Sculpting Q's

[Englishgothgirl]

Sculpting Q's

I use Milliput at the mo as its the only reasonable priced thing I can get hold of in UK

I've been tempted with Fimo, how good is it and how hard is it using a clay that needs cooking?
I only customise G1's so no magnet worries...

Also people that use milliput and fimo etc how do you attatch sculpting to your pony, when you're not doing full body sculpts, just accessories and embelishments etc? Do you glue it on or just try to sculpt it on?

How much better is sculpey / apoxie sculpt?
I would love to try it but its soooo expensive in UK

[Kazzellin]

Frankly, the only reason I even have Apoxie is because it doesn't need baking. *shrug*

Comparatively, both work just as well.

You do need to warm up/knead Sculpey for a bit before it's nice and workable, and if it cools down too much it becomes difficult to work with, but you should be able to warm it up again by cupping the palm of your hand over the area. It's totally reworkable until it's baked, too, which is something of a plus. The down side is, until a section is baked, you have to be very careful of where your fingernails are going when adding details on. Nothing increases the "aaugh!" level of sculpting like discovering a fingernail imprint in the middle of some detailing that took hours to complete.

Magnet or no, be sure to have a layer of cardboard between the pony and the baking sheet/whatever you're using for a baking surface; hooves don't like hot surfaces. Also, it's a good idea to bake the head along side the body, even if you don't have anything on the head; that way, if the body shrinks a bit from the heat, the head shrinks along with it. You can bake multiple times, if needed, just make sure to keep an eye on the temp and times; it can vary from one block of clay to the next.

Have fun!

[AngelBlue]

I use apoxie - it's quite reasonable from ebay you can get 4lbs for about £41 and it goes a long way

I'm in the UK too btw.

[salemsparkler]

I like Fimo, because you can get it in the right colours already - but it needs a bit of "working" as well, before you can start sculpting.
Baking in the oven, does not seem to be a problem as Fimo does not need super high temperatures.
It is just quite expensive compared to the other stuff.

xx

[Marionette]

I plan to try molding pieces out of Fimo or perhaps Sculpey (since those are what I have on hand) on the pony, carefully transferring the clay (sans pony) onto a sheet to bake, and then gluing it onto the pony. I'm just really leery of putting a pony in the oven under any circumstance. I doubt the bond will be as sturdy as if it were baked on, but that way I don't have to heat more plastic than is necessary.