To the toy makers?

Question

Sorry but my last question didn have what i ws asking, duh kind of stupid and if i had asked it in the original question you would have gotten confused...
How do you make a toy (single toy) like the McFarlane Halo, Master Chief toys that are coming out... http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rls=GFRB%2CGFRB%3A2006-44%2CGFRB%3Aen&q=mcfarlane+halo+master+chief ... this link should work right, it would be the second picture, out of them.
I am curious. Like how would you make it, out of clay then what like how would you harden it, and get a glossy paint coat on it, if you make it out of clay...But how do you make it. =) sorry for the same question being asked twice.

Answer 1

I would buy polymer clay, like Fimo, but there are many kinds.
You can shape it with your hands or tools, make smaller parts and stick them together, work on a frame of wire to make it able to stand up.
When you are done shaping, you can bake it in a kitchen oven.
Often it does not need finishing afterward but you can paint it if wanted, the site below will also have advise on painting the clay figures.
This is a helpful site about polymer clay:
http://glassattic.com/~glassatt/index.html
http://glassattic.com/polymer/miniatures.htm (I think it is figures you want.)

You can also make it out of self hardening clay, in which case you keep it moist till you are satisfied with the model, and allow it to dry out later.
Read the instructions on the packet about shrinkage, time to dry and so on. If the clay does shrink, you can not use a wire frame.
After it is completely dry (and that may take some time for a bigger model) you can paint it over with model paint.

You can buy all these things in craft stores and craft stores on-line, but if you go to the actual shops they can advise you.

No need to say sorry, if you did not get the answer you need, just ask again.
If you ask your next question with the name/kind of the clay you want to use in the top line, you will get more specified answerers to help you.