Fortifying Sculpy

Posted in Custom Workstation

Hey all, I'm very new to this site and am probably missing where this has been answered before. I have an abdominal/torso piece I used sculpey to make, because it's what I've got at the moment, and I was wondering if anyone had a trick or two for strengthening it. if not, I'll use it as a master for pulling a mold, but i'd really like to work with what I've got. I'm thinking some kind of soak or surface treatment, that sort of thing. any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Posted by TheRubicon

on Friday, July 6, 2018

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TheRubicon -

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Success on the Green-Stuff Torso, even used it for hair and body bits on another figure. what's the etiquette regarding posting WIP pics and so on? looking for some social advice regarding the culture here on FigureRealm.

Henchmen4Hire -

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

You can start your own WIP topic if you want, and post as much detail about the process as you like.

I think I accidentally gave many customizers the bad habit of posting WIP as part of their submission to the Showcase haha, but I don't mind if it's just one pic.

TheRubicon -

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Thanks. your WIP posts showed me a thing or two, that's for sure. on the topic of materials; what would you, or anyone, suggest for making little belts that are flexible or even elastic?

Henchmen4Hire -

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Electrical tape. Cut a strip that's 3 times as wide as you need, then fold in a third, and fold in the other third on top. This is so the edges look "finished" instead of just being a raw cut edge of tape that would collect debris.

If you want it textured, just use a textured tape.

Henchmen4Hire -

Friday, July 6, 2018

I suggest you make a cast because Sculpey gets cracks after a while.

When I've used Sculpey to make large parts/statues, I always used some armature, so if I ever drop the piece it might split/crack in places, but at least it would stay in one piece.

TheRubicon -

Friday, July 6, 2018

That's exactly what I'm worried about. any suggestions on the final material? I'll probably just use more sculpey to make the mold, but I'm not sure what to use for the final part. I'm pretty new at the fabrication side of things, been boil/pop/cut/glue/etc since childhoods broken GI Joes. lol

Henchmen4Hire -

Friday, July 6, 2018

That part of this hobby is too expensive for me, can't afford to experiment. If you have money to burn, for the casting material try some Flex 70 or Flex 80 made by Alumilite. That material should be stiff but with some flex, like action figure heads. 70 is "like a car tire" and 80 "is like a rollerblade wheel". I only tried Flex 30 and it was great for super flexible skirt pieces.

TheRubicon -

Sunday, July 8, 2018

All your advice considered, I'm just making another out of Green Stuff and whittling it down, lol. Some day I shall own Apoxy Sculpt!!

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