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Karrakash — Vampire
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My first mini for Warhammer battle (Mordheim).It is commision for
Figure has 2,7 cm (1,2 inch)
Made from super sculpey (normal and firm grey).
It was really hard to make it from this sculpey.
Pink one does not have details and grey wasn't working with wire armature.Sculpting in that scale was great fun.
Painted with Citadel colours.
From now on i'm starting practising with green stuff. I hope it will be easier.
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Looks great, relayy nice detailed sculpt, faces in particular I can't manage so well done.
if you are working with polymerclar on an armature the recommendation is to use some greenstuff on the armature and while it's still sticky (approx 20 mins after applying) then apply the polymer clay to the greenstuff.
Wait for the GS to set and then your polymerclar will adhere to the armature excellently, you can remove any excess polymerclay and begin sculpting.
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Thank you very much for kind words and advice ;]
In the meantime I thought to use GS on wire and it's working well.
Although I felt a little bit ashamed of using so good stuff for base;]
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Hey, this is great. I have just opened up a business sculpting/selling miniatures this size. Have you ever thought about using something called "ProCreate"? It's similar to green stuff, just easier to work with and mix. I use both green stuff and procreate to make mine
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I can't stand pro-create when I work with it it just starts to flake after a few goes over with the clay shaper, I think the consistancy is easier to work with than Green stuff but the flaking really annoys me.
Mix them both together 60.40 Greenstuff to pro-create and that's a better product, you can do the same with Miliput too, though you don't want too much milliput as it starts getting brittle.
You can use fymo too 60/30/10 - Film, soft and mixquick, lots of professionals use a smiliar mix.
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I had to check...this message was from 2012! lol
I do see what you mean with procreate, but I tend to go back and forth between that and GS. I have tons of greenstuff in my stock room, so currently I'm using that lol Yeah, mixing the two together does give a good putty
The problem with fymo is it can't withstand the vulcanisation process (mould making), so it cracks apparently.
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There are 2 kinds of vulcanising though, hot and cold, Fymo was the primary putty of choice for the sculptors of the Rackham confrontation line which although now OOP (unless you count legacy miniatures) was considered some of the best sculpts ever produced.
The cost of a mould suitable for fymo, resin and plastic parts is slightly higher though, it'a about 15% more expensive.
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Yeah resin stuff is more expensive to produce, but some people seem to prefer it to metal.
I just stick with GS, Procreate and Milliput to make stuff
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no I don't mean for casting, resin is usually cast in a silicon mould, I mean you can get rubber / metal spin cast moulds that are designed to be able to be created whereby they need much less heat/ pressure than the usual moulds, thus allowing you to use a Resin, plastic, polymerclay and other such brittle or meltable materials in the master sculpt, while still being able to produce metal casts 
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Thank you for your advice. I didn't try it. I'm not sure if it is possible to buy it in my country.
I like your gallery. Especially Piramid head;]
Does it mean that you are Silent Hill fan? All those nurses;]Great!
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If you are unable to get it in your country, I've just placed an order with the manufacturer to stock it in my business as I use it for most things. Postage is the same worldwide (I'm in the UK)
Silent hill is awesome! Although I have to admit I've never played the games, but I do love the film
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if you put green stuff on the armature first, sculpey firm then has a better time of sticking, and wont shift around on the armature.
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Green stuff and mixed with Apoxie Sculpt is great. Super sculpey is really not the best friend at this size
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Thank you.
Yes I know, but I've heard that someone was doing minis SSculpey.
Next one in green stuff! ;]
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This was built from scratch?!
OK, I'm officially jealous now.
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I think you mean "Mordheim" rather than "Middenheim". I'd love to see her against a conventional Citadel miniature; she looks like a very whimsical vampire and very petite. She reminds me of a recurring vampire in the Black Library back catalogue who was "turned" at the age of 12 and so still looks like a child.
Greenstuff is OK as a medium, and cheap and easy to acquire. However, if you're wanting to work regularly at 28mm, you might also like to check out "greystuff", under its trade name of ProCreate. It carves and files better than greenstuff and sets closer to true, so you don't get that distinctive "organic" finish to the sculpt when it's hardened. Be warned, though, I understand that some sculptors have found it causes an allergic reaction (like Kev White). I found it just fine, but still prefer to handle it with latex gloves.
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Yes,yes I mean Mordheim..I don't know why I always do this mistake;]
Thank you for comment, I'm very happy that you like her.
And thank you for your advice. I'll keep that in mind.
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Awesome I love the Vampires!
Check out my group 'WarhammerFans'
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