How to add hair to an existing head?

[Brown Bear]

Hey gang,

I'm looking for some expertise/guidance here....

I have a Dick Grayson head that I want to transform into GI Joe's bionic pal Mike Powers.

All I need to do is add some cool 70's hair. I have no idea where to begin, what to use, etc in order to mold some hair onto an existing mego head.

Help!

[jimsmegos]

What I used to do was simply lop off the original hair around the hair line with an Xacto... build up the new hair with sculpy (you loose the squishy but not the look)... sculpt the new do... boil the head and sculpy to set it... paint it... seal it... display it and be proud.

Probably a crude method but that's what worked for me back then.

[emeraldknight47]

What I used to do was simply lop off the original hair around the hair line with an Xacto... build up the new hair with sculpy (you loose the squishy but not the look)... sculpt the new do... boil the head and sculpy to set it... paint it... seal it... display it and be proud.

Probably a crude method but that's what worked for me back then.

I gotta ask---why do you boil the head...?

[jessica]

I just use air-dry Apoxie. Best is to mix 1:1 and let it sit for at least 45 minutes before trying to sculpt with it because it's messy and will stick to fingers/tools without pre-wetting everything with water. If you let it cure by itself for awhile, it won't be sticky and will have a better body and it will support itself. When it's freshly mixed, it has a tendency to not hold the exact shape you sculpt it and it's frustrating.

[boss]

The hot water causes the sculpy to harden as opposed to baking in the oven.

I gotta ask---why do you boil the head...?

[jimsmegos]

The hot water causes the sculpy to harden as opposed to baking in the oven.

yep. tried doing the hair dryer way but that always took longer than my patience could handle.

[SUP-Ronin]

Dang, I'd hoped you had found a breakthrough for my own bald head.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I've used epoxy putty as well. Epoxy tends to be more rigid than the vinyl they used for the heads, and it can come off but I've had good luck gluing the epoxy bits back on with superglue. Kinda like making costumes for real people.

If at all possible, I use resin recasts for customs. Much more durable in the end, and easier to work with.

Don C.

[CrimsonGhost]

I would want to work off of a resin cast as well, but if you really want to use the vinyl, I would want to find a way to make sure the head didn't squish and break up the sculpy hair. So I would suggest either filling it with resin or sculpy or something so it is more solid. I would also premount it on a body before I sculpted the hair because you run the risk of wrecking the addition trying to put it on a body later. Once it's on the body, you can still boil it. The less handling the better.

[Brown Bear]

Thanks friends...all good advice.