Comments on: Make your own plastic action figures http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures Helping make plastics more accessible to the hobbyist Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dayle Maddison http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-3048 Dayle Maddison Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:34:10 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-3048 Have tried again and found a good solution to the breaking problem, will post again when figures are strung together Have tried again and found a good solution to the breaking problem, will post again when figures are strung together

]]> By: Adrian http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-3044 Adrian Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:28:15 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-3044 p.s in im in poland bzianka near rzeszow p.s in im in poland bzianka near rzeszow

]]> By: Adrian http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-3043 Adrian Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:22:14 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-3043 can i youse modeline too or make jionts out of modeline and harden it and put it thoogeter p.s where could i get sculpy 3 a polymer clay in poland plzz tell me somboedy i dream of making action figers and another p.s im 10 years old can i youse modeline too or make jionts out of modeline and harden it and put it thoogeter p.s where could i get sculpy 3 a polymer clay in poland plzz tell me somboedy i dream of making action figers and another p.s im 10 years old

]]> By: Dayle Maddison http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-2990 Dayle Maddison Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:03:27 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-2990 I made a fully poseable figure from sculpey last year, strung with elastic, with pin and hinge knees and elbows, It lasted about a month and then began to break apart, I am still trying to perfect the figure, it was 8 inched high and will be dressed in custom clothes a bit like mego action figures, I have some photos and will try to post them Will keep trying I made a fully poseable figure from sculpey last year, strung with elastic, with pin and hinge knees and elbows, It lasted about a month and then began to break apart, I am still trying to perfect the figure, it was 8 inched high and will be dressed in custom clothes a bit like mego action figures, I have some photos and will try to post them
Will keep trying

]]> By: Kyle Medeiros http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-2076 Kyle Medeiros Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:48:44 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-2076 Would it work to sculpt all the basic seperate parts of the action figure, like hinges, axels for the hinges, ball joints, etc, depending on how posable you want it, including the face on the head, then bake the clay,let it cure, and afterward, use a hairdryer to loosen up the plastic, put the figure together with the loose plastic, let it cure again, then add other pieces on the character, I.E. if he had long hair, you would sculpt that, and then boil all the other parts on, and then paint it with acrylic paint? That's what I'm planning on doing, even though it would be time consuming. Would it work to sculpt all the basic seperate parts of the action figure, like hinges, axels for the hinges, ball joints, etc, depending on how posable you want it, including the face on the head, then bake the clay,let it cure, and afterward, use a hairdryer to loosen up the plastic, put the figure together with the loose plastic, let it cure again, then add other pieces on the character, I.E. if he had long hair, you would sculpt that, and then boil all the other parts on, and then paint it with acrylic paint? That’s what I’m planning on doing, even though it would be time consuming.

]]> By: Aseiv http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-1553 Aseiv Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:29:23 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-1553 How to make the shape of that figure?i still don't understand. How to make the shape of that figure?i still don’t understand.

]]> By: Diane B. http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-1214 Diane B. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-1214 Polymer clays are often used to make figures and other sculpts (from simple and whimsical ones to quite realistic and/or elegant ones, etc). But the 3 lines from the Polyform company called original Sculpey (boxed), SuperSculpey (flesh-boxed), and Sculpey III (colors, pkgs) are more brittle after curing in any thin or projecting areas than the other brands/lines of polymer clay. They can still be used (especially SuperSculpey) if that's kept in mind (and perhaps with wire or other armatures underneath) and in fact often are used, especially by those who simply want to paint over their clay sculpts rather than using colored clays. The longer polymer clays are cured, the stronger they'll be though no matter which brand so baking SS a long time will make it less brittle (though also darken it). The "stronger" polymer clays available in the U.S. are brands/lines like Premo, Kato PolyClay, FimoClassic, Cernit, SuperSculpey-Firm, and to a lesser degree FimoSoft. Those clays will have surfaces that are a little less "hard" than the more brittle ones, but that gives strength... if those are stressed when thin, they'll simply bend rather than snapping. (Lots of info on brands, baking, figures, etc, at my site glassattic.com, if anyone is interested.) Polymer clays are often used to make figures and other sculpts (from simple and whimsical ones to quite realistic and/or elegant ones, etc). But the 3 lines from the Polyform company called original Sculpey (boxed), SuperSculpey (flesh-boxed), and Sculpey III (colors, pkgs) are more brittle after curing in any thin or projecting areas than the other brands/lines of polymer clay. They can still be used (especially SuperSculpey) if that’s kept in mind (and perhaps with wire or other armatures underneath) and in fact often are used, especially by those who simply want to paint over their clay sculpts rather than using colored clays. The longer polymer clays are cured, the stronger they’ll be though no matter which brand so baking SS a long time will make it less brittle (though also darken it).

The “stronger” polymer clays available in the U.S. are brands/lines like Premo, Kato PolyClay, FimoClassic, Cernit, SuperSculpey-Firm, and to a lesser degree FimoSoft. Those clays will have surfaces that are a little less “hard” than the more brittle ones, but that gives strength… if those are stressed when thin, they’ll simply bend rather than snapping.
(Lots of info on brands, baking, figures, etc, at my site glassattic.com, if anyone is interested.)

]]> By: Darryl http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-990 Darryl Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:20:11 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-990 i have some ideals to create a different type of action figures,need so suggestions i have some ideals to create a different type of action figures,need so suggestions

]]> By: captinchikin http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-965 captinchikin Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:31:32 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-965 holy crap this is the best idea ever! holy crap this is the best idea ever!

]]> By: Steve http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures/comment-page-1#comment-2 Steve Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:04:46 +0000 http://www.plasticfanatics.com/how-to/make-your-own-plastic-action-figures#comment-2 How hard does this stuff get after it is cooked? Will it make a good motor mount for model airplanes? P.S. I got the first message. ;) How hard does this stuff get after it is cooked? Will it make a good motor mount for model airplanes?

P.S. I got the first message. ;)

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