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I know there is a subject about this somewhare, but I just can't find it  scratch 

Well, perhaps they can be linked...
The challenge for me is that sealife and birds with wings spread out take up a lot of spac. And on the shelves they just look a mess.

So when my son wished some plastic stuff that can be modelled by hand, I bought some extra for myself, in order to make some supportss...or what to call them Wink 

It is called Polymorph and I got it here. There is a little video showing how it is used.  study 

This is probably 50 years since I have tried modelling, so it is not very nice, - but it works  cheers 
Anyway, if I get better, the plastic can just be melted again and re-used Wink

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My first attemt failed, because the stick in the middle could not hold the top.
So I made some sticks and waited till they were cold , - this was the second attempt :
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I realized that it was ok to make the bottom and the "stick" in one piece :
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Here I attempted to make a click-on hoilder for the Schleich seagul.
Well, again it works  Laughing 
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You can buy a colouring powder for the plastic, - could be great with blue for the sealife, couldn't it ?

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This stuff looks really cool! I might try to find this somewhere study Your stands look great! cheers

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Have you tried starting with some strong wire, to provide a stiff 'skeleton', and them moulding the plastic around it?
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I just did a little research and it seems in the US we have Friendly Plastic and ShapeLock. scratch I need to get my hands on this! Laughing Laughing

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DaveScriv wrote:
Have you tried starting with some strong wire, to provide a stiff 'skeleton', and them moulding the plastic around it?

Great idea !!!
Especially if I get some of the colour powder put in, so the wire becomes invisible  Very Happy 


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Animal_Figures_4U wrote:
This stuff looks really cool! I might try to find this somewhere :study:Your stands look great! cheers

Thankyou 4U ! He, he, great for a 5 years old  geek Laughing Laughing
But it is lots of fun  Very Happy 

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What a great idea! Looks very good! sunny  Can I try to do something like that? Smile 

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jonesee wrote:
What a great idea! Looks very good! sunny  Can I try to do something like that? Smile 

Well, if I can, I am sure you can make it MUCH better  Laughing Laughing 

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SUSANNE wrote:
jonesee wrote:
What a great idea! Looks very good! sunny  Can I try to do something like that? Smile 

Well, if I can, I am sure you can make it MUCH better  Laughing Laughing 

Nah, Yours are perfect Very Happy Applause Razz 

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A good idea  cheers cheers cheers cheers 

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Those are handy! Can you paint them?

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Great stands and idea, thanks for sharing. This could possibly be used to make flat bases for four legged animals too.
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Fantastic idea, I always wanted to do this, I get frustrated with my birds and ocean shelves because they just look cluttered. Thank you for posting this!

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Good work and ideas Susanne! flower Figures look much nicer in stands and instead of inventing something to fit, you make them correctly adjusted. That's brilliant. Very Happy
I think blue is a good idea to marine life as long as it is not deep sea fish! Laughing

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Thanks, friends ! I am happy that you like the idea Very Happy
I hope to see what can be made by somebody with 2 thumbs instead of the 10 thumbs like me  Laughing 

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Those are handy! Can you paint them?

I have no idea . Perhaps somebody else can try scratch 

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Those look great, great idea!  I think your dolphins can really jump high now, higher than a seagull flies even!

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lol! lol! lol! 

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I use Thermomorph for saddle "trees", just a lozenge of plastic moulded to a particular horse and covered in leather. then used elastic surcingle .... no way is it LSQ, but looks fine at a distance of 2metres, it can be moulded like plasticine, if you are quick, keep a bowl of hot water handy, trying to make stirrups to malke cast pewter oner is a fail, so far.
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Hello, MrsD123 , and thankyou for the tip Applause
A warm welcome to The Forum ! Great to see some more grown up people here Wink

It would be nice to learn a little about yourself and your collection. There is a place for introducing yourself here https://sts-forum.forumieren.de/f27-welcome-on-sts-forum Very Happy

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