Post by gwangiboy on Mar 10, 2007 21:41:00 GMT -6
... to create a better seat than the one in the old MPC kit. The Jolly Rodger has gloss black painted parts drying for some Alclad painting, and so while that's waiting I went back to work on the Paddy Wagon.
I found this type of clay in the sculpture area of Hobby Lobby, called Hearty. Says Acid Free, doesn't need kneading (already very soft), and it air dries. Also $2.99 for a brick of it. I thought "what the heck, give it a try."
I finally was able to rip out - er, carefully remove the bench seat and wall from the chassis and wall of the Paddy Wagon glue bomb. MPC molded the seat as smooth, but the real car had that diamond-shaped upholstery.
I put a thin layer of the clay over the seat, then took my Testors putty tool and made the pattern into the clay. The clay really stuck to the plastic, and its not greasy or oily -- very dry but very soft to the touch. The package says it dries completely in 24 hours, but I had to work a little fast with this (no super fast) because it was beginning to stiffen a little by the time I got to the end.
After it dries completely, I'll see about smoothing it out a little further and working on the creases a bit more, if that can be done (don't want the clay to just suddenly drop off the plastic when dry!). The seat will be painted and then flocking put over it, which is why I made the upholstery creases so deep.
My first attempt at sculpting too (and it looks it
)! I can see where this can be fun, tho.
If this stuff works out, next on the Clay Sculpture treatment list is the skeleton for the Jolly Rodger!!
I found this type of clay in the sculpture area of Hobby Lobby, called Hearty. Says Acid Free, doesn't need kneading (already very soft), and it air dries. Also $2.99 for a brick of it. I thought "what the heck, give it a try."
I finally was able to rip out - er, carefully remove the bench seat and wall from the chassis and wall of the Paddy Wagon glue bomb. MPC molded the seat as smooth, but the real car had that diamond-shaped upholstery.
I put a thin layer of the clay over the seat, then took my Testors putty tool and made the pattern into the clay. The clay really stuck to the plastic, and its not greasy or oily -- very dry but very soft to the touch. The package says it dries completely in 24 hours, but I had to work a little fast with this (no super fast) because it was beginning to stiffen a little by the time I got to the end.
After it dries completely, I'll see about smoothing it out a little further and working on the creases a bit more, if that can be done (don't want the clay to just suddenly drop off the plastic when dry!). The seat will be painted and then flocking put over it, which is why I made the upholstery creases so deep.
My first attempt at sculpting too (and it looks it
)! I can see where this can be fun, tho.If this stuff works out, next on the Clay Sculpture treatment list is the skeleton for the Jolly Rodger!!
