jcastick Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Thanks Antacost, he is one of my Favorite movie characters from one of my favorite films.....so I thought why not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Reideen: I have been using either Twilight Frodo or Clear Iceman. Then all I do is carefully scrape off the paint from them and Voila!! - instant clear Mate I'm hoping to get a few more pics of Phoenix in the daylight.....hope they turn out better. I recently picked up another clear Frodo and I'm thinking of a custom. If you don't mind, what paint are you using on these for the body and still retain their translucent qualities? Is it just really thin acrylics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Actually, to get the color on the clear mate, All i use are Sharpie brand Markers! Darker colors you may have to do a few passes because you'll miss some spots....and be sure to do it in good lighting so you don't miss areas. Rainbow colors aren't difficult to get on, but Black is a bit more difficult and tends to remove itself when putting it on.......black takes a bit of time, but the colors apply nicely. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Actually, to get the color on the clear mate, All i use are Sharpie brand Markers! Darker colors you may have to do a few passes because you'll miss some spots....and be sure to do it in good lighting so you don't miss areas. Rainbow colors aren't difficult to get on, but Black is a bit more difficult and tends to remove itself when putting it on.......black takes a bit of time, but the colors apply nicely. Hope that helps! Definately does! And it'll save me some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joka545 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Yeah "It's all in the reflexes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Just added my latest custom!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazing.JL Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 ooooo Pretty Very nice work Jcastick, I'm always a sucker for mini-boobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyc Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 damn. damn..... I feel really guilty having only "paid" as much as I have for something like that, she looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Thanks for the comments guys! And i'm pleased to know you like her Cyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Cool, my thread had 666 views before this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 Just indexed all my customs, comments are still always welcomed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Just added my latest custom from the Sci-Fi contest, Tron. Feedback is always appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 ive got to know what you used for the helmet, and like i said in the contest thread id love to see how he looks under a blacklight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 The helmet is a Twilight Frodo hair piece, I trimmed off some of the side and the parts of the hair that was sticking out. Then cut the bottom of the back off and glued it up front, I was surprised to find out that the piece I cut off fit up front quite nicely without modification. If I can find an easily accessible Blacklight, I'll definately take some pics of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazing.JL Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Tron looks great!! Like the light up effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 The helmet is a Twilight Frodo hair piece, I trimmed off some of the side and the parts of the hair that was sticking out. Then cut the bottom of the back off and glued it up front, I was surprised to find out that the piece I cut off fit up front quite nicely without modification. If I can find an easily accessible Blacklight, I'll definately take some pics of it. thats what i thought the hat was made from.. i wanted to try doing the black light with my Captain Marvell custom but could never come up with the blacklight to do it.. plus my Capn. isnt as see through as your Tron is. But bravo on a tough mate to tackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 They do sell some decently cheap Blacklights at Spencer gifts......I may try one of those some day. And I wanted to try and fit all the details on the Circuitry on Tron, but as there was being so much...I had to simplify it a bit since I really don't think I could have fit them all on the mate. I need to see if I can find some Fine point paint pens, I would probably be able to put details like that one characters alot better. And thanks for all the comments guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 TRON really is a fine piece of work. It was pure inspiration how you worked out the helmet. There aren't enough transparent or translucent minimates. Only common ones are Twilight Frodo and Gamma Hulk. Sure there are some clear parts hidden under layers of paint (such as Firestar's hair), and the less common Johnny Storm, Sue Richards, Super Skrull, Invisible Woman, and Emma Frost, but there just isn't enough transparent characters. Vision, Wonder Man, Dr Strange, Venom, heck, even Spider-Man has gone invisible. Where are all these guys at? Still, I'm glad to see you find a way to make a totally new character from an existing one, and it was pure genius to light him up as you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Thanks man, I appreciate the kind words! My favorite characters have been the translucent ones, and I really wish they would make more of them. I'm really excited about the upcoming Dark Phoenix figure, but still more would be cool. but, with the new wave of slighty more common Iceman figures around, I'd like to try and make as many of these types of figures as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Just added my most recent customs....Zombies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombieboyfiend Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 After seeing the Marvel Zombies customs I went to pick up issues 1 and 2. Awesome stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpheon Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Who's the white guy? I'm not up to date on Marvel Zombies, so I really woudn't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aapje Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 the white guy is a normal minimate gone zombie i like him alot but they all look amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thanks guys! The white one is just a Zombie Blank, I guess a prototype if you will......wanted to see how the face will turn out and didn't want to fuss with a regular mate and possiblly screw it up. It's my own personal Zombie Promo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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