Anyway here is my sanding tutorial.
Real skin on a Cy Girl or any female action figure aka Body Sanding 101
What you will need:
1x Cy Girl or equivalent
1x dremel with sanding attachment
1x sanding paper..grit of your choice
1x spray water bottle
1x paper towel or wipe cloth
1x sealer(preferably flat)
1x Patience!!!!
Method:
To start off I would like to mention that I did this the first time like a year ago and don't remember exactly what I did and secondly this is my method but you can feel free to develop your own or improve on mine, now with that out of the way let's get started.
Step 1: First decide which figure you're going to use, originally I did this with a destiny figure but she is packed away and I couldn't be bothered taking her out so for this time round I did it with an Ebony figure, she is already sanded so the pics that are shown at the end are of the finished figure minus coloring/blushing).
Now choose where you want to start from, I tend to begin with the legs then move to the arms and finally torso, depending what grit of sandpaper you chose depends how hard or soft you sand, but basically sand til almost all of the plastic shine is gone.
Step 2: Now take the water spray bottle and lightly spray some water over the areas you have sanded now take your wash cloth or paper towel and lightly dab the water into the surface of the figure, it should look more like skin at this point any excess water carefully rub into the joints, do this a couple of times, then take the sealer and spray one to two very light coats onto the figure(this is optional)
And there you have it all done, very simple huh? The next step if you choose to do so is to use some ground up pastels in the colours of your choice and apply it like blush to areas you want highlighted ie; under the breasts, the buttocks or thighs and again seal it.
Hope this helps some of those who weren't aware of this technique to begin with. Below are some pics of my Ebony figure sanded and
awaiting colouring..enjoy!
