Sculpey questions..

[Dennimator]

I´m thinking of making custom pieces out of Sculpey. However, as I know almost nothing about customizing, I have a few questions;

- What colours resembles the LEGO colours the most? (i.e. LEGO red, yellow, white...)

- Do I just make the 'piece' by hand, or should I make a mold first?

- How do I mix the different colours / paint the piece?

- How do I make it smooth?

- Does the piece become bigger / change a little bit when in the oven?

- How do I know when it´s ready and hardened (when it´s in the oven)?

Thanks.

[Bobskink]

I´m thinking of making custom pieces out of Sculpey. However, as I know almost nothing about customizing, I have a few questions;

1- What colours resembles the LEGO colours the most? (i.e. LEGO red, yellow, white...)

2- Do I just make the 'piece' by hand, or should I make a mold first?

3- How do I mix the different colours / paint the piece?

4- How do I make it smooth?

5- Does the piece become bigger / change a little bit when in the oven?

6- How do I know when it´s ready and hardened (when it´s in the oven)?

Thanks.

1 I use the paint from games workshop, most colors resemble the lego colours and the paint is waterbases, so easy in use, easy to mix.

2 Make them by hand, making mold has no sence unless you want to make multiple, but then the price will be high, the material a mold is expensive.

3 Check 1

4 I use supersculpey, afterwards you can easely smoothen the surface with (hope the translation is correct) With miliput you can also do this, but it will be a little harder.

5 depends on the material, not with superscupley anyway.

6 supersculpey again, 15 minutes at 130°C in a normal oven.

You probably noticed it, I would recommend Super Sculpey, why, because it's cheap and you get lots of it, so you can practice a lot. It's not toxic, it's get better in use when it's a litle dirty (strange I know, but tru).

When it's hard it's really easy to work on with barn paper or a cuting knife, if ther's a crack, superglue and barn paper...

[Dennimator]

1 I use the paint from games workshop, most colors resemble the lego colours and the paint is waterbases, so easy in use, easy to mix.

2 Make them by hand, making mold has no sence unless you want to make multiple, but then the price will be high, the material a mold is expensive.

3 Check 1

4 I use supersculpey, afterwards you can easely smoothen the surface with (hope the translation is correct) With miliput you can also do this, but it will be a little harder.

5 depends on the material, not with superscupley anyway.

6 supersculpey again, 15 minutes at 130°C in a normal oven.

You probably noticed it, I would recommend Super Sculpey, why, because it's cheap and you get lots of it, so you can practice a lot. It's not toxic, it's get better in use when it's a litle dirty (strange I know, but tru).

When it's hard it's really easy to work on with barn paper or a cuting knife, if ther's a crack, superglue and barn paper...

Thank you very much I´d better buy some Supersculpey then.

One more question ( ), should I paint it before or after I put it in the oven?

[Bobskink]

Thank you very much I´d better buy some Supersculpey then.

One more question ( ), should I paint it before or after I put it in the oven?

After.

If you use the games workshop paint, be sure to put a basecoat first, (it's called undercoat) it will make painting easyer and you won't need to varnish the piece.

The paint and undercoat will seem expensive at first sight, but it's really worth it and you can really go a very long way with it.

here are the colors they have (remeber, you can mix them): http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= and the metalic paints : http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle=

the basecoat, i would recommend white: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle=

If you go to a gamesworkshop the guys over there will surely help you with all you questions.

[Dennimator]

After.

If you use the games workshop paint, be sure to put a basecoat first, (it's called undercoat) it will make painting easyer and you won't need to varnish the piece.

The paint and undercoat will seem expensive at first sight, but it's really worth it and you can really go a very long way with it.

here are the colors they have (remeber, you can mix them): http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle= and the metalic paints : http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle=

the basecoat, i would recommend white: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/...otCatGameStyle=

If you go to a gamesworkshop the guys over there will surely help you with all you questions.

Okay, thank you very much.