Welcome to part one of
how we do it here at
Argonaut Resins - I'm going to post some behind the scenes images and talk about how I produce designer resin toys.
Jared Deal,
Robbie Busch and
myself have been getting a lot of questions on how all of this is done so I thought I'd shed a little light on how we make it happen. I've already said the why in my interview (
http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-wrap-up-with-tre-end-argonaut.html) with
Andy Heng over at the infamous and uber popular blog
ToysRevil and teased you with some in progress shots over at another heavyweight blogsite -
Toycyte (Robbie's ineterview with big dog
Jeremy Brautman -
http://www.toycyte.com/ring-in-the-new-year-with-robbie-buschs-el-diablo).
First up is the work in progress (
WIP) shots of the
EL DIABLO designer toy from wires to finished sculpt. I used aluminum wires, foil, plumbers putty and Super Sculpey. The foil filler is to keep from wasting all my clay on a big figure and keep the overall weight down on the prototype. The plumbers putty is for strength since the feet and ankles will have the most stress as I build the figure up and handle the piece. I use a hard/brittle toy wax called Azbro for the overall finish - it polishes great and holds optimal detail. Questions??? Email me.
Keep an eye on the blog for more pictures of behind the scenes. Part # 2 real soon!
