sculpy on a mego body?

[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.

[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!

[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.

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

thanks guys!

[dr_cyclops]

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

[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.

[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.