shrinking parts
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shrinking parts

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Is there a way to shrink parts down without making a mold of them? I have a spartan head I need to shrink a bit.

Posted by somebody1
on Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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somebody1 -
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Actually the heat gun is how I got this thing apart. I'm tearing down the halo reach statue and making a custom figure of my friend's character. Sadly she now uses Kat's helmet which I don't have.
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pock63 -
Saturday, February 19, 2011
You could control it if you used a heat gun and tested it on a different part of the same figure first.
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MetalAlchemist -
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Ok, I agree with pock; the thing is that even if the plastic shrinks, it is not a controlled "shrinkage" (if this is the word) it is only accidental, so most chances are you will mess up your nice plastic head.
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somebody1 -
Friday, February 18, 2011
I had that happen when I was curing some sculpty on a figure I got off topnotch in a trade. Which really sUUcked cause the figure was a deal and a new one is like 80.00. Not only did it shrink but it warped. Actually the part I needed to shrink isn't being used anymore but now its a head I don't have an extra of lol.
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pock63 -
Friday, February 18, 2011
Some kinds of plastic do shrink when you cook them. I had this happen on an early custom of mine before I knew what I was doing.
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MetalAlchemist -
Friday, February 18, 2011
I don't think there is a way. The plastic part you have has already dried up and reached it's final form
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