No, I've never seen antlers in real life, is it obvious?
As expected, my fingerprints got all over this and I inhaled the dust I sanded off because I never learn and bits went flying into my hair. At least I know such things are possible, yes no?
This is the translucent Premo Sculpey which comes out of the package flesh colored and bakes to the color and consistency of a hot glue stick. It hardens up once it's cooled down though, which allows for some final repositioning. I was able to sand it, hack it with an Xacto and take a Dremel to it at a high rpm so it's pretty sturdy too.
Very little shrinkage after baking, the Sukerukan is supposed to shrink by at least 15% but it's also supposed to air dry to white/clear/translucent and not this loogie yellow so I reckon I will continue to practice with the Sculpey until I can make something that doesn't look like mucous coral.
Maybe they won't look as heinous once they're painted. I'm trying to decide whether to paint them as antlers or as tree branches with little leaves attached and maybe a wee bird's nest.
That's not the doll they'll eventually go on. They are going to go on Miss Pacific NorthHotMess to detract from her other flaws. Modeling instead is my other hot mess of a doll, the CG destined to be 子供のとき but which got derailed by a reroot I had commissioned. You know the Star Trek pilot with Captain Pike where the hot blonde turns out to be a broken freak because the aliens who healed her had no idea what a human was supposed to look like? Imagine if those same aliens attempted a Blythe mohair reroot. So this CG has no hair (and no scalp, thanks rerooter!) for the moment.
I did her make-up myself so that is why she looks like she's been living on the streets competing in bum fights.
Magnets. Magnets are the answer to everything. 8mm neodymium disc magnets which have been awaiting a use for quite some time. Strong enough to work through the faceplates with no gluing and strong enough to hold through the head cap, scalp and hair, again, with no gluing.
This is the translucent Premo Sculpey which comes out of the package flesh colored and bakes to the color and consistency of a hot glue stick. It hardens up once it's cooled down though, which allows for some final repositioning. I was able to sand it, hack it with an Xacto and take a Dremel to it at a high rpm so it's pretty sturdy too.
Very little shrinkage after baking, the Sukerukan is supposed to shrink by at least 15% but it's also supposed to air dry to white/clear/translucent and not this loogie yellow so I reckon I will continue to practice with the Sculpey until I can make something that doesn't look like mucous coral.
Maybe they won't look as heinous once they're painted. I'm trying to decide whether to paint them as antlers or as tree branches with little leaves attached and maybe a wee bird's nest.
That's not the doll they'll eventually go on. They are going to go on Miss Pacific NorthHotMess to detract from her other flaws. Modeling instead is my other hot mess of a doll, the CG destined to be 子供のとき but which got derailed by a reroot I had commissioned. You know the Star Trek pilot with Captain Pike where the hot blonde turns out to be a broken freak because the aliens who healed her had no idea what a human was supposed to look like? Imagine if those same aliens attempted a Blythe mohair reroot. So this CG has no hair (and no scalp, thanks rerooter!) for the moment.
I did her make-up myself so that is why she looks like she's been living on the streets competing in bum fights.
Magnets. Magnets are the answer to everything. 8mm neodymium disc magnets which have been awaiting a use for quite some time. Strong enough to work through the faceplates with no gluing and strong enough to hold through the head cap, scalp and hair, again, with no gluing.
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