Crazy Hobbies

how do you make your own action figure,like most people in japan? most of the hobby collectors there do.?

i saw this one time on tv, japanese, most of them, make their own action figures of their favorite animation characters. especially those people called "otakus", i think it's the right term. anyway, they used this kind of clay, I'm not sure if it's called the clay of paris,then they mold the clay, arms , legs, head, after then the whole body of their desired character now comes to form. they would sculpt,carve down to its tiniest details, then paint it with detiled color, and done! they have now thier own action figure.

Public Comments

1. it sounds kind like you just answered your own question.
2. You could also use an airdry clay. You can find it in most craft stores and probably Walmart. It would be easier than making a mold of messy plaster of paris.
3. ok. use sculpture wire to make an armature. this is a thin wire "skeleton". you are going to want to drill a hole in a piece of wood and secure the figures "legs" to this base... you know... so you dont have to hold it while working on it. you also want to start the base of the "feet" OFF of the surface of this base. you can always trim the wire later, and smooth it out. you can use several types of wire mesh over this skeleton to keep the final piece light weight. a lot of clay means a heavier figure. resulting in more stress over the life of the figure. gravity can literally take a toll. a lot of people start with sculpy pro. a lot of people use modelling techniques as well. example : using a ping pong ball as a perfect circle for a helmet, or wacking up a variety of toys and figures to make a final design. dont be scared to use all kinds of stuff, metal, glass, plastic, sailor moons head... whatever... www.martinbowersmodelworld.com that guy is pretty much the definitive on model skill in my opinion. just take a shit load of figures apart and learn how they work. make a bunch of sculptures. it is a hard skill to learn and takes a life long commitment to perfect... the skill of being a sculptor isn't in the material as much as in the talent. so if you suck at modelling and scuplting, your final figure is probably gonna be sucking as well... you can even go furter and make a silicone mold off of the O.G. piece ( or pieces) and then fill these molds with resin and literally produce a line of your own toys. this guy at suckadelic.com does exactly that. good luck.