How would you address this issue on my figure?

dirkpitt77

Member since
January 2006
From: NW Washington

How would you address this issue on my figure?

Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, January 27, 2012 7:18 PM

This is AMT's old Bigfoot figure kit, apparently repopped. Anyway, been working on it for a while, and many of the seams are just atrocious. You can see where I've filled them in with Milliput, and scribed hair back in. Problem is, my scribe marks do not match the pattern of hair already molded on the figure. So how would you fix that? Is it a simple matter of sanding them down til they are more subtle, and blended better with the figure? Or should I maybe stream in a little CA or Elmer's glue into the scribe lines to fill them a bit? What would you do? Here's some pics to illustrate what I'm talking about:

Here's a crotch piece I made to simulate longer, matted hair. This was to replace the terrible loincloth that came in the kit, which serves the purpose of covering his, well....parts. ;)

Rear shot. Difference between molded hair and my scribing shows up well here. I think I got the hair direction a bit wrong here, so may need to fill and try again.

Back of the head.

This is my 1st figure kit, so I'm a bit stumped here, but it's been fun. Thanks for any input you have to offer!

--Chris

"Some say the alien didn't die in the crash. It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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Cadet Chuck

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April 2009
From: Longmont, Colorado

Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, January 27, 2012 8:24 PM

I prefer more attractive figure kits such as this, but to each his own:

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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dirkpitt77

Member since
January 2006
From: NW Washington

Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, January 27, 2012 8:45 PM

Heh, so do I, but not as much as I prefer marital harmony.

"Some say the alien didn't die in the crash. It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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ajlafleche

Member since
December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:56 AM

I'd start from scratch. Remove the old putty, sanding or carvingit off and put some new one in. The hair is pretty smooth on the, kit so I'd begin the added texture line that are molded on and blend them in. You might even make larger "waves" of putty to start with and avoid the finer texture you've added so far. .

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jgeratic

Member since
April 2006
From: ON, Canada

Posted by jgeratic on Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:47 PM

The hair you have scribed in is too uniform. Compared to the model the hair is of varying deepness as well as width, so you will need to add at least one more tool to the arsenal - maybe one of those cocktail toothpics that don't have as sharp a point as say a knife or scriber.

Also note that in some areas there is no indication of hair - the old adage of less is more.

regards,

Jack

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dirkpitt77

Member since
January 2006
From: NW Washington

Posted by dirkpitt77 on Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:28 PM

Hmm...I'm leaning towards a dremel with a sanding head to put some larger grooves here and there, and then smoothing it over with a finger-applied coat of ModPodge or thinned putty to "dampen out" some of the finer detail lines. See what happens, I guess.

"Some say the alien didn't die in the crash. It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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DanR1967

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January 2012
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by DanR1967 on Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:03 PM

I'm wondering what goes in the hole... a tail?

Dan

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dirkpitt77

Member since
January 2006
From: NW Washington

Posted by dirkpitt77 on Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:56 PM

No, that was where the loincloth was supposed to attach. I have yet to fill that in and putty it over is all.

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Scorpiomikey

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March 2010
From: New Zealand

Posted by Scorpiomikey on Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:27 PM

i would address it in a jacket and some pants.

(Sorry i couldnt resist the pun)

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Gear Head 6

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October 2009

Posted by Gear Head 6 on Monday, January 30, 2012 10:55 AM

..............There isn't much that can go wrong with figures that a little Milliput in the right places can't help.

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justimagine

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December 2002

Posted by justimagine on Monday, January 30, 2012 10:36 PM

Did you wait until it was dry before you scribed the hair? You need to start over- that's the right thing to do.

While the Milliput is still soft and fresh use a wet, rounded toothpick to create the "rows"- not scratches!

Here's a trick many pros use- put a piece of clear saran wrap over the putty, then make the grooves. Don't push so hard the saran wrap sticks to the putty and pulls it off, be gentle. The wrap keeps the edges of the "grooves" from being so harsh-it rounds them off. If they still need refining, use a damp paintbrush to smooth them over.

You can practice the technique on a piece of modeling clay first till you get the hang of it.

Good Luck!