TBT! Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 Nice I like the clear spidey a lot... it's a very cool fig... T. Quote
Nervous Rex Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 I am going to admit this out loud, I am jealous of the Spideys Quote
minijeff Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Absolutly friggin brilliant! Jeff of the Minis Quote
MINI_MYTE Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Your Spidey sense Spider-Man should win for CUSTOM MINIMATE OF THE YEAR!!!! Bravo sir! Quote
antacost Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 Damn fellas! You sure do know how to make a guy feel loved... To answer the question: Yes, they're decals. No, they're not water-slide. I've access to a thermal vinyl printer at the "day-job". The decals were printed on 3M High Performance Vinyl, and then cut out with a sharp X-Acto. Just a little bit of pressure sticks the decals on. Quote
Amazing.JL Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 lol, high performance vinyl/thermal printer. SSS came out awesome! Gold/Silver look exactly like the real thing. What are the main differences between using water-slide and vinyl? Quote
drgnrbrn316 Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 I'm thinking I've gone about as far as I can go with paint alone. I need to outsource my decal work until I can get the right supplies on hand. Probably wouldn't hurt outsourcing the sculpt work too, because antacost is kicking my ass with these customs! We both did the Green Goblin for the contest and his looked official while mine looked like a kindergarten art project, and I've toyed with the clear Spidey before too with a Cloaked Iron Spidey, and again, antacost just blows my work out of the water. So, vinyl printer, huh? Quote
Jatta Pake Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Vinyl printer? And the man takes his work up a notch! Just when I thought my decal work was looking good you had to go do this. Quote
antacost Posted June 23, 2007 Author Posted June 23, 2007 LOL! My boss made the comment that he was thinking of getting rid of that printer the other day, and my heart sank a little... It's an expensive piece of equipment, which used expensive foils to print with. In addition, you've gotta have a seperate, again expensive, program to use it... Also, it's a really out-dated piece of technology. Thanks for the comments guys... I wasn't sure how you guys would feel about me making Knock-offs of the Silver and Golds... Quote
TBT! Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 LOL! My boss made the comment that he was thinking of getting rid of that printer the other day, and my heart sank a little... It's an expensive piece of equipment, which used expensive foils to print with. In addition, you've gotta have a seperate, again expensive, program to use it... Also, it's a really out-dated piece of technology. Thanks for the comments guys... I wasn't sure how you guys would feel about me making Knock-offs of the Silver and Golds... Tell him that he needs to keep it as a backup incase... well you'll think of some thing I think we all feel the same about the knock off gold/silver spideys, as long as you are openly admitting they are fake and not trying to sell or pass them off as the real thing then we love em. And we know you well enough to not worry about that! T. Quote
jcastick Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks for the comments guys... I wasn't sure how you guys would feel about me making Knock-offs of the Silver and Golds... Hey, some of us have to get them SOMEHOW.......... Quote
Zombieboyfiend Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 LOL! My boss made the comment that he was thinking of getting rid of that printer the other day, and my heart sank a little... It's an expensive piece of equipment, which used expensive foils to print with. In addition, you've gotta have a seperate, again expensive, program to use it... Also, it's a really out-dated piece of technology. Thanks for the comments guys... I wasn't sure how you guys would feel about me making Knock-offs of the Silver and Golds... I wish I was a rich man so I could make an offer on all of those sweet customs you made. The gold or silver Spiderman would make a great April Fools Day joke. Quote
antacost Posted July 2, 2007 Author Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks guys... Hopefully in a couple of months, I'll have some time to make a few sets... So, last night, I finally got 95% of this little guy built... I've been working on him for about 2 months now, and couldn't be happier with that way that he's turning out... More pics in the B.O.D. Quote
Leoric Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Cant wait to see how it looks fully painted. Was amazed at the detail in your Amethyst. I thought I was the only one who even remembered her and here you've gone and made an actual Minimate of her. Wish I could make customs even half as good as yours. You are an artist. Quote
Samwise Gamgee Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Oh wow, he is coming along GREAT! I really love that picture of him holding Spidey. Excellent work on the arms too; I can't wait to see him complete. Quote
BrobotC Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 i made doc ock too.its movie version and i made four arms glued together so they move.your an artist and a minimate role model Quote
luke314pi Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 I can't wait to see the final painted version - he looks great so far! Quote
MINI_MYTE Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 I love the way you presented your work in progress! It got my curiosity flowin'. Can't wait to see the final version. Good stuff Antacost. Quote
Leoric Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 Yes very good customs and so many. How do you find the time to do them all? Sorry if I missed it but have you ever done any Transformer designs? Like Soundwave. I think he might make a good Minimate. Quote
TENIME_art Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Yes very good customs and so many. How do you find the time to do them all? Sorry if I missed it but have you ever done any Transformer designs? Like Soundwave. I think he might make a good Minimate. Click. Quote
antacost Posted July 19, 2007 Author Posted July 19, 2007 Charity Mates Project contribution posted with description in first post. Quote
MINI_MYTE Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 You hit the ball out of the park with your Frankenstein's monster Antacost! Love the details (scars, sewchers, chains, etc. Way to go! How long did it take you to make? Quote
antacost Posted July 19, 2007 Author Posted July 19, 2007 Thanks MYTE. I built it pretty quick... like in a couple of nights. Painted it over two nights in between other figures and Hollyoaks on BBC America... Quote
luke314pi Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 He looks awesome! I love the sculpting details! Quote
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