Can I Bake The Pony?

[ShePaintsWithBlood]

I am still working on my first custom and he is to include a few anatomy adjustments such as ear lengthening, wings, and horns. My question is: Can I mold the soft clay onto his body then bake it and him in the oven? A friend of mine who is also new to customizing said she did some research and that as long as I did it at 250 degrees I could bake the pony and clay in the oven. He is partly painted though, should I remove the paint before I bake him?

Also, when you rehair, do you ever have to widen the holes? I have not started yet but the holes just seem so tiny so I wondered.

 

[Phoenix Down]

ok I have never tried baking a pony but if it is a G3 make sure you take out the magnet cover or it melts all horrible like (apparently)... other than that I am not much help

 

[ShePaintsWithBlood]

Oh is the magnet not down in the hoof? I wonder how I would get it out...hmm.... Thank you for the advice though, I did not know about that.

 

[Phoenix Down]

I pried the ones out (just to see if I could) with a really small flat head screw driver, they are put into a hollow that has vinyl all around it... not sure if that was what you meant?

you just slip the screw driver between the pink plastic cover and the foot and gently pry.

 

[ladyphoenix9]

Also, when you rehair, do you ever have to widen the holes? I have not started yet but the holes just seem so tiny so I wondered.

I sometimes stick a needle through the top if it's pretty small, but no, you don't have to generally. The plastic will give quite a bit more than you may think. Just make sure not to use too much hair per plug, because the plugs can split, especially if they're very close together.

 

[Sweetcakes]

You can most definitely bake your pony in the oven!
As long as you keep the temperature at or below 250, it won't melt.

You actually might not have a problem with the magnet. I've baked magneted ponies before. The magnet's plastic casing did melt a little bit, but not enough to cause me any problems. If you want to remove the magnet I would suggest boiling to pony first to loosen the glue, and then prying out the magnet with a pair of needlessnose pliers.

The paint might give you problems. I've heard horror stories about paint changing colors in the oven. You might want to remove that before baking.

Hope that helped a little. ^_^

 

[Amalthea]

I know some people seem to bake ponies fine, but I've tried 3 and all of them either partially melted or deformed I imagine paint would burn at that temperature too.

 

[Sweetcakes]

I know some people seem to bake ponies fine, but I've tried 3 and all of them either partially melted or deformed I imagine paint would burn at that temperature too.

For real? OMG. What temperature did you have the oven at? I know some ovens actually get hotter then other ovens at the same temperature setting (it's reading 250 but is actually reaching closer to 300, for example). Maybe your oven just needed to be set a little lower than the recommended temperature? I dunno. That's weird though.