dragon from magic sculpt

[luggnut]

i decided to try the magic sculpt epoxy clay and do me a dragon.... its insides are foam (spary and insulation boards) , wire and mdo. the sheild is insulation board etched with a heat gun and vinyl stencils.

the magic sculpt is amazingly hard once it cures.. i can't break it even small parts like horns and teeth with my hands ( maybe with a hammer!)

[Just Another Sign Guy]

fun stuff to play with...but more expensive than gold.

on the advice of Bill the go to guy for 3d sign work (3dSignCo) he turned me on to some less expensive alternatives if you ever need to buy more.

[Shovelhead]

That's art there!
Love Magic Sculpt...I use it for taxidermy.
:cool1:

[iSign]

Great job Lugg

[Jillbeans]

Looks great.
I just use EZ Sculpt (http://www.polygem.com/zoo/ezsculpt.php) Make sure you mix it exactly equally or it takes awhile to dry.
Love....Jill

[HeathSignCompany]

Great work!

[petepaz]

nice job!

[Mike Paul]

Looks good :thumb:

[luggnut]

Love Magic Sculpt...I use it for taxidermy.

i got the eyes from a taxidermy site.. shark eyes

[HeathSignCompany]

Wow the shark eyes work perfect! Good Idea!

What type of glue are you using on the foam panels? I see the MDO in the center, is that for support and mounting?

On your shield you said a heat gun and vinyl stencil. So the foam contracts where ever it is not protected by the stencil?

You've inspired me to try this, it looks fun and I always wanted to try the magic sculpt!

[MachServTech]

how many hours so far?

[luggnut]

What type of glue are you using on the foam panels? I see the MDO in the center, is that for support and mounting?

On your shield you said a heat gun and vinyl stencil. So the foam contracts where ever it is not protected by the stencil?


i used a glue from the hot wire foam factory for gluing foam... the mdo was so i would have something solid to mount to the backer and for support of the sculpture.

the vinyl sheilds the foam from the heat gun and it contracts and recesses were there is no vinyl . it does eat away under the stencil a little and chrome vinyl works best , not as prone to shrinking from the heat.

how many hours so far?

it is my first go at anything like this and i have been going at it on and off for almost 2 weeks. i would guess 20-30 hours.

[Shovelhead]

i got the eyes from a taxidermy site.. shark eyes

Would have bet 30mm alligator eyes.
Your dragon is sick!

[3dsignco]

Way Impressive.. I really hate you guys that can Hand sculpt/carve..:toasting::toasting:


http://www.polygem.com/zoo/armorstone.php

This is a Smoothing Compound that dries hard as heck. I built it up to 1/2 - 3//4 and drove the truck over it. Polygem also makes a sculpting Putty But I haven't tried theirs

http://www.polygem.com/zoo/model.php

http://www.taxidermy.com/cat/16/epoxy.html
Scroll down 1/2 page

[luggnut]

thanks for the info 3d i'll check those out.

[redmondcopy]

Very cool!

[Bill43mx]

That is just plain awesome! I'm soooo jealous. Please post more pictures when it's completed.

[grampa dan]

GREAT looking dragon!

We use Magic Sculpt in our shop a LOT. We have used a litle more than 3 TONS (not a typo) to date. Buying it in volume brings the price down considerably. :)

-grampa dan

[signmeup]

We have used a litle more than 3 TONS (not a typo) to date. -grampa dan
How do you mix the 2 halves efficiently? It seems like quite a chore to mix the 2 putties together to me. Do you have a mixing machine? (I realize you didn't mix up 3 tons in one batch....but still)

[neato]

GREAT looking dragon!

We use Magic Sculpt in our shop a LOT. We have used a litle more than 3 TONS (not a typo) to date. Buying it in volume brings the price down considerably. :)

-grampa dan

Hey guys, if you haven't had a chance, hop over to Dan's website and check out his work. He is really the sculpting king. I've had the chance to see some of his work in person, very impressive....

[luggnut]

GREAT looking dragon!

We use Magic Sculpt in our shop a LOT. We have used a litle more than 3 TONS (not a typo) to date. Buying it in volume brings the price down considerably. :)

-grampa dan

thanks .. seeing a few of your articles and features in SignCraft is what got me inspired to try Magic Sculpt. i have a small shop and wanted add some dimension to some of my stuff and couldn't really afford a cnc setup right now. it would be a dream to do the stuff you do.

[grampa dan]

Even with the amount of Magic Sculpt we use it's all still mixed by hand. If you microwave the separate parts slightly to warm them up it is a lot easier! We looked into an industrial bread mixer which I hear works well but three things hold me back. The first is that I can only apply it so fast and so mixing in large batches isn't necessary or desired. Secondly, cleaning an industrial machine would be hard work and you would have to do it constantly making me wonder how much time we would really save. Thirdly, the heavy duty machines are expensive - even used. We do not have three phase power in our shop and single phase machines are very rare. I'm not about to spend thousands of dollars on a machine I'm not sold on.

Instead if I have a good sized project on the go I hire a student or two to do my mixing for me while I do the fun part.

-grampa dan

[Pat Whatley]

I thought I was the only person who microwaved Magic Sculpt. :ROFLMAO:

[luggnut]

If you microwave the separate parts slightly to warm them up it is a lot easier!

i might have to try that... mixing more than two fistful at a time is going pretty slow

[luggnut]

here it is the almost finished... i think i may gold leaf the lettering?

[jhilldesigns]

flippin' SICK! yeah, gild the lettering...

edit: well, I only looked at the first pic, in the second one, the lettering stands out well as tarnished copper or the like...

[Baz]

Very cool! :thumb:

[Joe Diaz]

That is wicked cool!

[neato]

sweet! turned out great!

[Jillbeans]

You could either gild or use Ronan's Aqua Leaf or Kemp Permagild too.
You can also two-tone gild with different types of leaf.
Looks swell!

[Pat Whatley]

That things a hell of a lot bigger than in looked originally. Awesome. Put a few extra screws in it or it'll end up in a dorm room somewhere.

[3dsignco]

Great Job.. Looks Fantastic.

[HeathSignCompany]

Boy that really turned out nice!

[Poconopete]

:notworthy::thumb::toasting:

[luggnut]

thanks for all the compliments... i think i may have to do something else to put on the other side of my storefront to balance it out, but haven't come up with something to compete with the dragon....

[JK driver]

That's easy, do another dragon but a different style and color!

[dman0427]

Cool!

[Sherry2006]

wow that is really wicked! bravo!

[ddarlak]

i want that dragon....

[HeathSignCompany]

That's easy, do another dragon but a different style and color!

What are you talking about?¿?

[DOGraphics]

I like it.

Very Nice

[JK driver]

What are you talking about?¿?

Didn't realize I posted a confusing coment???
He was wonder about what to carve to put on the other side of his store front to balance it out.
I suggested another dragon, but a different style, like a blue aquatic dragon, Or white ice dragon.
Use your imagination!:banghead:

[luggnut]

Put a few extra screws in it or it'll end up in a dorm room somewhere.

i decided to move it inside in my front office/showroom... everyone kept saying something was gonna happen to it out side