Nervous Rex Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Sweet chim chiminy, cold corn in the morning!!! that is a piece of art my man. great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Ivan, I LOVE YOU. You've found my one true weakness; transparent minimates. I love all of them, and am SO jealous. Hehe, luckily my LCS just moved into a bigger store and was able to put out A LOT of LOTR 'mates he had in the back. 1/4 of them are Twilight Frodos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 I really like your display cabinet and wondered if you'd also take some pix of non translucent mini's in there? I'm thinking this might be a great way to display a bunch of Iron Man minimates. Certainly. Here's one with ambient light and one with only the stands lit. (Clickably enlargable) I think it can work with regular Minimates, but it might be difficult to get the heads lit right. Thanks for all the kind words everyone. I'm glad you all think it is as cool as I do. As for cost, parts and supplies were probably right around $200. I can't even guess the amount of time put into it though. I was able to catch up on a lot of DVD viewing during the tampo-removal and wiring phases. Thankfully I only released the magic smoke once. Additionally, I'm glad I didn't screw up the Pantone information in my post. My knowledge of printing is virtually non-existent and I just had to hope wikipedia wasn't lying to me again. (Damn disinformation on the increasing elephant population in Africa!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Absolutely fantastic stuff Ivan. Beautiful work. I've wondered about Rit dye and minimates for a while now. Did you put them in the microwave or did you use another technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Certainly. Here's one with ambient light and one with only the stands lit. (Clickably enlargable) ... I think it can work with regular Minimates, but it might be difficult to get the heads lit right. Hmmm perhaps turning the whole thing upside down? and having te lights shine Down onto the mates instead of uplighting them? Thanks for That Ivan, looks awesome and perhaps a project I will look at copying in some way or form. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hail Ivan! Fantastic piece of work fella. Have you thought about using those colour changing LED's at all? My kids got some waterproof lights that float in the bath and cycle through white blue red and green. I reckon that would look pretty amazing on your set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skull buster Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 good god man!!! that is the single coolest thing ever!!! i would defiantly consider experimenting with changing LED's like rad suggested. that really is an amazing piece of art work, you really out did your self. great job all around, god i wish i had more time on my hands to make something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 I've wondered about Rit dye and minimates for a while now. Did you put them in the microwave or did you use another technique? No, I just used the stove-top method and tried to keep the water just below boiling. I picked up an old pot at a local thrift store because I didn't want to risk damaging of my pots or ingesting the dye. I also found a nice holder that I can fit a deconstructed Minimate into. Who knows what it is originally used for, but it's fun to play with. Fantastic piece of work fella. Have you thought about using those colour changing LED's at all? I hadn't until you mentioned them. Of course, I had a couple of these color changing eggs lying around (who doesn't?), and after a few minutes of deconstruction, I was able to get down to the bare LED. My last clear Minimate has no hands and two broken legs, but since he balances well I called him back into active duty. is rather dull, so I spruced up the soundtrack. It would be hard to work these LEDs into the current display, but maybe a smaller one with four or five stands might be feasible. This might work well with plain white Minimates instead of transparent too. Just what I need right now, another project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Fantastic piece of work fella. Have you thought about using those colour changing LED's at all? I hadn't until you mentioned them. Of course, I had a couple of these color changing eggs lying around (who doesn't?), and after a few minutes of deconstruction, I was able to get down to the bare LED. My last clear Minimate has no hands and two broken legs, but since he balances well I called him back into active duty. is rather dull, so I spruced up the soundtrack. It would be hard to work these LEDs into the current display, but maybe a smaller one with four or five stands might be feasible. This might work well with plain white Minimates instead of transparent too. Just what I need right now, another project. Hah! I'm glad I've inspired you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Oooh... a Pantone set of white blanks sounds neat! You should probably do a sort-of mono version (black, white, and all the greys --- or is it "grays"? --- in between) too. As for this thing... I also found a nice holder that I can fit a deconstructed Minimate into. Who knows what it is originally used for, but it's fun to play with. That looks like something you use for making tea (for filtering the tea-leaves probably), but it certainly does look like an awesome Minimate torture device! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 First of all Ivan this is brilliant stuff....especially the colour changing eggs . We have those in the UK but ours are simply brown ,white or speckled. The picture of Kirk comes from episode 6 in Star Trek Series 2 ......."Strainer in a Strain Land" which borrows the plot from the Hitchcock classic "Strainers on a Strain". I'm sorry but I've been under a lot of strain myself. http://cgi.ebay.com/stainless-steel-TEA-IN...1QQcmdZViewItem We just use tea-bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Just a tea strainer, huh? I thought it was something more exotic. Like a golf ball sharpener, a walnut liquifier, or a babyfist amplifier. Heh heh, tea-bag. **Off to see if www.babyfistamplifier.com is taken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 In that pic with the regular minis, Mark 2 IM looks almost clear! Awesome looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patox Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I was doing a search for suitable stands/bases for minimates and I ran across your Pantone project. Like everyone else, who posted, it's awesome work. I'm wondering if the LEDs get hot? Would it cause any warpage or discoloration of the Minimate plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 How did I miss this before? This is awesome and I love you for doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I was doing a search for suitable stands/bases for minimates and I ran across your Pantone project. Like everyone else, who posted, it's awesome work. I'm wondering if the LEDs get hot? Would it cause any warpage or discoloration of the Minimate plastic? Thanks. I haven't noticed any issues. These are fairly low powered LEDs, they're not Luxeons or anything so they really no heat to speak of. I have done Minimate heat experiments in the past and can say for certain that the plastic doesn't respond well to high heat environments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hey, Ivan, can i ask something?? How bright would you say these would be from above; maybe 5 inches above a Minimate?? And how much would 5 cost?? I'm really considering making a "D'anna Meeting the Final Five" display, and a very professional-looking one at that, and coming back to this thread made me consider your lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Well I am glad to have come across this thread! Ivan that is the greatest custom display I have ever seen. Simple yet complex and oh so beautiful! Twisted Two Face your final five idea is awesome I encourage you to move forward with that becaue I would love to see what you create. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Careful on potential BSG spoilers, I'm still waiting on the last half-season. I picked up the lighting fixtures at Big Lots, I think they were around $10 or $12 a piece. I'm not sure these would work for opaque Minimates though. They're bright enough in standard room lighting, but the LEDs are very directional. The light isn't diffused and you'll get some strong shadows. The translucent 'mates look good because the light gets inside and bounces all around and lights up the whole figure. With a standard 'mate, you only get light where the LED is pointing. If you have any electronics experience, you might try wiring up your own display using bare LED and resistor components. That way you can control where the light goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Just seeing this for the first time as well. Way to go Ivan! That is very impressive. Maybe DST will take a cue from your creation and make an official one (probably not). Anyways, I love your pantone creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquis de Carabas Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 yeah, that is just plain AMAZING man, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Oh My God...... My wildest dreams come true, the sheer amount of clear mates alone is breathtaking!!!! That's a beautiful piece of work there! Edited July 5, 2009 by jcastick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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