Clay / Molding Material Recommendations?

[agoodfella77]

Hello,

I am reaching out to the MOC community for everyone's opinion on the best molding materials / clay?

I have done a bit of research and understand that some of these names are the most popular / mentioned:

- Sculpey (but so many different variants?)

- ProCreate

- Green Stuff

- FIMO

Question / Advice:

- My goal is to create / mold a custom hair piece for Scarlet Witch as pictured here:

I'd like to attach it to an existing LEGO hair piece (the one pictured above -- over right shoulder)

Any suggestions as to which molding clay would work best? (I am a beginner!)

Thanks!

Edited February 16, 2015 by agoodfella

[Wardancer]

I cannot give advice on clays, but I noticed that the part you want to make is basically two-dimensional, a flat shape bent backwards along the middle. I think it might be easier to make a 2D template, apply it on some kind of thin plastic (bottom of a Yoghurt or plastic bottle?) or metal (soda can?) or cardboard, cut it out with nail scissors, paint and glue it to a headpiece.

This might be easier than making a very thin, detailled and symmetric part from a very flexible material like clay.

[agoodfella77]

I cannot give advice on clays, but I noticed that the part you want to make is basically two-dimensional, a flat shape bent backwards along the middle. I think it might be easier to make a 2D template, apply it on some kind of thin plastic (bottom of a Yoghurt or plastic bottle?) or metal (soda can?) or cardboard, cut it out with nail scissors, paint and glue it to a headpiece.

This might be easier than making a very thin, detailled and symmetric part from a very flexible material like clay.

Thanks for your comment. This is a great point that never occurred to me until now.

Perhaps the ideal way to do this is to cut up the shape and then apply modeling clay...

[Cloveapple]

The colored sheets of craft foam in this link might work for you: http://www.amazon.com/Foam-Sheets-2-Inch-2-Inch-50-Pack-Rainbow/dp/B00284NN82

I haven't tried them, but they are only 2mm thick, and if you scroll down to the customer questions and answers section somebody is talking about using heat to mold them to a shape.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Cloveapple

[agoodfella77]

The colored sheets of craft foam in this link might work for you: http://www.amazon.co...p/B00284NN82��I haven't tried them, but they are only 2mm thick, and if you scroll down to the customer questions and answers section somebody is talking about using heat to mold them to a shape.

Thank you very much, I will definitely check this out!