action figure?

[Carnifex]

what material should one use if he wants to make some kind of action figure?by this i mean material that is resistant to hitting damage,but can be sculpted(before).
also what material should be used to cast your own body parts?
by this i mean if i want to make my hand into a sculpture without sculpting it by hand,what material schould i use to get down the form with pores and everything(something that not sticks to ones skin).
and then having the form,what could be used to fill in?something that is rather liquid but can be burnt hard in the oven or something.
anybody able to help me there?

[Cat]

Haven't tried it myself (YET) but here's a super tutorial on casting a face.. http://www.themonsterlab.com/monstercloset/lifecast/text.html
there's plenty of links on that site aswell so you should be able to figure it out. :^^:

Dunno bout the action figure though.

[Carnifex]

thank you very much.:)