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ummm how exactly do you guys make bodys from scratch? things like Sinned! does looks from scratch(and nice lookin) so... any tips?

I believe in most cases, modders start with an existing shell.
they cut, chop, sand, etc.
then add putty, plastic, glue, etc.
and then sand, sand, sand, add some more putty and sand, sand, etc.
and then primer and go to town.

at least that's the majority of my custom jobs

I was thinking it may be possible to make a car out of modelling clay, let it dry hard, and paint a few coats of fibreglass resin out of it, after it dries to pop off the resin, and you got a new shell, yet still to try this though... has anyone else done this????

not that I'm aware of, but it could work I suppose.
I think the biggest hurdle when molding new bodies would be getting the details to come out and still have a paper thin, yet durable body.
can't have anything too heavy and bulky ya know

ok... CW u said to start with an original body right? well how do you put like body kits and other stuff on it?

same way you'd mod the body, with more plastic cut to fit, some glue and some putty.

skirts for example, most people use old credit cards or something - cut and glue them on then shape them with more trimming and sanding, then filling in gaps with putty

ZZ plastic box will work too right?
i hope it will i made a front bumper... it looks pretty good

I'm sure it will, I believe crazydave has used the zipzaps plastic box before

What kind of putty?
What brand of putty?
Where to buy the putty?

you can get modelers putty, most commonly used on airplane models so look for airplane putty.

the brand I use is called Squadron, it's white model airplane putty

you should be able to get it at a local hobby shop

Thanks. I wasn't sure what kind of putty you guys were using. Everyone is so resorceful, it could be anything....


Thanks again........

I'm goin' to chop up my first body!!!!!

no problem, good luck pimp....
not sure if you've seen it yet or not, but this article might help you during the chop
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/artic ... 18&catId=2
(uses the same putty I'm talking about in this post)

I recommend two part epoxy putty Milliput. It becomes rock hard in three to four hours, so you have enough time.

http://www.milliput.com/

Miva

the epoxy is great for big body molding jobs, but to fill a little crease or something, it's overkill

I use both, but only use putty on small fill / smooth-out jobs
I use epoxy when I need the area I'm filling to be super strong

Which is lighter in weight?

Which is easier to sand or has a better end product?

I'm not too worried about strength, I figure, that if most of the original body is still intact it will be strong enough.

I'm just choppin' the top off.