Doug Schroeder
Head Enlargening
Recipe, figures, and pictures by Doug Schroeder
For those of us who can't sculpt well and don't like Kenner's puny POTF2
heads: any vinyl head can be enlarged by sinking a screw into it, either
from the top and/or the back, then heating the head so it retains the
new shape after the screws are removed. The holes left can then be
filled in with putty, clay, or whatever, and new hair can be sculpted
(heck, even I can sculpt hair). I suggest drilling a small pilot hole
down the center (or in the middle of the back, level with the nose). If
the screw is off center, the resulting face will be noticably distorted.
Use a series of screws, starting with a small one, then progressing to
a larger one until the desired expansion is reached; this reduces
distortions. This method will expand outlying features (nose) slower
than the inlying ones (eyes) so the features are changed somewhat. (This
can be good. I think my Lando looks MUCH more like Billy Dee williams
than the unaltered Kenner version.) While the "head-screw method" can
have some great results, it is tricky to get right. I suggest practicing
on an extra head first. Good luck!
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