"You don't sculpt your own custom gaming figures" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Dec 2024 5:00 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Do You Sculpt Your Own Custom Figures for Your Games?59% said "no, I do not sculpt my own custom figures"
14% said "yes, conversions of existing items"
7% said "yes, other materials" |
| John the OFM | 05 Dec 2024 7:59 p.m. PST |
Head swaps. And adding weapons.
That's it. |
 Sgt Slag  | 05 Dec 2024 8:09 p.m. PST |
I was surprised at how few TMP'ers do sculpting, beyond simple conversions such as head/arm swaps. I would have thought it was more common than it is. Interesting results. Thank you, Bill, for running this poll, I appreciate it. Cheers! |
| Zephyr1 | 05 Dec 2024 10:10 p.m. PST |
ugh, another reminder that I need to finish my zombie Dobermann sculpts… ;-) |
 Herkybird | 06 Dec 2024 3:21 a.m. PST |
I mostly get plastics, where you get enough bits to 'sculpt' your own poses and equipment mixes. |
| Martin Rapier | 06 Dec 2024 8:18 a.m. PST |
I don't know anyone who sculpts their own figures! That sounds really, really hard… We all do swaps and chopping up conversions. I have yet to find anyone who has done them with plasticene and the mythical banana oil as recommended by Airfix Magazine all those years ago. |
| Sgt Slag | 06 Dec 2024 1:05 p.m. PST |
I've made some creatures using Hot Glue: a couple of Treants (wire armature); a 24 Hit Die Fire Elemental (plastic sandwich bag as the armature); flaming breath weapons (plastic sandwich bag as the armature) for Hell Hounds, Hot Glued to the insides of their mouths; and frost breath weapon blasts (plastic sandwich bag as the armature) issuing from Winter Wolf mouths. I sculpted a D&D Beholder, with eye stalks, from Sculpey Clay. I'm strictly an amateur, but I liked my results, aside from the Treants. LOL! Cheers! |
| TimePortal | 07 Dec 2024 4:19 p.m. PST |
Back in the 1990s, I sponsored two ranges to be sculpted. Both went into production. I still have what is left of the greens. Lol.
One was 15mm Native American tribes for pre- Columbus Florida and Eastern Woodland.
The second more extensive range was 10/12mm Aliens for my Distant World Battles system which was fast play DBA style. Centaurs, Minotaurs, Avians, Canine, Felines and Androids. |
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