luke314pi

Welcome! Watch out for ninjas... :ph34r:

I can't wait to see your Hulk collection once you get the Sideshow PF Hulk.

I am with Donny B. The marvel characters are the ones I grew up loving, so I tend to stick with marvel. When I am reading a Spider-Man comic, and suddenly the Thing charges in to help, it just warms my heart. I don't get that same feeling when I am reading Flash and Superman makes an appearance. I think the stories in DC have been excellent in the last few years, but they just don't make me feel the same way as marvel comics. I definitely think that DC is more organized and has a clear plan for the future. Marvel just kind of makes stuff up as they go along. I wish marvel could be more like DC in this way.

The Jim Lee Cyclops is truly awesome! Nice work!

I think I bought some at a hobby shop once, but like skull buster said, I mostly use toy packaging.

Awesome pictures! I think I might have to buy these by the case for using all of the great new pieces in customs!

Thanks for the pics! I think I prefer the new Cap's face to the original.

Glad to see you made it here!

Very nice work on Spider-Hulk!

I also am a huge DKR fan. I think it is one of the best Batman stories of all time. However, like TBT said, Dark Knight Strikes Again isn't worth the paper its printed on. I sold it immediately after reading the last issue. I can't believe I even made it that far. But I would rather read that series again than read All Star Batman & Robin. I have read many bad comics in my time, but that series is one of the absolute worst.

Welcome!

Definitely a bidet.

That Iron Spidey kicks all kinds of butt!

A special treat just for this thread:

Does the fact that it was a Star Trek minimate bode well for the upcoming 2" Ster Trek minimates? I would like to think so.

Well, I wasn't going to name names or anything. But you aren't the only one.

Hopefully Heath Ledger will make a good Joker. He must have had one heck of a good screen test to have gotten the part.

Thanks for the pimpage Danny! I am in-between commissions right now as I am waiting for some payments (you know who you are ) so I decided to make a custom for myself: Puppetmaster! Puppetmaster's apron is cut form sheet plastic, and his Thing puppet is sculpted from Milliput, and strung up by wire.

They are all excellent, but I especially like Scarlet Spider and Battle Damaged Wolverine! Using the Darkseid armor for Scarlet Spider was a nice touch. And it took some guts to modify a box set Wolverine.

I checked my TRU, but they have not arrived yet.

Congratulations!

--> QUOTE(Donny B @ Jul 31 2006, 01:40 PM) This is exactly what I've been wanting to know - So I checked out the Milliput website and found that there are 4 types of Milliput (Standard Yellow-Grey, Silver Grey, Superfine White, and Terracotta) ... I would assume that Superfine White would be the best way to go for sculpting onto Minimates. Am I correct? I always buy Silver Grey, because it is $1 cheaper at my hobby shop. Every little bit helps. It is actually a VERY light grey. It is almost white.

In my opinion, Sculpey is best for sculpting new, seperate parts, while Milliput is best for sculpting onto an existing figure. Sculpey is easiest to sculpt with after it has been squished around in your hands for a while. This softens the clay and warms it up. To sculpt with it, I use my hands, my fingernails, toothpicks, hobby knifes, and the opposite end of my paintbrush. The first goal is to get it in the shape you want. The second goal is to get the surface smooth so it doesn't look bad. Here is the biggest Sculpey secret: rubbing alcohol. Dip your finger in it and rub the surface of the sculpt. The rubbing alchohol smooths out the surface like magic. You have to be a little careful though, as it will also obscure fine details. To cure sculpey, you have 3 main options. The first is to bake it according to the package directions, 15 minutes per ¼" thickness at 225°. If you are sculpting onto an existing figure, meaning there will be more in the oven that just Sculpey, turn the heat down to 200° and add 5 minutes, otherwise the plastic could melt. The second option is to put the sculpey in a pot of boiling water on the stove. The time limit is the same. The only downside to this approach is that occasionally I have had things crack because water got in between the plastic and the sculpey. But that doesn't happen very often. The third option is to hold a hairdryer up to the piece until it dries. This method ONLY works with sculpey that is 1/8" thick or less. It takes about 5-10 minutes. Let me know if there is anything I didn't cover.

I am in Minnesota, so I will stop at TRU tonight and check it out.

Ugh. I am staying here.