cylonchaney's custom figures

[elhonez]

Man, I am 100% stumped.

[Ivan]

Sweet!

3: Compiling!

Not a property I would have expected to see toys of, but nice nonetheless. I'll leave the other answers empty in case this jogs a memory loose.

[elhonez]

That makes me think Silicon Valley or Office Space. But I've not seen the former, at all, nor the latter for some time.

[DSTZach]

The IT Crowd? A show I have not seen in a while, either. 

[cylonchaney]

16 hours ago, Ivan said:

Sweet!

3: Compiling!

Not a property I would have expected to see toys of, but nice nonetheless. I'll leave the other answers empty in case this jogs a memory loose.

Ivan you Uber-nerd! I love it.

As the godfather of 3d printed Minimate-like figures, you probably don't need anything. But if something I've made tickles your fancy, let's talk about sending you a prize. LOL

[cylonchaney]

Kirk, Heisenberg

 

HeisenKirk!

 

 

[cylonchaney]

xkcd (xkcd.com) is a daily web comic. The creator has a science background and the humour is very nerdy. But the creator has an incredible mind and has done some epic work.

He has a Youtube channel called What If? that's good for a laugh or two as well.

Recurring characters include Black Hat and White Hat.

[cylonchaney]

I wanted to get this up as a community Christmas present but just didn't make it.

 

 

 

We have my free crossed-leg hip design on a crappy Stan Lee 3d print. Mixed and matched with a factory mate. You can get it here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6899719. Ivan is credited as I straight up ripped off his idea.

 

Also, I've just started on a new round of 3d printed mates. There will be accessories coming.

 

Happy 2025 everyone!

Edited January 4, 2025 by cylonchaney

[elhonez]

That's ingenious! Now I want to re-do my Gateway custom...

[buttheadsmate]

On 11/24/2024 at 9:48 AM, cylonchaney said:

 

 

 

I was painting yesterday & instead of watching the paint dry I watched a live TV  show..... next time I'll watch the paint dry .

 

Anyway there was this lovely looking lady wearing that style of hat . 

[cylonchaney]

If you want something done, sometimes you gotta do it yourself. Only 98 more to go. LOL

I think  my helmet still needs some work but it's a start.

 

 

[thereasonsy]

Beautiful.

[buttheadsmate]

What he said 

[Navaan]

That Stinger is still absolutely gorgeous, but well done!!

[Padrino]

dude, you are a true toy artist!

[DSTZach]

WOWZERS!

[cylonchaney]

Thanks everyone!

Later that day ...

 

 

Slaughter is my first wrap around based on Luke's template. Thanks Luke! I'm going to redo his face. I'm fairly happy for the first attempt though.

[Navaan]

Honestly, that Slaughter face kinda works. Like, it fits with him. If anything, only suggestion I could make is move his mouth and eyes down a few hairs, but the angle could be skewing my view of it, but I would happily pay for that, I think it looks great, way better than I could do!

[cylonchaney]

Guns guns guns!

 

I didn't think my printers would have the fidelity to print a Minimate sized handgun. But making a Cobra army, I had to try. Came out surprisingly well.

Slaughter stumbles upon the Cobra trooper cloning facility:

 

 

[Navaan]

I didn't realize the bottom part was a separate mask. That's ingenious.

I'm not exactly knowledgeable on 3D printing, are you saying that there are other printers that may be able to print smaller items at different capacity? That makes sense, I just never thought to think about that.

[thereasonsy]

On 7/1/2025 at 5:17 PM, cylonchaney said:

Thanks everyone!

Later that day ...

 

 

Slaughter is my first wrap around based on Luke's template. Thanks Luke! I'm going to redo his face. I'm fairly happy for the first attempt though.

I’ve become OBSESSED with that template of Luke’s. Get ready, it’s addictive.

[Padrino]

On 7/4/2025 at 3:31 PM, thereasonsy said:

I’ve become OBSESSED with that template of Luke’s. Get ready, it’s addictive.

👆👆👆👆👆

[Navaan]

On 7/4/2025 at 2:31 PM, thereasonsy said:

I’ve become OBSESSED with that template of Luke’s. Get ready, it’s addictive.

Not to detract from Cylon's creations with a tangent, but are folks snagging the template then drawing the character on the template and printing off the stickers?

[elhonez]

On 7/4/2025 at 8:51 AM, cylonchaney said:

Guns guns guns!

 

 

I love everything about this post. Excellent work, @cylonchaney!!

[cylonchaney]

Thanks everyone!

On 7/1/2025 at 3:34 PM, Navaan said:

Honestly, that Slaughter face kinda works. Like, it fits with him. If anything, only suggestion I could make is move his mouth and eyes down a few hairs, but the angle could be skewing my view of it, but I would happily pay for that, I think it looks great, way better than I could do!

Honestly, you should start. I used to think I could never do anything like the amazing customizers on this board. I still don't when it comes to 2d art but slowly improving. It's good for your mind and soul to pick up hobbies and challenges that you are not good at.  It feels really good when your skills improve. Even if you think you'll never be "good". Once you have even a little skill, you'll be able to start creating characters that only you want. Your first custom, no matter how crappy, feels good.

On 7/4/2025 at 11:13 AM, Navaan said:

I didn't realize the bottom part was a separate mask. That's ingenious.

I'm not exactly knowledgeable on 3D printing, are you saying that there are other printers that may be able to print smaller items at different capacity? That makes sense, I just never thought to think about that.

There are 3d printers ranging in price from $100 to $10 000+. Various materials can be used an quality varies greatly. I have a number of them but they are all very cheap low end machines. It is another hobby of mine to try to mod and tune low end machines to perform as higher end ones. One could just buy a better quality printer and fiddle much less.

On 7/4/2025 at 12:31 PM, thereasonsy said:

I’ve become OBSESSED with that template of Luke’s. Get ready, it’s addictive.

I already want to redo Slaughter and better line up the arm holes with the back.

On 7/5/2025 at 3:37 PM, Navaan said:

Not to detract from Cylon's creations with a tangent, but are folks snagging the template then drawing the character on the template and printing off the stickers?

That's the whole point of it. For a lot of customs, you can just print on a square the same size as the chest front (and/ or back). Sometimes you need better coverage and Luke's wrap around template has your back. Slaughter was my first time to need it. I'm also pleased that it perfectly fit my Blockman torso. I finally named my figure. Very original and creative name eh? LOL

17 hours ago, elhonez said:

I love everything about this post. Excellent work, @cylonchaney!!

I like to think that Bodicker survived, changed his ways, and moved to Wisconsin to start a family.  One of the greatest bad guy roles and performances ever IMHO.

PS Kurtwood Smith also played the President of the Federation in Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country.

They're getting holsters now.

 

Edited July 6, 2025 by cylonchaney