Well, I guess you would call this the fun part, but fun seems to be evading me as far as claying up goes. I tried valliantly to get this infernal goop to stick to the styrofoam, but it would seem that shellac is the natural nemesis to clay’s adhesive properties. I was aware this bonding was a bit tricky, and in anticipation, I deliberately roughed up the styrofoam prior to hitting it with the shellac. Er, that sounds more like a violent mugging, but I swear I was nice to it.
Long story short, adding more layers and pushing really hard helped, and eventually I’ve managed to achieve a shape vaguely reminiscent of my car, albeit one that has passed through a very large animal. Next step is to begin refining and shaping cleaner surfaces, which promises to be a lot more enjoyable.
Me wishing I'd used plasticine more often as a kid...
Getting there... Fingers burning...
.....aaaand done. (In reality, that took me a good 6 hours)
The profile board getting put to use
I made a somewhat unorthodox decision to bring the clay fully down to the baseboard, however, as the design has a very small ground clearance, I think it would be easier to cut the clay away from the bottom neatly, than to leave a gap while claying up. We'll see if this gamble pays off...
In preparation for the next stage, where I will cut back surfaces and add smaller bits of clay to make a more accurate shape, I've used the grid to cut 2mm deep centrelines through the model
Aww remember the good ole days in the clay workshops. Must have paid off