Tutorial: Sculpting Action Figure Armor for 1/12 Scale Figures
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- Опубликовано: 27 дек 2019
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Mannn, it’s a pleasure to see how the pros sculpt. Thank you for taking time to put this video up, because I *know* some TIME went into it. But now it’s here, and it’s already inspiring somebody!
I took a page out of your book with the long form story telling! Had no idea it was going to be this long, but at least it makes for a good dance party if you turn it up! Thanks for the positivity, my friend. Always flattering.
Oh crafsman , you guys are the best made yourself a name and legends i must say. Thank you.
Crafsman you are a pro in my book for sure!
@@AdamCrohn Hi, I have some questions: 1. Does the armor harden like a rock/plastic? 2. Is there a way to make replicas of the armor made this way?
@@glennxi It's almost rock hard. Very durable stuff. As far as making replicas of what's sculpted on the figure, I suppose you could make a putty or super sculpy cast, but it probably won't be exact.
Extremely late to the party, but sir this is stunning. The finished piece is unreal!! You have definitely inspired me to go buy some apoxie clay. Many thanks man 👍🏻✌🏻👌🏻
My pleasure! Better late than never. Thanks for stopping by!
I have some apoxie sculpt, but I'm SO intimidated by it. This video may be the push I needed to crack it back out. Love your work!
Thank you so much for the compliment! And I'm very flattered. The best advice I could give you is to just drive right in! Practice on something of no consequence.
Epoxy putty is awesome! I just got some to start sculpting on my 40K Army it's very pliable and works even better when you wet it a little bit and it's definitely a lot less expensive than green stuff
I'm the same way, super scared to use it lol but maybe try it on a fodder fig so if u mess up, oh well, ur learning.
After seeing how versatile this apoxy stuff is, I want a whole collection of Sea-Mans
A Sea-Man army!
@@AdamCrohn dare to dream 🤩
What was the first 3 seconds of the video 💀
the most underrated crafting channel, keep it up! im learning more and more watching your videos..
Man....That looks incredible , you have an awesome gift you remind me of a buddy of mine; whose long gone passed away. He too had skills like this, especially how you guys make it look so easy.
Much appreciated friend. Sorry for your loss, but he sounds like an amazing artist.
Wow.... thing of beauty watching from start to finish.
Glad you dig it! More in the way!
So well done
This looks fantastic. I am blown away at how easy you make this look. Good on you my friend.
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaan! It's good to see you here. Thanks for the kind words. And it's all smoke and mirrors!
I'm about to sculpt an accessory for the first time for my Hercules figure so this is perfect. Thank you.
Awesome, I'm glad! Good to see you here, my friend!
thanks for the run through!!
Elite level sculpting! Inspired!
Thanks, my friend!
Awesome work dude!
You make it look so easy!
Loving the Hall and Oates!
Incredible! You opened my mind, I have to do that
Just found this page and I'm loving it, thanks man.
My pleasure! Thanks for being here. Tons more exclusive stuff on my Patreon if you're interested. Stay safe!
Thanks for your sharing your process. Love this!
Thanks for stopping by and letting me know! I have more stuff like this in the works.
Thank you for this! I'm getting ready to sculpt some armor on my figure and this really helped alot. Layers!
Layers! My pleasure. Glad you liked it, and keep me posted!
Amazing!!!!!
this is exactly what i was looking for
You did that excellent work
Thanks Derek!
Amazing!!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! If you liked this I think you'll really like the video I'm working on now. It's for an Alpha Flight BOX robot figure from top to bottom. His behind the scenes tutorial article is already on my Patreon.
Love your work.
Thank you so much! If you liked this video you'll really dig the one in working on!
Great job Ac Love the color
Many thanks, my friend!
Hey AC, Nice to see you back! Love the videos Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Catching up on these comments! Happy Christmas and Merry New year to you as well, my friend!
Merry christmas from Spain, and thanks for all this awesome tutorials. 🙂
My pleasure! And merry Christmas to you too, Jona!
OMG,I SEE MY FAVORITE DUO. DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES.HUGE FAN OF THEIRS. just subbed. veronica
Love the intro
Very informative 😊
Thanks for stopping by, Mikey! Tons more like this on my Patreon if you want a deep dive, www.patreon.com/adamcrohn
Beast!
I’m about to start a Transformers Masterpiece Cliffjumper project and I found this video when I searched for some help. Thank you.
Awesome! Keep me posted on the project. Cliffjumper is one of my favorites!
You have a Hall and Oats screensaver, clearly you are a professional with great taste!
"She's a rich girl!"🙏❤️
This is amazing nice work a genius 🙌
Thanks so much, my friend. Thanks for being here. Hope you're well🤙
Same to you you have a good talent be careful coronavirus it's deadly she ain't no joke stay safe
I got to say, I don’t usually comment that I actually LIKED the Casio synth Pop played in the back of RUclipsrs videos… But, I’m not gonna say this time either!
I only like songs on RUclips, but this deserves a like from me, this is extremely helpful brother, thank you!!
Much appreciated, thanks!
Great!
Genial bro 👍
Im gonna make a Lapis figure Thank you for the support!
Excellent! Keep me posted.
@@AdamCrohn I will! :)
good job Bro, greetings
I love that when I use Aves I can heat dry it to cure faster
I. Wish I. Can do. A sculpture. Like. That but. I can You're work your. Gold
I discovered your work yesterday on Instagram... I love toys (particularly MOTU) but I'm not a sculptor. I'll leave that to pros like you!!! Keep up the great work... I'm jealous.
Glad to have you Drew! Thanks for stopping by. If you want a deeper dive I post all my behind the scenes tutorials and daily exclusive content on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/actoydesign
@@AdamCrohn Thanks for the heads up!👍 I LOVED your walrus character. I appreciate when creators bring something new to the lore yet it works within the world that's been established. Stay safe out there AC!👍
@@drewchase6577 That's so great to hear. My favorite projects are my original ones, like my MOTU stuff. Thanks for letting me know!
After seeing this I might try to make a ssj4 broly custom, if only I could find the bootleg.
Would this method work for something smaller like a figma as well?
Welcome to Eternia.
Here are your fur trunks.
Amazing job. Where are his accessories from?
I still love this figure. I love the idea of customizing action figures, but I’d you have to prep their surface before adding the clay?
Thanks Chef! Yes. Absolutely prep, mostly for the joints. I've got that video on the way!
how do you attach tiny parts like fangs and ears? They keep sticking to my fingers and won't stick to other surfaces as easily.
I do. You just have to keep working at it with silicone and metal tools. Aves safety solvent helps. I'll be giving some away on my Patreon this week.
What is the best way to get a 'cloth pattern' texture? I'm painting some marvel legends and the screen version of their suit has a cloth-type texture.
You can either sculpt it in, it maybe get a fine size 0 brush and faintly detail those in. It could get pretty tedious
Can you please do a video on joint prep I mean full details
That's definitely something I'm working on, but it's a pretty time consuming video. I already have a very in depth joint prep tutorial on my Patreon if you're interested. That money also helps support this channel so I can continue to make videos. www.patreon.com/actoydesign 🙏💪
I thought the holidays were for hauling.
Maybe u can help me out? I can not find the ACI Armour for The Gladiator figure .Could I use Sculpy to make his chest armour? The rest is tunic and he does have a helmet and leg and arm gauntlets
Hey! I'd say you could pretty much sculpt any details you want, minus the tunic. I think you'll want that to be flexible. And personally, I'd stick with Aves 2 part apoxie. 🤙
thank you for sharing this great video! I wonder, wich character was the base? I can't find a barefoot MOTU classic character, I would really appreciate if you can find some time to answer me :)
do you have any tips on painting Apoxie sculpt? I tried using acrylic paint, but it ends up scraping/scratching off.
Hey! There's a lot of factors there. The kind of paints, how you've mixed your apoxie, how well your joint prep is, did you sand it first. Once it's cured oils from your skin are on it creating a kind of barrier. I always sand mine a bit with fine grit. If it's scratching off that means there's something scratching it that shouldn't be. Things to think about.
Any tips on sculpting shoulder armor without hindering the articulation?
Make it thin near the shoulder cuff and dremel out the shoulder cuff to make room for it to pass under.
Do have any sculpting tools especially to.make a mechcanical detail
For most details like that I use my metallic dental sculpting tools. You can see some of them in this video.
Great video. Question when adding the initial sculpt how have you managed to not leave any finger print marks on the armour? Its an issue I frequently encounter
Thanks! You just have to go back and smooth everything out, or and it in post once cured.
I came from discord. This is great
Welcome! Thanks for being here. Glad you dig it. What's discord?
@AC Toy Design discord is a pretty cool app where you can talk to a bunch of people. One of my friends told me about this video. This helps a lot
Do you sand the figure for better adhesion?
In places, definitely the joints. Joint prep is my very first step with every custom 👍
Congrats, nice job. A question...What liquid do you use to moisten the dough?
Thanks! Water works fine with Aves apoxie, but they sell their own brand of Apoxie solvent that works even better. Your terminology cracked me up. Worst case scenario you can always use Oates!
I am tempted to try your technique on a All Might Mcfarlane toys figure to put over the outlines of his costume but is that some that anyone that has some limited experience with sculpting can do?
Absolutely! That's how I learned. Trial and error. If you mess up you can always either Dremel or sand it down, or carefully heat the sculpt with a hairdryer and pry the stuff off.
It was really interesting watching your sculpting process.
Do you have a painting process video?
Thanks so much, David! Glad you dig it. Making videos is crazy time consuming, so I post most of my behind the scenes and tutorials on my Patreon. However, I always go over at least how I did the painting in all my RUclips figure videos. If Patreon isn't for you I'd suggest checking out either my Della Caine or most recent Old Fang videos. Thanks for being here!
@@AdamCrohn I'll poke around and give them a watch.
I'm currently watching the Minox battle axe video.
@@DavesEmpire1981 One I'm most proud of 🤙
@@AdamCrohn it's a sweet looking figure to be sure.
I'll definitely be back to watch more vids soon.
Hey AC, Quick question, do you do any sketches before you start sculpting or do you work on improvised inspiration as your'e sculpting? If you do sketches can we see some samples?
Hey! I do both! For this current wave of MOTU figures I did concept sketches of the direction I wanted to go, and for the most part the finished product reflects those. I usually try to always have a concept worked out before hand, and if it's a pre-existing character I always have concept art or sketches of some kind to work from. There are those rare times I just jump in and see what comes out! I post all of my concept designs and behind the scenes stuff on my Patreon, www.patreon.com/actoydesign
Thank you for giving us a glimpse into how you mod your action figures! Question, what tool did you use to put the details into the small piece on the right side of the chest ( small holes and lines)? Was it just with your Xacto blade? It was so clean and precise! Really dug the "reveal" shots at the end, too, especially the blue waves/splashes!
Thank you so much for this message! Glad you liked the video. A lot of the silicone sculpting brushes have different sized steel tips on the opposite ends. Almost like ball tips. Really good for making indentions like that. I'm pretty sure I linked to some in the description 👍
Okay so quick question. I am trying to build a gears of war figure. i have to piece this guy together but the armor has bulk that needs to be removed before i can build the new armor, how would you go about this? Ive found the closest body piece for the guy im building, it just has a small part on the original figure the needs to be i guess smoothed out? Should i sand it? Ive asked a few sculpters this question but haven't gotten replies yet 😢
Without seeing it I can't really help. So I'll cover a couple things. When taking plastic figures apart I use boiled water, be careful. If there are plastic parts still on that you need to get off I use my Dremel or sand paper. You can cut it off with an xacto but again, be careful. If you're sanding or Dremeling wear a mask, always. My Patreon has a chat feature that my supporters can post pictures in and we can have a conversation about help and tips if you're interested. Hope that helps! AC
Is the two apoxee stuff you use just for sculpting armor or just sculpting it in general.
I use it for all my sculpting needs. But the apoxie is best used as an adjunct rather than sculpting an entire figure. There are exceptions. Check out my CHUDbaby video where I sculpted an entire creature with Aves. Also, tons of behind the scenes stuff on my Patreon, FYI.
Funnily enough, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (the Netflix reboot) made a joke where Mermista proclaimed herself to be Sea-Ra, so you may not have been the first to come up with that idea! 😂
Jokes aside, this is an oddly calming and very educational video! I've learned some new techniques for my own sculpting, so thanks for this!
Absolutely my pleasure! Thanks for stopping by 🤙
What color was that use on the Armour
I mix all my own colors. The base was cobalt blue 👍
Thanks, my problem is I was not sculpting in layers. I was trying to do all the details and such on the first layer which was making everything really hard.
Totally. I used to do that as well. You've got to be patient with sculpting, and once you start doing layers you'll realize the details can be endless.
Idk how someone dislikes this. This video is extremely helpful! Ty for making this video!
Question: Anyone know if the apoxie starts to dry or harden, can you add water to it to make it pliable again? Or once it starts to harden/dry is there no turning back?
Thanks so much. Once it starts to harden that's it.
How do u make the clay hard and make it settle ?
Its self hardening. Just give it time. About 6 hours
@@AdamCrohn oh thanks
@@nicksstopmotion0368 My pleasure! Tons more tutorials on my Patreon if you're interested.
hi AC, just wondering what type of paint you using?
Hey! I mostly use Testors Model Masters acrylics, but I throw in some Vallejo, Citidel, or P3 from time to time. I do a lot of paint tips and tutorials on my Patreon if you're interested. Thanks for the question🤙
i have a question even tho this is old. how do i get behind melting the plastic when drying the clay? or is apoxie sculpt kinda like air dry clay.
It's air dry Aves apoxie, like I say in the video. Never put plastic in the oven.
@@AdamCrohn got it thank you been trying to clarify this for a bit. real help.
@@cyclopboi883 Any time
Do you know how to make a helmet for your action figures 6 to 7 inches
What kind of helmet?
@@AdamCrohn any kind of helmet just one that could go on the action figures head
@@Xeno-mv That's really vague, but I'm sure I can do it.
@@AdamCrohn ok thanks but for specifics a helmet like halo or a knight
So I bought the smaller size aves putty. I mix the two parts same size and when I’m done and pull it apart it’s really grainy. In your video it stretches. Am I doing something wrong?
There's different kinds of Aves. The stuff I use is Aves 2 part apoxie sculpt. I'm not familiar with any of their products being grainy, but your mix could be off or it's just something I haven't used. Make sure it's equal parts of A and B. Here's a link to what I use. I get the natural color usually in a 1lb order.
avesstudio.com/shop/apoxie-sculpt/
You can also reach out to them directly on their site. They're great folks. Tell them AC sent you.
AC Toy Design I’ll try it thanks for the response
Would this material work for a mouth plate on a old Transformer?
It should, yes.
@@AdamCrohn thanks, brother
Also, how best to paint plastic?
Do you do custom work from drawings for a fee?
I do! You can pay all at once or break it up over time on my Patreon.
@@AdamCrohn What is your fee for a 4” tall figure in black and white?
apoxie sculpt costs around 720 bucks here lol my custom action figure journey ended before it even begun lmao
yeah,dude...you got a new fan here! there are still far too little videos about customizing action figures on yt,so i'm glad to see something as nice as this!
hmmm...are you may the ac-customs guy who felt offended by someone else on figurerealm some time ago...?^^ however,can't wait for your next vids!:)
Casey Jones! Thanks for the feedback. And yes, that was me. I was being harassed and they didn't address it. So I moved on. Glad you found me🤙
@@AdamCrohn AC Toy Design haha,nothing new there...besides i had some trouble with the same person.you aren't the only good guy who left last year because of reasons like this:/
see you! ;)
I don't have any experience with He-Man figures (which is about to become apparent), but I do have plenty of experience with anxiety, so I was wondering if you've tried to find a way of non-destructively (or near enough) disassembling the figures so that you can make molds and duplicates of parts to go really wild with the customization without worrying about going through a too many classic He-Man figures or blowing a ton of money on the the new "classic" figures?
Added bonus, part of the the duplication process should be able to produce a positive that you can mold/cast against to make removable gear.
It's a great point you bring up! I've thought about it before, but there are a lot of little parts that make up any articulate figure, and to cast each part would not only be tedious but without a pressure pot I'm afraid the parts wouldn't be the best quality. It is something I'd like to try one day!
Is that white silicone tool the same shape as the blue cup chisel tool? and what does the water do?
The water helps me smooth out the apoxie. I also use Aves safety solvent for that. I'm not sure which tools your talking about.
@@AdamCrohn Ok I assume you mean that the lines you make can be messy, so you use water to help straighten it out. The tool I talked about is the white tip you were using to make those lines near the beginning.
@@Kracov_the_Madman No, I mean smoothing out where the apoxie meets the plastic.
@@AdamCrohn ok. and the tool i mentioned is on amazon. the set has the smaller white tip like yours. theres a blue tip called cup chisel, looks kinda like yours i guess.
@@AdamCrohn i circled what i think your tool is i.imgur.com/TkuANXi.jpg
Do you use a heater gun or just let it dry by it self 🤔
A heat gun won't make it cure all the way through. So I just let it sit for at least 4 hours before I sand or mess with it 🤙
I'm getting ideas on what to do when I want to customize a Gundam kit or Frame Arms Girl/Megami Device kit.
I wonder if it's feasible to add plastic pegs (for example, spare plastic from runners/sprues) to the clay and drill holes into a figure/kit so (with a pin vise) that you can take off what you're sculpting (for example, taking off armor). Or if it's possible to do a peg/hole system for whatever you're sculpting.
Either way, you would have to put a layer of something over what you're sculpting so that the clay doesn't stick onto the figure just yet. Perhaps saran wrap or sculpting over a zip lock bag. It would help when you need to disassemble something for say painting separate parts different colors (because I hate masking).
Is this feasible or am I off my rocker?
That's pretty involved, but anything is possible. If it were me I'd practice on a garbage figure. But what's the worst that could happen?
@@AdamCrohn It so happens that I have a few lying around. Guess I'll practice on that first before doing the real thing. Thanks.
@@ExDragonMaster My pleasure. Without visuals it's kind of hard to help here. I post all my tutorials on my Patreon if you're interested in a deeper dive. Happy holidays!
Amazing I make my marvel figures with real clothes and repaint there skin with a flesh tone
What is the water. Material that you use
In this video it's just water, but now I use Aves safety solvent. I'm actually doing a giveaway for some on my Patreon next week! www.patreon.com/adamcrohn
@@AdamCrohn ok thanks
Is this video a tutorial for sculpting or a video for dancing? Cause I was dancing the whole time. Fun choice of music.
I think you are great. Hilarious videos. I sent a friend of mine your video because I told him I found his Doppelganger! LOL! Anyway. Quick question. I am using sculpy but I am not sure how to cure it. Previously I was trying to sculpt the part and take it off of the figure and cure it in the oven for 5-10 min. That does not work, obviously, because it ends up cracking the clay when you try to put it back on. How do you cure the sculpt on the figure without putting in the oven or do you need a better clay like the one you are using? Thanks in advance
Hey! Thanks so much for the kind words, and sharing the video! I think you answered your own question. In my experience the sculpey is a great product, but should be used for solid objects like my Chudbaby. Check out those videos. What you want to do is like my armor in this video, so you'll need something like Aves 2 part apoxie. I highly recommend it. And it'll cure in about 6 hours by just letting it sit. Keep me posted, and be safe! AC
@@AdamCrohn Cheers! Thanks for the info. Will definitely try it. Keep on plugin away with these videos. My son loves them...now he wants me to create these figures with him! (he says with him...but more like him directing me) LOL!
@@AR-pb2zh That's amazing, and so flattering. Hi to your son for me!
This is awesome to see you sculpt like that! Have you considered becoming an official action figure designer? :)
Thank you! Glad you dig it. I'd love to be one but it's a hard job to get. Put in a good word for me!
Anywhere to direct me to events on toy sculpting courses ? Or communities.
Hey Anthony! Other than local art and sculpting classes near you, and other RUclips videos on various channels, I post behind the scenes tutorials on my Patreon from time to time. On RUclips I like Ace of Clay and Tony Cha.
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In 1-3 do you dry brush the sculpt or you just sit there and don’t dry brush the sculpt
Hi, what do you mean by "1-3"?
@@AdamCrohn I for got I mean like hours
@@BeauMan2 If you're talking about cure time before you can paint the apoxie, I let it cure over night then sand and carve what needs to be cleaned up, and then do all my painting last.
@@AdamCrohn ok got it 👌🏻
@@AdamCrohn I also mean like when your done sculpting
You do commissions by chance?
Hi, I do! I have a large waiting list, but I'm always available. Email me adamcrohn at y mail dot com with pics and details. Thanks!
@@AdamCrohn Awesome! I sent you an email.
@@8-bitBishop I didn't get it. Are you sure you sent it to the correct email?
Random question, what do you clean your tools with? Incredible work on the detailing of the armor. Appreciate the simple tutorial as well!
Thanks very much! For sculpting, since I'm using Aves apoxie I use Aves Safety Solvent on my silicone tools.
@@AdamCrohn Thanks for the fast response. How about the metal sculpting tools? Aves Safety Solvent as well? Thanks again!
@@EyeSurpri Solvent or I just scrape them clean.
@@AdamCrohn xD Thanks!
i subbed at 0:27
Many thanks, my friend 🤙
hi newbie question can i use a polymer clay? instead epoxy?
Hi! You have to bake polymer clay. So you can't use it on plastic figures like this or you'll melt the plastic when you bake. You can use clay by itself.
@@AdamCrohn ouch... thank u for reply :)
@@seanjohn14 Any time!
@@AdamCrohn hi last question.. can use a milliput also?
@@seanjohn14 I've never used it because it seems really messy, but I know a lot of artists like it.
is it safe to use without gloves?
It what safe to use without gloves?
@@AdamCrohn epoxy putty
@@thebrownlizard3988 You'll have to do your own research on whether it's safe or not, but I personally don't use them.
I definitely stayed because of Hall & Oates on the screen.
Make a bruce Irvin figure from Tekken 6