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Offline tahra

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Re: Bald head
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2011, 07:56:43 »
There is also a slight problem with a completely bald head.... no ears!

But I'd like a couple too.. or at least the monk hair in different colors.

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Re: Bald head
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2011, 11:34:15 »
"shaving2 the hair won't work. You can't get the right shape.
The only choice is milliput, shapping, sanding and painting.  ;)

BTW I have painted hair pieces and the enamel does stay.  ;)
new-no-hat  hair might be more difficult because the plastic is shinier, but all hairs that can get hats on, are paintable.
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Re: Bald head
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2011, 11:39:38 »
thanks for all the info... i am thinking i may try trim up the hair a bit (and round down the "hat area" ) and paint the tops... for extra non-red headed and grey haired monks anyway... and i'll have to get some milliput for ... experimentation
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Re: Bald head
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2011, 21:30:08 »
thanks for all the info... i am thinking i may try trim up the hair a bit (and round down the "hat area" ) and paint the tops... for extra non-red headed and grey haired monks anyway... and i'll have to get some milliput for ... experimentation

So you want to create a Tonsure?  (the proper name for the way a monk traditionally will cut his hair).

Are the red and grey tonsure pieces still available from DS?

They would be perfect for the Crusader orders figures as they were monks.

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Re: Bald head
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2011, 22:31:46 »
While I do want a bunch of tonsures... im pretty sure DS wont have them... at least not USA DS... last i checked they only keep the previous 5 years set parts in stock... if they can... and the tonsures are all older than that... and dont have a part number that i am aware of.... I also want some straight up bald ones without bandanas...

What I have in mind now for the shaving is more of a norman cut... will show progress when progress is made :)
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Re: Bald head
« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2011, 02:33:30 »
.... I also want some straight up bald ones without bandanas...

so many good and excellent advice from our PFs!
I too dont quite favour the slicing off of another head and fitting this smaller round piece over a klicky's head(so far the best solution) as I have seen on the spanish board because I still try not to use adhesives on my customs  :P

...instead of shaving the close-cropped 'roman' hairpiece...are you able to shave the bandana off the klicky suggested by Clong?  ;)

and Tahra, after a while, you'll be ok with earless bald klickies...takes less time getting comfortable with them than seeing those bald klickies with milliput ears dont you think so?  :P

(not so noticeable on my half-bald samurai(s)  :lol: )
« Last Edit: August 12, 2011, 03:00:10 by cheng »

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Re: Bald head
« Reply #16 on: August 12, 2011, 02:41:10 »
Chris (clong) was telling me the same thing last night... it might be better to shave down the bandana-head than to shave down a hair piece. at least part of it is already nicely smoothed and rounded.
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Re: Bald head
« Reply #17 on: August 12, 2011, 03:00:10 »
unfortunately i only have a handful of bandana heads... and hundreds of the others... I really need to take a detailed census of my klickys... so shaving down the bandana head is not preferable... but curiosity may bring me to that if i cant get something else working. :)
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Re: Bald head
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2011, 03:08:11 »
Chris (clong) was telling me the same thing last night... it might be better to shave down the bandana-head than to shave down a hair piece. at least part of it is already nicely smoothed and rounded.

exactly BB!

and Baron, youre not making an army of baldies are you? ;D
but you might have to sacrisfice a few bandana(ed) head if you want to be guaranteed of a nicer finish  ;)

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Re: Bald head
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2011, 03:29:54 »
Can you ever really just make one, or a few... of course there will be an "army" of them :)

probably around 20 or so various figures and themes... they couldn't all be the same bald guy, if i can get it to work out right, just need the hands on time now instead of the planning stage
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