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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:53:59 No.5252972 View Reply Report Delete

The previous customs thread is gone >>5198248

What's on the worktable /toy/?
Post your projects here, whether they're works in progress, fixes, mods, or accessories.
Give advice, share tips, ask for help or guidance, and go for it!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:55:24 No.5252974 Report Delete

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Here's some tips from the previous threads:

For sculpting: 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.
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 29 Oct 2015 18:56:49 No.5252980 Report Delete

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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.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

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Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:16:06 No.5253020 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>5253051 >>5253296

To start off, here's some progress on my Rachnera. I'm working on making the legs more slender than they were before, so I just shaved them down and started over. I also sculpted in more hair. Other than that, I've mostly just been adjusting the movement range and tightening the peg holes. I'm working on painting up the eyes next.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:19:38 No.5253022 Report Delete

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>>5252972
>same picture as last time
boo

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:19:51 No.5253024 Report Delete

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Progress report with my curvy-archetype + commissioned figure.

I've already informed my commissioner this, but I'm actually going to 3D-print my commissioner's OC as well as the curvy-archetype that is mostly identical. I already have most of the basic figure sculpted in epoxy, and have already done a few test-prints for the lower arms and experimental wrist joints. I even tried out the colored nylon just for kicks. My commissioner and I agreed that the final product will be just printed in white polished, then sanded, painted, and sealed by hand. Dumping a few pics of the prints of the commission's arms and the (now obsolete) wrist joints I printed and assembled. The white parts are PlasticWeld epoxy putty and the transparent hand is from my Figma Archetype: Next just for reference. Yes, the wrists ended up lopsided, the next proto-set will be 5mm in diameter and will look like a semi-spherical hinge.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:21:35 No.5253026 Report Delete

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>>5253024
More shots.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

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Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:22:38 No.5253027 Report Delete

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Eventually, I want the legs to look like these.

I also want to make a figma kimihito for her to tie up. At least his face should be easy.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:29:09 No.5253042 Report Delete

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>>5253026
Another shot. Again, this design of the wrist joint has been abandoned (this was print-test #2).

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:32:44 No.5253051 Report Delete

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>>5253020
Looking good on Rach-nee this far! Love how spot-on her hair looks. And the leg-lock pedipalps look awesome too!

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

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Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:43:04 No.5253065 Report Delete

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>>5253042
One last pic. This is a rendering (SolidWorks) of my commissioner's OC's arm minus the hand and shoulder-puff-sleeve-thing. This model has a narrower wrist cuff per my commussioner's request (his approval is pending, lol).

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:50:59 No.5253078 Report Delete

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>>5253024
are planing on make diferente body archetypes after the curvy one???

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 21:11:10 No.5253253 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>5253308

I want to make a few of thees. And a few more that look more like a girl. Who should i make?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 21:32:15 No.5253296 Report Delete

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>>5253020
Very nice. Can I ask how hard sculpting is? Obviously a lot of time is required.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 21:38:02 No.5253308 Report Delete

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>>5253253
Inkling maybe?

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Thu 29 Oct 2015 22:24:37 No.5253394 Report Delete

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>>5253051
>>5253296
Thanks guys.

>Can I ask how hard sculpting is? Obviously a lot of time is required.
I thought it was difficult in the beginning. I got frustrated sometimes, and I always made the mistake of going for the final product right from the start. Then I tried working in layers, and it was one of those A-HA moments where everything clicks. After I figured out how to do that, sculpting got much easier and way more fun. Working in layers also makes it easy to go back and fix mistakes, so I don't worry about fucking up that much anymore.

Of course you need practice if you want to get good at it, but I feel like the learning curve was easier after you get past that initial stage and find a style that works for you.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 22:45:34 No.5253449 Report Delete

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who knows how long this'll take, but I'll ask anyways.
Recently bought a figma, and the soft plastic that makes up it's body has (a lot of) paint where it shouldn't be. Normally the plastic part would be white, but the colors of her jacket run onto her shirt. Is there any hope for me?
pic related, a non messed up version

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 23:19:08 No.5253558 Report Delete

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>>5253394
What would you recommend for sculpting something like pic related?
I guess it's easier because of the more basic shapes but not so much as it all has to be perfectly straight.

Sorry for the pic, my phone browser is retarded.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

Croix !GHgOULeMOE Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:22:23 No.5253744 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>5253800

>>5253558
You can use epoxy putty for making something like that.

As for sculpting, I would start with just the red face part first.
After that's done, sculpt the basic black helmet shape onto it.
Then I'd refine the shape of the helmet and the horn parts that stick out.
To finish, attach some pyramid shapes to the sides for the green ears.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:25:37 No.5253752 Report Delete

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>>5253449
Is it just paint transfer? Maybe a Mr Clean magic eraser could work. Others have had success with using that to remove paint transfer from the Strike Witches figmas.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:42:00 No.5253800 Report Delete

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>>5253744
Thanks.
Is there any way to sculpt a working balljoint?

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:52:44 No.5253832 Report Delete

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>>5253078
That's the plan in the long run. I'd like to do what Strangefate does with his 6in and 7in custom figures and sell figma-style archetypes on Shapeways as kits requiring assembly and also pe-assembled figures I'd put together myself for the customer. No painting, though. These are just blanks I'd be doing. The next body I want to ,ale and print will be a loli-type to speed up my namesake project.

Croix !GHgOULeMOE

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Croix !GHgOULeMOE Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:53:19 No.5253834 Report Delete

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>>5253800
I suppose you could make one by copying the shapes of the two balljoint halves and sticking them together, but it's gotta be easier to just buy a balljoint pack from hlj or amiami.

An alternative is these Hero Mashers figures that come with a few usable joints. You'll need to cut them out and mod them to suit your project though.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:54:11 No.5253837 Report Delete

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>>5253832
*make and print

Fucking sausage-fingers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 02:00:26 No.5253953 Report Delete

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>>5253834
I'm working over a PRID Rumble, so no option but to copy the female balljoint.
Thanks again.

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a

Papi-Anon !!DoXbrtOZs4a Fri 30 Oct 2015 12:31:34 No.5254681 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>5254859

Hey, quick question about Sugru.

I have some silicone molds I made of a custom body (paleoart) that I want to be rubbery. Will Sugru adhere to the silicone molds without any conditioner/release agent or will it just cure without permanently sticking to it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 14:26:12 No.5254859 Report Delete

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>>5254681
It will almost assuredly stick. Don't use sugru. Buy proper rubber from Smooth-On.

Fakimus Prime

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Fakimus Prime Fri 30 Oct 2015 16:46:34 No.5255104 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>5255270

Testing a paint job for the steam tank. The snipped off peg is a placeholder until I can find something to add on to it.

Might consider altering the colour scheme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 18:47:28 No.5255270 Report Delete

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>>5255104
you god damn asshat.is there anything you cant do?
seriously tho,i absolutely love all the stuff you post here

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