Just quick note for anyone looking for Clay Shapers, we are now stocking them in our online store. We have most of the imgages of the different tools up but...
You have individual shapers for sale? Outstanding! Ordering mail order thus far, I have only been able to order complete sets, but I had a specific shaper...
I'm a complete newbie when it comes to sculpting greenstuff. Do you guys have any advice on how to create cowboy hats and baseball caps for figs? Found any...
I just played around with different putty mixes. I ended up with a little Alien Dude. Find it on http://modeleo.tripod.com/id27.html The tips I got from here...
I live in the suburbs and could >not< find a store that even knew what one was! As for my breaking them, it was purely my own stupidity. Both times, I had...
Howdy Ok folks, our little contest over at the da-warpath.com seems to have hit a bump in the road. The Admin that received our photo submissions has been awol...
Hi everyone, I've made some changes to my site, including a thumbnail gallery instead of the big picture gallery I had before, and I've added 10 figures to my...
I personally find cowboy hats difficult, I have had a number of these to do and it doesn't get any easier. I would be intersted to see other comments on doing...
On the couple of hats I've done like this, I've used the "wrap-around" method. I usually start out with a thin roll, stick one end to the hat, and stretch it...
Usually, i cut the top of the head off to flatten it out, then put a flattened-circle brim on, then build up the centre of the hat. Jaunty angles optional......
I've only made a cowboy hat once -- I think I made a (rather thick) disc for a brim, smoothed it and tweaked it for quite a while, then added the. . . um. . ....
In a message dated 12/2/2004 8:31:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... The pics are a little blurry to tell too much, but the pose and general anatomy look good. ...
In a message dated 12/2/2004 8:31:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Looks good, and much easier to load. If you could reduce the memory size of your pictures,...
Bob Ridolfi showed me years ago that he takes thin brass sheet, takes a paper hole punch, cuts out a brass circle. Then attaches this to the flat head and...
It's hard to see because of the photo quality I'm afraid though my impression is that you're improving. One note on mechanical bits: make sure all edges are...
Further to Bobby Jacksons comments about making hat rims out of brown stuff.. Having seen some really nice figures sculpted from what appeared to be 'brown...
Tony, mix the green and brown half and half or so and you will still get the feel you like but should not have that problem. Jeff V ... -- Life's journey is...
Good evening all! With grim determination I've slogged away at my vip entry this week. I'm starting to like the way he's coming along, maybe a little too much...
wow, looks really good! how long do you sculpt miniatures? ... From: "Justin" <acomediandied@...> To: <1listSculpting@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday,...
Thanks! Do you mean how long have I been sculpting? on and off about 8 months, this is my 6th original sculpt. I,ve played with putty for conversions pretty...
Excellent work! I'll leave the concept etc. comments to Alan since he's the one taking care of your VIP project. :) One note, Make sure the left arm will not...
... week. I'm starting to like ... loathed to 'sci-fi' him ... having casting facilities ... detail the casts! ah well.... ... this y'know!) ... Looking really...
Hello all, I came across a yahoo photo album full of great looking sculpts done by Lars. I dont know if he is a group member, but if so congratulations Lars!...
Since we got on this, I wanted to add, that my 25 watt bulb went out and I had no more. I tried a 60 watt bulb and found that my "drying" sculpts got a...
I uploaded my "It's all over but the crying (or basing, as the case may be)" VIP 8 pics to the Photos section. I've a nasty undead meanie and a wand weilding...
Hi, I too use a putty oven, except mine is just a desk lamp with a flexible neck that I bend down to the figure. The lamp uses a 75 watt bulb, and so far I...