Having a 4 yr old in the house......We have all kinds of play doh laying around.....Im just wondering if I can use it in my modeling somehow???

Maybe, I can't remember, does Play-doh harden like a rock if left out? If so, you may be looking at a plaster of paris substitute, if not, then touch-up stuff for it. I hope that this helps.

it might take awhile to harden...... Do you cast resin??? use it as a mold "container"

I think you can use it for applying cammo patterens mark out the areas using it on your tanks ect and spray away nice tight lines :-)

You can also use it like stick tack to hold small parts while airbrushing them.

I have a now 4.5yr old and tried both.. dries and shrinks and cracks... and the resin adheres to the play doh 'mold box'

It is ok for maksing, but silly putty is better, It is a good holder for small parts/assemblies while drying and airbrushing.

Justin (the boy) says I should add a tank smiley..

Mike

I can't believe you guys would take your kid's Play-Doh away from them for your models. For shame.

Howdy prop,

'Play-Doh' is essentially a formible or maleable agent that you can use for a number of things. A couple of which have been mentioned here already. It has a 'timed' life, but is fairly inexpensive and easy to use (just ask your kids ).

Tread.

Play dohs can be used as a ballast for those nasty tail sitters!

IMHO - I think shanon-red's got the best use for it.
When it dries - it cracks. If resin sticks to it, you're sunk. the dough I have played with leaves a film on whatever you stick it to, so I wouldn't use it for soft camo.

I have used play doh and I agree that it is nat very practical to use. But since it seems you already have a supply of it through your little one, you may as well make use of it.

It shrinks and warps when it dries. So best is to make use of the oldest play doh that you have, ones which are almost dry and no longer used by your child. My experience is that the best results are achieved when they are used to produce small parts such as cobble stones, bricks, or even as plaster applied on walls.

Among the pictures I have in mya gallery you may find the dio/vignette I called Preparation for the Ardennes, and the coblle stone street is made of almost dry play doh, shaped into small sheets and cut into small cubes with a modelling knife. (Though I must warn that it requires a lot of patience to apply them on the base!) This way they all vary a bit in size and height and I believe makes for a more realistic appearence.

I also provide here a link to my own website tthat I have been trying to build. There you may find more pictures of this dio&vignette and another one that I have used play doh in addition to dirt and cat litter a lot to produce the debris.


Happy modeling!

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