How to Make a Fire Wall Effect, DIY Action Figure & Toy Accessory
Today’s toy tutorial is we’re going to make some ground flame effects and fire walls that you can use in an action figure diorama (such as the Marvel Legends Ghost Rider action figure shown in the video), a Pokemon toy battle display, or you can even make a little fire to put in a dollhouse fireplace.
The materials you’ll need for this DIY project are:
Glue gun. I’m using this one: alexa.design/2... (Amazon affiliate link)
Glue sticks. I use all purpose sticks so I can use them in both my regular and low temperature glue guns. alexa.design/2... (Amazon affiliate link)
A glass object. You can use an old picture frame or even a bowl
Paint. I’m using Tamiya acrylic paints in clear red: alexa.design/2... (Amazon affiliate link)
clear orange: alexa.design/2... (Amazon affiliate link)
and clear yellow: alexa.design/2... (Amazon affiliate link)
Paint brush
Scissors
Paper
Pencil
Ruler or t-square: amzn.to/292UUiz (Amazon affiliate t-square link)
Tape
Instructions:
I start off by making some lines on a piece of scrap paper that are about 1 cm apart. These lines are going to be guidelines to make it easier to make the flames different heights. Cut out the guidelines and tape it to the interior of your glass.
Then on the opposite side of your glass you’re going to start applying the hot glue. I’m going to making the shortest section of flames. I apply the glue in a sweeping motion, almost like I’m sketching with a pencil. I make some sections of the flames reach up or even slightly pass my guideline while others I leave shorter. Repeat this process on a new section of the glass with the taller sections of the flames.
After you have all the flame sections completed, let the glass cool down for at least 20 minutes. If you try to peel off the glue and it’s stretching or hard to remove like this here, that means you need to let it sit longer.
Painting the Flames:
I usually start with the yellow and apply it to the bottom ⅔ of the flames. I apply a very small amount of clear red paint to the highest tips of the flames. Next, I apply the orange in between the two and use my brush to blend all three colors together a bit.
Assembling the Effect:
After the paint is dry, I’m going to put a line of hot glue on my glass. I place the shortest flames on top of the line and hold it until the glue cools. Then I put a line or two of hot glue behind the flames on the glass to make some space before the next section of flames. Then I stick on the next shortest piece of flames. I’m going to stagger the flames a bit, but you can line yours up if you prefer. I continue this pattern until I have all the section glue down. You can make your effect be curved by just making your first line of glue curved and having the remaining sections follow it.
I use scissors to trim off any pieces of the glue base that are sticking out.
Then I use the yellow paint to cover the base. Once the paint is dry, your fire effect is ready for displaying in your action figure scene, for taking pictures with your toys, or for adding the fire to a dollhouse fireplace.
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