Converting Sebastian Stan HT Bucky Barnes Head (updated) - Sun May 23, 2021 12:16 pm
Amazing! Sir, is it alright to ask how you safely removed the sculpted hair?
GubernatorFan wrote:Having converted a Jason Momoa Aquaman head (HERE) and an Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan head (HERE), it seemed like a natural choice to do the same to the new Bucky Barnes head sculpt by HT. The face is excellent but the hair, while very impressively sculpted, is just soft molded plastic. I object to this on principle anyway, so here we go again. For more details on the process, please consult the other threads linked above.
More photos in Post 6 below
The original head:
I gently pried off the two-part hair sculpt and perched it on his shoulders for this photo:
You don't need a very ample scalp if you are going to give your head sculpt an ample hair, but I decided I should fill-in the various indents with Kneadatite Blue and Yellow. I painted it very lightly with a flesh color (not even trying to match the face, since it wouldn't be visible), then began to glue on the hair in rows, starting with a line parallel to the bottom of the head sculpt at the back.
No matter how disheveled, I left the hair in place for a while, giving the glue a chance to cure.
Then I gently removed any loose strands, rinsed the hair with water, and gave him a haircut.
Finally, to make the hair less puffy, I applied a solution of water and shampoo+conditioner. I may have overdone it, giving him a more compact, wet hair look, but I will worry about styling it later (or not -- I wasn't completely crazy about the original/movie look of the hair).
Hope this is helpful or informative. What do you think?
More photos in post 6 below
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