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Post by gorerilla on Jun 9, 2011 2:41:00 GMT -5
I started this 4 weeks ago as I was figuring out how Sculpey works. It was definitely a learning experience. I found it way too soft to mold so I ended up shaping it, baking it, carving it, adding more, baking it, carving it, adding more, baking.... you get the idea. I'm almost positive the torso and legs shrank a good deal from the dozen or so trips to the toaster. Early on my son accidentally broke off the arms. This ended up being a blessing as I found it easier to carve and I ended up with a more "open" pose. I had to drill and wire the arms on as they kept breaking off. Even with the wire the arms separated but super glue did the trick. Attachments:
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 9, 2011 2:55:23 GMT -5
About 1 week ago the Tamiya paints finally arrived. So after a thick coat of primer I started painting. I got pretty frustrated as the paint wouldnt stick. It would dry and then chip or rub off very easily. I'm going to have to experiment with enamel paints. I finally just threw on enough paint to call it finished and then gave it about 20 coats of Krylon Acrylic coating to try and protect the paint. Didn't really work and it ended up giving it a glossy sheen. Called it quits and gave it to my son to play with. It's Darwin btw... My original "crouching" pose was taken from the comic when he's fighting the Shi-ar prisoner/guards. Attachments:
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 9, 2011 3:26:14 GMT -5
And now I just need Polaris. And a walking Charles. On to project #2. Attachments:
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docfairday
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Post by docfairday on Jun 9, 2011 8:51:36 GMT -5
Wow very impressive... a complete sculpt! So is this who th eblack guy qwho can adapt in Xmen first class is supposed to look like?
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Post by ghcustoms on Jun 9, 2011 9:17:47 GMT -5
that is impressive! for the "walking charles" you could try mold putty and clear cast resin ... at least for the head ... but to be fair your job on sculpting looks great to me!
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Post by floridaboy68 on Jun 9, 2011 12:03:01 GMT -5
The detail on the sculpt is awesome gorerilla. (Interesting nickname you've got there too)
You know, I had some problems with applying paint once, and I found that by applying a coat of matte finishing spray to the surface, I was able to paint over the matte afterwards. Might be worth a shot. It would be really unfortunate to waste your sculpting skills because of the paint.
Keep up the great work!
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 30, 2011 2:55:13 GMT -5
My Archangel "prototype". Because I wanted one with the skull cap and metal wings. Attachments:
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 30, 2011 3:12:02 GMT -5
The wings were sculpted with Sculpey Firm. It took a lot of experimenting to get these the way I wanted them. And then I ended up overworking them and had to force myself to stop before they got even more lopsided-ish. The head was shaven down and shaped with Sculpey. (I should've blown dried it because it got smushed a bit while I was trying to cast the mold.) Attachments:
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jestergoblin
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 30, 2011 9:43:50 GMT -5
Wow! That looks great.
How is the durability on the silicone?
I'm tempted to get a 3-D printer and seeing what I can do...
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Post by jimmyjimmyo on Jun 30, 2011 10:21:30 GMT -5
That really is an incredible piece of work.
Always impressed with the quality of customs on the forum
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 30, 2011 11:33:26 GMT -5
How is the durability on the silicone? For the silicone molds I bought a Trial Size of smooth-on's Oomoo. It doesnt have a strong tear strength and says its meant primarily for 2-D molds but I've been extremely rough with it and so far so good. I experimented with two different liquid resins: Smooth-on's Smooth-cast 300 and Amazing Casting Resin from resinobsession off ebay. Both should survive a life time of toy-box roughness which is what I had hoped for. (Giving my children baked Sculpey resulted in broken Sculpey 5 minutes later.) The Smooth-cast 300 hardens a bit more stiffer than the Casting Resin. And it captures waaayyyyyy more detail. Unbelievable detail. The Casting Resin on the other hand hardens to a smoother, softer plastic. Something more like what most of the Heroes are made of. I'm glad I bought both to try out. I liked the Casting Resin for the body and wings and the Smooth-cast 300 for the rock base. The hard part now is going to be to figure out a paint/coating combo that wont rub off. Luckily I have a lot of extras to experiment with.
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Post by jimmyjimmyo on Jun 30, 2011 11:47:25 GMT -5
For the coating try Winsor and Newton Gloss varnish as a first coat and then Testors Dullcote to take the shine off or you could go for the matt version of Winsor and newton all these items should be available at www.reuels.com
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Post by captainkennesaw on Jun 30, 2011 16:59:36 GMT -5
The thing I've seen with the Tamiya paints is that you have to wait a good long while for them to cure. Like, I paint a coat and then let it sit for 24 hours. And then another coat, another 24 hours.
It's quite likely I'm waiting longer than necessary, but I have seen that while it'll dry to touch pretty quick, it's not all that durable. The ones I've done do better the longer I wait.
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Post by gorerilla on Jun 30, 2011 18:23:53 GMT -5
acrylic or enamel tamiya paint?
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Post by captainkennesaw on Jun 30, 2011 19:50:37 GMT -5
Acrylic. Haven't tried the enamel, so I can't speak to that.
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