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 Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:13 am
Ello there! biggrin Yes im a noob at sculpting (well for the most part..) & im currently starting to work with makeing & altering action figures. Ive heard good things about stuff like Apoxie sculpt clay from magazines but everything ive seen with it is statues or bust's or minor details on action figures...Is it posoble to use Apoxie for a movable action figure? (One with the posability of say..the Spiderman 2 figure xd ) Or would i need to get into plastics & stuff? sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:18 am
i salute you for working with action figures man thats tough
but im sorry i cant help you i usually work with sculpy
but if you wiki it you might get some help
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:27 am
For Highly posable figures, you might want to give Milliput or Green Stuff a try....Try a google search for these and where to find them. These are epoxy compounds that solidify to basically plastic.
For less posable figures, I use Super Sculpy. This you can find in any Craft supply store. This stuff is a type of clay that needs to be baked or air-dried to harden it. It is a good sculpting material, but after baking it is slightly more fragile.
Hope that helps ya out a bit!
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:16 pm
Hi! I have read that Apoxie is the best thing to use to figurines. It is a two-part epoxy unlike materials like Sculpy. Why it is good for figurines is that it has a 1-3 hour window of maleability after being mixed so you have time to put it in place. After it is cured it can be sanded, carved, whatever you like. As for with moveable joints, you will need to build your own joints if you want to create very precise figurines. Neodynium magnets are the simplest method for that. Another tool I've found invaluable is a good handheld dremmel. You can find a decent one for $20.
I would say start your figurine endevours by dissassembling a preexisting figurine, modding it and rebuilding. This will also give you a good sense of how figurines are put together.
BTW I got my Apoxie from www.avesstudio.com. I might recommend getting the Apoxie cleaning solution also if you are gonna stick with this.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:13 am
I use Aves Apoxy sculpt for most of my statue work and I love it. I do recomend getting the cleaning solution....it will save you a lot of heartbreak sweatdrop A Dremmel is also a must.
Also you might want to mod a few figures first to see if you like it and then you can worry about makeing a figure from scratch....I know alot of times you start with something new and get so far ahead of yourself thinking about complicated things you're not ready for....from personal experience it can get overwellming...so start simple and have fun.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:04 pm
Never use sculpy on plasitc, it dissolves it. I learned the hard way. stressed
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