Starting a new project

[KrookedNelson]

So I am about to start a captain America Figure, and was curious to see what you guys thought of my plan. I am thinking I will model the body in super Sculpey. Then bake it, and add the chain mail chest garb, the chest star, gloves, boots, and head in Sculpey firm so that I can get more detail. Does this sound like the right approach? I was told that after baking and then adding more sculpey that I would have problems with cracking. All suggestions welcome.

-Krooked

[Julian Briones]

Hey krooked.
I've found that iff you make the 2nd layer of Sculpey too thin (ie little half circles of chainmail) then you certainly do get a bit of cracking.
What I would suggest, is that you make yout wire armature, use the foil to bulk the figure out, and then sculpey a very rough shape over that (noticably smaller than your character) that way you are left with a good, rigid armature and you can then add ALL of your superficial muscles, details, chainmail and what-not in your second layer.

I hope that has made some sense :)
tell us how it works for you mate!
-Jules