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Alex, Thank you for the encouraging note, as much as anything else the recognition of other modelers is invaluable to the process. Ian, Roy Link told me once-he may have been kidding-that the Phoenix guy actually sculpted his originals over his lunch hour. Figure making would sure be...

These two guys were made as representations of a pair of 1/32nd scale figures I made several years ago. They're made in A+B, Magic Sculpt and a blend of Magic Sculpt and Green Stuff. I'll look forward to your comments etc. They are for the British model railroad market and will be cast in...

Jeff, This place has a very nice selection of Dental/wax carvers with not unreasonable prices, including your #11. Hope it is of some use. http://shorinternational.com/WaxCarver.htm Ray

Jeff, I thought so, though I have both tools shown in Enion’s post. Mine aren't so nice but for the use I make of them the lack of quality is of no consequence. I have it in mind that working on larger pieces, tools like these, refined of course, might be just the thing. Thanks for...

Enion, Thanks, I haven't been around long enough to have seen that thread when new. Guess I could have searched it out before starting this new thing, and if I weren't lazy by nature I might have even attempted it. lol I'm kind of intrigued by your mail tools even though I haven't had...

Jamie, Thanks for the post. It sounds like the wax/dental spatula is the go to tool when a flat one is needed. I like the brass pipe idea and have several of my own, but for a different purpose. I taper sharpened the inside edges of various sized brass pipe/tube for cookie cutting hat...

Jeff, Me too, I kind of figured everyone had already seen the commercially available tools already, especially Dental Tools. I think I have one of those #11 tools in my collection. The use I put it too is digging putty out of the container though I can see how it would be useful in place...

Ian, Spectacular figure, I'd wish to be that good too. Thank Phil for sharing for me. I'll send you a PM later. Ray

Jamie, I'm assuming that you use the doubled ended spatula for putty application the way I use my flat wedges, yes? I actually have one of those in a drawer with all the other hardly ever use tools I've made or purchased. I haven't had much success smoothing with a flat tool not being able to...

Ken, Mike, When starting this thread I had a suspicion that most would be using tools made from toothpicks. In fact I was surprised that the first respondent-Jeff-would have tools made from metal, interesting. The material chosen to make our tools is really only of academic interest to me...

Yes definitely wings. Wonderful sculpt, what scale is it. Ray

Jeff, Nice set of tools, I wondered if anyone else made theirs of metal. Am I mistaken or are yours all rounds, no flats? I use the flats mostly to apply putty with only a little bit of rough shaping. The rounds are for final shaping the way I use them anyway. Not being a figure modeler...

Jeff, Do you use resin castings for things that are less rigid than a figure? I'm thinking of things like rifles, with thin cross sections and very little rigidity, and wondering if you experience any distortion or bending of the resin during mold making. Just curios, I don't have an...

Most of my customers convert the original figure by use of the lost wax process. Two New Zealand customers use the actual lost wax method/process with wax, while one of my American customers uses a kind of resin I know nothing about that can be burnt out just like the wax without leaving a...

Pongsatorn, Eyes are small too, more useful though is my use of an optivisor. lol Manfred, Desert rats are a great idea, but my commission is for a few 'home guard' figures. Carl, I got lucky on this one as I have an Mk 3 in my collection, had the same luck with my 1/35 scale Mauser...