Customizer's "How to" Guide

[Liney]

1 hour ago, cylonchaney said:

Nice work!

Are you planning on casting any other Minimate parts? I've done no casting ever. But it occurred to me that if my parts are all castable, it might be worth spending the time to print some large size mates and work them completely smooth, then make molds. But I think some of the shapes might be challenging, especially for a beginner. 

I'll be following this work with great interest.

That would be amazing, you could even cast the upper arms in a more flexible material for a tighter grip than could be printed.

They'd probably need 2 piece moulds to handle some curves. A good way to work this is to look at seam lines on existing pieces. 

 

I've got a few more bits on my list - things that are pricey to track down and I need multiples of, or to replace missing/broken bits.

 

Original Mariko robe sleeve cuffs

Claw hands

Assorted hairpieces

Tall heads

Buccaneer boots and gloves

Might try making longer arms and legs 

There's a few vest/jacket pieces I'd like to experiment with, using flexible materials 

 

 

 

Edited March 18 by Liney

[thereasonsy]

On 3/18/2026 at 2:00 PM, Liney said:

Added some photos for my casting attempts.

The below shows my test of my waist riser, star trek flare cast, and Kitty with one casted foot (her right) which I think looks even clearer as it doesn't have a peg hole in the bottom

 

I. Am. So. Jealous.

[thereasonsy]

On 1/1/2022 at 8:43 AM, luke314pi said:

I almost always use Adobe Illustrator, but I have designed some in Photoshop as well. Here are 2 tutorials you can use:

Designing Minimate Decals in Illustrator

Designing Minimate Decals in Photoshop

Why do I not remember this base? And more importantly where did I store mine?