TRIMMING CAST AND ATTACHING YOUR DRAGON HEADDRESS HORNS

tutorial

You can use hefty scissors to cut the flashing from the cast- to prevent stress cracking from the scissors, heat the urethane just a bit with a heat gun first.

Fill the inside of the teeth with a lightweight epoxy putty like Free Form Air.

You can use other epoxy putties but Free Form is very light!

Heat up the back of the head piece with a heat gun to fit the horns correctly...

Line the horns into the back of the head where they fit in ( make sure you have the correct horn!) Press and hold until the surface cools. You can clamp it instead of just holding it.

I tacked it in with a little high heat hot glue to hold the horn in.

Then i drilled a pilot hole through the head back and the horn itself , added some JB Weld between the horn and under the head bit where the horn will line up. I used the steel version of the JB weld but perhaps the plastic bond version would have been better..or just super glue! I then lined up the pilot holes and drilled a screw through the top into the horn. Be sure to drill a sink hole for the screw head first! Clamp and let it all cure.

The screw is beneath the surface of the horn because of the hole i made before drilling it in. Now we can hide it!

I use a little epoxy putty to hide it!

Blend in the texture. You can use water and a brush to smooth the surface of the putty.

Let it cure and you are ready to prime and paint!

 


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