President of the Assembly, Planet of the Apes

[jessica]

Hi and welcome to the crazy world of customizing. The goal I guess is to be able to be a really great sculptor. I want to make a successful mold and cast. Once I make a mold, I can then sell replicas in resin...which will give me more ca$h to fund my expen$ive hobbie$. I will shrink a select few of them to Mego scale...but again that needs more chimpchange.

You will not believe this, but I have downsized my sculpting tools. I use an exacto knife, a wooden toothpick (one end is blunt and sanded smooth--the other end is just left sharp), a medium sized paint brush and 99% isopropyl alcohol (for smoothing down the sculpts), and a box of sculpey firm. That's it. And also the will to make it so.

You just have to start. It will look like crap at first, but you get better with each successive sculpt.

[renegade]

can you bake that since it has a plastic "skull". I would think it would melt and the eyes of the original head would melt.

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Thanks for the reply Jessica. Well, the expense of the tools and materials to get started shouldn't be my excuse for not trying LOL. My problem would be finding the time to dedicate to it..... and then the sewing of the costumes. I may have to try my hand at something soon..... something simple. Anyway, I look forward to learning more .

[jessica]

can you bake that since it has a plastic "skull". I would think it would melt and the eyes of the original head would melt.

These vinyl heads make it through 270 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Their structure holds fine and there's no sign of melting. Never tried it with Mego heads though...those seem more fragile...these are the 1:6 scale vinyl heads I am baking.

[alex]

briiliant stuff, hows link getting on

[jessica]

crap crap crap! she was too small. I have destroyed her.

[renegade]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo

[jessica]

I'm going to try sculpting this guy in 1:6 scale. Does anybody know if he's been sculpted at 1:6 scale?

[renegade]

Dang Jessica , I know you women love 12 inches, but us 8 inch guys need love too. LMAO

[jessica]

size does matter doesn't it?

[alex]

who's the pointy ear guy from?

[renegade]

Jes, this is the MEGO museum, everyone here wants a little head.

[jessica]

Jes, this is the MEGO museum, everyone here wants a little head.

[jessica]

who's the pointy ear guy from?

i think he's from star wars. he's wearing a gorilla vest from the original Planet of the Apes movie. I guess he's supposed to be some kind of bounty hunter??

Current state. I need to bake at this stage so that I can further build up the shape of his head. The clay is misbehaving...

[jessica]

Have to do the other side of his head now.
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Whoo! He's done!