Superboy. Why they didn't go with this sculpt to start with I have no idea...




Superboy and Deathstroke.

My latest one, John Stewart Green Lantern. Base is a Hal Jordan Green Lantern with a Captain Atom head what was modified.

Work looks really good. I would suggest a few things if I may:

- I see youre using the OOMOO from Smooth On so Im going to assume your dont have a pressure pot setup for making molds? If you do have a pressure pot setup I would suggest using one of the platinum grade silicones they sell at Smooth On. Your molds will last substantially longer using the platinum cure silicones than that OOMOO which is very low strength and tends to tear very easily.

- Something Casmir hit me off too was using Testors Dullcote to take the shine off of figures and to seal them. Again not sure if you want the gloss look or not but Dullcote is a great sealer and it will smooth out the finish of your figures nicely.

Im really impressed by your work. Looks like youre using Pactra tape or something along those lines for the fine detailing and your work is super clean as a result. Great work.

Also sorry if the forums are a bit dead, but things have slowed down here quite a bit over the last year or so, but welcome anyhow and thanks for sharing your work, I know folks will love to see your stuff cuz its really good.

hey, i remember you. lol

figures look great.

Thanks, Slade was sculpted over an Aquaman upper body and head with Sports Master legs. Blue Beetle was sculpted over a Kid Flash body with Aqualad arms and a Flash head.


 Some great advice, thanks! I don't have a pot and I live in an APT so unless I shell out for a high-end compressor it might not go over so well, but I'd love to have one

 I have the OOMOO because I was told it worked well with NOVOCS....My plan is to make some molds with the NOVOCS so they shrink down and I have a scale appropriate figure for Beast Boy, Klarion, Billy Batson and maybe a season one scale Robin. I haven't tried it out with the NOVOCS yet, I want to find out if it works with Dragon Skin because the OOMOO is too rigid and doesn't do well with the small undercut details. Have anyone of you used NOVOCS with Dragon Skin? 

 I don't use Testors really, I had some miss haps and now I try and stick with water based acrylics for the most part. The paint job on Red Hood is a prime example of that... I had some paint issues and it resulted in some botched paint that won't fully dry now. I tried a few things I saw online to try and fix it and none of them worked So what do you guys do when this happens to you, is there a way to fix it?

Lastly Yes I use the Pactra tape. I like the clean lines it gives, but I don't like using it. I find I need to clean off the adhesive and superglue it down, which can be messy, otherwise it won't hold. My batgirl is a mess because of that. Do you guys have any tips or other products that could work, maybe one that follows curves a little better? 

 Hey there! yes, you are the direct reason I found this awesome forum! Thanks!

Ugh...yeah..I got a bit ahead of myself with him...He's a hot mess. I started sculpting over a Superboy body with Greenstuff and it was very rough as the greenstuff I used didn't take sanding very well. I then switched over to Apoxie Sculpt, but a lot of the detail work had already been done. I did what I could and the body itself isn't too bad it's the head that haunts me, lol. It was one of my 1st attempts at a head sculpt...I will need to re-visit him soon

Thanks for all the kind words everyone.

" I don't use Testors really, I had some miss haps and now I try and stick with water based acrylics for the most part. The paint job on Red Hood is a prime example of that... I had some paint issues and it resulted in some botched paint that won't fully dry now. I tried a few things I saw online to try and fix it and none of them worked So what do you guys do when this happens to you, is there a way to fix it?"

Basically whats happening is, whatever paint you're using has solvents in it to keep it liquid or maybe the spray you use to seal it has solvents in it and when you spray the figure, the solvents are essentially melting the plastic underneath. Okay melting isnt the proper terminology but whats happening is its breaking down the plastic chemically and releasing oil from the plastic which then creates the always sticky issue. You wanna use acrylics pretty much across the board because like you said they are water based and wont contribute to this issue. Also when you use Dullcote you need to pay attention to the directions and hold the can far away and go over it in light coats so you dont have the stuff pooling up on the figure which helps the solvents evaporate more easily and cuts down on the chemical breakdown of the plastics resulting in the sticky mess.

Oh and as far as the Pactra tape not sticking, yeah Ive had that happen before where the adhesive isnt always so great and also have to use super glue on occasion. 

Keep up the good work sir, really enjoy what I'm seeing from you.