Aethyr Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) I've taken my first tentative steps into modifying/creating/designing minimate figures. Everything is still in-process but they're far enough along to display and get feedback. (pic currently unavailable) The Seventh Doctor from Doctor Who. The purpose of this design was mainly for the chest block. The tie is missing the paisley design and the figure is missing hair and hat (mostly as I don't think I could do hair to save my life). The face is my first attempt to try to get an actor's likeness down (this was done with scaling a photo of McCoy's face in Photoshop scaling). (pic currently unavailable) Impulse from DC Comics. Again, I'm unsure of what to do with his hair and he's got huge hair. If and when this was to be translated into an actual figure, I've based the face grin of Robin's (from 2nd wave). To my mind the mask would be a heavily modified version of Blue Beetles with added hair and slip-over the head. The chest piece is missing muscle definition as well, as I'm somewhat stumped on this at the moment. This is a concept proof (and a way of getting myself used to painting over existing parts). The figure is Lauren Blackwell from Blackwell Unbound, which is an adventure game from Wadjet Eye Games. The face & torso are placeholders until proper decals can be adapted from the low-res sprites. Edited December 8, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Minimate Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Wow, I really like that Impulse! Yeah, it is missing muscle detail lines, but the face is spot-on! Maybe you could try making two masks - One out of Blue Beetle's and the second out of Booster Gold, considering the fact he has hair to-go, though I personally agree with you on modifying a Blue Beetle's mask. Oh, I haven't seen you around before. Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Welcome to the boards Aethyr! And nice concept art! Love the eye-popping colors on Impulse and it'd be great if the Seventh Doctor came with that pattern in miniature. It's cool how you're taking the methodical approach to scaling down the Minimate likenesses (plus you got the "Minimates have no noses" rule down pat ) Really looking forward to whatever you'll be doing next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the welcome and the comments. I've been working away on the Impulse design and have reached a point where I can call it finished. (pic currently unavailable) While I don't have the parts nor the skill (as of yet) to physically realize this design, I feel the following recipe would work: - The face & chest block would be decals. - If possible the legs forearms would be decals, otherwise paint might be the only other option. - The easiest way to get the gloves would probably be to find a pair of red hands and simply paint the flesh area. Otherwise you're having to reverse the painting process which would require flesh hands & the appropriate shade of red paint. - For the hair, I'd say the series 7 Nightwing hair would work best. It would need to be bulked up a bit (Impulse has huge hair) and then painted to as close to a chestnut shade as possible. - As previously stated, the goggles would probably come from a heavily modified Blue Beetles. These would then need to be attached a hair piece (modified Nightwing - see above) If anyone wants to give this a shot or create decals from this design (or any others that I come up with for that matter), feel free. Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) This relates to the previously shown Impulse design. I've taken a stab at making decals from the design, the results of which are: (pic currently unavailable) New designs this round are - Slobo, from Young Justice I'd initially thought that the Wonder Twins would be relatively obscure and an easy costume design. While looking for reference photos for eye colour, I discovered they'd already been done. As I'd already done a significant amount of work on the two, I decided to do two things. First, I finished the designs. Apart from the chest emblem, the costumes are identical, which is why the body/leg pieces are split between the two twins. Zan, from Superfriends Zayna, from Superfriends Secondly, I made designs based upon their appearance in the Young Justice comic. Zan, from Young Justice Zayna, from Young Justice Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 those are some sweet designs. after Mattel's Wonder Twins figs. I've been contemplating minimates of them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Man, I would love some Wonder Twins Minimates. Those look great! But where's Gleek?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I like the look of that Impulse design, I wouldn't have minded at all having that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Very impressive designs on Impulse and both versions of the Wonder Twins. Will they have a Gleek accessory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) I hadn't planned on designing a Gleek, especially since there's one displayed on "Boyd's Mnimate Customs" website. I suppose I could do one if there's enough interest in seeing another design of the character. Edited September 14, 2009 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) With Arrowette complete, I just have to draw up Secret and Empress and I'm essentially done the Young Justice line-up. If there aren't versions of Wonder Girl, Superboy & Robin as they appeared in YJ, then I'll be 4-5 characters away from finishing the YJ team. Arrowette, from Young Justice (pic currently unavailable) I've finished the the design of the seventh Doctor. This design covers his two BBC outfits. I'll be working on the outfit he wore in the TVM at some point in the future. The seventh Doctor (updated with slipper feet) (pic currently unavailable) Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Latest designs are: Secret (pic currently unavailable) If/when built, a clear or semi-clear plastic minimate body would be ideal. Empress (pic currently unavailable) With Secret & Empress drawn, I'm considering the YJ lineup finished, apart from one thing. I have not done a YJ-era version of Wonder Girl or Superboy as I'm unsure if someone's already created a YJ version of either of these characters. If there isn't a YJ version, then I'll do them up to complete the set. The question is: what versions of these two would people prefer: early outfits or the later outfits. If anyone could let me know if if a YJ-version of Wonder Girl or Superboy exists or not that would be most helpful. Also, A variant of the Seventh Doctor. Seventh Doctor (96 TV Movie) (updated with slipper feet) Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 If anyone could let me know if if a YJ-version of Wonder Girl or Superboy exists or not that would be most helpful. Well, I made this Superboy a while back and I believe that Bobafett made the later costume for Wondergirl By the way, your stuff is great, man! Seriously considering stealing some of those designs, if that's ok with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Minimate Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Woah! That's a lot of designs! I really like your both your Wonder Twins. Going all the way back to Impulse, I think you can just slice off the top of the mask and put on the hair normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Well, I made this Superboy a while back <pic cut> and I believe that Bobafett made the later costume for Wondergirl By the way, your stuff is great, man! Seriously considering stealing some of those designs, if that's ok with you Thanks for the kind comments. Glantern- good to know, thanks. Good to see the entire team's been covered in one form or another. As for the designs, that's why I've posted them. If you or anyone wants to realize any of the designs I've done/will be doing in plastic form, please go ahead. I'd be most interested in seeing how they turn out. I'd just appreciate a "based upon" credit or something. Cap Minimate - An interesting idea. It might work if the hair piece could be somehow "locked" with the side ear wings of the mask. At the moment I can only speculate on how to do it as I lack any Blue Beetle figs (which are about as easy to find as hens teeth). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) Before I display any new designs, I thought I'd best complete the last step of what I've already done. Thus: decals. Jayna, Superfriends (pic currently unavailable) This should be fairly easy to make. Apart from painting the pieces to match the decals, the only thing that needs to be created is the belt. The hairpiece from a Spock minimate could serve well as a base for the hair - at least you don't have to sculpt pointed ears. I've provided two versions of the chest block, the right one is blank so anyone who wants to use the collar from a Deadman minimate can do so. Jayna, Young Justice (pic currently unavailable) Apart from painting, the hairpiece would be the only thing that would need to be created. Seventh Doctor (pic currently unavailable) A jacket, hair or hair with hat (depending which you'd prefer) would need to be found & modified. The legs would probably need to be painted. Seventh Doctor, 1996 TVM (pic currently unavailable) A jacket, hair or hair with hat (depending which you'd prefer) would need to be found & modified. The legs would probably need to be painted. Zan, Superfriends (pic currently unavailable) Like the Jayna design, pretty much a simple matter of painting & creating the belt. Again, Spock's hairpiece would work well. I've provided two versions of the chest block, the right one is blank so anyone who wants to use the collar from a Deadman minimate can do so. Zan, Young Justice (pic currently unavailable) Paint to match & done. <img src="http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Slobo (pic currently unavailable) Technically, the chest block should be the striped t-shirt, but I'd finished the shirt w/ vest before I remembered the vest should be a separate piece. So I've provided the option of either having the vest as a separate piece or simply part of the chest block. The rest of the figure would need to be painted and a belt created. Arrowette (pic currently unavailable) Apart from painting, the skirt, quiver, bow, & hair would need to be created/modified. Secret (pic currently unavailable) The hair & coat would need creating/modifying. The figure would probably look best in clear/semi-clear plastic if possible. (pic currently unavailable) The belt and vest would most likely need to be created/modified. I figure the pony-tail would be the trickiest part to create given the volume of the hair and the connecting piece would be (I think) a weak point. Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) Spoiler (pic currently unavailable) Specter's cape & cowl work best for this design, the rest is paint & decals. There might be a belt from another figure that would serve, otherwise it would have to be painted. Max Mercury (pic currently unavailable) Apart from the collar/upper chest piece from a Deadman figure, Max can be created with a chest decal & paint. Given the relative ease of the two above designs, one of them will most likely be used for my first attempt in creating a physical minimate. Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) I thought I was going to move away from DC characters design for a bit, but when I saw Nightwing the compulsion to make a design was too great to ignore. Thus, here he is in his first outfit: (pic currently unavailable) A headless from the Ultima series of PC role-playing games. (pic currently unavailable) The Ultima headless realized in minimate form. Removed the head peg, repainted the whole figure to get a matching skin tone & used a ultra fine sharpie on the chest block. The headless became my first actual design to be realized in minimate form because a)the design is extremely simple and easy to do, and <img src="http://www.minimatemultiverse.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> the leg joint snapped in half on a minimate moments I took it out of the packaging. With a figure suddenly becoming parts, it seems as good an opportunity to make one of the designs a reality. Comments, as always, are greatly appreciated. Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Is it bad that I giggled at the Headless design? Grest set of updates! I know that Ultima design might also come in handy as a black customizer template, and the detail on Disco Nightwing is just incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I agree with NR that Nightwing design is really good and I would have liked that as an official Minimate. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I third that Nightwing is great,it looks like somthing they would put out for sure very official looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Klaus Nomi, the German countertenor (pic currently unavailable) Mercury, a character from the DC/Marvel Amalgam universe. Basically just an Impulse repaint with different hair. (pic currently unavailable) Fawkes, from Fallout 3. I did this design after starting on the physical minimate. (pic currently unavailable) I started Fawkes without a design first, using screenshots as a guide. Probably not the best way to do it, but the creative impulse took hold. I used a 2.5 Kilowog as the base, removed the ears, sanded lightly and started painting. More of a proof of concept, but this is the result: For height comparison purposes. The Vault suit is a quick photoshop edit. Edited February 7, 2012 by Aethyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I briefly had to Google Klaus Nomi, and I'm guessing Mercury is an amalgam of Quicksilver and... somebody, but Fawkes turned out real nice for a "rough draft", I think In any case, nice set of updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethyr Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Man-at-Arms from Masters of the Universe. A template to aid in creating MOTU characters. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/460570...8d940ec1c_o.png Sulu as he appeared in the Where No Man has Gone Before. Just a matter of taking a Sulu and head/hand swapping it onto a "The Cage" Spock. Picture was a too dark so I had to adjust in Photoshop, which is why the background is a bit wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Awesome Man at Arms design dude! Will we be seeing a Moustached variant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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