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 Post subject: Sculpting with hot glue - W:O Iceman Fix
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:15 pm 
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Ok, so this is really just a variation on what Darko and the gang have been doing for a while now.

I found the new Origins Iceman yesterday, but was upset because he was so short (about as small as Weapon X). Cyclops needed new forearms, but Iceman needed a whole new torso in order to size up with his counterparts. I was playing around swapping out torsos figuring I'd paint the torso like a uniform and then just leave the clear arms & legs. Then it hit me - why not just sculpt a torso extension with my nifty new low-temp glue gun (I've only used high-temp before, which explains why all my dios look crappy around the edges.)

So in about 5 minutes, I had this:

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Sorry I didn't take any in-progress pics, but basically Bobby was shorter than the Wolvie figure above - like by a noticeable amount. You should be able to tell where I added the glue, since it's not as "ripped" as the rest of him, but with a quick clear-blue wash, it blended pretty well, IMO. Now he's just a bit shorter than Cyke, and his torso doesn't look so stubby anymore.

Basically, I started laying down layers of glue inside the upper torso, starting around the edges so I could maintain body continuity. Eventually, though - it globbed up a little bit, so I did a quick zap with my heat gun (on low) to re-melt the glue and smooth it out.

I might re-try it now that I've been semi-successful and see if I can make a better version.

Anyway, just thought I'd share -- cheers!

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 Post subject: Re: Sculpting with hot glue - W:O Iceman Fix
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:52 pm 
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If it works, it works & it did, nice one Chief. I guess you'll be making your own action figures out of glue now huh ? LOL, just kidding.

Great work and cool new way to fix a figures height.

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 Post subject: Re: Sculpting with hot glue - W:O Iceman Fix
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:14 pm 
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That is cool and wierd. I gotta try that

Ya gotta make me one of those Cyclops


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 Post subject: Re: Sculpting with hot glue - W:O Iceman Fix
PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:34 am 
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looks great, also you could make a Dr. Manhattan custom but you'd need to add some stuff w/ the glue gun

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