rollerboi
Sr Member
Clay is easier than pep! There I said it. When it comes to getting something beautiful and smooth, with intricate line-work, give me a soft medium like clay (Rakes and lighter fluid are my best friends) over body filler any day. In fact, I've used scaled-down pep files as sculpting armatures before just because it saves me clay, not because it makes it any easier, it just prevents me from having to deal with 25 lb of clay or more.
I'm going to have to quote you this time around, Nick. I can't help but agree; I started making something out of Pep but it's so complex and time consuming that I am thinking about abandoning it and going back to clay as the medium. I want to at least have tried both.
This summer I'll be making a fiberglass body shell using the duct tape dummy method to create my armature.
I think it also may have a lot to do with how comfortable someone is making a mold; pepakura is good for making a one-off wearable out of bondo and fiberglass without having to mold/cast it. Silicone is expensive as well.
And finhead, your work just continues to be a huge inspiration to us all. Nice job!