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How can you cure Sculpey without putting it in the oven?
Brett Gray

When I am adding Sculpey to an existing sculpt I use a Paint Striiper Heat Gun, looks like a Hair Dryer but much more hot. I point it at low wetting and wave it back and forth. If you stay too long (4-5 secs) on 1 area, it will turn black and bubble - not good - LOL. After 1 minute or so , let it cool off and you are ready to continue sculpting.

I have also heard of people boiling the sculpey in water. Like when you are adding a detail to an action figure for a custom. I have never tried this but it makes sence.
     
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   I tried using plaster bandages on foamcore and then appying plaster after it was dry. The problem I am having is that after the plaster dries it is coming off the foamcore in a whole sheet. can you give me any pointers on the proper way to do this?
Russ

If you have corners, make sure to wrap the bandages around the edges making overlaps to bind everything together. however, if your foamcore piece is a big flat surface, this is normal as the bandages have nowhere to grab onto.

The trick to prevent this is to insert small nails or staples into the foamcore first. at 4-6 inch gaps. If they poke out the other side it should not matter as I assume we won't see that part of the structure. When you now apply the wet plaster bandages they will hook onto the nails and wont slide off. Your final plaster coat will hide any evidence of the nails.
     
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   I'm making a couple dioramas right now that are going to require a low lying fog like appearence just like in the yoda swap scenes. How would you suggest I make this??
Nick Burnham

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Click here to see more pictures from BRIAN WINSORS DAGOBAH atter as I assume we won't see that part of the structure. When you now apply the wet plaster bandages they will hook onto the nails and wont slide off. Your final plaster coat will hide any evidence of the nails.
     
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