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Customs General

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 03:46:32 No.6173235 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>6173334 >>6173413 >>6173442 >>6175526 >>6183900 >>6216486

Post your custom projects here; mods, fixes, repaints, dios, effects parts, accessories, 3D printed stuff, or whatever else you're working on.

Offer tips and advice, ask for help, post tutorials/guides, and have fun!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 03:46:59 No.6173236 Report

Quoted By: >>6217502

Here's some tips from the previous threads:

Beginners: practice on cheap figures first.

For sculpting on figures: use 2-part epoxy putty like Aves apoxie or fixit.

For tools: try a basic carving/sculpting set like the kind arts & crafts stores have, and calipers for symmetry.
Dental tools have also been said to work well.
Also, using a Dremel is recommended. Minimites (the small $20-25 ones) are fine for starting out, but the battery life is poor. Upgrade to a corded one only if you want to get deeper into customizing. They are useful for stuff outside of the hobby though, so it's a good investment regardless.

For paints: use acrylics. Paint in multiple, thin coats. Brands like Vallejo/P3/Citadel are recommended, because of pigment quality.

Use a sealer when finished to protect your work. There are matte varieties and sealers that give a glossy look. As with painting, use multiple thin coats.

A flex shaft attachment on a Dremel is a godsend and relatively inexpensive. The grinding shield is also pretty useful, but you can improvise one using a cut open soda bottle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 03:47:30 No.6173238 Report

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Also, there is a guide in the works, by mellow

http://pastebin.com/yiZV3s0R

Give feedback/critiques to help improve it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:41:18 No.6173334 Report

Quoted By: >>6173343 >>6173354 >>6173357 >>6173550 >>6175566

>>6173235
heres some pics of a 1/6 wolverine kit-bash I've done
I have other kit bashes as well, Grifter from wildstorm/dc comics(has some work to be done but mostly finished), snake eyes, smallville clark kent in the black trench coat, the driver and akira fudou which are both extremely simple kit bashes
I'm working on a casey jones with realistic hair which has been on the back burner forever and a golgo 13, which I've made a custom gun for

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:44:46 No.6173343 Report

Quoted By: >>6173351 >>6175566

>>6173334
I didn't make any of the parts myself, this kitbash is pretty simple
hot toys storm shadow gi joe 2 trenchcoat cut into a vest, hot toys winter soldier boots, hot toys days of future past wolverine belt and hot toys wolverine gloves from xmen 3
the head, body and pants are ebayable
1/6 wolverine mask, or head
1/6 hotbody or hot toys body
and 1/6 leather motorcycle outfit or varients on such

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:49:32 No.6173351 Report

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>>6173343
a pic of wolverine with snake eyes
snake eyes was a simple no-work kitbash
1/6 snake eyes head is what I searched through ebay to get a pretty awesome snake eyes head with a cloth covering, I'm very certain it's sideshow
then I ordered a neck covering, or I had one from a military figure I cannibalized
they're very cheap and can be found as "1/6 black neck slip" through ebay, or neck cover if neck slip doesnt work
black military gear is very easy to find on ebay, I really like bendable hands for my figures and I thought mechanics looked pretty sweet
a lot of the military parts on him I'm pretty sure I got from monkeydepot

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:51:13 No.6173354 Report

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>>6173334

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:52:01 No.6173356 Report

Quoted By: >>6173363

I've got an extra Bandai Squall from 1999. How would I go about adding joints to it? I don't know anything about doing this, but I figured since I have two, I could make one more articulated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:52:17 No.6173357 Report

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>>6173334
my other wip that I'm most focused on is my moon knight 1/6
no work done on it yet as I haven't gotten all the parts yet

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:54:12 No.6173363 Report

Quoted By: >>6173368

>>6173356
not sure how to add articulation, but assets of that figure could be cannibalized and added to a figure of similar size
maybe wrestling figures or marvel legends

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 04:59:04 No.6173368 Report

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>>6173363
Kind just wanting more range of motion in the arms and legs. I've seen people before add joints to statueshit, so I figure it's doable, I just don't know how to go about it properly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 05:28:51 No.6173404 Report

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Does anyone know how to tighten butterfly joints, specifically the ones on the new Black Spidey? I had to boil bathe him to get the arm ratchets to move but now his butterfly joints are loose as all hell.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 05:41:59 No.6173413 Report

Quoted By: >>6173420 >>6173535 >>6173544

>>6173235
Gonna need some information on the bottom left picture.

For uh personal reasons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 05:48:41 No.6173420 Report

Quoted By: >>6173535

>>6173413
pretty sure it's papianon. Or something like that. If the previous custom generals get archived you should check about 6 or more back. He posts progress every so often but he's been at it for at least 6 months

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 06:10:40 No.6173442 Report

Quoted By: >>6173444

>>6173235
Repositioned the head.
Resculpted the hair.
Made a resin cast.
Sprayed with primer.
Finally ready to paint.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 06:12:26 No.6173444 Report

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>>6173442
Fucking phone... -_-

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 06:57:17 No.6173493 Report

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>working on transformer custom on spare time
>remember that i needed to get the figure i was going to use as a base
>"heh, nobody is going to want that one, it has no side windows"
>check if it's still available
>sold out
gununu.jpg

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 07:44:09 No.6173535 Report

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>>6173413
>>6173420
That's Croix's work.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

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Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 09 Feb 2017 07:54:10 No.6173544 Report

Quoted By: >>6173860 >>6174745 >>6175243 >>6177880

>>6173413
Those are some of the blank recast bodies I make for use as bases for my customs. I've recently also been experimenting with dyeing them using different skintones. This one's going to be a Dark Elf.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 08:00:52 No.6173550 Report

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>>6173334
That's pretty cool man. Whered you find the clothes?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 12:01:26 No.6173699 Report

Quoted By: >>6173762 >>6177693 >>6190179

Do you guys think a 1/12 Bandai Model kit storm trooper is a good base kit for this guy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 13:20:32 No.6173762 Report

Quoted By: >>6173767

>>6173699
Isn't that one of those monster hunter designs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 13:26:54 No.6173767 Report

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>>6173762
it's a super autistic efgelord D&D player

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 15:21:32 No.6173860 Report

Quoted By: >>6174255

>>6173544
how do you dye them?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 Feb 2017 17:25:27 No.6174071 Report

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Is airbrushing the only way to go for changing the skintone on a custom figure? The faint brush lines that are acceptable on hair/clothes Just don't seem okay for skin.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 09 Feb 2017 19:21:15 No.6174255 Report

Quoted By: >>6174260

>>6173860
I use Smooth-On casting material for the body, and the dyes are made by the same company (they're called "So Strong" pigments). You mix the dye into one of the casting liquids before combining them and mixing them together, so when the final product will reflect the dye color.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 09 Feb 2017 19:23:07 No.6174260 Report

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>>6174255
>so when the final product will reflect the dye color.

I meant - when the final product cures it will reflect the dye color.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 00:54:24 No.6174745 Report

Quoted By: >>6175501

>>6173544
You are some sort of goddamn wizard. Keep up the good work.

Since you're already recasting, any chance you'd also be selling blank casts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 06:08:21 No.6175243 Report

Quoted By: >>6175258 >>6175501

>>6173544

Would you be willing to recast the blank bodies and sell them?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 06:18:52 No.6175258 Report

Quoted By: >>6175501

>>6175243
I'd be willing to buy one afterall.. it is tax season.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Fri 10 Feb 2017 11:05:03 No.6175501 Report

Quoted By: >>6175879 >>6184199

>>6174745
>>6175243
>>6175258
As they are now, my recasts need a lot of fixup work post casting. Stuff like sanding, drilling peg holes, carving out space for ball joints, etc. This process can be really difficult to do while also making sure the joints can move correctly and also not end up too loose. I'm still a novice at casting, but when I get better at it I'll think about selling them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 11:55:36 No.6175526 Report

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>>6173235
what the fuck are those fat ass figures? jesus christ

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 12:45:37 No.6175566 Report

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>>6173354
>>6173351
>>6173343
>>6173334
Take a pic from below its chin so I can see what you're hiding. every image so far has been above his eyes, bring the camera down a bit and take a head on shot.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 16:35:27 No.6175783 Report

Quoted By: >>6175807

how do you carve in a plastic toy? i tried using a dremel but as soon i started make progress the plastic would melt or deform. i tried using pic related pieces.
the plastic is kinda soft for dremel, but kinda hard for manual work.
should i be using a file?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 16:54:48 No.6175807 Report

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>>6175783
If you want to use a dremel, use one powered by battery cells, they slow down under load and will less likely melt the plastic.

Alternatively, use a power supply to lower the voltage input to the dremel.

For manual methods, you can also use woodworking gouges or even linoleum gouges (smaller) if it's softer plastics like PS/PVC/PP.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 17:48:07 No.6175879 Report

Quoted By: >>6176136 >>6176158

>>6175501
Is Smooth-On's cured form stiff or is it sort of like pvc in softness?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Feb 2017 21:17:39 No.6176136 Report

Quoted By: >>6177172

>>6175879
It's a polyurethane resin, so it's pretty stiff.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Fri 10 Feb 2017 21:32:30 No.6176158 Report

Quoted By: >>6176719

>>6175879
Like the above poster said, it's stiff. When you make something thin it has a little give, but I assume any soft spots will weaken over time and break eventually.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 04:07:13 No.6176719 Report

Quoted By: >>6176920

>>6176158
Are there resins that mimick PVC in softness? Or epoxy mixes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 06:49:44 No.6176920 Report

Quoted By: >>6177317

>>6176719
In softness but not in strength, stuff like hands are still going to be delicate. I've been trying to figure out a way to do hands that can hold objects for some time, most materials just snap eventually or are too rubbery to hold the shape very well. There are guys who recast o-ring joe hands successfully enough but I imagine you have to be very gentile with them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 12:50:36 No.6177172 Report

Quoted By: >>6214544

>>6176136
That's what SHE said.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 15:42:11 No.6177317 Report

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>>6176920
You need industrial resins that need to be cured under pressure and mild heat.

http://www.ptm-w.com/technical-library/product-bulletins/Tooling%20Urethanes%20Bulletins/PT7667%20Bulletin.pdf

http://www.ptm-w.com/technical-library/product-bulletins/Production%20&%20Prototyping%20Urethanes%20Bulletins/PT8970%20Bulletin%2014Apr14.pdf

I think Formlabs is coming out with a "Durable" resin for their SLA printer that's supposed to simulate polypropylene, but it doesn't look fantastic compared to actual industrial casting resins. Might be good enough for toy hands though, as long as you don't mess with it too much.

Squidworks

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Squidworks Sat 11 Feb 2017 21:07:18 No.6177661 Report

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Working on some new stuff while waiting for my shipment of eyes to arrive from China. I've wanted to make flamboyant cuttlefish for a long time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 21:24:57 No.6177693 Report

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>>6173699
Nah, I'd go with something closer to arkham knight red hood.
GS has a surprising amount of fabric. He's wearing chaps with pieces of armor on them. His shin guards are strapped on with white leather, his upper arms are unprotected.
He's very much a midieval fantasy version of tactical gear.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 22:49:36 No.6177800 Report

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Its kind of simple, but im happy with it

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Feb 2017 23:41:38 No.6177880 Report

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>>6173544
Man, your stuff looks like an amazing base. Can I see images of your molds then?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2017 01:56:50 No.6178066 Report

Quoted By: >>6178079

Sorry for posting this in custom, but I guess you have experience on putting stuff together.
Any ideas of how to fix this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2017 02:03:18 No.6178079 Report

Quoted By: >>6178084

>>6178066
Is that a NECA? Call their customer service and see if you can get a replacement.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Feb 2017 02:07:13 No.6178084 Report

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>>6178079
sorry, but I dont live in the US....
well... maybe I can tell them to send it to some one i know.

specially if there is no other option.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Feb 2017 23:19:33 No.6180904 Report

Quoted By: >>6181197 >>6182742

Would air dry clay work for sculpting on a figure?
I know the sticky says to use epoxy but I've got an abundance of air dry clay I need to use.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 02:30:54 No.6181156 Report

Quoted By: >>6181633 >>6182742

Whats the best tool and techniqueto cut up thick parts of plastic figures?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 02:58:51 No.6181197 Report

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>>6180904
Not likely, air dry clay is too heavy and fragile to be used on action figures but you could make dioramas and accessories with it.

funzo !CrS4omBwXA

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funzo !CrS4omBwXA Tue 14 Feb 2017 04:14:21 No.6181312 Report

Quoted By: >>6182742 >>6188347 >>6196273

I'm having trouble finding a good base for a (hopefully) simple custom.
Looking for a vaguely latina female figure, approx. 4.75in/12cm (roughly 1:14 scale, or 5" scale). jacket is important, heads can be swapped.
any ideas?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:06:27 No.6181609 Report

Quoted By: >>6181639 >>6182742

Almost finished painting.
Just have to apply a black wash after the paint is cured.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:27:55 No.6181625 Report

Quoted By: >>6182742 >>6183169 >>6188198 >>6190184

Making Dark Souls figures

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:39:56 No.6181633 Report

Quoted By: >>6181638

>>6181156
I don't remember them by name but HLJ had small hobby saws made for plastic.
No idea if they are still in stock, though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:47:26 No.6181638 Report

Quoted By: >>6181642

>>6181633
I forgot. You can use pic related, a coping saw, too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:49:23 No.6181639 Report

Quoted By: >>6181649

>>6181609
looks like a robot yoshi with blue tits.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 08:52:18 No.6181642 Report

Quoted By: >>6181924 >>6182498

>>6181638
I bought one of these, but I dont know where to find replacements for the blade if it gets ruined or breaks, anyone knows where to find those?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 09:01:29 No.6181649 Report

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>>6181639
Um, thanks, that's exactly what I was going for x^D

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Feb 2017 16:53:25 No.6181924 Report

Quoted By: >>6183336

>>6181642
is it good? what is it a blade or a wire? what is the difference between a normal saw and this saw?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:25:28 No.6182492 Report

Quoted By: >>6182932

Working on making a kama for my clone trooper model kit

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 00:28:11 No.6182498 Report

Quoted By: >>6214546

>>6181642
D'ja ever think of googling "coping saw blade replacements"?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 02:12:18 No.6182742 Report

Quoted By: >>6188347

>>6181312
Only two lines I can think of in 5" scale are McFarlane Walking Dead and Dr. Who.

>>6181609
Nice bloobs.

>>6181625
Cool, keep it up.

>>6180904
I've heard air dry clay is pretty crap in general.
>Beginners: practice on cheap figures first.
You can also test your clay on random household objects like pens or bottle caps. But you should practice sculpting anyway, make a kaiju or something.

>>6181156
You can also use a jeweler's saw.

MacTonite

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MacTonite Wed 15 Feb 2017 02:12:56 No.6182744 Report

Quoted By: >>6182904 >>6182930 >>6184267 >>6184949

GUESS WHO'S BACK

Finally got the time to sand him down a bit. Ordered a dremel to make the pivot socket on the back of the head. Might need to do some more sanding. Practiced some paint application on the larger head to see if spray paint does the job.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 03:46:44 No.6182904 Report

Quoted By: >>6183220

>>6182744
Leave.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 04:02:18 No.6182930 Report

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>>6182744
Stay.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 04:02:51 No.6182932 Report

Quoted By: >>6183300

>>6182492
Do you buy fabric at walmart or something, want to make one for my stormtrooper

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 04:50:12 No.6183017 Report

Quoted By: >>6183075

I'm in the early stages of making a custom of King from Tekken. anyone know of a 6 inch scale leopard or any other big cat head I can use or should I just try sculpting one?

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 04:54:46 No.6183036 Report

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 04:56:24 No.6183040 Report

Quoted By: >>6183627

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 05:13:06 No.6183075 Report

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>>6183017
Check dollar stores for plastic animal figures. Walmart and Target occasionally have cheap animal figures of big cats too that might be big enough for what you need. Also try Michael's and Hobby Lobby.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 05:55:30 No.6183169 Report

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>>6181625
>Havel the rock and solaire

you're doing God's work friend, well done.

MacTonite

MacTonite Wed 15 Feb 2017 06:31:54 No.6183220 Report

Quoted By: >>6183916

>>6182904
lmao don't start this again boyo. You'll lose

Also, has anyone had experience painting on 3D printed plastics? I dunno if spray paint is gonna cut it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 07:45:48 No.6183300 Report

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>>6182932
I'm actually using a piece of the lining of my old military trenchcoat. Just get black canvas.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 08:36:54 No.6183336 Report

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>>6181924
its the same, just a lot smaller.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 14:47:56 No.6183627 Report

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>>6183040
Really well made, good job!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 18:23:29 No.6183900 Report

Quoted By: >>6183941

>>6173235
I've never done custom toys, let alone custom Transformers but I am tempted to repaint this mold (Hardhead/Quake) with a deco inspired by the toy on the right. They already 3d print custom faces so all I'd be left to do is paint the thing.

How hard is it to make custom Transformers?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 18:32:44 No.6183916 Report

Quoted By: >>6183940

>>6183220
Funny, your comments get deleted as much as mine do. Fucking leave. Get out of here with your sandpaper 3d printed shit and your casual racism you fucking prick.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 18:45:39 No.6183940 Report

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>>6183916
You do know you'd probably be happier just ignoring him, right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 18:46:20 No.6183941 Report

Quoted By: >>6183943

>>6183900
The actual painting is no harder than any other toy, but the true problem is tolerances. With a coat of paint, every surface becomes slightly thicker, and depending on the transformation, that can cause a lot of problems, like pegs or tabs not fitting into their holes anymore for example. You also have to be mindful of parts that touch or rub together during transformation, as that can scratch the paint. In some cases you can fix this with some sanding to make the parts a tad slimmer. But anyway, Hardhead is real cheap on Amazon now, so you might as well give it a shot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 18:47:51 No.6183943 Report

Quoted By: >>6187086

>>6183941
Do I need to disassemble him to paint him? If so...how do I do that? I know, stupid question, but I never did any custom before.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 19:08:19 No.6183982 Report

Quoted By: >>6184285

Best paint for Bandai Sandtrooper? Wanna weather him

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 21:42:25 No.6184199 Report

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>>6175501
so atm theres no place to get your stuff?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 22:41:08 No.6184267 Report

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>>6182744
Get out

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 22:53:55 No.6184285 Report

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>>6183982
Try look at weathering pastels and washes. Pretty easy techniques.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 22:55:32 No.6184290 Report

Quoted By: >>6184378

>>6183036
Where the fuck is that transparent ML body from?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 23:00:31 No.6184297 Report

Quoted By: >>6187077

I made this
First one in a while

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 23:27:35 No.6184359 Report

Quoted By: >>6184410 >>6184414

This is my first successful repaint, I used a dollar store dinosaur as a base. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 23:36:58 No.6184378 Report

Quoted By: >>6184443

>>6184290
I remember people used to dye icemans, could that be it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 23:54:32 No.6184410 Report

Quoted By: >>6184502

>>6184359
I recommend you look at your photos before posting them
I can't tell anything about your painting skills from this one

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Feb 2017 23:56:26 No.6184414 Report

Quoted By: >>6184502

>>6184359
>successful

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 00:20:42 No.6184443 Report

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>>6184378
Wasn't that one Vision that was transparent a more popular choice over the slightly blue Iceman?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 00:57:21 No.6184502 Report

Quoted By: >>6184606

>>6184410
>>6184414
Sorry I have a potato for a camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 01:47:07 No.6184606 Report

Quoted By: >>6185043

>>6184502
It's more of the technique, never use flash photography.

Wait until daylight and use the sun as your light source. If it's overcast or cloudy, that's fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 03:57:03 No.6184857 Report

Quoted By:

Does anyone here do take commissions for stuff like custom painting heads? I know some people sell custom cast heads, but I'm talking import stuff, figma snake in particular.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 04:12:57 No.6184882 Report

Quoted By:

Just gave my warg ball hips so it can sit

any ideas for other improvements
also is there any kind of photo guide floating around?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 04:58:40 No.6184949 Report

Quoted By: >>6192188

>>6182744
you should have done the head in polished WSF and the glasses in FUD, and then left a slot for the socket which could fit different sized sockets until you got one that fits

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 05:42:23 No.6184998 Report

Quoted By: >>6185007

Ive been working on a bunch of customs for a while now. All 3 are original characters and not really based on anything. The left one is almost a complete scratch build with only a few joints salvaged from various Revoltechs and a few Mixel joints. The middle one is a succubus character from a comic a friend of mine wrote in high school, and the right one was the main character of a story I abandoned. The succubus uses a ML Black Cat as a base, And the poncho wearing spaceman is made out of two iron man ML and a Revoltech Evangelion Unit 01.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 05:45:02 No.6185007 Report

Quoted By: >>6185014

>>6184998
Heres a less shitty picture of the right.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 05:47:01 No.6185014 Report

Quoted By:

>>6185007
And heres an outdated but cleaner pic of the other two.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 06:00:21 No.6185043 Report

Quoted By:

>>6184606
I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the advice.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Feb 2017 19:52:18 No.6185832 Report

Quoted By: >>6186673 >>6186861 >>6214549

custom battle damage android 18 (girl) with battle damage fully custimized ready for battle girl damaged

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 03:48:21 No.6186673 Report

Quoted By:

>>6185832
Looks like her skin is falling off too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 05:19:03 No.6186861 Report

Quoted By: >>6187072

>>6185832
Looks like Hillary Clinton.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 05:45:20 No.6186890 Report

Quoted By: >>6187080 >>6187085 >>6187088 >>6214554

how easy is this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:41:47 No.6187072 Report

Quoted By:

>>6186861
It's a figure based on Hillary Clinton during The Losing Chronicles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:46:41 No.6187077 Report

Quoted By: >>6188475

>>6184297
That's well-fucking-done. Best custom i've seen in a while. Neat stuff, anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:48:24 No.6187080 Report

Quoted By:

>>6186890
how steady are your hands?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:52:23 No.6187085 Report

Quoted By:

>>6186890
As easy as spending $59 + $9.19 shipping.

But obviously not that easy, the dude fucked up on the back and got blue over the bottom part of the shirt. Also the bottom parts of the sleeves.

I supposed if you just take all the pieces apart and use painter's tape or something like that, it's probably somewhat doable as long as you don't have Parkinson's

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:52:55 No.6187086 Report

Quoted By:

>>6183943
Yeah, disassembly usually makes it easier to paint.

Really depends which figure it is and how it's put together, but in my experience, most Transformers are held together with metal pins. You need to knock these out, which can be pretty difficult. They only push out one way, the pins have these like...grooves so they stay locked in to the plastic. Someone else chime in here with more info, it's been ages since I knocked pins out of my TFs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 08:55:46 No.6187088 Report

Quoted By: >>6204164

>>6186890
All I need is someone to make his pants white and he'll become a perfect OoT Link Figma.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 12:26:58 No.6187256 Report

Quoted By: >>6187274 >>6187980

I want to try this custom stuff, but even if I sue Vallejo acrylics and Vallejo acrylic varnish to protect the paint something tells me it will end chipping...

For some reason the paint used in the industry seems more hard and strong... what can I ddo to make customs paint last as much as I can?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 12:58:40 No.6187274 Report

Quoted By: >>6188220

>>6187256
Industrial paint uses stronger solvents that are able to carry stronger binders. Due to that they are also more toxic(perfectly safe when cured), and toxicity is a no-no in hobby paints that are being pushed to kids. Closest hobby paints get are cellulose-based (Lacquer) paint.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 19:09:41 No.6187909 Report

Quoted By: >>6192699

What's a good base to make a 1/12 Neanderthal figure? Statues are fine if I can just cast sections to add joints.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 19:39:46 No.6187980 Report

Quoted By:

>>6187256
You get pretty decent paint adhesion by lightly sanding and spraying automotive primer on your pieces before painting.
When your finished painting hit it with the gloss coat for protection and finally the matte coat to bring down the shine if you don't want that shiny look.

You get more than adequate paint jobs this way. As long as your not handing the toy to a kid to play in a sandbox or something, it should be fine. It's not like factory paint jobs are immune to being chipped either.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 21:07:20 No.6188198 Report

Quoted By: >>6206260

I know it's not much compared to some people's projects, but I made a surcoat and scarf, kitbashed a little with the leather armored skirt, and gave him a black wash to make the otherwise flat-painted details pop. Based on the Elite Knight set from dark souls. First time doing custom stuff.

>>6181625
I love it. Wish I had any skill at modeling from scratch, that Havel helmet looks really good so far, and Solaire looks great.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 21:16:51 No.6188220 Report

Quoted By:

>>6187274
Not all lacquers are nitrocellulose based. Most low VOC thinners probably don't even have in it.

Most lacquer paints cure very hard and brittle. Paint used on toys are usually more flexible and softer if you can believe it. It might be some sort of epoxy because there aren't any normal consumer paints that are that tough and flexible.

funzo !CrS4omBwXA

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funzo !CrS4omBwXA Fri 17 Feb 2017 22:19:02 No.6188347 Report

Quoted By:

>>6181312
>>6182742
yeah, probably walking dead.

just out of curiousity, can anyone tell me wha tthe actual heights for Marvel Legends Silk and Infinite Red She-Hulk are?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Feb 2017 23:06:43 No.6188475 Report

Quoted By:

>>6187077
thanks :) i was worried i was getting rusty

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 12:04:19 No.6190037 Report

Quoted By: >>6191007 >>6191966 >>6192699

Question for you folks.

I'm looking to get a custom articulated action figure of this guy made.

What figure/s would make a solid enough base body?
I want the proportions to remain intact (large upper torso, thin tall legs etc)

Any suggestions?
Thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 13:57:16 No.6190179 Report

Quoted By:

>>6173699
Absolute madman...
While it would be amazing having a goblin slayer the amount of work would be insane. The weapons and pouches for one then there's the unique helmet and layered chest plates.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 13:59:25 No.6190184 Report

Quoted By: >>6206184

>>6181625
Whats the build material? Some sort of blue clay pretty well sculpted m8

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 18:44:40 No.6191000 Report

Quoted By:

How do you go about making a properly fitting socket for a ball joint.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 18:46:48 No.6191007 Report

Quoted By: >>6193913

>>6190037
Is that a statue? Buy it, get someone to cut it up and add joints to it, and resculpt the parts that need resculpting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 18:58:31 No.6191078 Report

Quoted By:

>there are still people in this world who say "sculp"

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 22:09:54 No.6191966 Report

Quoted By:

>>6190037
what's your budget?

MacTonite

MacTonite Sat 18 Feb 2017 23:03:31 No.6192188 Report

Quoted By: >>6193474

>>6184949
This was my first time at attempting anything 3D printed and I asked a friend to fix the 3D model (for free), and I had nothing to do with making the original model. Model was pre made and the glasses would be too thin to print by themselves if they were separate.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 23:35:01 No.6192312 Report

Quoted By: >>6192325

Lol I feel bad posting this
I just spray painted the fire/cooking station and made ss link that sheild and painted that axe

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 23:36:55 No.6192325 Report

Quoted By: >>6192328

>>6192312
What axe is that?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 23:38:25 No.6192328 Report

Quoted By:

>>6192325
He man axe

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Feb 2017 23:38:50 No.6192330 Report

Quoted By:

How do I go about giving a figure a good wash? Anyone have the marvel legends Odin BAF? It has a goldenrod helmet that I want to put a wash on any recommendations or colors? Also how do I wash?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 00:12:40 No.6192490 Report

Quoted By: >>6192714

Okay. I spent like a whole month putting this thing together because fucking cold porcelain is taking weeks to cure for whatever reason.
I tried to key the mold using the remains of some old building blocks and secure it inside a frame so the mold will be mostly square.

One thing, though. Does proto putty stick to rubber? The piece inside is one of the FE Optimus' smokestacks which is made of this crappy soft rubber that sucks dust like crazy.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 00:38:39 No.6192699 Report

Quoted By: >>6193365 >>6193913

>>6187909
Ka-Zar, if you're going for nude neanderthal. McFarlane caveman if you're going clothed.

>>6190037
Lupin lower body, Broly upper body.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 00:40:04 No.6192714 Report

Quoted By: >>6192807

>>6192490
Silicone only sticks to silicone.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 00:50:24 No.6192807 Report

Quoted By: >>6193073 >>6193282 >>6214556

>>6192714
Thanks.
Another thing, is there any way to prevent silicon from sticking to silicone? I'll still have to make another half after make the first part of the silicone mold and the plan is basically to put silicone over silicone to make the other half.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 01:15:33 No.6193073 Report

Quoted By: >>6194119 >>6214556

>>6192807
You would need to spray mold release, which you probably can't get Peru-bro.

I've heard of people using Vaseline and heating it up and brushing it on.

Theoretically, you just need a non-silicone based barrier, so you could spray a clear coat between the 2 parts.

Or you can make a 1 part mold and cut it in half with a zig-zag pattern so they key together.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 01:32:07 No.6193282 Report

Quoted By: >>6194119

>>6192807
Powder it good with talcum/baby powder, shaking off the excess clumps. If you got it all powdered the silicone SHOULDN'T stick to the other silicone half.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 01:38:50 No.6193365 Report

Quoted By:

>>6192699
Thanks for the suggestions. Sadly Ka-Zar isn't the right body proportions. I'm trying to go for scientific-accuracy. McFarlane looks closer, I'll look into that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 01:47:40 No.6193474 Report

Quoted By: >>6211692

>>6192188
print it out of something that isn't sandpapershit next time

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 02:33:23 No.6193913 Report

Quoted By:

>>6191007
I had considered that, but this statue is so darn hard to find at this point.
Plus seeing how the neck and head are posed, cutting it up would ruin solid aspects of the sculpt.

>>6192699

I was actually thinking a combination of those two.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 02:35:16 No.6193928 Report

Quoted By: >>6194175 >>6194399

How do I make a socket for ball joints? I bought a pack of those hobby base joints that are sphere-shaped (not the slim ones)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 02:58:24 No.6194119 Report

Quoted By: >>6194458

>>6193073
Could liquid soap work?

>>6193282
I'll do a test of that.

Thanks, guys.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:01:37 No.6194133 Report

Quoted By: >>6194151 >>6206582

So there's a line of surprisingly great bootleg Marvel figures. They're all around 7" tall and have ML style articulation, nice chunky figures too.

Working on repainting this Warmachine since he comes really plain.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:03:33 No.6194151 Report

Quoted By: >>6198264

>>6194133
It looks really scuffed, but its a smooth paintjob, just bad lighting on metalic paints.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:06:43 No.6194175 Report

Quoted By:

>>6193928
You don't. You buy balljoint packs. The only way to make them is to injection mold them (and well, which requires modern industrial grade machines) which obviously isn't going to happen.

Sometimes even the balljoints you can buy break from time to time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:30:54 No.6194399 Report

Quoted By: >>6196627

>>6193928
Do they look like Revoltech style joints? You need a dremel or rotary tool and a round bit to make space for the body, then you can use a drill bit or pin vise to make room for the peg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:41:02 No.6194458 Report

Quoted By:

>>6194119
I don't know about liquid soap, I think it might pool in weird ways and leave gaps, but you could test it out and let us know.

The one thing I forgot is you're not using poured silicone, but pressing it into place. If the powder or vaseline can stay in place when you're pressing it in, then that should work. But if it's not working, then spraying clear cote and waiting for that to dry(after the silicone cured) might be your best bet.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 03:53:21 No.6194536 Report

Quoted By:

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 11:37:40 No.6196147 Report

Quoted By: >>6196152

I was going to post this on the Marvel General thread until i came across this one

I'm not a customizer but I would like some help repairing this Hulk Classics War Hulk. Here's what happened

I brought this guy just before Christmas for about $26 loose on eBay, Quite a score considering he goes for $150+ in AUD. When he arrived after New Year's Day, the head snapped because the seller didn't fucking use bubble wrap to protect the figure, just leaving it in a paper bag. Thankfully i got my refund from the cunt and was able to keep the figure

I spent the next few days heating the head and trying to remove the peg inside it. No luck. Tried using super glue and a hot glue gun to just leave the head in place. Neither worked or kept it on firmly

So I left Hitler Hulk on my display for a few months and decided to check /toy/ if anyone has any solutions on keeping the head on the figure. I'm paranoid of cracking it open and making it worse, so what are some other options?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 11:40:55 No.6196152 Report

Quoted By: >>6196566

>>6196147
Additional pic of the broken peg. The neck joint doesn't rotate due to the glue

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 13:07:18 No.6196273 Report

Quoted By:

>>6181312
The upcoming Jessica Jones

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 15:47:21 No.6196566 Report

Quoted By:

>>6196152
Drill the peg stuck in the head out and make a new connection.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Feb 2017 16:08:07 No.6196627 Report

Quoted By: >>6204882

>>6194399
Yeah, they look like that. Sadly I don't have a dremel. What if I tried making a socket with an epoxy putty, shaping it while its still soft?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2017 01:38:11 No.6198253 Report

Quoted By:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37hHVb18qw8

>no paint thinning
>no acrylic sealer

stuff like these "guides" are why bad customs exist

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2017 01:42:20 No.6198264 Report

Quoted By:

>>6194151
Pretty good m8

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2017 02:19:45 No.6198360 Report

Quoted By: >>6198367 >>6204871

I need to buy some water transfer labels for a fighter jet and put those on him and I think he'll look better.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Feb 2017 02:22:38 No.6198367 Report

Quoted By: >>6204871

>>6198360

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 22 Feb 2017 21:23:27 No.6204159 Report

Quoted By: >>6204172 >>6204863 >>6205392 >>6206338

i have NO clue about Customizing whatsoever,

but my girlfriend came up with the idea to dip some of my cheaper figures in Coffee or Tea for a few Hours; mainly Funko Legacy, Fallout: Lone Wanderer, and Jakks Pacific: Skull Kid (pic related) to get them weathered.

So now im asking you, craftsmen, Would it work? And would it look good?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Feb 2017 21:28:21 No.6204164 Report

Quoted By:

>>6187088
>OoT Link
>With baggy SS kind of Pants
>with SS Kind of Hairstyle and Face
>with SS gloves
>with Chainmail

No, Anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Feb 2017 21:34:50 No.6204172 Report

Quoted By:

>>6204159
Pretty sure you'll just end up with a figure that smells like tea.
I know that works for fabrics, but I doubt it would work for something made of plastic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 04:40:30 No.6204863 Report

Quoted By:

>>6204159
>this kills the toy

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 04:42:36 No.6204871 Report

Quoted By: >>6206214

>>6198360
>>6198367
why not just fucking buy the Legends they made?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 04:47:06 No.6204882 Report

Quoted By: >>6206408

>>6196627
You can't do it. Those aren't ball joints, they're ball shaped joints.
Completely different that what you're trying to do.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 13:27:48 No.6205387 Report

Quoted By: >>6205828

I repainted Jyn's face.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 13:32:05 No.6205392 Report

Quoted By: >>6214559

>>6204159
Buy washes used for miniatures. vallejo washes, citadel washes etc.

There are also textured paints / washes you can buy that give the effect of dirt / sand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 19:19:01 No.6205828 Report

Quoted By: >>6206120

>>6205387
bretty gud
mind a closeup shot, upright if possible?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 22:28:29 No.6206120 Report

Quoted By: >>6206129

>>6205828
I hope this doesn't get flipped on its side.

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Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 22:31:19 No.6206129 Report

Quoted By: >>6206358

>>6206120

One more try.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 22:58:42 No.6206184 Report

Quoted By: >>6206192 >>6209885

>>6190184
I used a corch to make it as ligh as possible. Suculpted it with epoxy putty for fixing plumbing.
Thanks mate.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 23:02:52 No.6206192 Report

Quoted By: >>6209671 >>6210426

>>6206184

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Feb 2017 23:25:03 No.6206214 Report

Quoted By:

>>6204871
Because this one is significantly larger and scales better with all of my NECA stuff.

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 00:12:15 No.6206260 Report

Quoted By:

>>6188198
Actually, just with this add ons you made to the figure looks very good.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 00:27:30 No.6206292 Report

Quoted By: >>6206422

whipped up an easy custom Red Skull

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 00:50:12 No.6206338 Report

Quoted By:

>>6204159
>Coffee
enjoy your smelly, sticky figures that willl be warped from the heat

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 01:00:18 No.6206358 Report

Quoted By: >>6206518

>>6206129
"I rebel"
Barf

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 01:04:19 No.6206364 Report

Quoted By: >>6206600

Any of you guys make your own joints or just use pre existing ones?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 01:25:40 No.6206408 Report

Quoted By:

>>6204882
What I bought is product YLSPPC-TN25 (from HLJ) and apparently you can 'cap' one end to get a joint like a figma shoulder, how about that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 01:31:02 No.6206422 Report

Quoted By:

>>6206292
How'd you get around the short neck problem?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 02:16:43 No.6206518 Report

Quoted By: >>6206701

>>6206358
That line isn't in the movie.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 02:37:21 No.6206582 Report

Quoted By: >>6208030

>>6194133
Is that the Civil War version of War Machine? Where did you get it?

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 24 Feb 2017 02:44:36 No.6206600 Report

Quoted By: >>6206714 >>6206725

>>6206364
Most people use Hobby Base Joints of whatever variety needed (slim, sphere, ball-socket).

Tootin' my own horn here, but I have on my shapeways shop a set of 5mm ball-socket joints in a variety pack of 40 (4 types, 10 each) I recently updated, so it'll be a first-to-try again (previous version had sprues too thin and failed to print).

https://www.shapeways.com/product/C6UD2UF7A/5mm-ball-socket-joints-variety-4-pack?optionId=60916028&li=shop-inventory

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 03:30:35 No.6206701 Report

Quoted By:

>>6206518
it still was said and she was rebelling your photo rotation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 03:38:30 No.6206714 Report

Quoted By: >>6206864

>>6206600
Will these really stand up to the constant wear and tear of action figures? They have a rough texture right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 03:42:45 No.6206725 Report

Quoted By:

>>6206600
Oh and Sculpteo also has SLS nylon but has some super smooth finishing, some chemical process to make it glossy.

Squidworks

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Squidworks Fri 24 Feb 2017 04:05:32 No.6206746 Report

Quoted By: >>6206755 >>6208100 >>6209638

I'm back!

Finally finished some flamboyant cuttlefish, I am thrilled with how they turned out!

Squidworks

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Squidworks Fri 24 Feb 2017 04:10:22 No.6206755 Report

Quoted By:

>>6206746
On the schooling side I have three major toy projects for classes. For Toy2 I am working on 'creepy/edgy plush for tweens', for Model3 I'm working on a Hoberman switchpitch ball, and for Advanced Solidworks I'm working on a recobbled Nerf Blaster. I'm planning on fusing a Strongarm to a Hammershot and reshelling it all as a super toony 'mobster' revolver. That last project is something I've wanted forever so to have my proffessor clear my design is super exciting. It's due in 13 weeks but if I can get it done early I can have it in the Spring Show so I'm rushing best I can.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 24 Feb 2017 05:11:42 No.6206864 Report

Quoted By: >>6209555

>>6206714
At their size it's best not to fiddle too much with them if they're holding up some weight. Wrists will be okay, but if it's holding things heavier than a hand it'll get loose from constant use.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 21:26:01 No.6207982 Report

Quoted By: >>6208118

I need a yellow muscular base body. Preferably 5"-6"
The more muscular the better.

I know I can just get a blank figma or SHF body and paint it but I've never painted a figure before and I feel like I'll fuck it up, I want it to look professional.

Anyone know of any I can use?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 21:53:56 No.6208030 Report

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>>6206582
Yup, he's the Civil War one, I got him off of Ebay. Just search like War Machine 7 inch figure.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 22:42:51 No.6208100 Report

Quoted By: >>6209532

>>6206746
Terrifying.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 22:56:13 No.6208114 Report

Quoted By: >>6208206

Recently got a 7" scale head of a Nicholson Joker Hot Toys casting. Anyone have a good connection for getting it painted? I'd try myself but I would fuck it up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 22:58:09 No.6208118 Report

Quoted By:

>>6207982
Marvel Legends Sentry (Allfather wave) is mostly yellow and has a very muscular build. Best part is that you can find him clearanced from pegwarming.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Feb 2017 23:40:17 No.6208206 Report

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>>6208114
Depends how good of a job you're hoping for? I'm half decent at faces and always like helping people out. Are you going to put him on a modded neca body or something?

Squidworks

Squidworks Sat 25 Feb 2017 16:24:25 No.6209532 Report

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>>6208100
Terror nothing, it was a nightmare trying to figure out how to paint them. The living animals never stop flashing, choosing a single phase was a pain.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 16:43:48 No.6209555 Report

Quoted By:

>>6206864
I'm surprised. The data sheets show it's like a soft ABS. They get loose quickly?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 17:46:45 No.6209638 Report

Quoted By: >>6209963

>>6206746
How much seam allowance do you use on your patterns?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 18:05:10 No.6209671 Report

Quoted By: >>6209802

>>6206192
what kind of apoxie is that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 19:29:22 No.6209802 Report

Quoted By:

>>6209671
the one used to fixing plumbing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 19:35:23 No.6209817 Report

Quoted By:

Custom general please help me, how do I tighten loose joints on SAS knees, it's killing me

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 20:23:57 No.6209885 Report

Quoted By: >>6210405

>>6206184
What's a corch?

Squidworks

Squidworks Sat 25 Feb 2017 20:56:34 No.6209963 Report

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>>6209638
Like 1/5-1/4", itty bitty. Some places are a bit less.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 22:08:58 No.6210088 Report

Quoted By: >>6210162 >>6210203

Another repaint. I'm also going to replace the chain and skirt, so this is a wip.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 22:35:09 No.6210119 Report

Quoted By: >>6210419

Is there much of a noticeable difference between brush painted and airbrush? I'm working on my first custom figure and trying to be as careful as possible. I have some enamel paints, but I'm worried that brush strokes will still be visible, despite my best efforts.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 22:48:30 No.6210141 Report

Quoted By: >>6210160

Is furniture polish as good as floor polish? For loose joints? It looks like this

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:00:49 No.6210160 Report

Quoted By: >>6210170

>>6210141
Does it contain acrylic?
Also, better to find a non-spray so you can properly control how much you can apply

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:05:14 No.6210162 Report

Quoted By: >>6210197 >>6210491

>>6210088
Why's her face so much darker than her body?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:10:33 No.6210170 Report

Quoted By: >>6210177

>>6210160
I'm not sure, I'm going to see now in the market but if it has it's a no-no?
Yes I'm aware that might be a problem, but I'll put in an empty plastic thingy where it was my eye medicine the name escapes me right now

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:16:22 No.6210177 Report

Quoted By: >>6210182

>>6210170
You want acrylic, it's what does the job of adding friction.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:21:17 No.6210182 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210177
Oh thanks mate

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:22:36 No.6210184 Report

Quoted By:

>pass days trying to secure a soft rubber sword into place to make a mold of it and get a hard epoxy version
>no matter how many times i try warming it with warm water and pass it under cold faucet water if just doesn't stay straight
>try hot water
>it warps
Fuck this. I'll get one of the Arms Micron KOs and adapt it. Fucking safety specifications. Jesus fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:26:58 No.6210196 Report

Quoted By: >>6210473

Want to try making a figure from scratch
Should I just start forming things with sculpey? Should I make some kind of skeleton first and apply sculpey to that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:27:07 No.6210197 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210162

You are right, it's not actually that noticeable irl, though. I can lighten her face a bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Feb 2017 23:29:28 No.6210203 Report

Quoted By: >>6217964

>>6210088

I also want to put a wire through her braid so I can pose it, has anyone done something like that?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:29:32 No.6210405 Report

Quoted By: >>6210416 >>6210538

>>6209885
Sorry, I writed it wrong, a wine cork

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:33:06 No.6210416 Report

Quoted By: >>6210423

>>6210405
Ah. Clever. Do anything similar for the torso, arms, or legs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:33:49 No.6210419 Report

Quoted By: >>6210463

>>6210119
There`s no question, airbrush is insanely superior, unless you have too much pactice with special brushes. The brushes leave streaks and texture.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:36:08 No.6210423 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210416
Im using spare bodies of other action figures for the customs, then I sculpt on it. Sometimes I use joints of leftover figures, bionicles and gundam stuff. Use what you have.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:37:08 No.6210426 Report

Quoted By: >>6210472

>>6206192
What joints are those?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 01:56:42 No.6210463 Report

Quoted By: >>6210481

>>6210419
thanks! I work as a professional illustrator, so I have strong hand-eye coordination I guess. But I'm still doubtful about my abilities with a "not photoshop" brush; I guess tomorrow I'll do a test run with some primer and enamels.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:01:30 No.6210472 Report

Quoted By: >>6210947

>>6210426
I really dont know where these come from, but I bought them at a flea market. The other joints are from bionicle.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:01:34 No.6210473 Report

Quoted By: >>6210489 >>6210534

>>6210196
First off, how good are your sculpting skills? Is this your first time making a custom figure?

If you could, what kind of figure and size are you shooting for? (5"-scale humanoid, 1/18 scale dinosaur, etc)

Now, Sculpey is an okay material to start off with if you have minor or no experience, but it's not the best material for a figure ultimately. Invest in some plastilina clay (NOT PLASTIC/POLYMER CLAY), it's like $3USD for a 1lb brick at hobby shops like Michaels. Plastilina clay is wax-like (warmer it gets, the softer it gets until it melts), so the only way to 'harden' it is to stick it in a freezer for an hour or so. It'll be stiff until it warms back up from the ambient temperature and handling. Use that to sculpt parts, freeze parts, then make molds using silicone (liquid or putty). Cast parts in either resin or epoxy (I personally use Plasticweld epoxy putty from Walmart and hardware stores). Green Stuff is a plastic epoxy to use, also Milliput (stiff and hard wen cured).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:05:31 No.6210481 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210463
Its easy, you can look out for some tutorials, there are some skills you can learn. I learned painting gundam, transformers and Marvel/DC figures, so I can paint almost every figure, just learn the process

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:07:22 No.6210489 Report

Quoted By: >>6210534

>>6210473
(Cont.'d)

For joints, easy way is to buy Hobby Base joints, Revoltech joints, and/or bulk sales via eBay of loose Figma joints. Hobby Base gives you the ability to select the exact color and types, Revoltech has color, size and single/double joints options, and Figma lots are a blind bag of types/size/color. The bigger lots of Figma joints gives you better chance the exact types you need while also decreasing the number of duds-to-usable ratio in the lot.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:07:57 No.6210491 Report

Quoted By: >>6210544 >>6211704

>>6210162
I lightened up her face a bit. I think it's really close now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:31:56 No.6210534 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210489
>>6210473
Thanks for the info there. Saving for future use. I'm not sure what scale, though. I want to try bringing this old idea from myself and a friend as kids to life.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:33:34 No.6210538 Report

Quoted By: >>6210560 >>6217980

>>6210405
>writed
How old are you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:35:28 No.6210544 Report

Quoted By: >>6211371

>>6210491
Much better. Would hotglue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:46:42 No.6210560 Report

Quoted By: >>6210563

>>6210538
Jajajajaja damn, Im 26 but Im not from the US, my mother nature is Spanish.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 02:48:00 No.6210563 Report

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>>6210560
Damn it Mother Language, Clearly im not that good at english

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 06:35:07 No.6210947 Report

Quoted By: >>6210961

>>6210472
Those are Neoshifters and tech bots from megabloks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 06:46:56 No.6210961 Report

Quoted By:

>>6210947
Good to know thanks, those joints are very useful, and maybe I can use the light of the head to make a glowing eyes helmet character or something.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 15:39:56 No.6211371 Report

Quoted By: >>6211413

>>6210544
Speaking of that, what kind of sealer should I used to protect the paintjob?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 16:05:58 No.6211413 Report

Quoted By:

>>6211371
An acrylic of your choosing (matte, satin, glossy). I'v heard people say they used Pledge floor polish and then spray a matte coat over it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 18:59:18 No.6211692 Report

Quoted By: >>6212472

>>6193474
K jackass

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 19:07:23 No.6211704 Report

Quoted By: >>6211733 >>6217636

>>6210491
The ugly articulation still kills it for me.

Figuarts when?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Feb 2017 19:28:43 No.6211733 Report

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>>6211704
People complain about ugly articulation on S.S. Harley. What could they do to make a super-articulated, mostly naked figure without ugly cuts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 01:31:39 No.6212472 Report

Quoted By: >>6212722

>>6211692
pointing out that you paid for the shit tier quality print doesn't make me a jackass, learn to take criticism

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 03:30:00 No.6212722 Report

Quoted By: >>6212862 >>6212966

>>6212472
lmao it was literally the ONLY 3D model that exists of this thing and like I said the glasses were too thin so it had to be altered. also the material IS polished WSF you tard. learn to read and not talk shit criticism.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 04:35:06 No.6212849 Report

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Trying to fix some scuffs on my figma Akemi Homura's hair, but the color is this really odd shade of black-ish purple that I can't quite seem to get due to how close to pure black it is.

What should I do?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 04:39:55 No.6212862 Report

Quoted By: >>6212869 >>6212942

>>6212722
Hey, just ignore anyone who pulls the 'sandpaper' meme with 3D printed stuff. What matters is you got your print and you like it along with some others here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 04:43:12 No.6212869 Report

Quoted By:

>>6212862
>just ignore anyone who pulls the 'sandpaper' meme with 3D printed stuff.
>ignore the fact a lot of it looks like it's made of sand

fuck you

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 05:52:59 No.6212942 Report

Quoted By:

>>6212862
true, thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 06:15:36 No.6212966 Report

Quoted By:

>>6212722
>casual racism is funny
>but you hurt my wittle feewings when you tell me the thing I bought sucks
>can't be bothered to spend more

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 14:09:15 No.6213221 Report

Quoted By:

Dumb question. Can silicon spray work as a release agent?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 14:28:16 No.6213237 Report

Quoted By: >>6213431

Dumb question. Can silicon spray work as a release agent when putting prottyputty over protoputty?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 17:05:20 No.6213431 Report

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>>6213237
No. Silicone sticks to silicone. You'll be gluing both parts together.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 21:41:39 No.6213852 Report

Quoted By: >>6213855 >>6214509

Hi guys, recently finished my custom lancelot figure's pieces.

I was wondering if you've got any recommendations for paint to use (He is made out of resin). I usually model WW2 tanks however I figured it's better safe than sorry to ask first.

Does Vallejo work well with Resin figures? I've got a black (for his "undersuit") and the stuff needed for a Vallejo basecoat.

Was also hoping someone could recommend a good color for his armor plates (They seem to be a dark purple or a inkish blue.)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2017 21:42:52 No.6213855 Report

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>>6213852
Follow up picture with a bit clearer color

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 03:14:48 No.6214329 Report

Quoted By: >>6214339 >>6214467

So I'd picked up three Wasps for $15 total and figured I'd just do headswaps with them. Then I found a Jae Lee Catwoman for $10 and thought "hey, I'll chop it up, sand down a Wasp, maybe gouge out some wrinkles, and call it a day."

I cut too much off of the Catwoman hands when I lopped them from her arms, and I'm not 100% sure I want to use the Catoman feet. The hands need to get the Revoltech joints sunken in a little deeper and then resculpted around them. If I cut up the feet to fit the Marvel Legends style, I know I'll need to resculpt some as well. What do you all use to fill pieces back in, or sculpt over? I like where this is heading and I don't want to lose momentum like I do with most of the shit that I chop up.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 03:19:30 No.6214339 Report

Quoted By:

>>6214329
Another angle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 04:38:04 No.6214467 Report

Quoted By: >>6214481

>>6214329
Pretty sure youre lookin for ave apoxie sculpt. you should post size comps next to some dc icons. Its looking great so far.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 04:45:08 No.6214481 Report

Quoted By:

>>6214467
I'll check the hobby lobby near me for apoxie, thanks.
As for the size comp, I only have Last Rites Icons Batman, and this new Catwoman would be too big by comparison. And compared to the original Jae Lee Designer Series figure, this body is only like 1/3" shorted, but the head and hands are just the right size. I'm considering going back for the Jae Lee Wonder Woman to mash up onto ML Titania or onto another Wasp body.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 04:58:04 No.6214509 Report

Quoted By: >>6214967

>>6213852
Gotta prime it first. The gunpla thread has some guys who have done good work with resin. In general a good lacquer will work just make sure your figure is clean and grease free first. I'd recommend Tamiya gray fine surface primer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:25:19 No.6214544 Report

Quoted By:

>>6177172

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:26:39 No.6214546 Report

Quoted By: >>6215209

>>6182498

Nope, never crossed my mind. I also ask people for directions when yelp & google maps is a thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:27:56 No.6214549 Report

Quoted By:

>>6185832

Should done it on a figuarts to waste maximum dollars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:30:09 No.6214554 Report

Quoted By:

>>6186890

Honestly very easy if you have patience. MASK YOUR FIGURES PEOPLE. Use good masking tape, I use tamiya's for these small type areas. Water down your feking paint, use thinner and brush on LIGHT AS FUCK layers.. like, if you can't see it adding any color you've done a good job. Layer that shit til it's bright fucking ugly ass blue and you'll then be sucking dicks like a goddess. PRO LEVEL PAINTING.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:32:33 No.6214556 Report

Quoted By:

>>6192807
>>6193073

Can confirm, vaseline works just fine. Don't really even have to heat it up. Just brush it on thin.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 05:34:24 No.6214559 Report

Quoted By:

>>6205392

Everything this guy said.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 13:18:50 No.6214967 Report

Quoted By: >>6214976

>>6214509
I've got Vallejo Grey surface primer.
Would that work or is Tamiya better in general?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 13:30:03 No.6214976 Report

Quoted By:

>>6214967
Tamuya is head over heels better in general. And it's not just the fact that the Tamiya primer is good. The Vallejo primer is terrible. Like I said, ask in the gunpla thread, they can help you better.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 16:59:04 No.6215209 Report

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>>6214546

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 17:25:47 No.6215245 Report

Quoted By: >>6219736

A project I just started.
Is there somewhere to get 1:12 clothing other than AmiAmi an HLJ? The good stuff is always sold out.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 22:03:39 No.6215666 Report

Quoted By: >>6215776 >>6216215

What's the best way to make a 1/12 tiara like pic related? I'm thinking using wire and a touch of apoxie for the welds and rhinestones, but I'm not sure if there's a better way I'm missing for something so intricate. Would trying to find tiny beads work better you think?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Feb 2017 23:10:39 No.6215776 Report

Quoted By: >>6215924

>>6215666
You could get fine mesh and cut it out into the shape. Your best bet on faking the jewels is probably just mixing pledge acrylic floor finish with white/silver glitter and brushing it on. For the part that rests on the head you'll need a thin bar of epoxy. Paint the glitter-acrylic AFTER the epoxy cures.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:24:22 No.6215924 Report

Quoted By:

>>6215776
>Your best bet on faking the jewels is probably just mixing pledge acrylic floor finish with white/silver glitter and brushing it on
Never would have thought of that, I'll have to try that out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:33:33 No.6215943 Report

Quoted By: >>6215977

Do Monster High (or any other widely availble dolls) clothes work on 1:12?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:47:37 No.6215971 Report

Quoted By: >>6215973 >>6216401 >>6222249

Started on a 1:12 scale diorama.

Yes, its an alley way.

Yes, its for cape shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:48:39 No.6215973 Report

Quoted By: >>6215979

>>6215971
I started out cutting every thing by hand. Results where OK, but a little sloppy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:50:05 No.6215977 Report

Quoted By:

>>6215943
Probably not. MH torsos are basically bigger than a typical 1:12 human torso unless your 1:12 is an Amazon or something it's going to look more like you have a figure shrinking out of their clothes.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 00:50:16 No.6215979 Report

Quoted By: >>6216001

>>6215973
Went to wally world and bought an extendable razor blade and used the level as a guide. Results were much cleaner.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 01:02:56 No.6216001 Report

Quoted By: >>6216003

>>6215979
Started cutting lines for the brick wall.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 01:03:58 No.6216003 Report

Quoted By: >>6216005

>>6216001
Took WAAAAAY longer than I was expecting.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 01:05:03 No.6216005 Report

Quoted By: >>6216215

>>6216003
I think it will look good when Im done. Ill do some more tomorrow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 02:22:52 No.6216215 Report

Quoted By:

>>6215666
You'll probably want a different style, but this tutorial might be a good starting point
>http://www.elvenelysium.com/blog/filigree-fairy-crown-dollhouse-miniature

>>6216005
Looks like a good start. Are you going to put some decorations like graffiti or fliers on the wall?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 03:32:17 No.6216401 Report

Quoted By: >>6217422 >>6217465 >>6217730 >>6223109

>>6215971
I want to make a dollhouse made out of alleyway walls and filled with alleyway things.
All stairs would be emergency stairs and every door would have exit written on it.
Every piece of furniture would be either a garbage bin or a waste container.
And instead of wallpaper there would be graffiti.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 04:09:19 No.6216486 Report

Quoted By: >>6216495 >>6217823

>>6173235

How do I add more mass to a ball joint? I swapped the GPS of a BW Grimlock with the sturdier gold of pic related but the new knee sockets are too big for BW Grimlock's thighs.

Floor polish doesn't seem to be working

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 04:14:13 No.6216495 Report

Quoted By:

>>6216486
You can only really tight already fitting joints, not make smaller ones fit in oversized sockets.

In any case, try heavy duty electrical tape. It's usually my go to for the more egregious loose joints.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 17:39:21 No.6217422 Report

Quoted By:

>>6216401
love the idea, very thematic. i would say that you could use "old pallets" for furniture too, but that would be very pinterest.
also if you finished can you put a doll with a aluminum hat?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 17:54:52 No.6217459 Report

Quoted By: >>6217466

I just need to clean up and paint the head, sculpt some shoes and find some weapons and different clothes and I'm done.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 17:56:46 No.6217465 Report

Quoted By: >>6217700

>>6216401
A dollhouse made of dioramas sounds amazing.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 17:56:57 No.6217466 Report

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>>6217459

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 18:29:27 No.6217502 Report

Quoted By: >>6217590

>>6173236
>mfw the only suitable putty that I have in my shitcountry is Millicancer

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 18:33:31 No.6217510 Report

Quoted By: >>6217590

Is it possible to sculpt and cast joints? How could you make them fit?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 19:32:20 No.6217590 Report

Quoted By: >>6218927

>>6217502
You're not talking about that old millput causes cancer meme are you?

>>6217510
No, there are virtually no easily castable or sculptable materials that will give you working joints. They're simply too weak.

If you have a mill you can mill actual thermoplastics, or if you have a clean room or something you can cast industrial resins, but consumer safe stuff is a joke in terms of durability.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 19:38:56 No.6217597 Report

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Making a little DOOM shadow box and I made a Cacodemon corpse to put in it. Going to seal it with a glossy clear coat but this is essentially the final product.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 20:12:51 No.6217636 Report

Quoted By:

>>6211704

Figuarts articulation is uglier.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 20:40:16 No.6217700 Report

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>>6217465
That's sort of what I'm doing. I don't have the space or skill for a full house, so I just have a bunch of dioramas on 13x13 bases so they fit in detolf shelves. Working on a two story one right now and hoping that brass rods are strong enough that I can make it modular and not glue the second floor.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 21:10:57 No.6217730 Report

Quoted By: >>6223109

>>6216401
This sounds like a nightclub idea my bro and I had...

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Mar 2017 22:45:18 No.6217823 Report

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>>6216486
What about epoxy putty

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 00:52:47 No.6217964 Report

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>>6210203

Try some jewelry wire from craft stores...softer than some wire, more flexible and holds its shape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 01:04:31 No.6217980 Report

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>>6210538

Chill out, so what? He misspalled one little word.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 02:06:20 No.6218111 Report

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I just finished my first custom! I'm still having some paint issues in a few places but overall I'm really happy with how it turned out

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 05:19:23 No.6218486 Report

Quoted By: >>6218624 >>6221645

any tips on making 1/12 scale jacket like pic?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 06:46:04 No.6218624 Report

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>>6218486
Hmm

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 13:05:05 No.6218927 Report

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>>6217590
Milliput causes cancer? What?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 13:29:46 No.6218943 Report

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anyone ever have an experience in using this ?

my MP-10 Optimus Prime is slowly losing it's chrome and I want to fix/repaint it using this.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 14:29:31 No.6218994 Report

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Scratch build from resin casts.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 14:31:13 No.6218995 Report

Quoted By: >>6221645

Detail of the work on the eye

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 19:36:42 No.6219347 Report

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Sculting shoes, resculpted the chest, began painting

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 20:20:37 No.6219443 Report

Quoted By: >>6219477 >>6220652

I'm working on a latex outfit for my polynian shamrock, but I can't seem to get the panties/thong to not look like garbage.

I've made about ten pairs at this point, and am open to help as far as the pattern. After I have the one-color set I'll try for more complicated stuff. (Ideally I want a latex maid outfit with frills)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 20:35:46 No.6219477 Report

Quoted By: >>6220741

>>6219443
maybe i'm over simplifying it but that should be the easiest part?

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 02 Mar 2017 22:29:58 No.6219691 Report

Quoted By: >>6219695 >>6219719 >>6220018 >>6220051

I can't believe I haven't posted this yet...

Test print of Papi/Harpy from hips down. Tried making the torso articulated with 3mm ball-socket joints, and that was a bust. Only so much room in such a tiny body, so I'll probably just do one socket joint in the midsection. Other than that, only issue was the talons not snapping on properly (widening the opening will fix that next print).

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 02 Mar 2017 22:31:16 No.6219695 Report

Quoted By: >>6220051

>>6219691
Side view.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 22:48:00 No.6219719 Report

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>>6219691
Thant's awesome.
I need to learn digital sculpting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 22:57:07 No.6219736 Report

Quoted By: >>6219745

>>6215245
What's that blank male figure there?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 Mar 2017 23:02:59 No.6219745 Report

Quoted By: >>6221645 >>6224610

>>6219736
Knock-off SHFiguarts Body-kun

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 01:45:20 No.6220018 Report

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>>6219691
sheeit I wanna do this

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 03 Mar 2017 01:59:34 No.6220051 Report

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>>6219691
>>6219695
Oh, and for reference, the knee and ankle joints are 5mm in diameter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 10:53:27 No.6220652 Report

Quoted By: >>6220741

>>6219443
what latex are you using to make that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 13:08:37 No.6220741 Report

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>>6219477
Making anything that isn't perfectly symmetrical is a nightmare, but that's the jist of my various attempts. I may just need a different thickness of latex/a sharper knife or scissors.

>>6220652
Legit just latex balloons. I got a variety pack to test sizes and stuff, it's a thin gauge and I wash it/powder it after it's cut. I'm working on testing ways to smooth it out for pattern cutting and applying different solvents to glue pieces for more complicated garments.

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Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 16:38:10 No.6220951 Report

Quoted By: >>6221424

Does anyone know where I can buy a blister pack similar to the ones on classic Star Wars figures? Needs to be in the UK!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 22:12:37 No.6221424 Report

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>>6220951
Did some googling and here's some things I came up with:

http://www.blisterpackaging.net/?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=CL7X3M-su9ICFUe5wAodSNMESQ

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-toys-modern-general-discussion/112820-custom-packaging.html#post2498792

http://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/5099/blister-cases-action-figures-15-18-mil-archival-safe-vinyl

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 22:20:48 No.6221437 Report

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Remember those old Kamen Rider figures with removable armor that had unmasked heads? I kinda want to make some unmasked alternate heads for some of my riders, but I don't know what to use.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 Mar 2017 23:51:31 No.6221579 Report

Quoted By: >>6221994 >>6222213

Some paint really improves these.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 00:36:59 No.6221645 Report

Quoted By: >>6222142

>>6218486
There's a toy clothes thread, I'm guessing the BJD thread might be useful too.
>>6155197

>>6218995
Cool, how did you do the veins?

>>6219745
John Conner?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 04:20:52 No.6221994 Report

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>>6221579
you could make lukes outfit look better by taking some sandpaper and dulling down the glossiness

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 07:03:50 No.6222142 Report

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>>6221645
The veins must be Thread or shredded cloth

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 08:40:39 No.6222213 Report

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>>6221579
Great job, the tones look a lil dark, but overall great makes me wanna finally get BS Slave Leia. Leia also kinda has a Jena Malone look to her...intentional?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 10:06:17 No.6222249 Report

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>>6215971
where can one buy this "foam board" stuff everyone recommends? not simply stores but also specifically what sections of said stores

please and thank you

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 16:15:29 No.6222484 Report

Quoted By: >>6222491

Head swap. 1:18 black series stormtrooper body with head from the rogue one release. The neck and ball joints were different sizes so it required some surgery. I think it's a hell of an improvement, though. The rogue trooper has a really accurate sculpt but only 5 points of articulation. I'll probably strip the paint and re-do it all, then add a gloss coat. Then he could pretty much stand in as a mini hot toys.
Just look at how crappy the old helmet was.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 16:21:14 No.6222491 Report

Quoted By: >>6222705

>>6222484
That original head sculpt looks horrid. Nice job with the head swap.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 17:43:43 No.6222566 Report

Quoted By: >>6222762 >>6222765

Does anyone what the photo of how to make a toy float in a jar of water?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 19:38:05 No.6222705 Report

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>>6222491
Thanks! :)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 20:17:03 No.6222762 Report

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>>6222566
I've seen people use Water Pearls to make a character float, stick the figure in the middle of the beads then fill the jar up with water so you can't see the beads anymore and it looks like the figure is hovering.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 20:18:58 No.6222765 Report

Quoted By: >>6223031

Does anybody know the best place to get a knockoff LBW Link Figma?
I need one that won't crumble to pieces for a base.

>>6222566
This one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Mar 2017 23:43:14 No.6223031 Report

Quoted By: >>6223127

>>6222765
Holy shit! Why would you put a figure in water? Like, long term, that has to destroy it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 00:32:34 No.6223109 Report

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>>6217730
>>6216401
Right now I'm thinking about making a dollhouse/diorama where the bottom floor is a seedy bar and the top floor is a seedy apartment. As usual, I'm wondering how to best make the walls removable, so I can take pictures and pose figures in the interior.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 00:33:44 No.6223112 Report

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>>6222249
Pink insulation foam board can be found at home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowes.

You can find them in the insulation section, probably near all the wood.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 00:37:09 No.6223122 Report

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NEW THRHEAD
NEW THRHEAD
NEW THRHEAD
>>6223116
>>6223116
>>6223116
NEW THRHEAD
NEW THRHEAD
NEW THRHEAD

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 00:39:05 No.6223127 Report

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>>6223031
Because water eats away at plastic like it's metal?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 22:34:59 No.6224610 Report

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>>6219745
Bootleg Body Kun? How is the quality?

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