Best Air dry clay?

[NoDivision]

There are only 2 hazard warnings on Apoxie sculpt, which are pretty minor

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H320 Causes eye irritation

They recommend wearing disposable gloves while working with it (I don't personally but I know I don't have an allergic reaction to it) but that's really the only safety precaution that would be necessary. That and don't touch it and then touch your eyes and you should be fine You can always buy the smallest size they offer and see if you like it or if it gives you any issues.

[NsMLPonies]

There are only 2 hazard warnings on Apoxie sculpt, which are pretty minor

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H320 Causes eye irritation

They recommend wearing disposable gloves while working with it (I don't personally but I know I don't have an allergic reaction to it) but that's really the only safety precaution that would be necessary. That and don't touch it and then touch your eyes and you should be fine You can always buy the smallest size they offer and see if you like it or if it gives you any issues.

That's great to know! Ty! I guess I'll get some Apoxie sculpt for my customs. I'm going to make Batman ponies, so I def. Need some clay for their costumes.

[BlackCurtains]

If you do decide to use gloves, go with vinyl. Latex sticks like crazy.

[NsMLPonies]

If you do decide to use gloves, go with vinyl. Latex sticks like crazy.

I'll keep this in mind. Ty!

[Safflower]

Has anyone used paper clay?

Paper clay is air dry clay with paper fibers in it, basically. Not all air dry clays are paper clays, but a lot are. For example, Hearty and Mermaid Puffy are air dry clays Paper clays are just like regular air dry clay, at least the ones I have used.

[NsMLPonies]

apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now

I can't use Apoxie sculpt because of the chemicals in it. I just use any air drying clay I can get my hands on; like DAS.

Do you use the DAS terracotta type of clay? I know that they have regular air dry clay, but from what I've read it's not very good.

[bright rabbit 1]

apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now

I can't use Apoxie sculpt because of the chemicals in it. I just use any air drying clay I can get my hands on; like DAS.

Do you use the DAS terracotta type of clay? I know that they have regular air dry clay, but from what I've read it's not very good.

I only use the White DAS clay. Sometimes I use creation station air drying clay, or Staedtler Fimo Air Basic drying clay (so far I've found and brought flesh color clay, and terracotta clay)

[NsMLPonies]

Ty everyone! I ended up using Model Air for now. It seems to be working pretty well so far. It only broke when i literally ripped a clay mask off of a pony, and even then I STILL haven't gotten the whole mask to come off. So I guess that it works pretty well.

[CustomsRfun]

I'm using MILIPUT 2-components epoxy clay.

Dries in a night and rock hard afterwards. It also glues by itself to the pony body.
It exists in several colors (white, black, terracotta), main difference is the price.
I usually takes the terracotta as it's the cheapest and I paint it afterwards anyway...

[Mahna]

Several years back before getting distracted and wandering away for a while, I did a bunch of ponies using miliput green stuff epoxy clay ( I had a couple tubes for wargaming) and that stuff lasts damn near forever. I did my own versions of the 4 ponies of the apocalypse plus a couple custom fallout ponies and I have never attempted to take any care of them just toss them in a box and move across country a couple times bounce them around without a care.

Green stuff takes a bit of getting used to like any other clay but it remains flexible for years without damaging.

[bright rabbit 1]

I'm using MILIPUT 2-components epoxy clay.

Dries in a night and rock hard afterwards. It also glues by itself to the pony body.
It exists in several colors (white, black, terracotta), main difference is the price.
I usually takes the terracotta as it's the cheapest and I paint it afterwards anyway...

Will it work repairing a pony's body?

[Mahna]

It should, it all depends on how big the repair is.

One of my customs was chosen because the dog chewed on it. If you click on the link you can see my very crude sculpting job for the one wing and ear (warning I only needed to fix one wing). My sculpting abilities are not indicative of the ability of miliput to hold detail merely my lack of skill at the time.  https://nevwyn18.deviantart.com/gallery/35490281/Morning-Glory

I didn't pin or glue anything in place I just smoothed the miliput over the edges and let it dry the epoxy in it has done all the work holding it for about six years now. As long as you are not trying to go over a gap that the putty will want to fall into then milliput can fix it no problem. If you do need to cross a large gap Miliput will still work but what you will need to do is roll it into a flat sheet and cure for about half an hour so that it is stiff and then carefully put it in place. Miliput is very easy to deform when it is fresh but still very workable for 30-45 minutes if what you are trying to do is carve flat shapes to place onto a surface.

Just keep in mind that it is an epoxy so it likes to stick to things so vaseline is your friend for both your fingers and your tools.