Question about adding horns to a figure

[MeerkatMego]

I have a Barbie figure that I'm trying to custom into a female demon and I need to place horns on her. Any suggestions for what to use or how to attact it? I'd like to place them on the forehead near the hairline, closer to the temples.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Epoxy putty. They might not stick so good on their own, but a bit of superglue once the epoxy hardens'ss hold them on.

Don C.

[SeattleEd]

What I would personally do is if you are going to make the horns out of epoxy putty start with a base.


-Get an eye screw, the smallest size.
-Cut off where the loop starts so you have just the screw portion and mold a horn around that. So it will depend on the size of the horn but if you want tiny horns then get the tiny screws which they do make.
-One you have your horn sculpted and dried, sand it down to shape and smoothness. If you have a throwaway head, then test it on there by screwing into place so the curvature of the base flushes with the shape of the forehead or crown, depending on where you are placing the horn.
-Once you are happy with the results, paint the horn and seal.
-Once dry, make sure you are happy with the location of placement of horns, mark tiny dot of center of location, screw the horn into the vinyl head.
-Once all the way down, unscrew just a tiny bit so that you can put a couple of drops of superglue to the head, then screw back down and hold firmly, but not too firmly in place.

Hope this helps.

[thunderbolt]

sculpted these out of Sculpey bend and flex so they don't break on a shelf dive, superglued into place,

[MeerkatMego]

Thanks guys. Those are some good ideas.