Animie and fantasy/sci-fi aren't my thing, but figures are figures, as
far as techniques and process goes. The only time I've ever seen
someone balk at a non-military figure subject was in a place where the
audience was predominately armor modelers . I'm thinking specifically
of the letters section of Miliraty Modeller Magazine about three years
ago. There was an article on the painting of a Native American plains
woman, by renowned figure painter Bob Knee IIRC, and a boat load of
complaints came in about the article. Aparantly, the techniques
demonstrated were only useful on that piece and coudn't be transfered
to any other figure, based on the reactions these simpletons were
displaying. The magazine caved and appologized. I got that issue about
six months after it came out, so there was no point in mailing in to
explain that Native American subjects qualify, for us "colonials" on
this side of the pond, as at least quasi-military, if not military. We
did
fight them afterall. They didn't call it the
Indian Wars
for nothing. And I doubt any of them would've complained over a
Napoleonic camp follower figure, or a Zulu woman, so what's the
difference in an American Indian woman? Some people just need to lighten up.
Anyway, to your porblem. I would try some epoxy putty. My first
choice is Magic Sculpt, but if worse came to worse, you could use the
stuff you can get at a plumming supply store. It usually comes in a
tube with the two halves stuck end to end. If you go that route, try to
find Duro's product. You can do a Google on Magic Sculpt to find a
supplier if your local sculpting or plastic supplier doesn't have it.
Whatever product you end up with, mix it together 1:1 and fill the gap
as you need it. You have anywhere from 5 minutes to 2 hours (depending
on the product. Magic Sculpt has a pot life of about an hour and a cure
time of around 1 1/2 to 2 hours) to sculpt any detail you need. Water
serves well in smoothing in the initial stages, but vasaline is better
as the material starts to cure. You'll have to toy around with that
though. Make sure to wash your hands thouroughly after use, as epoxy is
very unhealthy if taken internally.