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22nd
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Humpty Dumpty has been taggin’ walls longer than he’s been falling off them. Humpty wanted to get in on the Gomper World Contest: Print a Gomper poster, take a photo with it. Email me the photo. Winning photo gets a plastic Gomper toy.

Humpty Dumpty has been taggin’ walls longer than he’s been falling off them. Humpty wanted to get in on the Gomper World Contest: Print a Gomper poster, take a photo with it. Email me the photo. Winning photo gets a plastic Gomper toy.
Aug
23rd
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I wanted Humpty Falls to look like one of those really old toys that has all the paint worn off. I was so fascinated by old toys on the farm I grew up on. The only paint left on those old toys is deep in the recesses. The antique process reminds me of print making. Rubbing all that paint on and off.

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I did this block print of Humpty Dumpty a few winters ago, and I thought it would be a cool 3D figure…

I did this block print of Humpty Dumpty a few winters ago, and I thought it would be a cool 3D figure…

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Humpty Falls by J.E.Moores.

Stages to make this toy:

  1. terra cotta clay
  2. bisque fire
  3. glaze fire
  4. silicone mold
  5. hand cast white plastic
  6. paint to bring out details

I use Smooth-on.com products. Rebound 25 brush-on silicone mold, with Smoothcast 300 (opaque) or 325 (clear) polyurethane plastic. I learned most of what I know about casting resin toys from the smooth-on youtube videos.