Fill me in...

[Wulf]

What do the great and the good gathered here find the best 'simple' filler for general use? That is to say, easy to work with, doesn't shrink too much, dries reasonably quickly, preferably single part, good adherence to metal & resin. Not too expensive, and lasts a good time if unused.

I've been using Milliput but it's about done (one part is almost rock solid...), so I need to buy something to replace it...

[kipt]

I use Elmer's white glue (PVA in Britain?). It could take a couple of coats but I have never had a problem with it coming off. After I glue and it is dry I then prime.   Fills in small holes easily using the point of an Xacto knife.

It's how I build up FPW Prussian foot artillery to horse artillery with long pants.

[Wulf]

I do use PVA (often with some fine sand for bulk), but I was thinking of something more structural, for sculpting detail or building up damaged bits.

[Ithoriel]

For figures and models I use two part epoxy (one blue, one yellow strip) which is green but not officially Green Stuff or white Milliput and have liquid green stuff I haven't dared try yet.

For bases and scenery I use B&Qs fine surface filler ... and sometimes I use it on figures when I can't be ar ... bothered mixing putty and it's just a small fill.

[Wulf]

So you regard 2-part putty as best?

[FierceKitty]

Must say I don't like the feel of the stuff on my hands.

[Ithoriel]

I use latex gloves when mixing putty , to protect my delicate little paws.

Green Stuff/ Milliput is definitely best if I'm sculpting stuff rather than just levelling the odd blemish in the casting. Just wish there was something ready mixed that I could use tiny amounts of at a time.

I have literally dreamed of using the UV setting filling materiel dentists use these days. Possibly says something about the state of my teeth that I've seen the stuff used often enough to dream about it!

[FierceKitty]

Thanks for reminding me where I have to be in eight hours. Bastard!

[Steve J]

Had an emergency appointment on Thursday and had tooth extracted as it had split in two. No pain at all but took around 5 hours to stop bleeding! No Easter eggs for me tomorrow .

[Bodvoc]

Vallejo do a small bottle of liquid filler which is really useful for filling small gaps. I squirt a small amount out on to some scrap card and then apply with a small damp brush. Any excess can be filed away when dry.

[FierceKitty]

For dental work?

[Techno]

Must say I don't like the feel of the stuff on my hands.

Not terribly keen on that either.....I never mix putty with my right hand, as I hate it sticking to the dental tools.
Like Mike, I'll use latex gloves if I'm mixing things like Milliput, or any of the coloured Sylmasta A+Bs.

Can't afford to do that with greenstuff......I'd get through a box of gloves in a few days. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Wulf]

I see you now get Green Stuff in strips called 'Kneadatite' - I'm probably years out of date, never seen that before. Is that good stuff? How much of the length do you use - say, what length equates to the mass of a whole 10mm figure? I'm not about to sculpt a whole 10mm figure, but it's a handy measure. I see a lot of people selling 12" lengths on eBay, which doesn't sound like much.

Doesn't it start curing/hardening where the two substances meet in the middle of the 'tape'?

[Roy]

I fill small gaps and holes with Blu-Tac / White-Tac [poster adhesive].
Then I brush superglue over the top of it to make it set.
Cheap and quick method where there's no missing detail to try and recreate.

[Leman]

Fill me in is not a request one should make in the UK. It could result in hospitalisation.