Liney's Designs & Customs - 3d modelling Alkhema and Arex

[Liney]

I can give it a shot, no promise the colours will match though.

[Matty-lad]

I can give it a shot, no promise the colours will match though.

I really appreciate it. Thank you so much.

Matty-lad

[Liney]

Got around to getting a few things finished over Christmas and between changing jobs. Most of which can be found in the decal thread.

After fixing up Kabuki last year I read up on the character, and the others form her book. Eventually I want to try designing all of them, but I started with Scarab.

Scarab/Keiko - Considered the secondary character of the series, the codename "Scarab" was given to her because it is her duty to clean up the scenes left by the other Noh assassins, very much like the scarab beetle. Initially a street orphan alongside close friend Seiko, she encountered a young motorcycle hooligan named Yukio and quickly fell for him. However Yukio's involvement with the Yakuza results in him and her friend Seiko being killed. Keiko was granted amnesty for her part by a government agent named Kenji in exchange for the infiltration of various underworld social groups. Alongside this she was also given combat and weaponry training, ultimately leading to her placement as a Noh assassin. Following Kabuki's betrayal, she and fellow agent Tigerlilly inadvertently form a deep friendship whilst in pursuit. Her Noh costume is a spiked, dominatrix-like bodysuit based on one of Yukio's drawings, and her mask bears a swirling insect-like pattern. (credit to wikipedia)

She still colouring, and a hairpiece, but I figure I would just mod an existing piece like movie Maria Hill or sculpt one entirely. I'll be adding the decals to the decal thread as I do them.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Liney

[Captain Paco]

Liney, I hope it is okay but I really liked your Star Trek Salt Vampire decals. I printed off a set for a protoype figure I am hoping to make.

I appreciate your talent in the decals. If I can get the right look I am after I will print off a set on quality stock for application. I will post the final product and give you credit in my posting.

Thank you for your decal designs.

[Liney]

Thats fine, glad you liked them, I wouldn't make and post them if I didn't want people to use them. Hope they work out for you!

[Liney]

Copied across from my other thread to keep the board tidy

 

I was wandering if I could get some answers/opinions on some colours.

 

 

 

 

 

People like Zemo, Titania and Machine Man. In older comics they are clearly a pink/magenta colour, much like Gambit. However a lot of other sources clearly show them as purple, a quick google of Machine demonstrates this.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm currently trying to make Machine Man, so I bought some cheap issues of MM from the 80's and he's pink, in fact he's the perfect match for Citadel Miniatures 'Pink Horror' paint.So I adjusted my decal to this colour and it looks really off to me.

 

 

 

 

 

So I thought I would use 'Screamer Pink' as its more purple, which matches my idea of MM better. But is less accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

Which colour looks better to you guys/gals?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing with paint today, left to right: Screamer Pink, Screamer Pink with Pink Horror over it, Pink Horror and then Parma Purple on the second pic, and Tamiya x-16 which is the purple on the thigh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst the general opinion was Screamer Pink was best in person it dried a very dark maroon so I went with Parma Purple.

 

 

My next issue was his belt, my original decal was too cluttered when I did a test print so I came up with two alternatives, remove some of the line or split it over the chest and waist piece. I'm leaning towards the plainer belt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry for all the questions, I'm a little OCD about getting things right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 13 by Liney

[bilbofett]

Third one looks good. can't wait to see the finished product.

[Liney]

While I wait for my decal paper to arrive so I can finish up Machine Man I started work on another custom.

The skirt piece doesn't want to take paint very well, it just rubs right off, any tips on how to remedy this?

[THE_CRIPPLER]

Try washing it with warm soapy water before painting. I know that mold release residue can have that effect when trying to paint. If that doesn't work try using primer on it first. That always does the trick for me.

[bilbofett]

yeah a primer coat is what I was gonna say. basic white or a gray for darker colors. spray it on light and even like the clear coat at the end.

[Liney]

Thanks guys, I did what you suggested and the paint took much better, still needed a few coats though.

[Liney]

Yet another WIP to add, I swear at some point I will get them finished, most of them are just waiting for decals to be printed and applied...

Bonus points if you can work out the hairpiece!

I also did a quick mock up of what the decals would look like on her, not keen on the face and not sure whether she needs the boob cross thing to be a different shade of silver.

[Kostisfire]

The hairpiece looks like the Lady Loki one but sanded and sculpted a bit, but I could be wrong. As for the decals, I think they're great and don't really need any touch-ups.

Edited September 1, 2014 by Kostisfire

[Liney]

Thanks Kostisfire. It is indeed! Horns sliced off and sanded within an inch of its life as it made her too tall.

Still got more sanding to do too

Need to adjust her eyes as the sculpted nose cover thing is a bit wider than I wanted.

[Hawkeye's Junk]

looks good Liney! Are the decals waterslide?

[Liney]

Thanks, yup clear water slide paper to keep her looking metallic. Possibly a bit work with a sharpie on the arms and hair.

[TENIME_art]

Your decal designs are amazing, but you might want to tweek the boob shine, because it's looking like nipples...

[Liney]

Haha I didn't even realise that until you pointed it out! Now I can't stop seeing it.

Mock Up V2

Tweaked face and chest - better or worse?

[Liney]

10 pages in and I have finally got around to making an actual custom or two!

Been working on printing decals, some have worked better than others. So some might get printed on vinyl as its less fiddly to use.

So here's another WIP of my Noh Assassins from Kabuki and an update on Machine Man.

 

To try out my decal paper I updated Storm again, improving and replacing the old vinyl stickers. Decided at the last moment to not update her face as I think it suits her classic look better than the newer Storm faces.

 

Magdalena got a new, much needed, chest decal.

 

And finally what I consider my first proper custom: Jocasta

Heavily sanded down then resculped Lady Loki hair, silver paint and many decals. Very pleased with how she came out. Might keep tweaking the lines on her hair though.

 

Edited February 11 by Liney

[hellpop]

Jocasta looks great. Well, they all do, but I know she's the one you really put your heart into.

[TENIME_art]

Jocasta looks perfect! (Though, part of me didn't hate the "nipples" version, LOL...)

[bzorio]

Jocasta is your masterpiece! And I'm looking forward to see Machine Man completed.

[Liney]

Thanks guys. Yeah, I did put a bit more effort into Jocasta. Machine Man is next on my list to finish.

[Liney]

Been doing some more work in some customs, some has been restarted due to mishaps, peeling decals or broken parts. Still got a few stickers/decals to add and paint to tidy up.

Noh Assassins

 

 

Machine Man WIP

 

Edited February 11 by Liney

[Liney]

11 years later, and dusting this thread off!

Working on Ruk. He's mostly Battlestar Galactica Leader, but with a custom 4mm waist riser and a cast of some Frankenstein feet.

Would like to make him taller and bulkier, but his robe already looks a bit short now. Debating giving him some puffy upper arms, and Mariko's sleeves to beef his arms up too.

I might eventually scratch build him a new robe from styrene with a longer skirt and wider shoulders.

Still deciding how to do his longer head 🤔