Floridaboy68: Boing...Boing....Boing....RIBBIT!!

[digitaldragoon]

That mustache just makes him. Great job!

[floridaboy68]

Thanks guys. I got really lucky with the 'stache on the first try. I thought for sure I would have to get it after multiple tries. It's such a pencil thin line I didn't want to sculpt one on.

[grx1]

Great Swordsman!! What's your recipe? Really nice paint work.

[floridaboy68]

Thanks grx1: Bullseye torso/head and legs, Wolverine arms and a sword from a Great Adventures knight. I smoothed over the "bullseye" on his forehead with sculpey, than cut out the little wing thingee from foam.

[floridaboy68]

Norman Osborn (from Thunderbolts in Secret Invasion)

[ghcustoms]

Dec 17, 2009 15:44:21 GMT -5 floridaboy68 said:

Norman Osborn (from Thunderbolts in Secret Invasion)

fantastic paint job .. how do you get it so perfect? what paints do you use? any info on brushes would be great too .... thanks
also reading back i see you use sculpey?? is there a store you get it at or online ... can you paint over it or must you use specific colors?
again any guidance is appreciated

[floridaboy68]

Thanks gh! I don't know about "perfect" though. Sometimes I just get lucky and the hand is really steady...other times, not so much.

I have come to like Folk Arts acrylic paints that I find at Micheal's craft stores. Wal-Mart has them too, but not as good a variety. "Yayadad" does some amazing work with Tamiya paints, but I can't find those around here.

Brushes are nothing special really...find them at Micheal's too. I don't use the expensive ones that some of the guys here use. You could get better info on those from "MutieJoe". That dude has serious skills.

Sculpey: Micheal's for like $2. You can paint it too. Personally, I'm not a big sculptor, so I use it for smaller details like Wonder Man's visor, Bird-Man's neck collar and filling in holes. I have used it more on my latest projest that I hope to post today. The thing about it though, you can't make real big/thick details cause it will crack. Some of the guys in here use a 2-part epoxy that I want to try. There's a link in the "Need help customizing" thread. Lots of other good info there too.
www.avesstudio.com/Products/products.html
www.figurerealm.com/customtutorial.php
Good luck and get to posting your stuff!

[ghcustoms]

THANKS THANKS THANKS ... grateful for the info ... just posted my first pic over in GH Customs ....

[darthtom]

Random tip, since Michaels was mentioned. Go to AC Moore's website. Store locator. Find your store, print a coupon. It's either 40% or 50% any non-sale item. Every penny counts, right?

Michaels accepts ACM coupons.

[weslae]

Thanks for making that. I was the only one that voted for him.

[floridaboy68]

Well weslae, you are my favorite post-er after all!

Glad you enjoyed it. Guess I'll have to do Chameleon next since nobody else who said they were going to make him (I'm looking your way jestergoblin!!) has so far.

[floridaboy68]

Weight Watchers Santa Claus


Constrictor

[the7thcynic]

Crazy awesome Constrictor!

Whats the recipe?

[YayaDad]

Wow, no kidding. Constrictor is really good. Hey, Santa coulda used that lightsaber to control his portion size.

[floridaboy68]

Can you imagine how easy it would be to carve a turkey with a lightsaber?!?

Glad you guys like Constrictor.
Recipe: New Black Spidey legs and torso...I sculpey'd over the chest and back to give him a smooth surface. Arms are from a Wolverine with the blades sliced off. Head is a Loki with the "skull cap thingee" removed...had to sculpey in the rest of his head cause there's a huge divot there, and the mask is sculpey too. The whips are from an old Lex Luthor accessory I had laying around.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays and gets tons of SHS from Obi-Claus!!