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Not clue about Grenn, or any another colour, Lattern's but visually that's a cool design. The sculpting has the right amount of detail to fit in perfectly with other mates and I love the contrast between the texture skin and factory smooth looking suit.

I went with Falcon as my first choice, then I'm honestly not too fussed, so I stuck with Banshee.

I do indeed. Just read up on Mimic, not really sure how he would work, with all the powers he's used :S

That's a pretty sweet mansion set up, how big is it?

Thank you both again, think Absorbing Man is done now. Any suggestions for designs? I have drawn a blank.

*updated and added to previous post*

At the suggestion of both Jeff and Bob Harris I put a bit more work into the silver arm, added some skin at the shoulder and some light marks.

Good catch Jeff. I'll add some highlights later.

I'm sure they've been mentioned, but I'm up for Starjammers. And like the majority of most the posts I've seen WCA.

And not really a team, but I never miss a chance to mention Machine Man and Jocasta, maybe with Ultron and Alkhema

Powered Up Absorbing Man using alternate designs for limbs. Metal left arm form holding the chain of his wrecking ball, rock right arm (based off of Thing minimate texture) and brick legs. Five o'clock shadow added this time round.

Does the join between the bricks and the purple look odd to anyone else? Whatever way I tried looked off :/ The same with the silver arm, which I just made solid silver.

*update 08/03/13*

He does indeed Jeff, the existing mate did come with one, so I didn't attempt to draw it. It also means they one they can use with the Wrecking Crew...

The image on the card is what I'm trying to base the alternate limbs on actually.

Hellpop, no need to hurry, glad she turned out ok for you. And thanks for the tip on picking colours. I was going to just print a copy of the decal on paper and try to mix paint to match, your idea is way easier.

Side note: Does Absorbing Man need some five o'clock shadow?

Thanks guys. I went with Boyd's suggestion of purple, now he and Titania match

Hellpop I would love to see a pic of Titania when you have her finished, I think I like the colour you've used even better than what I chose.

I can't think of any chicks with fangs, but Boyd made some decals which can be found here http://minimatefactory.com/blog/?page_id=1223

Titania made me want an Absorbing Man to go with her, as the original is a little scarce now and wasn't great, in my eyes, I whipped a new design up, avoided showing his powers on his face and chest to allow alternate arms and legs to be swapped in to show it. Thinking metal and stone arms, and maybe a brick leg?

Smells like a possible variant to me!

Love how you've modded Jean's jacket. No Emma?

Since Machine Man has popped up I feel this is an ideal opportunity to once again suggest a Machine Man and Jocasta two pack...

That trek one would be pretty tempting, not as much as a basic TOS corridor mind you

Thanks Tenime, I'll try your advice out

How easy is it to take apart minimate legs, meaning the knee joint?

Looking at it I assume the pin has to be pushed out?

I now have the urge to watch Captain Planet! Not sure if that's a good thing or not...

Carmen also seems to have disproportionately wide shoulders!

So I made a decal with your second Titania design last night, but I'll update it with the new changes. I also managed to find a bigger image via your DeviantArt gallery, which will make the finished decal much sharper. BTW, I liked your "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" dress! I know nothing about fashion, but I think my wife would wear that.

Yeah, all my stuff is up on DA, feel free to to use the sharper images off there if they are better.

Thank you for the kind words abut the dress, it was one of the first things I made on my degree

Thanks! Yeah who would've thought that nail polish would be the perfect paint effect to make her really pop.

Thinking of doing the characters from Sliders next.......but starting a new thread soon.

As far as your ice cream box display I'd recommend either Luke's new striking dioramas or the crystal clear display cases from hobby lobby to put them in.

I did see your thread, however I have no idea who the Sliders are, sorry. The polish really did make it pop, the sculpted breasts were a surprise I must admit!

The only mates I have displayed are the Trek ones, and they're on a model of the bridge, I just toy with the rest when I should be doing more important things.

That sounds quite involved, when/if I get round t actually making her I may give the toothpicks a try.

My mates are just sort of thrown in an old ice cream box, in a loving way, naturally.

On an unrelated note, I forgot how much I loved your Jessica Rabbit custom.

That's a good suggestion Jeff

I was pondering how to do those! I could remember reading on somewhere, (possible the fwoosh?) someone had used toothpicks, tacks/nails or a cast of the tip of a pencil. I can just see me snapping whatever I use off as soon as I pick her up though

I look up Rachel Grey/Phoenix on the database as she has similar spikes, but they were just drawn on. I think Titania needs actual spikes to look a bit more imposing.

Reading through the previous comments I would tend to agree with a lot of you.

The Good

I love the conceptual bit of the design process, working pout what pieces I would use, what would need to be sculpted and designing decals. Sort of related, I love looking through the customs on here, seeing what other have done and finding things I had never considered doing.

The Bad

However that is generally as far as I ever get. The lack of minimnates available to me, and limited resources means I never have spares about to customise. I also hate wasting stuff, so I refuse to buy a mate just for one small piece of it, also like to have two in case it goes wrong, as well as the original mate still intact

The Other

When I experimented with doing some Star Trek dioramas it was a good experience, one could I actual made something, and it convinced em I can complete something. Yes, I had to do an entire mock up first to make sure it was all correct, but I was bowled over by the result.

Try exposing the forehead a bit.

Done! *updated image added to above post*

I think I'm pretty happy with the last two tweaks, I did try and more pink colour, but it just seemed too girly for Titania.

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions guys, you've really helped me out. As always feel free to appropriate any of them for decals.