sculpy on a mego body?

[nobody]

I always bake sculpy at 285 for 20 minutes. I made the Super Skrull Human Torch glove today that way. I have never boiled. I may have to look into that.

[Random Axe]

All I've ever done is boil, but I'm a novice sculptor so I'm sure there are better methods. WHen I modify a head, usually four-five minutes is sufficient. Body parts will take a bit longer. The one consideration you need to keep in mind is sculptey can become brittle where magic sculpt is more sturdy. Again, I'm just going off personal results, which are generally good with the boil method.

One thing I do is wet the edges of the sculpey and conform it to the contours of the body and work it around. That gives it some hold. That's beginner advice from my end so keep that in mind.

[dr_cyclops]

Any advice on boiling sculpey? I've only baked it, but this boiling method intrests me greatly.

[C.H.O.A.M.]

thanks guys!

[johnmiic]

I used Sculpey on a Mego torso but I covered it pretty much all the way around. So the reshaping pretty much was sealed to itself w/no wiggle room to slide off the torso. Boiling it did not deform the torso.

[cactus725]

Did not attach the hands with the sculpy bit I did the feet...and no it did not melt the body when I boiled it. Also I did not do any preparation to the surface. The final product turned out great!

[dr_cyclops]

One of the reasons you get so many conflicting instructions is 'cos everyone has their own goals for what they want from their figures and different materials facilitate different techniques and designs.

Don C.

That's what I love about this board! So many different approaches. You know somewhere somebody is reading this and thinking 'That's what I've been looking for'.
Back in the 90s when I was customizing the 4-6 inch action figure scale, I often had problems with bonding the materials. On my own I experimented with a hot needle to pull melted plastic from the surface into fine hairs. Later I moved to a 'electric hot tool' with a needle point. This process is very involved and requires lots of patience. Once complete, the epoxy putty anchored to the plastic.

[ctc]

>I'm just a beginner I tells ya!

It sounds worse than it actually is. Your best bet is ALWAYS trying stuff out for yourself. Wanna see if the outy will stick to something? Slap it on and see what happens. Experimentation builds up your repitoire, and increases the versatility of what you make. It'll help you find your own style, too. One of the reasons you get so many conflicting instructions is 'cos everyone has their own goals for what they want from their figures and different materials facilitate different techniques and designs.

Don C.

[C.H.O.A.M.]

Hmmmm....

Sculpey doesn't have any real adhesive properties, so it won't stick so good to a proper body. (To that end, epoxy putty doesn't always stick so good either.) What you CAN do in some cases.... depending on what you're doing is sculpt your part on the body, carefully remove it, bake it and superglue it back on. (Same for epoxy bits that don't stick; rough up the original parts and superglue 'em back on.)

Don C.

ok now you're scaring me
I'm just a beginner I tells ya!

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Sculpey doesn't have any real adhesive properties, so it won't stick so good to a proper body. (To that end, epoxy putty doesn't always stick so good either.) What you CAN do in some cases.... depending on what you're doing is sculpt your part on the body, carefully remove it, bake it and superglue it back on. (Same for epoxy bits that don't stick; rough up the original parts and superglue 'em back on.)

Don C.

[dr_cyclops]

do I need to rough up the body surface before applying?

Yes. It is advised.

[C.H.O.A.M.]

]I used Sculpy on the chest of this custom I did...boiled it is all I did. Turned out great for me.

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/file...olfman3001.JPG

interesting... the body didn't melt then? I was afraid of ruining the figure.
did you have to prepare the surface first?
btw, did you also use sculpy for the feet and hands?

[cactus725]

]I used Sculpy on the chest of this custom I did...boiled it is all I did. Turned out great for me.

[C.H.O.A.M.]

For reworking a Mego style body, I wouldn't use anything else. Save your pennies, and buy a bigger amount. The tiny size is not the way to go. This amount may teach you how to use it, but it will not see you through a considerable project.

I only need to cover the upper body enough to carve some lines into it. a thin layer should do the trick.
do I need to rough up the body surface before applying?

[emeraldknight47]

here you go
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M00056-MOREZ...item20c1bc364a

That stuff looks pretty versatile. I may have to try some out myself to do some repair work to some ceramics....