luke314pi

Welcome! It is always nice to have another customizer on the board!

Welcome!

Awesome work on AoA Iceman and the Light-Up Cyclops! I would also like to know more about how you made him.

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I have a 5.0 Megapixel Kodak digital camera. I have this insanely bright desk lamp that I shine on the minimate. Then I set the camera to close-up mode with no flash. I take about 20 pictures of each minimate, to make sure I get at least one good shot. Sometimes glare can be avoided by just moving the camera to a slightly different angle. Thanks for the compliments everyone!

Here is my entry for the MovieMates Contest, the T-1000 from Terminator 2: Click to view larger image Larger images of the ones in this collage are available here! The T-1000 is inspired from his various appearances in the film. For his damaged head, I drilled a hole through a minimate head, and made the "liquid metal" damage out of milliput. His helmet is also sculpted from milliput, with sheet plastic for the sunglasses. His metal arms were cut from some plastic rods, and his "metal finger" hands are modified Wolverine hands. His belt and handgun are from a Cable minimate.

Here is my entry, the T-1000 from Terminator 2: Click to view larger image The T-1000 is inspired from his various appearances in the film. For his damaged head, I drilled a hole through a minimate head, and made the "liquid metal" damage out of milliput. His helmet is also sculpted from milliput, with sheet plastic for the sunglasses. His metal arms were cut from some plastic rods, and his "metal finger" hands are modified Wolverine hands. His belt and handgun are from a Cable minimate.

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Thanks for the pics! I am glad to see these are making their way into other markets!

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I try to use semi-gloss whenever possible. There isn't a large variety of paint available in semi-gloss, so often times I mix flat and gloss paint. However, sometimes I do use only flat paint for a custom. And I try to keep it consistent on the same figure - either all semi-gloss or all flat.

Thanks guys! If this helped anyone out, and if you would like to see any more videos, just let me know what topics would interest you.

Its a pretty big file, so maybe it just needed more time to load?

Yesterday I made a short video showing what tools I use to paint minimates, and how I use them. It was kind of a split-second decision, and I have never made a video like this before, so it might be complete crap . I used my digital camera, and uploaded it to YouTube, so the quality isn't superb either. But maybe this will help someone here. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQbPSgGIisk (BTW, the first few seconds are messed up for some reason, but after that it is just fine)

Glad you found your way here!

You did good work on that hairpiece. He looks great!

The Mighty Thor: The helmet and most of the hair hair is milliput. The wings, kneepads, cape, and front strands of hair are cut from sheet plastic. The hammer is assembled from two pieces of plastic in my fodder bin. This was a commission piece, but I made one for myself as well. I am finishing up my entry for the Custom Movie Minimates Contest right now. I should have that posted in a few days.

Very nice work on both! I might have to borrow that lego cowboy hat idea for an upcoming custom.

I have Brain Age and Big Brain Academy and I am loving them both. I am still trying to get all the coins in New Super Mario Bros. If any DS owner here doesn't have that game yet, I would HIGHLY recommend it.

I see you tried the "holding Silver Surfer' pose as well. I'm glad they arrived safely!

Nice work on the head, both the sculpting and painting look great!

I also love seeing the transition from the 2D design to the 3D minimate. Nice work Timbo!

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For paints, I use Model Master Acryls by Testors. But if I am in a pinch, I will use the regular Testors Acryl paints that you can get at Wal-Mart. The only time I prime a figure is if they have a detail that I don't want showing through the paint, like Spider-Man's webs. I use the cheap model painting brushes that they sell at Wal-Mart that are about 1/2" long. They lay nice and flat, which is very useful. After I have painted a figure, I use Testors Dull Coat on top of it to seal it. After painting and sealing the figure, I start on the detail work with an ultra-fine black sharpie. This is when I do the face. I draw the features first with the sharpie, and after that dries, I add colors in by dipping a toothpick in the paint and applying it lightly. This is also how I do thin colored lines on the body of figures like Quicksilver's lightning bolt across his chest. You don't need to seal this paint, because it doesn't get any wear like the joints do.

Awesome!