The graveyard of unfinished dolliehs

[DollyKim]

To stand in memory of all those little peoples you tried to make or customize but due to tragic circumstances aren't going to happen. Did you sculpt for days only to drop the project on the floor? Mess up a face up because you sneezed? Had a good idea but not the skills to see it to the end?

Good idea, good start, wrong choice of materials. Apoxie Sculpt would make them too heavy and I couldn't get the smooth plastic finish I wanted. Will try again later with polymer clay.


Thomas


Guy

[Gift_in_Edge]

I've been wanting the Daft Punk guys in doll form too. Their licensed ones are expensive.

[DollyKim]

And us doll people being what we are wouldn't like them to be the same height. There are 6" action figure versions that are easier to get.

On the making side I had considered a pair of Sideshow Star Wars bodies, they come in all white and all black, but they are big and wouldn't give the height difference. I went with heads because I have a couple of spare bodies that would work well enough.

[Shinku_Rhapsody]

Wait, someone else tried to make Daft Punk dolls? Sweet!
I too made an ill-fated attempt in apoxie, but stopped for similar reasons. Except I tried in MSD size... >-<

[DollyKim]

Being the helmets are generally gold or silver I'm now thinking gold and silver polymer clay could work, then I'd only need to paint the visors black. Having a basic face shape to start with will be the way to go, to make sure the visors especially Thomas' stick out past the nose.

For a mini I'd go with carving bases out of styrofoam in the helmet shapes then a skin of air dry clay, like all those doll making books, then carve the foam out so you can put the heads on bodies. And I think I just solved my problem but I'll have to use a paper clay base under the polymer because you never ever ever bake styrofoam.

[DollyKim]

What was hoping to be a penny wooden. This is that super light weight Bag O Wood stuff they sell at the craft store. I'll bet it'll burn real purty.