The advantage of the technique over dabs of white glue is that it tickens much more and instantly. White glue shrinks while drying, so to get the figures thickened sufficiently, you need to apply multiple layers, which takes more time. White glue can work perfectly too, but most builders only apply one layer, resulting in slightly-less-flat but still too flat PE figures. Only my opinion of course!
The book is published by AK Interactive BTW. I redid the step-by-steps regarding the figures for the book to make them as clear as I could. But if you're cheap
or in a hurry, you'll find all relevant info in my threads on this forum too.
Cheers!
Marijn
I didn't try it with plaster of Paris, but chances are good it will work too. Backing soda can be found easily in about every supermarket though, and isn't expensive.
The advantage of the technique over dabs of white glue is that it tickens much more and instantly. White glue shrinks while drying, so to get the figures thickened sufficiently, you need to apply multiple layers, which takes more time. White glue can work perfectly too, but most builders only apply one layer, resulting in slightly-less-flat but still too flat PE figures. Only my opinion of course!
The book is published by AK Interactive BTW. I redid the step-by-steps regarding the figures for the book to make them as clear as I could. But if you're cheap :) or in a hurry, you'll find all relevant info in my threads on this forum too.
Cheers!
Marijn