6mm sculpting trials

[Ali Dogan Sayiner]

I always wanted to sculpt my miniatures. I tried couple of times before. But this time I feel better about it. I sculpted two miniatures with my hobby knife. Then I crafted some tools.

I crushed pins with a hammer and tried to give them various shapes. They were very good after the hobby knife.

Then I sculpted those two.  I hope those will make a little help who want to sculpt in this scale. I know I have to work a lot. But every little information

is valuable for someone who want to sculpt 6mm. Thanks !

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[madman]

Very nice! Good luck on you new skills. Let us know when you want ideas.

[jeffers]

Ali

I like the bespoke tools!

Have a go with Brownstuff (actually, it’s a dirty grey). It is finer and sharper than green stuff so may be better for 6mm. I’ve almost completely swapped over; I only use green for large ‘soft’ areas now (or gluing riders to horses!).

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[Deleted User]

Hey this is a great beginning. I too make my own tools. I used old xacto blade on one end and a pin on the other. Other DIY tool you could explore are pinhead for smoothing and negative space and rubber tip tools, I used them to nudge putty into basic shapes.

I haven’t tried grownstuff for a whole figure yet but I think it’s too soft and easily marked. I think it needs a diferent set of tools from greenstuff, something with larger area to shape and smooth it.

[jeffers]

Here’s my kit, although it’s for larger figures:

http://battle77.blogspot.com/2019/08/sculpting-kit.html

When I did 10mm I just used the Xacto knife on miliput. Horrible stuff! Only use it for model filler now.

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[Ali Dogan Sayiner]

madman wrote:

Very nice! Good luck on you new skills. Let us know when you want ideas.

Thanks 🙂 It might take a lot of time!

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[Ali Dogan Sayiner]

Tonight I continued the ones I started yesterday but I feel like I could’t move forward much today.

 

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[Bunkerfolk]

Very cool progress so far! Love the DIY tools

[Microworld Steve]

Nice work!  Always wanted to try to sculpt my own as well, but the time I feel it would take me to become proficient has always kept me away.  That and my lack of artistic ability

[Noel]

This is a great start

[Dave Crowe]

Really great start. You clearly have a basic skill to begin practicing. Like a good blade you could sharpen very well.

Maybe you need a broader project goal?

6mm scale isn’t about Individuals but large numbers forming a big army. Because you chose this scale I would assume you intend big volume eventually. I may be wrong.

What’s the project? Is it a sci-fi, historical or fantasy setting? Some details may not be required at this scale where some may be vital and even exaggerated for effect.

ive found sculpting vehicles at this scale to be a tricky business. Often requiring layering and building up. I can’t imagine a 6mm figure has much room for layered detail but you seem to be getting plenty in there.

[Wouter Wolput]

Any progress on your sculpting Ali? I love to see what has become of your creations.

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