OK, this may be a print out prop too far but I get excited about small things (pun intended)
This is my “Small Fry” collection so far. I had to make the Tartar Sauce that Buzz is forced to sit on.
Yet again, it’s just a bit of fun 
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cool you’re very good at making those
Howdy gang. I finally finished a project that took me nearly nine months to complete, and that has roots that date back all the way to the very beginning of this thread. A few years ago, before everything went South with Tyler, he told me about a casting substance called hydrospan. Essentially make a silicone mold of what you want to copy, make a casting of the object with hydrospan, then drop it in a tub of water for what was supposed to be two weeks. The hydrospan absorbs the water and grows. It is essentially a 3D enlarger. You then make another mold from the hydrospan before it starts to dry out, and you make a final cast with a more permanent substance. It took me a few years to finally be brave enough to take on such a huge undertaking, and it ended up taking many months, and many more dollars than I initially thought it would take…but I was finally able to complete the project, and I am very happy with the results. I wouldn’t do it again, but I am glad I did it once.
So, here are pictures of my newest additions: new versions of Trixie, Bookworm, and Rocky.
Rocky ended up a little too big, but better too big than too small. And he has some messed up, gimpy fingers. But I am really happy with him.
Bookworm has a weird texture that ended up kind of unavoidable, and the sculpt of the buddy pack that i enlarged is a more cartoony version than the actual character, but I think that the new version looks a lot better when placed in the full collection. And I don’t miss the working flashlight. I am pretty happy with him.
Trixie is what made me dare to do the whole thing. She came out of the mold broken in 9 different pieces, so she is just as much glue as she is base material. She isn’t perfect…but I couldn’t be happier with her than I am.
Again, it was a major pain, I kind of lost control of the entire project in the middle, and had to finish it in a completely different way than I originally planned. If not for the assistance and encouragement of our very own Slink, I would not have been able to finish the project. I was able to make a second set of them that I sent to him, but that is all I can do. This project was draining and gave me more gray hair and maybe an ulcer…but I really do think it was ultimately worth it.
Next stop: Partysaurus Rex.
Wow, amazing!! Can’t believe stuff u made . Would love the small fry characters . U r very talented!
[b]Impressive as always 
You should consider making Chuckles out of that toy they released, it was part of a deluxe action figure set.
Also that pink teddy bear is adorable and I’m super jealous haha xD
What will you do with your old Medicom Rocky, Bookworm, and Trixie? I’m sure you can sell Medicom Rocky on eBay, even with the paint job and probably will get more because it makes it look more accurate but don’t throw your other sculptures away if they need a loving home let me know. 
I also realized you repainted Wheezy’s eyes lol nice!
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Wooow your Trixie is outstanding
I want one so bad 
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Good job again Thye look amazing! =)
The pink Teddy Bear was a gift from a friend. I am pretty sure he only had it made for me to encourage me to make the doll and the duck…and it worked. I’ll be making those two before I do anything from Partysaurus. Don’t want the bear to be lonely.
Yes do them! Did you take any pictures of the process? It would be neat to see those.
Trixy looks great! Love it
@ wampar
That Trixie is amazing! It sounds like it was a HUGE amount of work, but the reward is evident.
amazing work wampar love it (=
Amazing as Always Wampar.
I for one now have the pleasure of knowing that wampar does not give himself enough credit. All three of these items are amazing. I will post pics of mine eventually with collection pics (moving into my house mid april and will have a display case ready) but they basically look exact to wampars. Although as wampar said they are not “perfect” they are pretty amazing and the paint job he did was outstanding.
Thanks again wampar!
Ooooh, I didn’t think about sharing process. That’s a great idea. Here goes:
This is the first hydrospan casting of Trixie. Notice how her horns aren’t there. That’s because I have never done this before, and really didn’t know what I was doing, so I didn’t make the molds with anyway for air bubbles to escape. I figured I could sculpt back in what was missing later.
This is the hydrospans of Trixie and Bookworm. This Rocky doesn’t have a head because I ran out of the hydrospan material. But once it is mixed, it sets within 30 minutes, so I poured the extra I had in the Rocky mold I had made just to see if the air bubbles would escape properly. I made a second hydrospan cast of him later and enlarged that one.
The hydrospan grows from the outside in. so, the core took a LOT longer to grow than the outside. This is Rocky about 3/4 grown. Notice how narrow his shoulders are, and how big his head in comparrison. After I took this pic the hydrospan Rocky went back in the water for another two weeks.
Grown Trixie, notice how her upper lip is bubbly and not formed. Again, me not knowing how to use the materials properly led to having to do more sculpting in the final version.
Fully enlarged Bookworm next to the first Sculpey bookworm I made. Again, air bubbles galore, especially around the glasses.
These are the silicone molds for the final three guys, the first is the final Rocky mold. The second, you can see a little bit of trixie’s fin sticking out, and the this is a shot of the bottom of bookworm’s mold after I took the hydrospan out of the mold.
Originally I had planned to make plaster castings, resculpt and complete final versions, then make final silicone molds and make a final product with very strong resin. However, I was still so inexperienced with the materials, hemoraging money, and ready to just finish, that I decided to forget that and make the two sets with the molds I already had. Because I needed to make them from a material I could sand and sculpt into, I chose plaster because it is pretty cheap and if you dont drop it, pretty sturdy. But I knew that they would break coming out of the molds…and they did…broke into many pieces and parts.
After the plaster was fully dry I superglued the pieces together.
Then I sanded away the weird textures, imperfections, and filled in missing gaps with an air dry clay. After the clay was dry, I sprayed everything with plastidip, a plastic/rubber coating used to create handles on tools. This was to fill in the cracks and unite everything into one final piece, which then got painted.
I made two of each, and sent a set to Slink.
It was a lot of work, and took a long time, but again I am very happy.
And thanks for the kind words, guys. Y’all do know that most of my collection only exists because of the encouragement of you guys on this board. So thank you for everything throught the last few years.
wow congrats everything looks really complicated but the final product is as impressive as the work load you have some mad skills my friend
For anyone that owns medicom rocky, can someone describe the articulation to me?
Ask toystory21 he has it… And he even made a video of it in youtube…
Does anyone have a Stinky Pete toy box?
If so, could you please scan the back and pm me.
Thank you
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Hey Wampar, may i know the dimensions of your trixie?
How tall she is and how long, thanks
Awesome work again!
Emma
I love that rocky . I have one in the works at the moment 3D file . When finished I will print it . Should be around 11 inches tall…will do several for myself and my daughters collection
Great rocky man
Alex