Shamrock Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) love them! especially kim, not sure why. I'm also not sure if I like Knives's serious face, something about it just put's me off also have they been put together beacause of a special reason, the kiss ? Crap, looks like the eyes are wicked uneven, especially in that first pic, it's not noticeable in person. As for the character selection, who knows? Though if that were the case you would think Kim would have a kissy face too. Edited November 14, 2010 by Shamrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini nugget Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 love them! especially kim, not sure why. I'm also not sure if I like Knives's serious face, something about it just put's me off also have they been put together beacause of a special reason, the kiss ? Crap, looks like the eyes are wicked uneven, especially in that first pic, it's not noticeable in person. As for the character selection, who knows? Though if that were the case you would think Kim would have a kissy face too. If you made that version too you would be my hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 i LOVE them! i soooo hope you make stills now so that you have the whole band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) If you made that version too you would be my hero So...uh.....not gonna ask what you do when you play with your Minimates i LOVE them! i soooo hope you make stills now so that you have the whole band.Well, that'd be tricky. I have Scott, SErge will have Kim, who would get Stills? I can see Kim Pine fans, but is anyone that big a Steven Stills fan that they would commission just him? Cause I don't see myself making him. If I need to do a band group shot I'll QC/Photochop one out of Lucas Lee or something. But, there will be more of the band later....... Oh, speaking of commissions, I'm sorry to say that I don't belive I'll be taking any more commissions for the rest of the year. Just gotta take a break for the holidays to work on other stuff. Sorry! Edited November 15, 2010 by Shamrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrobotC Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Oh, speaking of commissions, I'm sorry to say that I don't belive I'll be taking any more commissions for the rest of the year. Just gotta take a break for the holidays to work on other stuff. Sorry! I guess i lucked out then huh?... :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Kim is awesome! I love the way you managed to design her jacket. Great facial expression, too. Knives looks a little too bulky. But that's a minimate problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 If you made that version too you would be my hero So...uh.....not gonna ask what you do when you play with your Minimates i LOVE them! i soooo hope you make stills now so that you have the whole band.Well, that'd be tricky. I have Scott, SErge will have Kim, who would get Stills? I can see Kim Pine fans, but is anyone that big a Steven Stills fan that they would commission just him? Cause I don't see myself making him. If I need to do a band group shot I'll QC/Photochop one out of Lucas Lee or something. But, there will be more of the band later....... Oh, speaking of commissions, I'm sorry to say that I don't belive I'll be taking any more commissions for the rest of the year. Just gotta take a break for the holidays to work on other stuff. Sorry! I love The Talent? Whatchu talking about, he's the best member! I'd take one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Maybe, one day... Hey, at least I got SHATTER BAND group shots for now Edited November 15, 2010 by Shamrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 *sigh* DST: Make these. Identical to his customs. Please. I want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 Sadly, I think the chance for more Scott Pilgrim merchandise has pretty much passed. Books are done, the DVD for the film has come out, so there's not much else to tie it into. Not sure when Mezco's putting out those figures, but they haven't been doing so hot with releasing things at sensible times lately, and I don't think DST would follow. anywho, mini update here! I decided Scott needed his bass, and I figured I would never see a Chef Duff one again, so I decided to try scratch-building it, something I've been enjoying lately. It's perfect for rocking out, or defeating robots! Basically I drew the outline of the guitar and its details onto a piece of paper, transfered that to a piece of sheet styrene (which looks like this) 3 times, and cut the parts out. The body and head of the guitar are 3 sheets thick, and the neck is 2. Then it was just a bunch of gluing and sanding. The fretboard details were carved out, while the tuning knobs are styrene rods glued in place and squished into shape with a wrench. The pickguard, pickups, and bridge were cut from electrical tape, and glued in place. I had planned to take pictures of the process and make a tutorial, but got distracted when I was tracing the pattern onto the sheet styrene I was making it out of. So you'll have to wait till I make something else for the scratch-built accessory tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 That looks great, Shamrock! I've been wanting to try my hand at crafting some custom accessories. Where did you get the styrene sheets/rods, and what thickness did you use? Thumbs up as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I remember Chuck saying in the past that Minimates alone aren't cost efficient enough to justify the cost of a license, so Mezzco's figures probably make it unlikely we'll see Pilgrim Minimates. I'd think the economics would be different for a comics property, but we sure haven't been flooded with indie comics Minimates.... The bass looks great, by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Thanks! Youbastards: You can find them at hobby stores, like ones that sell model trains and the like. They're usually on a rotating metal rack divided up by sheets, rods/tubes, and strips. The rods/tubes come in a handy multi-pack with varying sizes ranging from almost hair-thin to about pen sized, if you want to try them out. The rods I used for the tuning knobs were 3/64" The rods come in sizes that are perfect for Minimate hands (not sure which) though the ones in the multi pack that are about the right size are claw killers. I bought .030" or .75mm for the sheets. They're just about perfectly sized, around the thickness of a powerhouse chest. The sheets are also available with some different textures on them, I just used plain. My biggest inspiration for scratch building has come from reading propmaker's blogs like Volpin Props and Blind Squirrel. And you can expect to see more of them with my customs from now on. Edited November 15, 2010 by Shamrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Dude. Dude! DUDE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) DUDE! So, here's the last of my commissions for the year! Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock for Mr. BrobotC! Well, the Little Sister is designed like the one in Bioshock 2. Whatever. Some less fancy pics: The child-sized Minimate was made and supplied by BrobotC, who I've noticed can be a bit of a genius in part selection. I totally plan to steal his method for shrinking the normal Minimate. Here's a shot with a 2" for scale: Big Daddy is done entirely with extra pieces, there's a normal 2" Minimate with no hands, feet, or head under all that. Speaking of all that, here are the parts: Hulkbuster Iron Man chest-piece, crotch-piece, thigh-pieces, and left hand. All heavily modified DC Lobo boots. Heavily modified. Whiplash's upper arm bands, some sculpting. Everything else was sculpt and/or built from scratch. And there's something I missed....oh yeah, their eyes glow in the dark! Oh, and I've got a question. I post all my images directly into my posts with IMG tags, would people prefer I use the file uploading system? Edited November 20, 2010 by Shamrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 . . . there are no words . . . just . . . 'wow'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 just . . . 'wow'. Agreed. Incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Inbloodycredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Wow. Insanely good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrobotC Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I can only express how i feel in Emoticons! Im so glad to have these!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I'm not big on video game mates, and I've never played the Bioshock games, but these are un-frickin-believable! Brobot, you my friend are 1 lucky guy! Oh, and to quote TM2... DUDE!!! BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Brilliant. Just brilliant. The detail work, the scratch-built parts - just a wonderful Minimate. And I'm totally stealing the shorter Minimate idea as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 That is one of the coolest set of minimate customs I have ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj87 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Bioshock is a fantastic game, and I love those, lovely work can I ask about the glow in the dark paint... what product did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SErge Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I... am ... speechless...actually no i'm not OMG thats is the coolest freaking awesome super epic custom I have ever seen Dude Please let me know when your doing commissions again, I know what my next choice is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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