Outpost 206

Going forward, I’ve decided to dub my efforts to create a series of my own designer action figures as Project OAF (Original Action Figure). I’ve also retroactively renamed my previous article in this series detailing my ongoing Project OAF efforts. I think it’s a catchy name and OAF adequately describes the overall M.U.S.C.L.E. and Eternia Minis-style aesthetic I’m trying to capture with the stylized proportions and overall design of these figures (at least at this early stage, anyway). An extensive project like this just isn’t the same without a working title and Project OAF fits the bill for now. I’m not really concerned with whether or not I’ll give this series of figures a proper title after I complete the final molds for the buck system that will serve as a base template for all of the characters.  And while we’re on the subject of extensive ongoing projects, I’m splitting the articulation process/Phase 2 into two articles. This one will cover the initial casting as well as the a

I say again, I want to cut down on the number of shop log entries this year as I attempt to pivot back to project-specific articles but the lack of updates these past few months irks me. So here’s a top-down look on the projects and side projects that I’ve been working on as of late. Here’s the progression of the designer action figure project to date, with the original clay sculpt in the back with the successive working parts from additional castings and sets of waste molds (cast in both flexible resin for test fitting purposes as well as rigid urethane and epoxy resins). As I continue to work out the articulation, I’ve been casting the parts in epoxy resin because for working parts/prototypes like these, it’s much easier to sand, surface, cut, and modify parts with epoxy clays if they’re cast in a hard, rigid resin than the flexible resin that I typically use for final action figure castings. I’ve made solid progress on the articulation phase of my designer action figure proje