Sometimes... often without success.
Actually usually without success.
I have read how to do it...
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| Author: | the_fifth_horseman [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
This is pretty basic question - I'm going to sculpt my first 100% custom-made miniature (thinking of either 54 or 108 mm scale, not sure yet), and I'm not quite sure how to do the wire skeleton so that it will allow for correct proportions when sculpting the rest of the mini. Any tips / tutorials? |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Twist and turn or use solder is generally how it is done, then the body is slowly built up with putty in stages. |
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| Author: | primarch [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Hi! Jimbo, you ever tried sculpting stuff? Just curious. Primarch |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Sometimes... often without success. Actually usually without success. I have read how to do it...
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| Author: | colonel_sponsz [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
There was a pretty good sculpting article in Incoming #22 IIRC. Yep. Here's the link: http://www.netepic.org/EZINE/files/I022.pdf Orde |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Armature wire/decent not too bendy wire that will hold a pose, and a bit of solder is what you need... You can buy 'dollies' which are ready shaped into a basic figure, to save you making your own from scratch, but I'm not sure if these are available for larger scale minis of the sort you want (although I see no reason why they shouldn't!). |
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| Author: | stormseer [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Have a look at this if you havn't already Horseman; http://groups.msn.com/SculptingMiniatur ... onone.msnw. |
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| Author: | the_fifth_horseman [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Thanks, Storm. Seems just like what I needed. BTW, sculpting dollies seem a valid option - but at the current point I cannot buy them locally and mail order is out of queston since I didn't get a bank account yet (will correct this situation soon). |
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| Author: | primarch [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Hi! Its something I've looked at, but I dont think I have the skill or patience to pull it off. Primarch |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
Buildings or large vehicles I think I could do, having seen how Snapdragon and Forgeworld have made their models. But people/infantry/orks, different story! |
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| Author: | TuffSkull [ Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wire skeleton for custom sculpts - how to? |
If you're working in larger scales, you can also use aluminium foil to help bulk out initial shapes. I've been working on a couple of larger pieces lately & have used a basic hard-wire frame, bulked out with cooking foil to get the basic shapes & save on putty. Since I generally also sculpt in Fimo at the moment, the metal core helps speed up baking times 
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