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Title: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall on August 10, 2011, 21:06:37
sorry if this is already somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it...

How do you convert a playmo head into a bald head... i've seen it on a lot of customs... but what do you use?
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Hadoque on August 11, 2011, 01:22:35
A razor!  :lol:
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall on August 11, 2011, 01:45:14
wait seriously? that's it... you just shave down the hair?... if so what paint do you use on it when you are done shaping?
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: bonniebeth on August 11, 2011, 01:46:57
 :lol: Good one, Hadoque! Or were you serious?

I actually don't remember ever seeing a bald custom, but I would love to see how someone has done this too. We have way too many klickys with full heads of hair.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall on August 11, 2011, 01:49:16
It seems like it should work... i was just hoping there was an easier way... that didn't sacrifice hair... but i can always use red hair pieces for it... i might have to try it... even if it was a joke  >:D
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Clong on August 11, 2011, 02:10:02
there is always the baldhead guy with the bandana around his head

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-00-5092
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Hadoque on August 11, 2011, 02:53:34
Sorry I was joking again  ;)

I've seen bald-klicky customs often but to be honnest, I've no clue how they do it... :-[
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Wesley Myers on August 11, 2011, 03:37:30
Sand down the areas around the head with no hair on it. This will give it some "tooth". Use milliput to form the head. Then sand to final shape as per using milliput. (check out scale figure making using milliput online or in a good model soldier book).

Then you can create your own post-apocalyptic skinhead crew.  ;D

Or just some bootboys to set around your pub display. Or the ice-cream parlour super set.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall on August 11, 2011, 03:50:43
ok i was hoping to avoid putty and stuff so i think i might try out shaving down a hairpiece... just out of curiosity... then if that doesnt work i'll try the other, but my intent is to make one that works like a hairpiece so if i can manage the shaving... that might be the best bet for a transferable bald head
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Wesley Myers on August 11, 2011, 05:14:14
ok i was hoping to avoid putty and stuff so i think i might try out shaving down a hairpiece... just out of curiosity... then if that doesnt work i'll try the other, but my intent is to make one that works like a hairpiece so if i can manage the shaving... that might be the best bet for a transferable bald head

You won't be able to paint some hair. The softer plastic ones are polyethylene and paint won't adhere.

Check out how to use milliput. It's not hard to do.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: tahra 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.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: tonguello 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.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall 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
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Wesley Myers 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.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall 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 :)
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: cheng 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: )
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: bonniebeth 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.
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall 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. :)
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: cheng 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  ;)
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: Baron Marshall 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
Title: Re: Bald head
Post by: tahra on August 17, 2011, 12:53:39
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

Oh YES!!  :lol: