Customs General

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.

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

http://pastebin.com/yiZV3s0R

Give feedback/critiques to help improve it.

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Hey there, so this is my first custom that I've ever done. It's a rough job and photo is shit, but I want to know what you guys think (if you can even see it)

>>6120737
What blue monster is that in the bottom right with Lina?

that blue guy in the op is cool. Saw a garage kit of it once long ago

>>6120744
Jin's guides are also top-tier advice for customizing.

>Do several commission pieces for a customer
>Send them out
>They claim I never sent them one of the pieces and open a paypal claim
>Know I shipped everything and have photos of the packing process.

I hate doing commission work so fucking much.

They either nag you EVERY DAY for progress reports despite you giving them a reasonable timeframe to expect completion or they try to rip you off.

>>6122010
Fight your corner, win your case, then post their details online so everyone knows what a slimy piece of shit they are, no custom artist will ever make anything for them again.

>>6122029
I submitted the photos to paypal but I have been through this shit before and know I've got probably a 30% chance they agree with me.

what would cyanoacrylate do to a revoltech or figuarts figure?

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Got the right head finally. Just need to figure out what paint would be best and how to affix it to the body, with or without neck

>>6124339
I still feel like the last one was a better size.

Super glue or Gorilla glue?

>>6124405
I could always get both to work and switch back and forth, but I wanted more realistic proportions

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>>6121645
unpainted

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>>6121645
painted

>>6122010
Good luck! Hopefully if they 'win' it's not a huge amount of money.

>>6124438
>>6124436
Who is this again?

>>6124339
Does it already have a hole in the back?

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I'm looking to make a small water tile for a Nendoroid display, like pic_related. I'd like it to have a greenish-blue colour though, like a swimming pool. Anyone have any suggestions for a resin brand to check out, or maybe a way to change the colour of a standard blue resin?

Almost finished sculpting this chibi Predaslut.

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>>6125202
picture went sideways

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Working on new prototypes. Nudibranchs are ready for digitization and painting. I also have snails in the works that need a little more work.

Any idea if marvel legends electros hands would look right on iceman?

I want to make a Pepsiman 1/12 scale figure but I don't know what body to go with. Considering he poses a lot like spider-man I was leaning towards getting one of the recent marvel legends and using that for the custom.

>>6125746
ML Venom could work, as could any on the Hyperion mold.

Figma's, you have a few options. Archetype He Next, Billy Harrington, the Terraformers roach-man, and Thinker.

The Kinikumen (sp?) wrestling dudes are built just right for Pepsi-Man.

>>6125840
What's wrong with Nazi Red Skull?

>>6125030
Nah, was gonna dremel or melt a ball socket probably.

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Finally got round to tweaking Venom Snake's head. The paint on his eyeball was kinda scratched out anyway. Also gave him a heat treatment to reshape his head a bit.

>>6126585
You're pretty good.

In all seriousness, good job on fixing the face. Looks much better, anon.

>>6127348
>You're pretty good.

I see what you did there

>>6120737
I really want to make a Lina action figure too.

>>6126585
Could you give some pointers on what you did exactly? Like what areas you reshaped and in what way. Or any additional things you might have done (looks like you gave him a wash?)

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>>6127552
I think the head is from the Megahouse figure. I'd say the body is from Microman except for the single jointed knee.

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First time posting in this thread. Work in progress Armored Mewtwo. Still needs a little tweaking here and there, especially the back.

>>6128308
Cool, keep at it anon!

Is that clay? You can use strong(90%) rubbing alcohol and a brush to smooth the surface before baking, so you don't have to rely so much on a fine grit sandpaper.

Is there any customs general approved professional customizer, or does anyone here take commission?

I just want a (fairly) simple custom made, of Marvel Legends Psylocke with Silk head on it. Some of the more famous customizers out there have a fairly long wait list

>>6128367
Honestly, you should just try to do it yourself.
You can get more than enough supplies for the price of a commission and it's a lot of fun.

>>6128367
You could probably easily switch the heads out yourself.

>>6128345
no, it is Magic Sculpt. Any advice on that? I think sanding is one of the most taxing thing ever. Just water smoothing it out before it dries?

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>>6128373
>>6128375
I have thought about that, but I lack the proper tools to grind up the joints, sand them, etc to prevent paint rub, not to mention how hard it is to get an exact same flesh tone to prevent neck seam. I also don't have like 20+ hours of free time to invest in a product that have a great likelyhood to look like utter disaster as an amateur custom work.

It's not like I'm trying to get $500+ collector's grade super professional airbrushed custom like pic related. I just want like mass produced hasbro tier quality custom.

>>6128377
I've never used Magicsculpt but if it works go for it. Anything you can do to get rid of fingerprints to not have to sand is a good thing. What tools are you using? A flat blade from an x-acto or even a butter knife can help shape the "clay" well for machined looking parts.

>>6128400
Please stop wasting posts.

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Look I was posting about my custom and someone from the previous thread is now constantly telling me to leave. If anything he started wasting posts.

But anyway here's a question: Is regular spray paint alright for strong flexible plastic or should I get a sprayer like pic related?

>>6128511
Spray should be fine, the last time I researched paint for flexible materials I came across an automotive forum taking about spray paint on bumpers. So I don't think you have to go pro.

>>6128514
I'm sorry you were offended by his post but at this point you're just "feeding the trolls," and the rest of us are taking collateral damage for it.

>>6128543
You still have to sand and fill those prints. Sanding starts about 3 minutes in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRAlMoCPECs

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Finished sculpting.

>>6128853
That's a very...
Sexual
Predator

>>6128620
>>6128632
awesome, thanks

Anyone knows if the plastic made from vinegar and milk can be dyed with food coloring at any point?

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I've been 3d-printing vidya stuff.

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More /tg/ than /toy/ though.

>>6131321
>>6131323
>>6131327
sick, the tf2 pieces would be good as chess pieces or something

>>6131327
>>6131323
>>6131321
How much is your setup and how much do you know about 3d modeling in order to make your own designs?

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>>6131374
I bought a Printrbot Play which is around $400ish.
The spools of PLA filament are like $25 per color.
It takes a solid week to really figure out all the bumps and pitfalls of printing, breaking it, fixing it, tweaking settings, getting everything to look nice.

As far as 3d data, there are various exporters and converters for file formats. Eventually you import them into Blender. Blender itself is a huge learning curve but with enough google searching you can learn the basics. From there you fix them up and export as .STL or .OBJ and then run them through Netfabb to clean up holes. Then they should print fine with a slow enough speed and lots of supports.

>>6131323
3D printing your own Ultramarines?

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>>6131412
Given where the quality is at with these affordable printers you absolutely could print your own wargame armies.
It's really up the the purists if they need the official models due to appeal.

>>6131400
>>6131425
that's really dope, dude

I am waiting for the day that a household printer can produce a miniature that can be smooth looking and hold a decent amount of detail (within reason, and I'd probably upper the scale just be safe). When that happens I want to go into boardgame design and just print off endless assets for my game -- selling it as a garage kit for cheap, but having a wide range of game tiles and minis.

Would be fun, but I also don't know much about 3d modeling yet... maybe I'll learn in the mean time while I wait for said magical printer.


thanks for the info

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>>6131447
>maybe I'll learn in the mean time while I wait for said magical printer.

Well believe it or not that level of quality is already possible, even with the entry level printers, if you got a fine-bore nozzle like 0.2mm or even 0.1mm and printed at 0.05mm or even 0.03mm layer height. As long as you had a design that was pyramidal and were willing to wait you could print things that look the same as a sprue of plastic injection molding.

Pic not mine but you can see.

>>6128377
Yes, smooth your sculpt with water before it dries. I don't have too many issues with fingerprints when I use MagicSculpt, but I usually need to sand for really smooth planes or sharp corners.

What is difference in quality and durability between stock toy plastic and polyurethane resin?
After looking harder, I found a group that sells what is basically OOMOO and Smooth Cast on my country and I want to try doing the whole recasting thing.

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made a shitty little improvised suppressor for a pistol

>>6128853
Great work! Are you going to paint her?

>>6131321
>>6131323
>>6131327
>>6131425
Awesome stuff!

>>6131150
You can add food coloring during the kneading process, but I don't know how color fast food coloring is.

I found this page. So after the material is hardened, you can also dye it. Customizers have used fabric dye to color regular plastic toys, although the biggest company(RIT) changed their formula a few years ago, but it still might be good for casein plastic.

http://plastiquarian.com/?page_id=14228
>The material readily takes a surface dye, so coloured items can be quickly made from pale coloured stock items.

>>6132330
Planning on painting it.
Kinda wanna cut it up and start experimenting with making molds/resin kits and such before painting though.
Not sure how I should go about casting the hair, might have to just cut that piece off.

>>6128876
underrated

Are "pressure molds" viable? I was thinking of using silicone molds to press the other material I could find, kneadatite, into the shape of the mold in case polyurethane resin ended up too frail to withstand being put on a balljoint.
Maybe make it so the mold has more than one or two ridges to where the leftover kneadatite can exit.

>>6132546
Yes but if the casting material is too thick, it has issues picking up minute details.

And obviously, you'll want to use rigid mold material. Silicone's too rubbery.

>>6125280
Tfw always jelly

>>6132559
Huh.
Can silicone become hard enough to retain detail? Other than that I have more kneadatite, that crappy clay that cures on air that is used for arts and crafts and is curing rubbery lately for some reason, and I will try making caseine once I get the time to sit and test it.

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I've been thinking about painting over the battle damage on Knifehead instead of buying the clean one since it goes as high as $200 online. Is it much more expensive to buy the paint and tools I need for just one custom job?

>>6132831
To be clear, I would be painting it for my own collection, not to resell.

>>6132831
I don't think it will cost $200 for a few jars of acrylic paint and a couple brushes. :-P

Consider removing the paint as well. I saw someone suggest acetone based nail polish remover on a forum, but that's usually frowned upon because it can fuck up the plastic.

Then there's DOT3 brake fluid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1XYERCaSRE

and Super Clean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VjG4y-rQyI

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doing a custom doctor aphra, any ideas for a head?

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Been trying to make a gritty Megaman out of a Spartan figure.

>>6134240
maybe ML's Silk, the unmasked face. you would have to model the helmet tho.

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Anyone know the archived thread where this was translated?

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>>6134482

>>6134466
I have silk , I feel like the ML heads are a little to big for Jynns body. I was gonna use Cassians hat as a base .

>>6134534
>>6134536
Not sure if this is terrible because of the costume design, or because it's Jin.

>>6134541
Pro que no los dos?

>>6132686
bumping this question and adding a couple more
What would be a good way to make a pressure mold? Does caseine stick to plastic, or to itself by that matter? Is plasticine of a similar density to caseine so it can possibly be used to weigh how much mass I'd need for a mold?

>>6134541
What's wrong with it? It looks great.

>>6135937
Jin is kind of a fuckboy, so we bash him.

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Little more progress on Megaman.

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>>6136070
Fucking rotation never remains when I upload on here for some reason.

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>>6136077
What am I gonna do with all this fucking armor?

>>6134534
>>6134536
I would like it is it did have a nose. Other then that looks kinda clean,

>>6132831
You can paint over it easily enough, but make sure to wash it to get off the mold release and use a base of sealant before painting so it sticks better.

>>6133379
You can use acetone/acetone based nailpolish remover, but do NOT leave it on more than a few seconds. I like to do paint removals at the sink so I can rinse them off quickly.

>>6136077
Looks like known Florida pedophile Rudy Gomez

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>>6132109

any tips on shaving off extra glue without compromising stability?

>>6125758
Bad ass.

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Early stages of designing my commissioner's OC/making a BBW blank. LOTS of work to do still, but it's a start. Still waiting for his approval of it at this stage, as he wanted his OC's figure to have good-sized but not gigantic breasts.

I don't understand why in (plastic) doll repainting, you use a sealant as the base. But if I were to repaint say, a Nendoroid face, I'd have to use a primer as a base. Why are they different despite being the same material?

>>6136770
Why are the breasts joined together? Also why does the patch of stomach fat not joint in smoothly to the body?

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>>6137216
Yeeeeaaaahhhh...it's my first attempt at such a design, so it has issues in its form. All of it can be altered or redone. The breasts I can fix easily, the belly might take a little bit of time to adjust.

Like I said, early stages.

>>6136770
Thicc? in toy?

4chan is now fully rotten m8

>>6136770
Man... You really need an anatomy book.

>>6120737
Holy shit, sauce on that Melan Blue? I'd kill for anything Brigadoon.

>>6134482
I don't think they were fully translated...
https://archive.nyafuu.org/toy/thread/5309095/#q5313375

>>6137309
Cool, although I'd like to see him in a helmet.

>>6136307
It might be better to take some pics of just the gun. But what you could do is drill a hole in the muzzle and the silencer, glue a pin in the silencer, now you have a removable silencer.

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>>6137387
2chan, maybe the plamo thread can identify the parts used.

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>>6137555
Trying to track down one of these loose for him.

>>6134482
>>6134484
Would also like to know this!

>>6137205
Maybe to preserve the eyes or some decals. Matte topcoat can make for a decent surface for painting.

>>6137387
There was a garage kit a few years ago. You likely won't be able to find it now, and the sculpt was just decent, not great. There were kits for the other two as well.

>>6138398
Would the same top matte coat be suitable to use for both priming the dolls face AND nendoroid face?

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Look what came in the mail today.

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Working on a custom Squigly from Skullgirls, sadly as of right now I ran out of clay to keep sculpting, plus the knee joint for the other leg broke, thinking about a way to fix it.

What's the best way to remove Aves Apoxie Sculpt off of a figure, if any?

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What paint should I use to make the leather parts on this Deadpool look less flat and nasty. Also should I use a black wash on the head and body?

>>6136086
paint it up like one of X's armors?

>>6139204
neat! what are you gonna do with it?

>>6140244

I used a slightly darker brown acrylic paint on my Deadpool to give the same effect. Will post pics in a bit.

Does anyone have a link for a diagram of how modern ML torsos are put together? With Toy Biz every one was different, but it seems likely that they're all on the same model these days. Particularly interested in how the abdomen and crotch peg together, as well as how the shoulders are pegged into the chest. I know you can just boil and pop the shoulders out of a female buck, but you can't do that with a male buck, correct?

>>6139204
You should make a tutorial. This parametric modeling shit is beyond me

>>6138265
The figure is only $13.50 at Mattel's site, that might be your best bet rather than wait for a loose one.

>>6140656
Superglue feathers on it to trigger autists. But seriously, I've long wanted an allosaurus figure that was articulated and at least as large as the Thrasher T-Rex. Sadly this is looking like a long-term labor of love due to finances (the head was $36 + shipping!) and the fact that I'm unemployed right now. I have an 80% finished articulated 1:12 dino in the works (a small-sized one, don't get too excited) that just needs tweaks to the original CAD model to attach parts better. All I can say is that it's a well-known theropod. Once I'm satisfied with the final print of it I'll post it on my Shapeways shop with links to assembly instructions.

>>6140769
Eh, I have SolidWorks so the methods I use may not translate to other programs for this. I might post some screenshots of the pre-lofted wireframe to give people an idea of what can be done in some cases.

>>6140755
Correct, to disassemble the male buck you have to crack open the entire thing. I THINK you start with the crotch section, then abs, and then chest. Shoulders attach at swivel-ends of the ball-hinge, so cracking open the chest would have happen to get them out.

Anyone has experience casting pieces using polyurethane resin? I need to know how durable it is before continuing a project. Budgeting is a bitch.

pls respond

>>6141047
it's not going to mimic the quality of an off the shelf toy, ever
what did you want to do with it?

>>6125746
>Considering he poses a lot like spider-man
Now I want to see a Revo Pepsiman sculpted by Yamaguchi

>>6141047
Resin is a really solid material, but it can also be quite brittle. No flex to it like many plastics have. What will you be casting with it?

>>6139531
Lookin good so far.
What are you going to make the skirt out of?

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>>6140755

Loosecollector disassembled a Bucky Cap. The Sentry body is similar, but the barbell on the lower abdomen is a little less fiddly.

You can also separate the upper leg pivot and the boot swivel joint.

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>>6140755

Hellcat, also from Loosecollector. You can see the upper leg pivot disassembled. I refer to it as the part of the Beetle mold that breaks off.

>>6141245
Hmm. Even after seeing the knees disassembled like this, I'm still unsure how the ratcheting works. What part is it exactly that produces the detented motion?

>>6141273
See the yellow triangle inside of the peg hole?

>>6141351
Well disregard that, if you look closely there are indents outside of those peg holes.

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I'm having some issues with my Guts figma.

The left leg buckles under the weight of his upper body, it's super floppy for some reason, it barely stays on the ball joint and pops off very easily.

I tried using clear nail polish in the leg joint and on the crotch 'Y' joint itself but it just flaked off and went back to being super loose. Any tips for a permanent fix?

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>>6141133
>>6141228
A couple of Marvel Legends' heads (Ant-Man and Ghost Rider), possibly the balljoints that hold them to the original bodies, and the lower piece of a FAG's thighs (pic related).

>>6141870
Use a stand

>>6141870
Nail polish isn't great to use. Dont use super glue either. Get some Pledge acrylic floor polish. You'll have to recoat the joint depending on how often you pose it, but it works wonders in tightening ball joints.

>>6140989
>>6141241
>>6141245
Awesome, thanks guys.

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Has anyone applied luminescent paint on model kits in particular? I heard these glow paint (especially those cheap ones?) tend to be grainy and thick which is going to stick out like a sore thumb on a smaller model kit.

My other alternative is to buy fluorescent paint. But since fluorescent paint only react to blacklight, wouldn't it damage my figure from long exposure?

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>>6140244

Here's a pic. I did a basic drybrush of a darker brown over the plastic. Also painted the buttons, and other details silver and glued the sheaths together in an X pattern.

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I bought a very cheap bootleg sailor moon figure (8 bucks; I'm just gonna fuck around and try to make something custom from it); anyway; one of the legs came with a hip joint that didn't match the other leg and was chipped. Because the socket itself is missing a piece I cannot attach the leg to the hip. Are there any cheap/reliable way to fix the socket?

>>6139204
Nice work!

>>6144809
>>6144812

Can anyone identify what these joints are made of?

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Making my first custom soon and wondering if anyone knows where I can find a jacket that would fit a 6-7 inch scale figure. Prefer a red jacket as I'm making a custom Sendo from hajime no ippo

Pic related is bass

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>>6145657
Can you post a pic of what type of jacket you want? Most figures have vest with arms sculpted to look like sleeves. Pic related is the only jacket I can think of. It will only fit skinny figures.

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>>6145686
Looking for something similar to pic related. That wolverine doesn't look too bad though, looks fairly limited articulation wise.

>>6145695
If you're good with sculpting, I suggest sculpting the sleeves right onto the arms, then using the Figma rotocast clothes method to make a "vest" for the body part of the jacket. This will look the best and preserve the articulation underneath pretty well.

>>6145709
I've actually never done any painting or sculpting. Very new to customs in general. I could give it a shot though

>>6145709
Rotocasting what? What material

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>>6145717
Ooh boy. You better get in some practice first if you want your sculpt to match the look of that hyper-detailed SAS. In fact, it might be better to just commission a cloth jacket from a doll clothing maker if you're new to sculpting...

>>6145731
Sculpt your positive, make a mold from it, paint the inside with Mr. Casttoner. The idea is the same as rotocasting pretty much--instead of filling the mold, you pour only a little in and then rotate and swish it around to coat the inside. This results in a thin, hollow "shell" that works just like the soft rubbery clothes on Figmas.

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Not my picture, but can anyone suggest a way to make a pose-able strap for this camera?

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>>6146169
Twist ties?

>>6145744
I was actually thinking of commissioning a jacket. Do you know where I would do this? Been wanting to ask for paint commissions for some time also.

>>6146169
anyone know what figure that camera is from?

>>6141935
pls respond

>>6146804
No clue, sorry. Ask the BJD General. Or poke around some doll forums.

>>6146878
It's from the figure in the picture, Marvel Select Spectacular Spider-Man

>>6124339
Damn! I've been on Mac craze. I'm happy to see someone made this. Will you make any copies? The S.H. "No More" bodies are perfect for him.

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I didn't size the head right, but I want to make a jinx using nico and the new mystery bag jinx head.

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Does anyone know where to get a brown duster coat for 1/6th scale figures? Been wanting to put together an Old Man Logan for years and everything, head sculpt included, is easy to find except the duster. Like the only duster I have seen is this tacky over-sized white one that pops up on ebay every once in a while.
Pic related is the panel that sparked this idea and I know that the duster/coat he has got on has a bunch of embellishments and add-ons, but a plain one would suffice for now.

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>>6147678
I feel something more animated would work better,something like those 5 inch MLP human action figures. Pic related

>>6148265
Those things have crazy heavy heads for some reason so she will probably need a stand from now on.

They also might be a little big for what anon wants unless he is trying for the TTG look.

>>6148265
I just bought one for my DJ-Pon3 shrine. I'll skip the rest because as >>6148303 said, their heads are freakishly heavy. I mean, that's one serious design flaw.

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I mada a horrible mistake and broke off the arm of a TF CW Trailbreaker figure. So, I had to improvise. What I did was make some limbs swap, repaint a few details, and apply the reprolabel The Fallen set.

It give a very "Mad-Max" feel to the truck.

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>>6148326

>>6148326
How'd you manage that?

And how is that set?

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>>6148328

In robot mode, he can't hold any guns unfortunately. Still look bad-ass though.

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>>6148331

The Fallen set is AWESOME! It even come with a faceplate that I put to good use for a custom Hoist.

As for the arms, I lucked out on a scrap ROTF scout SONAR. I just removed some extra useless balljoints on them and it was a perfect fit.

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>>6148339

I had to mod Wreck-Gar's head so the combining gimmick work. Perfect face for a vilain.

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>>6148339

Speaking of Hoist, here it is. I used the repros for the Generations version to make my CW one.
Yeah, paint suck but I did what I could.

Also, he's no longer a towing, but a crane pick-up, thanks to some random Cybertron leftover. Modded to fit of course.

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>>6147938
You could dye the white one, or if you have or know anyone with sewing skills, get the pattern and make one out of "leather." Or maybe mod a regular coat.

Only figure I can think of with a duster is Hot Toys Hellboy, cheapest I've seen is $75 just for the coat.

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>>6148349

And robot mode.

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>>6148352

And to conclude in TlDr fashion, the resulting custom combiners, with custom main bodies and more repro sets.

>>6148303
I meant he should use those figures as base bodies,and then pop the jinx head on one of those. It would look alot better considering the ttg esc proportions,as the marvel legend body with the cartoon head is kinda ugly looking

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Speaking of transformer customs, I made it so Galvatron's head can rotate into his chest like it always should have. Plus he can still be a headmaster.

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>>6148357
Thought it looked familar

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What could possibly be a good base for this guy? Are any of the modern kinnikumen figures cheap?
Not that I can pull it off right now, I just want to keep an eye for later when I get better at sculpting.

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I've been wanting to make a nice Celtic Guardian figure and was thinking of using a Marvel Legends figure as the base. Only problem is that pretty much all male action figures have a big squared off chin that doesn't suit CG's slimmer face. I just thought that maybe I could stick a female figure's head on the body since they have the pointier chin (looking at White Tiger since I happen to have her head on hand) but I also know that not all of them have the same neck ball. Anyone out there know of any male MU bucks that would accept the head of White Tiger?

>>6137559
This shit is amazing

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I have pic related and the paint has gone to shit, it's all opaque and shitty.
What would be my best bet to paint it a glossy silver? Would a Tamiya spray can suffice? Is it possible to paint with gundam markers of top of acrylic to paint the details?

>>6144556
Milliput? It's affordable and is advertised for use as gap filler for pipes and ceramics. There's a blog that says smaller amounts set just as hard as bigger pieces so that might be your best bet for something like this.

>>6148674
None. You'd have to mod the neck.

What's the best way of making soft plastic parts? I want to make side bangs that are flexible so they won't limit head rotation. All I can think of that's cheap is using bathroom caulk but idk how I would shape it.

>>6149601
can't you buy tester pots of soft resin for cheap?

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>>6149601
I think Croix uses sugru for bendy hair. But if you want to use some sort of caulk...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwytA5r2Mw

>>6148674
You can always enlarge the neck hole. If the neck hole is to large, stick some paper in there to take up space.

Is this a good idea for making molds?
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAybbxd3jYs

I'd get Oyumaru and stop looking for stupid ways to get around not getting some but my faggot country believes you can make coke with anything plastic.

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Got a knock off storm trooper, experimenting with different weathering techniques. Might have gone overboard.

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While not exactly a custom fig, this is /toy/ related at least. I found a boxed Daimos at the local comic shop and the guy only wanted 200 for it. A daimos with a nice box goes for 6 or 7 hundred so I figured I'd try to restore this one. I started by breaking down the box by super carefully splitting the corner flaps, not cutting them at the corner but splitting the attachment flaps from the inside. Then took a blowdryer and heated up the tape (oh man it was covered in tape) till it was tacky and slid a rounded exacto blade under them, then took rubbing alcohol and gently buffed off the remaining adhesive. Whole box got ironed from the underside first with high steam, then again at a higher heat no syeam. Big tears I re-aligned and painted clear elmers glue between the pieces and then pressed to dry, about 150 pounds to really get them smoothed out. Im currently painting only the exposed cardboard with high-gloss acrylic, but I'm still a long way off. Idk if anyone does this for vintage toys but I've only seen one other guy do a jumbo machinder box before.

>>6151046
Wow, surprisingly nice job so far. Also going to remember this if I ever get a shit quality boxed toy that I want to restore.

>>6150573
Oh no son. Oh no, oh no, oh no. It looks like you weathered by instinct, which almost never comes out good. First off, you went WAY overboard, subtlety is key. Secondly, you didn't put much thought into where you weathered. Dirt accumulates in crevices, edges get the most wear and tear, etc. Third, DO NOT go by intuition if you're new at it! Look up some model tank or plane weathering tutorials and learn from them.

>>6151151
Thanks buddy. I think I need to do another press, probably with a clamp this time right above where 'guardians' is on the top of the box but it's coming along well. Surprisingly there's not a ton of info on restoring this stuff, but there are places that'll do it for you for tons of money.

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>>6150573
Remember you can practice painting/weathering on some dollar store figures, even random plastic containers around your house.

But mostly listen to this anon. >>6151154

Additionally, Star Wars should have a lot of reference of weathered troopers. And fans that weather not just the toys but full costumes, you can copy their weathered look. Maybe even their techniques if they posted a tutorial.

>>6150396
I don't know how much detail can be retained with hot glue. Or how much it might bond to or even damage what you're molding, and the only way I can see making a 2 part mold is to encase the entire item in hotglue and cut it out, possibly damaging you original toy/sculpture. And the mold might warp/degrade if you're casting with something that sets with an exothermic reaction(plaster of Paris or epoxy resin(well, not for you Peru-bro)).

Oh, can you get porcelain clay in Peru? I've never looked into it because it shrinks when it hardens, but a lot of crafters that make beads and charms use it.

And I just found this recipe for cold porcelain. Please tell me you can get plain white glue in Peru.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxqmMyLwxk0

>>6150573
Weathering is when the grime and dirt accumulates over time. Here it looks like he fell into a trench.

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>>6151832
>tfw someone remembers you
th-thanks

>Please tell me you can get plain white glue in Peru.
Yeah. Somehow our lawmakers haven't found an excuse to say we can make drugs with it for a change.

Funnily enough, just yesterday I found a place that sells epoxy putty and I can order liquid silicone and polyurethane resin from the same place.
If I'm searching for something similar to Oyumaru now is because I trust normal epoxy putty more than epoxy resin to make parts since I have no idea how durable it is, I'd rather not try it just like that as it is pretty expensive to begin with.
I want to try using a two part press mold if possible.

>>6150573
>>6151914

>Standard ThreeA figure.

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>>6151914
Did a different technique on a piece of white plastic.

>>6151046
you know you could have just bought a repro box

>>6152580
Last guy I talked to wanted 260 for one after shipping. Ive spent 20 bucks fixing this one.

Any resin casters? Are there any resins that are as strong as something like ABS?

>>6152313
It's a better technique than the other one, looks more believable like the paint was scraped off in a massive hit. Is this just a demo of the technique or are you using that piece? The weathering is still really heavy, unless it's a place that took a heavy hit you want to go for something subtle.

>>6152699
Just a demo, this piece of plastic was similarly smooth and shiny like the First Order Troopers. The one I weathered to hell was a bootleg I got super cheap that was barely holding together.

>>6120737
What's the thing in the top left with the cockpit? Was that 3D printed or cast in resin?

What's the best primer or should I use the cans of MSC I already have?

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>>6153137
3D printed

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>>6153391

>>6153390
>>6153391
>>6153392
It's beautiful. Did you design it? Is there a shapeways link?

>>6153440
Sorry, it's from 2chan's Custom General. As a side note, the pics in the OP are almost always half from 4chan, half from 2chan.

I've been really inspired lately to make my own mech out of junk parts and foam board. Especially after watching this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9So2VzcflY

>>6153476
Ah, thanks anyway. I don't come here often, I'm from the gunpla general.

>>6153476
Plasticard will do you better if you can find it.

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>>6153483
Yeah, but I have a bunch of foamboard sheets I was planning to use for dioramas.

My plans originally stemmed from a papercraft background and that anon who posted his junk bots a while back. But I figure I can make most of the mech solid from foamboard, then layer styrene sheets on top. If it were to turn out awesome, maybe look into molding and casting.

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A little more work on the real project. Making a squad of 4 Troopers with crap armor. Like the washouts of the New Order.

Summoning Papi-anon

How do shapeways polished nylon hold up for toy joints? Is it actually as strong as production plastic? How's the finish? Is it actually like a perfectly smooth finish or is it grainy?

>>6148674
the six inch celtic guardian is cheap on ebay, it'd be pretty easy to splice one together with a more articulated body

>>6153803
thats actually pretty neato

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>>6153806
Thanks! Its gonna be for a 4 man team. Soldier, Sniper, Heavy, and Pyro. Gonna make them look like the shit troopers that never get good gear.

Washout Squad, I still need to make a sniper rifle for the sniper guy.

>>6153822
looks dope man, what base figs did you use?

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>>6153877
First order Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper, Flametrooper, and some guy named Jarrus.

They're all kind of a mix. I have a custom Pyro I'm doing with the rest of the parts, and I have a bootleg sandtrooper on the way for the Heavy.

Is there an archive with the pics of all the past customs, or am I shit outta luck?

>>6131400
I hear 3D printed models come out all rough and shitty. Was the person that told me that retarded?

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Hi everyone, I just broke the exaust pipe on my Axle, right at its tip. I tried to glue it back in place, but it is not sturdy enough to withstand transformation. I'm not a total noob, but I'm clueless. Is there any better way to fix this?

>>6151046
You're doing God's work, anon.

>>6153917
Nice figure, but that pose is awful.

>>6154318
Thanks bud. I'm going to post some more pics when it's actually done.

>>6139204
how does it look so smooth?

>>6154440
Shapeways's sinterized nylon is rather smooth thanks to their printers they use. Up close even their's is grainy like fine sandpaper and stepping is visible up close too. Sadly the printers they use cost I think $100K USD, so it'll be a while before their costs will be affordable for hobbyists to own on a budget.

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Time to weather the shit out of a Pyro

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So I really want to do a custom of the Black Ranger police from the current Power Rangers comic, any recommendations for a base body?

Long time Zbrusher here, in between projects and was wondering if anyone would like me to do some quick models of stuff that they wanted printed on shapeways.
i would need reference and sizing, will provide .obj when finished.

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>>6153803
>>6153822
>>6153917
Nice attempt but I think you went a little overboard. Try to keep in mind that for a smaller figure your details need to be done in micro scale and subtly is key. I can see an argument saying that it's a stylistic choice, but I still think you could have held back.

>>6155801
Looks like you could get away with using an MTF body and the head from a 2010 Black ranger.

>>6155816
What sort of things?

>>6155816
maybe post some pics of your stuff...

>>6153390
>>6153391
>>6153392
>>6153476
Holy Shit!!
That custom mech is really beautiful!
And that video really tempted me to do the same, thanks for sharing!

>>6148514
Koto has a attack of the titan plamo.

>>6153803
>>6153822
>>6153917
I like this a lot. It says either that they were stranded for years in the middle of nowhere, or that their armor was salvaged. Maybe a combination of both? Troopers left behind after a battle (presumed dead) in an incredibly inhospitable environment with no way to reach any other planets. After a few years they get pucked up by a passing ship.

Did you have a back story? I'm realy loving the first two troopers. The bare fingers on one is a nice touch. It adds to the whole worn out modified armor look.

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>>6157449
Reminds me of this.

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Every team needs a pyro

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>>6157972
Now we just have to wait for the last pieces to arrive and I can finish making their Heavy commander.

>>6157972
Damn you doubled down, and failed.

Subtlety is your friend, dummy.

>>6155816
Got any pics of your work, what sort of things do you specialize in?

>>6157972
>>6157988
Piece of advice: splatter-effects of grime/mud are a lot finer on human-sized things, so scaled down the splatterings would look like specks with more a cute splash-effects. Look at the BS Sabine's paint splatterings and how fine those are, they're rather close to a scaled-down copy.

That is, of course, if you were trying to go for mud and swamp-stained troops.

Any advice on how to make a custom articulated cape for beserk armor guts?

>>6157988
congrats, you ruined your figures.
Those look awful

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Saw this on tumblr, looks rad.

>>6158803
That's the coolest McCree I've ever seen

>>6147145
I may use the extra 2 heads that were too small and too large for different scales but this is really for the NECA scale because I wanted a more dangerous badass moonman rather than a classy moonman

>>6157972
Looks like a dalmatian.

>>6154314
I don't think so, unless you mold a new exhaust pipe and try to knock out the part that's still attached to his arm. can you post a pic?

I'm actually surprised you didn't have the other more common failures first (handlebars and kickstand). good on them for trying to provide quality, but they really goofed by making those parts out of diecast metal.

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made a crab 2.0. unfortunately, I'm not keeping this one, it's getting sent off!

>>6153476
>let's learn the process! (blatant lie)
>here are some drawings
>here are some chunks of plastic held 5 feet away from the camera
>and here is the finished painted product!
>now listen to everyone blather on about shit we already know
I feel like this low energy channel is notorious for pulling this crap. It's the second or third time I've come across one of their vids and they've consistently suggested that they're going to show or explain something but failed entirely by the end of the video.

>>6158952
Sounds like an Adam Savage video... Oh, fuck, it was. ahahahahahahahahahahaha

>>6154296
Yes.
Unless it's a poor quality printer.
On a good one you can print warhammer miniatures and need only little touch ups here and there

>>6158916
sublime as always

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Anyone know what a good base for Akko would be?

>>6159794

Just wait for the inevitable figma.

>>6155873
>>6158685

Why waste your breath. They didn't want advice nor are they willing to take it. Let them ruin their shitty figures.

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>>6149601
You can use sugru as noted here >>6150062, or you can use wire to make flexible hair.

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>>6160737
This is the stuff I use for making hair, it's called Wildfire. You can find it with the beading materials in most arts & crafts stores, and walmart carries it too. It's soft and plaint, and it will hold it's shape somewhat if you smooth it into place a bit.

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so heres the clay I was able to copy into a c battery. Its very very very similar to vinyl in the finished state. If anyone with better skills got their hands on some of this it'd be great to see what they could make with it

>>6161200
Also that gaping hole was a test to see how durable it was. It can also be spray painted and dremled like any other plastic material.

>>6158889
Another Axel owner here.

I have no idea how he managed to break the exhaust, that shit is ultra sturdy. Kickstand maybe, that shit it tiny- if it were plastic it would break even easier. As for the handlebars, they were initially plastic, the replacements are metal and they ain't breaking any time soon.

Honestly I love Axel, I wish they'd put some metal on the other figures.

How can a custom figure cost?
Like this one for example:
>>6160737

>>6161230
fuck, didnt double check:
>How much can a custom figure cost?

>>6161230
>>6161232
three fiddy

>>6161230
>>6161232
>>6161242
>>6161242
I think around $200
Since this one was $240
1/6

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>>6161270

>>6161230
>>6161232
It really depends on what you're looking to have done.

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>>6120737
Custom Painted SH Monster Arts Shin Godzilla.

Used black and red Citadel paint.

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>>6161232
>ask local customizer guy for the price of repainting a deluxe-size transformer
>80 dollars for disassembling and airbrushing a toy

>>6161474
Is his work good? It takes me about an hour to disassemble a transformer, and a few hours to do a paint job. $80 isn't asking a lot, to be honest. You could always go out and buy your own airbrush equipment and git good.

>>6160749
Wow, that's a unique idea. I've never seen anyone else use wire for hair, it looks like it would suit cyberpunk characters. It's weird to look at for the first time so I'll have to let myself warm up to the idea, though.

>>6161210
>they were initially plastic
I thought so too, but after looking at the cross-section and hearing the pieces ping against one another I'm pretty sure they're metal.

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>>6134466
I used the marvel playmation black widow head. Took me long enough to find one I liked.

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>>6157988
I love the look of your troops. I think i see all the guys you used. Guavian enforcer, flame trooper, riot trooper, and kannan right? You guy in the middle makes me wanna make something like that. Kinda like a bounty hunter . What did you do to make the grime effect

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So, I got a ROTF Swerve to use the head for a custom and I want to make a copy.
I'm considering using protoputty for the mold but there are a couple of things I'm having trouble with.

Is silicone stiff enough to avoid deforming the mass that's put inside a mold made of it?
The head is made from 3 pieces, the front of the head, the lower back of the head, and a small blue piece that forms the back of the head and has two long protrusions that form the eyes. Are there any issues I should be aware of when making molds for long, thin pieces like those?

>>6161474
That's chump change... you're asking someone to do skilled work that'll take a few dozen hours. Even at 80 they're making peasant money

>>6163768
What do you mean a few dozen hours?
I've seen guys take apart voyagers on less than an hour and the job I asked was just painting the thing in a plain color which doesn't take that much unless you fall for the thin your paints meme of thinning paints one step short of a paintwash.

>>6164275
Then do it yourself if it's so easy.

>>6163757
Have you considered casting the head as one solid piece?

>>6164545
This. A decent airbrush is more than $80, not to mention a compressor.

>>6162794
Matte sealer mixed with various browns and black until I gut a nice translucent mud color. I'd water it down a little and kind of just try to fleck it.

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I know Itachi is a little bit shorter than Kakashi but can they do a head and hand swap? I'm more interested to see if Itachi's head will fit on Kakashi's but I don't own an Itachi figurarts.

>>6163757
How delicate are the parts? If you put equal pressure on the piece, it should be fine.

>>6164275
One color? Just buy a can of spraypaint.

$80 might be his minimum service fee.

"We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
-Linda Evangelista

>>6161200
Would you say this is flexible like pvc?

>>6165917
Yes. On glyos level

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>>6157988
I like them. They look pretty neat.

>>6162776
Is that the heavy you're working on?

Redid my spearman by adding more armour and some colour in the form of a scarf to break up the design. Also converted my archer (the bow broke) into a musketeer. The latter's silhouette is meant to evoke an ashigaru musketeer.

>>6167139
The scarf of them spearman can also be adjusted. Here you can see they both have the same base gas mask, just modified with different helmets.

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>>6167148
Forgot file.

>>6120737
May i ask for some genric guide for picking up sculpting?I am a beginner and the more in depth the better and i would prefer it written,but videos are very welcome too.
Thank you

>>6168701
Start with plastilina modeling clay. It's wax-like in that the warmer it gets the softer it becomes (eventually melting when exposed to open flames). It's dirt cheap and easy to find at any hobby/crafts stores made by several companies. Note: don't do polymer or plastic-based clay, that's different and will be something to tackle later. Plastilina clay is s good way to begin sculpting and get a feel for how to shape things. Freezing the stuff makes it stiff and hold its shape while cold, great for making molds of stuff you sculpt or add sculpts to.

Get some basic sculpting tools at hobby stores too. A set of wooden tools are less than $10 at Michael's.

As for techniques, start with a ball of clay and add punches to add mass, welding them together by rubbing the edge of the new mass into the main piece of clay. Tools will help you carve and texture contours depending on their shapes.

>>6168897
*pinches

>>6131321
Hell, i'd buy a tf2 boardgame like that in a heartbeat.

How did you do the minis? I want to do a wargame/squad skirmish game like kill team (or hell, even a tf2-like game) but buying, painting and setting everything would be an absolute pain in my wallet (probably much more than buying the printer + materials).

>>6167139
Awesome! The one with the hat sorta reminds me of the juans from EYE divine cybermancy (its just the hat though).

I still want to make (or maybe comission) one of the eye culter/jian operatives someday.

>>6167139
Thanks, but that lightsaber trooper isn't mine, that's someone else's.

>>6164590
Yeah but the balljoint concerns me.
I could just dremel the underside of the copy and attach a fitting female balljoint but I'm afraid of fucking up because bayformers' heads are tiny. Also, the slot is decently tight and has some small holes going into the inside of the head so it might get stuck to the mold.

I'll post pics later, I don't have it with me right now.

>>6168701
Some channels and stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamBeaneSculptor/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/elcarrera01/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmwqxnwHW-1LRd7r3fJA_NQ/videos
http://sculptor101.deviantart.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/aprylian/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/roquelainesculpt/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/clayguy1/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/juliankhor/featured
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKf4vzRQJc9cVfaAYaZBS1w/videos


Look for "Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay" at your local library(or the internet *cough*). And buy"Pop Sculpture."
http://avaxhome.unblocker.xyz/ebooks/0823015033_.html

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>>6169243
>>6164590
>>6165740
Here are all three pieces that form the head. The blue piece is actually transparent plastic painted blue.
I'm thinking of joining them together as a single piece like on a runner and then making the mold out of that.

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>>6169691
Fucking shit camera

>>6169347
>>6168897
Thank you both very much

>>6169703
Stop blaming the camera. That's like blaming a bad paint job on the type of handle your brush has.
Besides, it's good enough to see what you're talking about.

>>6170211
No problem! Have fun, anon.

>>6140133
Sand it off.

>>6153822
water sploshes aren't to scale.

>>6157972
looks like a toy dipped in espresso, sorry.

>>6167139
are you Phil Tippett

>>6122010
sheet. my worst story was my client died [cancer]. never got paid and didnt want to take money from his family as i know they had so much debt from funeral. 3 years later still trying to sell those figures lul

>>6173196
shit, what were they?

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