Model Citizen

My second project for 06 was a bit of light relief after The Undefeated mammoth task. So I went for the last bust I had from NT Productions . Busts, and also SD (Super Deformed) figures are a great way to unwind after a long project, there's very little building, if any, and you can relax and just enjoy the paint job. They're also great for doing experimentation on....so I thought I'd try the glass eye technique on this Joker bust.
So, first thing first, after the minimal cleaning and undercoating this is what I had:


Then I took my Dremel with a quite large flat ended sander attached: These tools are invaluable for the resin modeller, they're great for cleaning joints, adding detail back into hair, and also cleaning needle files!


So, all I did was drill a small hole about 0.5mm deep in the eyes.


Then I took a smaller blunt sander. This pic shows the usual amount of bits that you can get with a small drill. I picked mine up on eBay with But It Now for about £6!


This next picture shows the smaller hole drilled deeper in the middle of the first:


Then I used some of that Crystal Resin stuff, you may have used it as a kid to make paperweights out of leaves or jewellery. It mixes 2 parts to 1 to form a hard clear resin. i used a toothpick to mix and apply the tiny amount into the now painted holes. I painted the outer hole yellowish and the inner one dark green


And the finished article is here. The picture on the right probably shows the glassy look a bit better. It was quite a nice experiment, and with all such things I think you realise now you know hoew it's done, the way to do it a bit better next time.