fwoosheyman Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'd be interested in purchasing some of the colored plastic. I have no sculpting ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Justin, maybe try Saran wrap? I've heard that from sculptors who work with G.I. Joes or Marvel Legends. Never tried it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Justin, maybe try Saran wrap? I've heard that from sculptors who work with G.I. Joes or Marvel Legends. Never tried it myself. yes! and i remember using aluminum foil when i first started customizing lego minifigures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've sculpted fixie sculpt parts on a minimate head useing regular clear adhesive tape (in Germany it's Tesa, I can't compare it to other brands) and it works pretty good. I just put the tape around the head, sculpt on it and when it's done, you have to be a little careful removing it the first time, but after that no problem. I used it for both Casey Jones masks, which can be removed pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) Lots of suggestions to try, thanks everyone! Before I asked the question, I had already sculpted the hair that I wanted on my dummy head, so I had to find a way to move it or scrap the whole thing. So far, DST has only released a 'baseball hat with hair' in the first two Walking Dead TRU exclusives (Glenn & Shane), so the piece is next to impossible to find. With the current wave 3 TRU Glenn exclusive, there is a baseball hat for Glenn, but it doesn't have hair so I decided to just sculpt my own for a custom. I put the hat on the dummy, then sculpted around it. I let it cure at room temperature until it was solid enough that touching it wouldn't leave fingerprints. I then stuck the entire thing in the freezer for a couple of hours. The hat popped right off, and left the sculpt attached to the head. I took an exacto and gently wedged it between the sculpt and plastic to create enough of a gap that it would slide off, (you can see some of the paint that was on the dummy head is on the inside of the sculpt) I then glued the sculpt to the hat and let it cure overnight. I still have to sand and paint, but I was pretty happy with how it turned out! Edited June 6, 2013 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nervous Rex Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 You know, you could have always sliced off some hair and glued it to the hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 That's awesome. I was hoping Cowboy Tony would come with a cap as well when I saw the movie. Hopefully one of these days we'll get that piece on a non-exclusive figure, so it'll be easy to build up a collection. I still need one for Booker (Chuck Norris). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 You know, you could have always sliced off some hair and glued it to the hat. I actually tried that! The curve of the hat made it hard to get a good fit, and after wasting 2 hairpieces, I decided not to further risk a trip to the E.R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Finished hat pix! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and have some more ideas for sculpted hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogi Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycrumb Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Luke, you mentioned transparent colored plastic. What colors did they have? That sounds useful for visors, goggles or face shields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 For sure they had transparent red - I will check into other colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 We will be receiving our shipment of the color cards next week. We will have white, royal blue, light blue, green, red, orange, yellow, black, silver, clear, translucent red, translucent green, and translucent blue! To clarify the material - the solid colors are 30mm PVC (same thickness as a credit card) and the translucent ones are 10mm PVC (thinner than a credit card). As someone suggested, I warmed up one of my samples with a hair dryer for 2 minutes, but it still faded slightly at the joint when bent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liney Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Just wondering Luke, have you tried heating it for a short while after you have bent it? You could also try some type of white spirit like substance, it has a tendency to restore colour on some plastics. As does a product I believe is called a magic eraser. link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I will give those a shot!Update June 30th:A Better Way To Measure Minimates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Very interesting Luke. Though I don't really do customs, I'm amazed to see how much customizing has evolved in the Minimate world over the last ten years. And speaking of decals...do you still have plans to update your zombie decal pack to match some of the TWD zombie colors? Since there's several that you get two of in a wave, some more zombie options would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Update July 8th:Color Plastic Sheets Update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 After a 6 month hiatus, Minimate Factory is back! Update January 13th:Making Mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokash Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Mojo looks so cool! I would love to buy one and try my hand at painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks! I will let you know when the parts/sticker kit is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Update January 27th:On the Workbench: Solomon Grundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 FYI, the decal tutorial is down. http://minimatefactory.com/blog/?page_id=512 Also, it may be helpful to have some blank decals available to work from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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