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Paulo, most of the heads I sculpted for MIG Productions will suit the size of Historex figures. Here's the link to the full selection: http://migproductionswebshop.com/index.php?cPath=27_55 Einion

That's great to hear Brad, can't ask for better service than that. I'm not trying to beat up on Dremel, but as I say there are lots of reports (lots) of the shoddy build quality in recent years (I think since Black & Decker bought them). Minicraft user here too. They've been gone for years now...

I've been looking at options for a new motor tool for myself over the past months and while Dremel wasn't exactly heading my shopping list as it was after reading numerous reports of their poor build quality in recent years I would have crossed it off anyway. So thought this might be a good...

Technically nothing, but they are kept in a display cabinet so that dust doesn't settle on them (too much). I'm not a fan of overcoats/varnish if they're avoidable, since it's one less thing to go wrong. What effects are you seeing? Einion

That bear head is awful, but the rest looks nicely enough sculpted. This could be very popular with painters. Einion

I like it! Firmly and unashamedly in the fantasy realm as it is it looks very nicely sculpted. Great little non-serious figure for people who like that kind of thing. Einion

Fantastic detail work on this Particularly impressed with it being done in Fimo. For anyone that hasn't seen the thread, some step-by-step pics here: http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/gold-75mm.56334/ Einion

In addition to filing the fuller in with a riffler file as shown in the vid you can make yourself a custom scraping tool just for this purpose. You might not even have to make one if any of your drill bits have nice flat bottoms, the edge could be good enough to scrape plastic or epoxy putty...

Jason, if you don't have any hairspray in the house you don't necessarily have to go and get some (cheap as it can be). You can substitute other things that have similar properties, basically something that dries but isn't waterproof. Einion

To be fair there's an important principle to bear in mind, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. It is quite reasonable to assume that someone might use a piece of kit picked up from a fallen foe for example - we know for sure this happened in multiple eras in the past, from the...

It is when it claims to be otherwise Janne, I think that's the actual point. Einion

I like the sculpting on this, but I wish it didn't use so many clichés of what Germanics looked like. And at this size I'd expect the shield to be more in-scale than this, it's far too thick. It could easily be half this thickness and cast well so it's a sculpting issue, not a production...

That looks great, nice handling of the subject. Einion

God I haven't given thought to that in ages! Thanks for the blast from the past :) Einion

In terms of sculpting compounds here are some previous threads that should prove useful: Whats every one using for putty these days . Calling all you Sculptors * Which modelling putty And last but not least this thread I started last year Interested in sculpting but haven't tried? *My post...

:thumb: That's your best bet if you have tubing of the right diameter. Einion

If this is actual fabric then a dilute solution of PVA is one of the commonest stiffening agents recommended. Einion

If it's made from paper you can crease it (fold like the real thing) then try dampening it to get the paper soft and it'll behave more in-scale that way. You can score ahead of time to help ensure the folds go where you want them to; use something blunt enough you won't cut into the paper. If...

Welcome Mark. If you have an airbrush it's well worth breaking it out for figs using zenithal spraying as it can really help both with quality of results and speed. It's of most help with busts and large-scale figures because of the larger surface area of course, but you can use the same...

I think Jason's method is the way to do this Richard, especially at larger scales where you'll want some actual 3D texture to the seaming. At smaller scales you may be able to get away with painting the illusion of them, as we do on most clothing seams, in which case lead foil is worth trying...