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Finally! Here is a project I've worked on for over a year and just now starting to see some progress.
This is one of those props that was slated by some "big company" years ago to be mass produced. This was back when Buffy was HOT and they thought they could make a buck.
Unfortunately they never followed through, though you can still find adds for it on-line at different toy and comic sights.
Follow my progress here:
http://buffyprops.com/DulacCross.aspx
 
I really love your site, I can't believe how patient you are. I would end up getting super frustrated and mushing the clay up in temper.

Can't wait to see the detail!
 
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Skytteflickan88 said:
I remember being disappointed that that replica didn't get released. It's so cool.
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Yep...I remember the first time I saw it was for sale and I went around the internet looking to buy it and everyone said "No longer in stock". Then when I went looking for the Urn of Osiris and got told the same thing, it was mentioned that the cross never even went into production! I still get surprised when I run across a web-site that still advertises for it, and the Hush Box, and the Urn...

I really love your site, I can't believe how patient you are. I would end up getting super frustrated and mushing the clay up in temper.
Can't wait to see the detail!
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Thanks Justme!
I still get frustrated to some extent but not so much with the clay as I learn a little bit more about how to work it each time I do a project like this.
I was talking with D.V. about Super-Sculpey and telling him that the two biggest tricks I've learned to using it are:

1)Under cooking it.
I don't know how many times I burned the clay up and had to throw it away because I followed the instructions on the side of the box. As a general rule, I now bake it at between 150-200 degree's for between 15 to 30 minutes depending on thickness.
This let's me add more clay and re-bake if I need to whereas, if I over cook the first time I get bubbles and chard clay...YUCK.
2)Don't over work the clay.
This is a tough one to explain but basically you don't want to try to finish your sculpture before you bake.
What I do is get a base cut-out shape for the project done, then I bake and work the piece over with files and carving knives before adding more clay and finishing it out to what I want. If you under-baked your clay to begin with then this is definitely the way to go.
 
It's always a pleasure to me to see someone who really enjoys doing something like this, has the talent to actually do it well, AND is able to document and present the processes used in such a way that even even a mentally challenged old Trekkie like me can understand what has been done.

I, on the other hand, have trouble just teaching kids how to properly tie the belts for their martial arts uniforms. I'm jealous.
 
That's very kind of you to say W.A.! Thanks.
I've been asked a number of times in the past how I do what I do and I alway's reply, "No Social Life".
No but seriously, Making Buffy and Angel props is a real process of discovery for me and it does nothing but help my mental clarity to document it as I go. I am alway's surprised that no-one else has taken these things on!

Anyway, here is a new progress pic and I'll have the cross section of my web-site updated sometime today:
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Here you can see that I'm most of the way through applying the large trim and have actually completed it since this photo.
It's really shaping up but I have a lot of trimming down to do.
 
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