Would anybody out there be interested in a Course on how to make Clay master Figures? (4 Viewers)

[The Major]

materails and Hobby Kit item Prices continue to climb ever higher with spiralling energy bills. Is it now time for our Hobby to return to its past materials and methods instead where these can be more affordable and yet give excellent results?

 

[Horus]

materails and Hobby Kit item Prices continue to climb ever higher with spiralling energy bills. Is it now time for our Hobby to return to its past materials and methods instead where these can be more affordable and yet give excellent results?

One thing if you are artistic and have the required skills or the time, money & space to develop them, most people don't, but instead of looking to the past, why not go down the 3D printing route with plastics and resin.

 

[OzDigger]

materails and Hobby Kit item Prices continue to climb ever higher with spiralling energy bills. Is it now time for our Hobby to return to its past materials and methods instead where these can be more affordable and yet give excellent results?

Nope.

 

[theBaron]

One thing if you are artistic and have the required skills or the time, money & space to develop them, most people don't, but instead of looking to the past, why not go down the 3D printing route with plastics and resin.

I don't disdain 3D printing, but I don't feel the need to invest in the equipment and materials and learn the processes, at this point in my life. Though I have dabbled a little with Sketchup. But I'm still working with 2-part epoxy putty to learn to sculpt.

Prost!
Brad

 

[theBaron]

materails and Hobby Kit item Prices continue to climb ever higher with spiralling energy bills. Is it now time for our Hobby to return to its past materials and methods instead where these can be more affordable and yet give excellent results?

I don't think it's solely the materials that drive the price of a finished figure up. The fact that the market is limited has an impact, and the fact that whether it's a figure made from a sculpted master, a mold made the old-school way, and cast in white metal, requires a specialized set of skills that command a higher price. Of course, 3D design and printing are also specialized skills that command higher prices.

Face it-collecting "collector's toys" is a hobby that does require a little more disposable income than many other hobbies.

I deal with the prices by painting my own, and that I focus on older castings and kits. And I look for bargains. I collect other things, like beer steins, for example, so I'm just used to, and experienced at, hunting for items for my collection, and waiting till I find something at a price I'm willing to pay, or at haggling with a seller to get a deal I like. I trained on flea markets and auctions. Similar skills apply for me in our hobby.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Horus]

I don't disdain 3D printing, but I don't feel the need to invest in the equipment and materials and learn the processes, at this point in my life. Though I have dabbled a little with Sketchup. But I'm still working with 2-part epoxy putty to learn to sculpt.

Prost!
Brad

Neither do I Brad, there are already people out there who do it and do it well and if it's something I like or want, and it's at a price I'm willing to pay the person to print it for me, why not, hat off to anyone with the skills to do it themselves.

 

[OzDigger]

I could count on One hand the number of guys I know that still cast metal toy soldiers, and they are my age or older. However I know a lot of guys that have 3D printers that make their own designs or copy others. Metal casting at home has gone the way of video rental stores.Times change, people move on to the next best thing. As a TS business owner you have to change and adapt to the new materials, trends etc or watch your sales slowly decline. And of course Online sales should be a Priority rather than a neglected extra.

 

[jazzeum]

materails and Hobby Kit item Prices continue to climb ever higher with spiralling energy bills. Is it now time for our Hobby to return to its past materials and methods instead where these can be more affordable and yet give excellent results?

You move ahead, not backwards.