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June 14, 2021 at 3:04 am #1415381
Anyone have experience with all three grades? I want to make poseable models to paint from. Like artist manniquins but fully poseable and with much more detail. Maybe something like stop motion figures, actually.
I use both my hands and tools, and would like the stuff to be hard enough that it keeps it’s shape/doesn’t slump, but soft enough that the limbs etc don’t tear or break off while repositioning. And also to be able to resculpt small details, fingers, and the like on the fly without having to take a heat gun to it every time.
My models would need to stand more or less on thier own (with support and/or armetures of course) and would be no more than 12 to 15 inches tall or so, if that matters.
If you have any other clay recomendations, I’m open to those too. Something mold-safe would be nice, since I do want to be able to reuse this stuff in other projects.
C&C Always welcome.
October 1, 2021 at 12:38 am #1438738I just started using Monster Clay–I am trying the medium grade first. It is pretty solid when cold but under warmer weather it does get a bit too soft. I have not tried the hard grade yet. I work in smaller figure scales but I notice it is very good for capturing tiny details-maybe more so than Roma Plastilina. The medium grade seems to be like grade 4 of Roma.
It probably could work without an armature for some figure posing.
October 2, 2021 at 2:52 pm #1439086That’s good to know. I live in the south and my work space may or may not have an ac on at any given time. It sounds like I might end up using different grades for different parts of the model.
The manufacturer has a sample pack, which I’ve been avoiding because the shipping is so high for such a small order, but I may just have to suck it up.
C&C Always welcome.
October 2, 2021 at 6:52 pm #1439128The clay comes in a tub–it’s pretty big–like 2 and 2/3 bricks of Roma Plastilina –each like a butter brick in size.
It’s much more than I have need for usually but I imagine if I used it on a tinfoil armature it would give me enough for a 12-14 inch figure.
Or a 1/4th scale bust.
October 14, 2021 at 7:40 pm #1441334I just learned that the things I want to make are called Maquettes.
Also, blicks has it now for the same price as both the manufactures and Amazon, but with less shipping. The description says you can even mix the different grades together too for custom hardness. I think I’m gonna get both the hard and medium. If the hard is too hard, I can apparently soften it.
C&C Always welcome.
October 16, 2021 at 4:30 pm #1441642It’s amazing how good it is for structure when frozen.
I am using it for a small bust statue and it hardens well–although it can get soft fast when you apply finger pressure–the medium anyway.
But it is like plastic when it hardens and is fairly strong even hollowed out which is not the case with plastilina clay.
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