Reddit reviews Pop Sculpture: How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues
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You can model in Sculpey with an aluminum wire armature, separate arms, legs and similar pieces then make small keys and keyholes using epoxy putty. Then you can mold each part separately in silicone, cast into them using epoxy resin or similar polyester material. It is actually a very involved and time consuming process. Please check out this book and similar to have a better idea.
https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Sculpture-Figures-Collectible-Statues/dp/0823095223
I haven't tried it with gunpla, but I do have some experience with this method of resin casting (mostly with my own figurines, cosplay props for friends, etc.) It should work in theory, but there are a couple issues to keep in mind:
Like I said, it's certainly possible, but unless you're planning on doing this a lot it would be cheaper to just buy the second Banshee kit. If you're still interested, I highly recommend looking into Pop Sculpture as it's a fantastic book that covers the entire mold-making and casting process. The examples are for self-made sculptures, but all the techniques could easily be applied to gunpla. Hope that helps!
Hah! I've been googling a bit earlier and found a few things around. The
Sculpey site, FAQ
Sculpey site, user tips
Amazon (uk) link, Pop Sculpture - Tim Bruckner
Amazon (uk) link, Babes, Beasts and Brawn Sculptures
Also, there appear to be hundreds of vids on youtube
As I understand it, you generally need to sculpt or have someone sculpt you a generic figure intended for this kind of mold.
At the very least, I haven't seen anything like this pre-made.
As far as a figure ideal for chopping up and using for this... nothing occurs to me off the top of my head.
I'm planning to sculpt a base/master figure and casting it to get something similar to their work flow. The only issue is I'll need to work out an alternative to the Poly Putty they are using in the video. (I'm thinking casting and sculpting in wax after reading this: book. A substance I can both mold AND carve? I see little wrong with that!
edit: well that's odd, my comment was marked as spam.
here is a great book on sculpting figs
http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Sculpture-Figures-Collectible-Statues/dp/0823095223 !!