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JamieDMac — Peltzer the Gremlin
Published: 2007-06-27 16:52:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 7794; Favourites: 145; Downloads: 178
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Sculpted in Casteline wax. Stands 6 inches tall and measures just under 5 inches wide at the tips of the ears.Related content
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Thanks man, you're far too kind!!
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I came across your avatar from someone's friend list, was intrigued by the image so had to navigate to here....
This character design is awesome, both artistically and through craftsmanship, such a quirky design....
Really like it, keep up the great work....
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Hey, thanks very much! I'm flattered. Really appreciate the kind words
I've just been having a ganders at your gallery and must say that I'm extremely impressed. Your style and concepts are fantastic. Can't wait to see more.
Cheers for the watch and fave also!
All the best.
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No problem, well deserved and thanks!
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Thank you kindly for the compliments good sir, most appreciated!
I was having a ganders at your gallery and must say I'm lovin' those eejits. Really fantastic character designs. Excellent work!!
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No, Thank you! Thanks for the kind words and all the favourites. Glad your liking my wee eejits. There will be many, many more.
Cheers!
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Not at all, it's my pleasure! They're some cracking little fellas.
Meant to add you to my watch list so I don't miss out on the new ones. Can't wait to see more.
All the best.
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Thanks! I'll return the favour. You've got some unbelievable sculptures, from the simple to the incredibly detailed. Look forward to seeing more.
I actually deleted your last message and then thought: damn! why didn't I watch him so I could go back!!
Thanks again!
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Gah, sorry for the late reply. I'm useless lately.
Thanks again for the kind words, and for the watch!! I really need to upload some new work, it's been long overdue... I need to finish something too.....
Cheers!
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Thanks for the nice comments dude, appreciate it!
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Never sculpted in wax before - isn't it tough to do...this looks great.
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Cheers Evan!
I find this type of wax, Casteline, easier to work with compared to most waxes. When it's heated it works more like regular clay so it's soft enough to model and you can quickly block in the shapes much quicker than you would with a regular wax. The more standard types of waxes turn to a liquid slop when there heated and you have to drip it a bit at a time to build up the forms. With Casteline once it has cooled becomes solid and then you can begin to carve away at the surface. What I do is use a combination of heated metal tools and lightly melt the surface of the sculpt with a lighter. I keep a block of Casteline under a lamp with the tools resting in it, then by dragging the tools through it heats them enough to be able push the wax of the sculpt about and smooth the surface. Then towards the end I'll use fine grade sanding pads, which also are heated with a lighter, to further smooth out the surface. Then usually brush a bit of lighter fluid over some areas if needs be.
The downside is if you want to move any parts of the sculpt. Having to heat each area or just completely cutting a part off and fusing the parts back together can become quite frustrating.
It took me quite a while to get used to working with it. The majority of my work before was done with oil based clays and Sculpey. So it was a bit of a learning curve.
... I've rambled on a bit there, sorry.
Here's the place that I buy the Casteline from in you're interested: [link] (it's the hard/green variety)
Thanks again.
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So why did you make the switch to wax?
I have never worked with wax before but I am curious, thanks for those helpful details about Casteline.
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Hey, so sorry for the late reply.
The reason for switching to wax I guess was a combination of frustration with other modelling materials, Sculpey inparticular, and also the fact that a lot of companies at the time wanted there stuff to be sculpted in wax... now of course they want everybody to work digitally
I mostly work in Fuse wax these days, which is produced by Willow Products [link]
Essentially the same thing as Casteline but much smoother. If you're interested in trying out wax I definitely recommend starting with that.
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Jamie - Thanks for all the information with the material and link...I will give it a try. It has a very cool look to it and I like working with new products.
Thanks!
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Thanks very much!! ...and for the fave too, much appreciated!
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you're welcome...your works are really amazing
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Cheers mate, greatly appreciated!
Seriously digging your work by the way!!
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Very nice, I especially like the teeth. They can be so time consuming. I've never sculpted in wax before.
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Thanks very much! Yeah, I know what you mean. I have to redo them quite a bit, can never get the shapes looking right and they always look too flat. I really enjoy working in wax now. It took me a while to get used it. It was a bit of a learning curve after using softer clays and it's much slower to work with, which is one of the major draw backs. But I like your able to sand it smooth and not have to worry about an armature (for the most part) or squashing any details... which is something I do constantly.
Cheers for the faves!
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You're welcome. I'll have to try wax sometime. Details can be such a pain.
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jamie, I have enough trouble sleeping at night as it is.... after seeing this guy... man there's gonna be some WHACKY dreams tonight. Details look great in the photo.
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Thanks buddy! Ha, sorry about that ol' chap... you and me both then. 
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wow, this has really come along... this looks real nice Jamie. It's a great character design also, real memorable. (I bet he has some kind of speech inpediment when he talks...) Great work dude 
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Cheers very much mate!
Yeah, I'd like to get it moulded and cast so I can paint one up. I'm thinking of making some kits of it too. I might have to look for a new mould makers though... yet again. 
He has a stutter by the way.
Thanks again!
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does it cost much to go to a mouldmakers? whats a matter with the one you've been seeing? how come you can't do it yourself?
stutter, he he
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The cost isn't too bad actually. Probably works out cheaper than if I did myself after all the cock ups I'll make. lol
Well, I've been waiting for weeks now to receive two castings back. They moulded one sculpt for me and sent the first two castings back in just over a couple of weeks which I was really impressed with. But since then I've heard nothing from them about the other two. I sent them an email last night and I'll give them a call next week if I haven't heard back. Seems a bit strange having to wait so long without an update. They phoned me to let me know what was going on with the first two so I thought they might have done the same. I dunno, maybe they're just really busy or maybe I'm just being paranoid and impatient.
I can't do it myself because I've got no room to. That's all it is. I just don't have the facilities and the gear to go with it. Even if I have to spray something I have to wait for a dry day and do it outside... it's a sorry state of affairs. I need to find a new place to live where I have enough space to be able to do all this stuff. For the time being though I'm stumped.
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yeah I'm pretty useless at moulding, I've had to do no end of repair work on the gnome, I'm always real carefull and try and make sure nothing goes wrong but it always does :S first off i couldn't get the amount of catalyst right in the fibreglass, (2%) I actually put not enough in and had to mix catalyst in after i d already painted it onto the mould. The seam was far too big (I don't know what i did wrong there) there were air bubbles (despite banging on the table like a loon 
I have a shed I can use for moulding but because i need to keep an eye on my daughter i did it outside. So when I was moulding it up (in plaster) it suddenly started pelting it down, raining real hard into the liquid plaster mould. that made me screech a little - ha ha .
But everything did work out ok in the end.
Could you send me the contact details, and price and stuff of these mouldmaker guys? I'd like to look into it. It may be easier in the long run...
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Ha, I always used to put too much catalyst in for fear of it not setting... never even bothered to measure it out half the time. 
Whenever I've done a two part fibreglass casting I can never get them to line up. They either over lap too much making the piece disjointed or I get these huge gaps along the seams. Don't know how the hell I manage it. 
I'd rather just to stick to sculpting and let someone who knows what they're doing handle the mouldmaking side of things. 
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Oh, fantastic~! I was wondering where you'd disappeared off to, but you were finishing this off, I see! Fantastic stuff.
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