, costs about $100-140 and is well worth it. I’ve burned up seven ordinary $25 glue guns in the past two years. This orange beast can effortlessly put out several pounds of glue a minute. It requires specific shaped glue sticks available in 11-pound boxes. You can find great deals on the web.Moldmaking: the hair (3 of 4)
I have encased the T-nut side of all of the bolts first, using a polyurethane resin reinforced with polypropylene fiber. It goes on fast and cures almost instantly.
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Moldmaking: the hair (4 of 4)
To open the mold, remove all the bolts and place screwdrivers in the seams. It is easier if you work three or more sides at once. As one opens up and stops, another will have just enough leverage to move more.
Lots more photos after the jump.
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Back to sculpting
Finally, back to sculpting! Gal’s got a new haircut. The face is weird, but now I have enough clay to work with.
Two more photos after the jump.
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Humbling
There are days when I am humbled by the amount of information I do not know. The face had been giving me trouble for five days. It was some subtle something that made the jaw too heavy, the nose too short, and the face pinched and cross-eyed. Today I moved the upper edge of the lower lip down two millimeters. With a suddenness that was jarring, the entirety of the face snapped into focus. The features went from dull and unsatisfying to beautiful within seconds.
Jeez. There is so much to learn.