Artist looking for advice.

[Gremlin517]

So I am working on making action figures of some of my paintings and I need some help. What kind of plastic/rubber do people use to make the final heads for their custom megos? I need these to be of lasting quality as they will be sold in one of the galleries that carry my work. So any ideas that anybody has would be greatly appreciated. Here are some examples of the figures that I will be making--also if anybody knows of some good bodies to use to simply add the head that would be awesome--I don't think female Mego bodies would work, but maybe somebody has some ideas...

http://xavierlopezjr517.googlepages.com/ABiggerSpalsh2.jpg/ABiggerSpalsh2-large.jpg

http://xavierlopezjr517.googlepages.com/IntoTheDeepEnd.jpg/IntoTheDeepEnd-large.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2683/236/60/1140153280/n1140153280_30435944_5259091.jpg

Thanks!

[BlackKnight]

Smooth-On - Mold Making and Casting Materials for a World of Applications! (http://www.smoothon.com)

Try the Trial Size Kit of OOMOO / Smooth Cast 300

I personally think that Over sized Heads on Mego Bodies would work out Great for You Designs.

BTW..., I really like the Little Blob Ghost thing. :grin:

[boynightwing]

I love your style of art! If you are planning to mass produce and sell them, you might want to consider making these as vinyl toys. There are a bunch of how to's online and places to get them made up.
I watched a show about it on Space (Canada's Sci-fi) and it seems to be a good way for artists such as yourself to make cool looking toys based on your art for fairly cheap costs.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2135/smash1yl5.jpg

http://www.colourlovers.com/uploads/2008/01/designer_vinyl_toys.jpg

[Gremlin517]

BlackKnight, thanks for the compliments, that one is one of my favorites as well, and thanks for the link. Isn't Smooth-on only for casting and not final product? I say this, of course before following your link...which will probably answer my question. :)

Boynightwing (Dick Grayson is my all time favorite hero, by the way) do you by any chance have any links?

Xavier-

[boynightwing]

Dick Grayson is also my favorite. :)

I do have some links for you to read through. I hope some of them will be of use. The first one seems to be the best.

Best of luck! I like your art style.

http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=117339

http://www.vinyl-toys.com/tag/making-vinyl-toys/

[Bizarro Amy]

BlackKnight, thanks for the compliments, that one is one of my favorites as well, and thanks for the link. Isn't Smooth-on only for casting and not final product? I say this, of course before following your link...which will probably answer my question. :)
Xavier-

Smooth-on makes both silicone for making molds and resin for casts.