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I had a qestion and when i am using sculpey it tells u to blowdry it to get hard but it gets soffter when i do it. some one help me.

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try FIMO. it is softer, I find, or you can buy a harder version. you usually don't need to blowdry it soft if you store it right. it works the exact same as sculpey, and you can buy it at tge same places. it cooks at a different temperature though, remember that.

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iv got some of each fimo, hard and soft, soft is really soft and hard neeeds to be worked a bit for it to become squigy enough to work with. fimo usually cooks at about 130 degrees celcius, just informin the people.

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another ? is how do u harden resin in a mold????!?

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resin hardens by itself dosnt it?

 

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Yes it does, but it takes a certain amount of time depending on what resin it is.

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so the plastic just gets hard like a lego but how does it stay soft and the stuff u use to make a mold... does it come with the resin or resin kit???!?

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Resin is usually a 2 part mixture (1 part is the resin itself, the other part is the actual hardner). Whilst they remain seperated they WONT harden. It's only when they mix together the chemical reaction between the 2 will make them set (harden) over a given amount of time.

Sculpey needs temperature to harden (oven or blowdry). If you blowdry it though, it may not FULLY harden all the way through. Also, don't hold the sculpey in your hands whilst blowdrying. Not only will your fingers get hot, but the pressure of your fingers will also distort the shape of the sculpy.

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It is always a good idea to blowdry while creating an object and then cooking it in an oven when it is done to ensure that it is hard.

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what part of the resin do you use for the mold ??!?

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To make the mold you use silicone not resin.

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if i wanted to make a rather large head piece what's a good material?

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Sculpey should work fine,Makar,

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How do you make a mold?

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Wrong place to ask that.

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Can you but sheet styrene at a Wal-Mart or a Hobby Lobby?

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Probably just the latter.

Also, I think green stuff (two part epoxy putty, blue/yellow) works well for sculpting.

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I recently bought some liquid sculpy, is that good or bad?

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am i the only person who cant access the redbean website?

whenever i click the link it takes me to a different website that gives me pop-ups

...sorry that posted twice for some reason....

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Don't know what website you're talking about, or what that has to do with this article. Can you elaborate - give a link, something?

 

 

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I think hes talking about the old red bean studios web site.  If so than I don't think that website is up anymore and has transformed into brickforge.

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Epoxy, although self-hardening, isn't good for beginners for sculpting. easily stretched, and reeeeaaallllyyyy sticky unless dunked in water, this material was originally intended to fill gaps in metal warhammer models whilst still being aethstetically pleasing.  many still master the secrets locked away within the gooey mess however, so it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

Fimo Is very good for people who don't want their models to harden when they aren't home.  it's a lot harder to blowdry-harden, however, due to its high heat tolerance (like pork demon said, 130 C, and 265 F)

my two cents.

-yeroc

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Epoxy, although self-hardening, isn't good for beginners for sculpting. easily stretched, and reeeeaaallllyyyy sticky unless dunked in water, this material was originally intended to fill gaps in metal warhammer models whilst still being aethstetically pleasing.  many still master the secrets locked away within the gooey mess however, so it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

I exclusively use self-hardening two-part sculpting material -- Apoxie Sculpt and Fixit Sculpt. 'Mastering' it isn't really difficult. Most action figure customizers that I know also use it, as to almost all modellers (although greenstuff is popular with modellers as well).

I think hes talking about the old red bean studios web site.  If so than I don't think that website is up anymore and has transformed into brickforge.

Ah, yes. Redbean's store is now located here.

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ah, thats right. damien, do you use the gray-black two part mix or the blue-yellow two part mix?

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Blue-yellow, for me. I don't think I've ever seen a gray-black mix.

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gray-black mix is supposedly less sticky, and is meant for the "marionette" minatures supplied by reaper.  more for sculpting, less for sticky gap-filling.  its great stuff.  i think Deathstickman also had a topic on it as well...

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I've been trying to make a quiver for my lego archer, and I've got every thing but the neck peice just right. I made one once but it was to thick, and I don't like the minifig to be so tall.  Do you have any tips on how to do this?

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I made one once but it was to thick, and I don't like the minifig to be so tall.  Do you have any tips on how to do this?

Try making one that fits the circumference of the lower portion of the minifig HEAD instead of neck-peg. Sort of like how the official LEGO beard piece works. The head will slide down into it, instead of resting on top of it. Thus, you won't get any extra height.

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