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ruffian wrote:
Have you ever considered a Flion family, you know like in the drawing you did? 😉
Oh yes…never got to it though.
I have painted samples of the Flion in black and one in white. They look awful. I realised that the old molds had shrunk; this causes the castings to come out a little weird and deformed.That, on top of the original having been slightly off, and now I think the whole sculpture really needs re-doing. That project got got put on hold.
I am trying to find a new way to paint them to issue another special edition, but so far they only look good lion-colored, like the old one. Maybe, with copper wings or something?
I have another Flion sculpture that I have been working on occasionally. Maybe I’ll finish that one. It is another male though, not a FLioness.WolfenMachine wrote:Well, I’ve gathered from reading some of your replies that you understand the chemistry behind your beautiful statues, so I thought you might know the answer to this question: what kind of glue bonds best with Gypsm stone? I’m sure everyone’s sick of hearing about my Emperor dragon delimmas, BUT, I’m still trying to fix the poor guy, and nothing Ive tried has worked. I tried super glue, but it expands ever so slightly, and its not strong enough, even with a day to cure. A friend suggested “Lock-tite extreme:repair” glue, because it doesn’t expand. It works great for smaller things, but not an Emp.’s tail. Also not strong enough. I’m worried about other things (like Gorilla Glue) expanding or yellowing, or drying so fast that I can’t get the pieces together correctly before the glue sets.
I was thinking maybe something industrial strength from a hardware store, but I dont know. Any suggestions?
I prefer normal Elmer’s white glue. (Not “craft” glue.) However, if you have already tried other glues, the break may be too dirty to glue perfectly unless you can get all the old glue off. The trick is to put very thin coats of white glue on both surfaces of the the clean break and press them together tightly until they set. This is tough with a tail, but maybe you can hold it in place tightly for a few minutes. An advantage of using white glue is that you can adjust it a little after you have put the pieces together to get the break perfectly aligned.Also, the excess can be wiped off with a damp paper towel. The glue bond will remain soluable in water, however, so no more rinsing the dragon in the sink.
I’ve also used epoxy.It will work too, but I think the joint tends to be a little wider and more visible. The excess that will be squeezed out when you press the joint together is more difficult to wipe off cleanly, (Especially if you are holding the tail together with both hands! Have a helper!) It will be waterproof though.Epoxy may be the best way to fix a joint that is not perfectly clean.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
I am not an expert on repairing these!Dragon Master wrote:Melody wrote:Dragon Master wrote:Melody wrote:Purpeen? Greeple?
Sorry Mel but these all sound strange
Did you see my suggetion (with some help) of Ariel??Thpppb
OK how much sleep have you had OR not had lately??
I meant the sound that goes with this: XP
Dragon Master wrote:Melody wrote:Purpeen? Greeple?
Sorry Mel but these all sound strange
Did you see my suggetion (with some help) of Ariel??Thpppb
mimitrek wrote:Melody wrote:dragonmedley wrote:Are you going to keep on calling it hybrid emerald-peacock or are you going to find a single-word name, like all the other color – except for Black & Gold?
I call them MP’s.
What does MP stand for?
Em. Pea.
Dragon Master wrote:skigod377 wrote:Whoo-hoo!! Go odd eyes!!
I LOVE the look of odd eyes
Wow. That is a sentence that Ski will make something out of.
skigod377 wrote:nina789 wrote:at poles skigod?? you going to try Carmen Electra Strip arobics? or do you actually mean Polls?
lol.. sorry had to.. and if not me someone else.. 😉
You know, when I spelled it, it just didn’t look right. Now I know why.
Don’t forget your armor.skigod377 wrote:Ack! Military Police!!!
PM’s? Pre menstrual sydrome…or worse… post menopausal syndrome… Ack!!!
dragonmedley wrote:Are you going to keep on calling it hybrid emerald-peacock or are you going to find a single-word name, like all the other color – except for Black & Gold?
I call them MP’s.
drag0nfeathers wrote:So if the peacock is going to be retired what are the plans for the Sitting Spectral, the Coiled Dragon, and the Hatching Empress Dragon??? They only come in peacock now so are they all being retired too?
I suppose we’ll paint them in the new color..?
SilverArrow wrote:Since the Rainbow color is being retired have you decided if you will or won’t release a rainbow lap dragon?
If not, I might have to report you to the CCFLDR (Concerned Citizens For Lap Dragon Rights). 😆 We may paint a piece in a retired color that we never offered in that color before, as a limited production piece.
We will do the Warrior, Scratching and Laps in rainbow someday, probably.
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