TM2 Dinobot Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 This is a bit website related, but Luke, that Tag Cloud, it is a thing of beauty! Thanks, I love it too. Its kind of hypnotizing. I know. I keep playing with your tags. ...Hmm, that didn't come out as dirty as what I was expecting. I shall now call tags, wonkies. Let's try this again. I know. I keep playing with your wonkies. MUCH better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Update 12/11/08: More Decal Tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I am surprised that you actually flesh coloured the decal I thought I would have been easier to use a clear design and use the existing minimate flesh tone show through. This surprised me as well! I have tried that before, and then you don't get the white of the eyes unless you have a special printer than can print white ink. In theory you could paint two white dots on a minimate head, and wrap the clear decal so that the eyes fall on the white spots, but you would probably go through 50 decals before you got it just perfect. I don't have such a special printer as well, and was facing exactly that problem while preparing the decals for my Dr. Manhattan. (Wow, self-marketing!) I used a translucent mate, so I needed to find a way to solve this problem. The way it turned out to be quite easy was to attach the face decal - which turned out to be not as hard as I thought - and then painting the two dots for the eyes on top of the decal. (This was the moment I realized, that the mates are really, really, really tiny fellows!) After that, I attached another decal with Jon's eyes on top of the painted one, so that the outlines came out - compared to my skills - pretty well after all. Oh, and by the way, I do love your signature pic with the changing motives! And I do love to play with your "wonkies" as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) I don't have such a special printer as well, and was facing exactly that problem while preparing the decals for my Dr. Manhattan. (Wow, self-marketing!) I used a translucent mate, so I needed to find a way to solve this problem. The way it turned out to be quite easy was to attach the face decal - which turned out to be not as hard as I thought - and then painting the two dots for the eyes on top of the decal. (This was the moment I realized, that the mates are really, really, really tiny fellows!) After that, I attached another decal with Jon's eyes on top of the painted one, so that the outlines came out - compared to my skills - pretty well after all. Oh, and by the way, I do love your signature pic with the changing motives! And I do love to play with your "wonkies" as well. That's a good idea! I will have to try that. And everyone here is welcome to play with my wonkies. Except BHM. He's too old. Edited December 11, 2008 by luke314pi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Update 12/13/08: Review: Helping Hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Update 12/15/08: Light-Up Iron Man Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ohh wow! I was so expecting you to go all driller killer on your hand putting the holes in the stand. Anyway nice custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ohh wow! I was so expecting you to go all driller killer on your hand putting the holes in the stand. Anyway nice custom. Yeah, Timbo pointed that out as well in the comments. It was definitely an accident waiting to happen. I need to learn to contain my excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Update 12/19/08: Review: Bake-On Decals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Update 12/19/08: Review: Bake-On Decals what category in the decal website were these listed in? i can find regular, but not "bake" ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Update 12/19/08: Review: Bake-On Decals what category in the decal website were these listed in? i can find regular, but not "bake" ones. The laser ones are here. It looks like I might have been wrong about there being inkjet ones. I have a laser printer, so that is what I used. However, perhaps the ease of applying the decals wasn't limited to the bake-on decals. Perhaps all of the decals this company produces are easier to apply. The standard ones might not be quite as strong, but as long as you aren't banging the minimates together they should hold up just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Update 12/22/08: Removing Paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 Update 12/25/08: Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Update 12/29/08: Review: Rub-On Decal Paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Update 01/01/09: Introducing the Black & White Custom Contest (There is a post announcing it on the Factory, but it simply links to the contest page here on MMV, which is also where the link above will take you.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Update 01/05/09: Taking Perfect Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Update 01/08/09: Decal Pack #3 Released! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Update 01/12/09: CustomCon 22 Announced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Update 01/15/09: Comparing Metallic Paints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Update 01/19/09: Possible Customs from Upcoming Waves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 oh bloody hell... you genuis.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) Looks like an upcoming wave just came in on the Sandman.....life's a beach. Edited January 19, 2009 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) I thought of it first. Actually I think most people thought of it. That's a really amazing PS job. Here he is with the SM3 base. Not sure If I like it as much or not. Edited January 19, 2009 by TM2 Dinobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Wow! Never occured to me that the final battle T-1000 would make for a great Sandman custom. That torso would also suit Mr. Fantastic recreating the scene in Secret Invasion when he got blasted by a Skrull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Wow! Never occured to me that the final battle T-1000 would make for a great Sandman custom. That torso would also suit Mr. Fantastic recreating the scene in Secret Invasion when he got blasted by a Skrull. Gee...thanks for that. Could've used a spoiler... Anyway, that is really awsome. I was actually going to use it for a slow motion/freeze-frame thing and color it red to show a LOT of blood. Don't know who i was gonna use it for yet, but i figured some character who exploded at some point in either BSG or Marvel... Gotta say though, i like how, even though that's just a Photoshop, the sand looks metallic. That'd be a pretty cool version of Sandman; metal Sand for the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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