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I did post this WIP in the Thread about Toys already. Made the barrel articulation, it locks in 3 positions. Haven't done much since then, instead of focusing on the turret, next week I'm gonna print few parts of the main hull. Want to finally see how big it really is in comparison to figs. Tank is in 1/12 scale.

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>>11716679
I was curious how 3D sculpting works, tried it for the first time, and damn, I need to replace my tablet. Buttons on the pen are not working so I could not rotate the camera in a more convinient way. So the process was pretty clunky, but I'm happy with the result, it's doable. Far in the future, I want to do my own collection of 1/24 - 1/18 scale Metal Slug action figures. YoloPark is doing something close to what I want to do, but I'm not a big fan of their sculpts.

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Wanted to make a cartoony Judge Dredd. So combined these two. Think it gives it a bit more character

>>11716590
>that Diablo custom
Still one of my favorites customs I've ever seen. Every time I see it I am reminded a modern Primal Rage toyline would be amazing.

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Just finished with the head and alt faceplates of my customer’s commissioned OC I’m working on. Got his okay for how the models look and now I can proceed to add sculpted lewd clothes to his waifu (sexy barely-dressed maid-knight).

>>11717318
Look in the bottom right of the OP pic, I think the same anon made the Blizzard out of the Neca King Kong.

>>11716749
Turned out excellent!

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Planning on making a cheap SS BBM Wheeljack I have into Greenlight, did a quick 10 minute edit of one of Mavs' generic fembot heads into her noggin. Need to design some replacement wheels as one of them broke during the disassembly process too, whoops!

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>>11716749
That looks so cool! Here's my attempt at something similar. I used the old Marvel legends and tried to put his parts onto a more buffer base body. Head is a 3d print. It's not as good as yours. Pretty much looks like a custom where yours looks like a genuine product and that's like the highest compliment one can have on a custom board. Do you mind telling us a bit more about it? What's the base body? How did you do those perfect looking badge and chain?

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>>11717537
>>11717425
Thanks bros.
>base body?
It's the soldier toy on the right in that pic.
2015 Lanard Toys Elite Oculus
>badge and chain?
All the parts including the helmet and kneepads are taken from the figure on the left in that pic.
!999 Re-Action Judge Dredd Mega Action Figure

>>11717537
NTA but I think a leaner base would have worked better. Say Winter Soldier Captain America or the new Agent Venom?

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Still modeling the head, have to touch up the gold again and have to design decals for the designs on the jacket. Really like this shade of blue

>>11717590
In hindsight, yes. I was too preoccupied with him being too skinny in the original form and I guess I went overboard...

>>11717567
Oh, okay. I thought that badge was molded on and not removable. I never handled that vintage Dredd figure, but it sure is a good source for parts! Also I didn't know this line from lanard but it's generally not a line I'm really familiar with. I thought it was one of those extreme era GI Joe's or maybe a Small Soldier figure.

>>11717605
I never had no clue what that figure was either. Small Soldiers was the aesthetic I was looking for but at some point came across this one that fits the scale and look better for what I was going for

>>11717603
No worries man, it's still a decent effort. Nothing says you cant give it another go.

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It's Magic the Gathering Sliver time!

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Here's the base WIP. A lot of figures died to make this Metallic Sliver.

>>11718252
>>11718253
>>11718254
I know nothing about MTG but that's sick as fuck. Nice work.

>>11717602
Wouldn't have thought of doing that for a custom Vergil but not bad using Aoshi there.

>>11718252
>>11718253
Excellent

>>11718254
Reminds me of Giger’s Necronom IV.

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Trying to do a custom figure of Uncle Ben's killer, does anyone know of a figure with a head that's got this style hat? Or somewhere to get a 1:12 scale flat cap like it?

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>>11718449
Initially I was going to look for something else and do a cloth coat, but I thought it would look bad unless it were tight on the figure which I worried would limit articulation. I bought a 2nd Aoshi to do Dante but that's going to be a lot more work, I'm 3d printing custom forearms for rolled up sleeves, a harness with holsters for E&I, and some miscellaneous belts and buckles for his legs and chest

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I have far too many projects as is but I'm starting another one. Retro-style RT "beaky" Space Marine, roughly to scale with 1/18 (emphasis mine "roughly" as the idea is very much "what if Hasbro or whoever made 40K action figures around the time of Rogue Trader, so proportions and such will be funky on purpose). Should have similar articulation to a classic Joe, so not ultra poseable but not 5POA either.

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>>11718747
Also backpack, made by blocking in around a scan of an actual RTB01 Marine power pack.

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>>11718413
This lil' guy

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Guys I fucked up, I tried to get rid of the loose joints so I applied glue, but my retarded ass forgot to move it long enough and now it's frozen stiff.
Is there a way to get it to move again or am I fucked?

>>11719810
kek

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>>11716590
>make great custom-fodder
I have a bunch of cheap auction wins (I mean like $4 per body cheap) for complete bodies, but they all have the same hair. A toy reviewer does head swaps when he finishes up the review, and he did some where he had removed and replaced the hair. I have the same figure 4x in one lot and 1-2 of those heads are fine but I'd like to swap hair on the other two, and I do have other heads. I have some He-Man head fodder for example and would swap some dark hair for his blond on the two heads.
Anyone want to point me to a good text or video about this? I assume it involves dropping the head in hot water but I want to know things like how long, how carefully and what tools to pry off the hair from the 'skull' - what kind of prep you need to do to the skull before you try to replace the hair, etc. etc.
Thanks!

>>11719810
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but hitting it with a hairdryer’s hot air or boiling water should weaken the glue a enough to CAREFULLY break the glued parts free.

>>11719132
Ah, pre-Exodus MtG. Really great job on that custom.

>>11720277
I tried it with boiling water and nothing, I'm so mad at myself

>>11720339
I say try acetone...Can melt the plastic and make it even worse. Never tried it for superglue tho so not entirely sure

>>11720422
I will, if not I will just look for a replacement foot sigh

>>11720277
>>11720339
You tried letting it sit in some water you boiled, AFTER you let the water cool down enough but not enough that you couldn't feel heat coming off it if you held your hand above the container it was in? And you didn't do something stupid like stick in the actual pan you boiled the water in, BTW?

Try a blow dryer. Borrow one if you have to. They usually have them at thrift stores but make sure you plug it in first so you don't take home even a cheap broken piece of plastic.

>>11720422
Acetone won't probably work on super glue, women glue fake nails on and they don't use super glue, if acetone took off glue, when they go to repaint or fix the paint job, the acetone could also take their nails off and I'm pretty sure they pay a fucking lot to get those put on.

Anon would need to use something stronger and would probably damage the foot.

>>11720428
Do you happen to have a hobby shop that specializes in r/c stuff? You may be able to get r/c fuel with nitromethane in it, which works on dissolving cyanoacrylate glue. Not sure if it'll be cheaper than replacing the foot, but it's an option.

>>11720530
Nope anon, unfortunately I don't

>>11720692
find yourself a small mom and pop type hardware store in your town and go there and ask them on a slow afternoon - don't tell them it's a fucking toy, tell them you were trying to repair something, bring the tube of superglue.

They might not sell what you need to fix it but a good competent OLDER male employee will likely know what you can find to use. Tell them its something that has something value to your child or wife and you don't want to ruin the original for them.

>>11717365
What resin do people use to print these

>>11720885
I don’t use resin. I outsource my prints to a site that can do SLS nylon. That’s how I’m able to print shit with complex geometry without a clusterfuck of supports.

>>11720850
I shall try

>>11720890
I assume the joints are printed in a different material?

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Same anon who did the dredd custom...Working on stylizing my Mafex Spidey's body

-Updated forearms, godsent from a dofferent fig!
-Made the lats bigger
-don't know how tf I'll do the armpit wings but he needs em
-Needs bigger boots to match the hands

>>11721158
The toybiz first appearance spidey had pit wings you could pilfer, although maybe you can find cobweb fabric online.

>>11719810
What part is stuck, the toe joint or inside the ankle? The toe joint can be fixed using a mini flathead screwdriver (they sell sets at the dollar tree, eyeglass repair kits too) and a hairdryer, heating and prying inside the glued area like a tiny chisel.

>>11719910
This will sound like my first reply above but here too you can use a hairdryer set on high and a mint flathead screwdriver, or a wooden spudgle (like a cuticle pusher) to pry the glue loose. Most hair is held on using superglue and will crack off after wiggling and paying for a bit. Work from the back so you don't risk damaging the face.
Use a Dremel tool with an engraved bit (looked like a bladed round ball) to remove the positioning strips inside the new hairpiece and smooth the top of the head down as well.

>>11721158
That looks great!! Armpit wings are easy, head to hobby lobby, Michaels, or Jo-Anns Fabrics and check their fabric costume section. Every one of them has a see-through lace spiderweb print where you can cut the inner web sections out to fit. If you can't find that you can always order a pair of Halloween spiderweb leggings and cut them up. To attach the fabric use a needle and thread, tying it around the inner shoulder joint, inside the lat joint, and finally near the elbow somewhere. You may need to drill a small hole and punch the head of a tiny push-pin in as an anchor against the ribcage and tie the string to that, then hammer it down flat. Delicate work

>>11720985
Nope. Mine are all the same material. I dabble in a few other materials like SLS TPE and TPU now and again for things that need to have different properties to them like flexibility. Typically I use a food-grade safe SLS nylon that is polished through a tumbler. The details it’s able to capture for 1/12 scale figures is pretty crisp, almost as good as some resins but with some give to it.

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>>11721275
Meant to post an example. All the sand material, printed on sprues similar to how gunpla is, snipped out and assembled.

>>11721258
>>11721249
thanks...im looking for non fabric options. if i could i would get those wings that came with ML Amazing Fantasy Spiderman but Im not buying a whole figure for it

>>11721258
>What part is stuck, the toe joint or inside the ankle?
Both, my retarded ass tried to stiffen the joint rotation but instead it became rock hard, neither of them move now.

>>11717365
The arms need to be bigger around and the knees need to have a smoother transition between the thighs and calves, it looks like a balloon animal.

>>11721352
This is a commission, the client’s OC is just proportioned that way. Also of note is that the final form of the commission will NOT be nude, just scantily-clad in sculpted NON-CASTOFF armor and clothing. I have however been given permission by the client to use a blank-head version if the nude model to sell on Cults3D. I plan to put it up after test-printing it from Sculpteo in SLS, but it’s going to be a bit costly to do so, which is why I’m waiting for my finances to recover from some major non-toy expenditures recently.

>>11721326
So you want permant hard wings, or something flexible? For hard wings go snag some clear UV resin and slightly wrinkle a plastic baggie. Using a thin nozzle 'draw' the wings on the baggie then cure it with an led nail lamp. Use a fine tip white or black paint pen and draw in the webbing. Or etch it using a Tamiya plastic scriber.

You can heat up clamshell packaging and draw the lines on it. Or you could just get some clear vinyl couch cover material so it's flexible. Garlic cloves come in white plastic netting if you wanna go that route.

>>11721331
Alright, the ball joint looks to be made of that polypropylene "unpaintable" plastic which resists super glue so there's still hope. Heat that sucker up with a hairdryer and start prying around the joints and working the plastic.if you absolutely can't fix it send it my way and I'll take a crack at it.

>>11721787
Aight I'll try

How do you draw eyes and other tiny details on a blank? Is there some kind of special pen or pencil I can use? Paint just feels more difficult to use

>>11722069
No need to go that route, anon. Waterside decals are all you need. Unless you’re doing very small eyes like one a realistic-type face or a 1/18th scale.

>>11722512
Where do you get photos of eyes to print onto the water slide decal paper

>>11723326
If it’s custom water slides you’re going for, you can buy online ‘blank’ water slide paper and print off your own home computer printer, then simply use a hobby knife to carefully cut out the decal to remove the excess white of the paper. If you get the transparent water slide paper instead you’ll need to make a painted-on splotch of white model paint for the sclera to be underneath the decal, since white-ink is not something regular ink printers do other than one singular model that is expensive as shit.

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Anyone know of a 1/12 action figure that's skinny and white (like #FFFFFF white)? I was looking at the Biblical Adventures base body, but I saw reviews saying even these base bodies are covered in paint that peels easily.

>>11723524
There are several. I bought a used West Coast Avenger Vision that I plan to take the head and bare feet off for a custom. He's not as white as you want and has, for example, what's probably supposed to be briefs or a trunk on, that looks more dirty white than the do gray but I was planning on making it all the same shade of white.

You could paint a GMAN or similar?

>>11723725
Yeah, I did see that Vision, but he's too muscular for my purposes. I'm looking for skinny.

>>11723725
Oh wait, I see the Vision you mean. That might work. I should scroll through Marvel Legends again and make sure I didn't miss anything.

>>11723745
There are also some Black Panther soldiers who are entirely white, and it's a nice bright white - but those are the same buck as the regular BP, and if you don't want muscular, that might not suit you.
You also need to swap out the feet and the head.

>>11723474
>print off your own home computer printer
I have a black and white only laser printer from Brother because I was tired of getting scammed by the printer ink industry, it's so over bros

Also do printed eyes exist for the Romankey Cowl or Crazy toys blank bodies or do they only work for flat anime faces like the SHF blanks

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I should've just dyed Vergil's coat, this red came out so nice so quickly and it spread into all the joints at the same pace
>>11724223
You're probably going to have to paint the eyes if the head you're using has eyes molded into the figure. If the head has smooth eyes like most anime figures and you don't have a color printer you can get generic eye decals off aliexpress, they're almost entirely in boring or cutesy anime styles though

>>11723827
Yeah, those are still a bit too muscular. I appreciate it though!

Maybe I could modify the torso of White Tiger to a more masculine frame.

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Can you harvest heads easily from Bandai Banpresto figures like PICREL? I found a link in the archive to a YouTube video but the guy either deleted his account or the video was taken down.

Wanted to see how much production it involved and what would be best to use besides hacking at the necks and ruining perfectly good x-actor blades?

Figured a box cutter might work but would also ruin that blade?

>>11724665
bro, pls read op before you cut yourself a thousand times
>-Invest in a rotary tool such as a dremel for sanding/sculpting, especially a flexible extension tip.
you can use this to cut figures up

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I always liked stuff from SUCKADELIC, so the millisecond I saw the WW2-looking Wolverine, I went to town with a JADA Creature from the Black Lagoon. HAD to.

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>>11718634
Was thinking Rudy, but seems they never made a proper figure of him, or in any other scale.

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>>11718634
Might work, if you whip out the ol' X-Acto knife.

>>11724665
Microwave a bowl of water until it's really hot, but not damaging to yourself, usually like 1 minute. Dip the figure you're going to cut into a few seconds.
Some are saying use dremel drills, but they're usually too thick, if you're just wanting a surgical separation of 2 halves... and if you do use a dremel, you also have to wear goggles. I've had ceramic cutting discs SHATTER, with the shards lodging into the wall in front of me, and thankfully not in the direction of my unprotected eye.

>>11724665
Get a soldering knife. They’re like $20 at craft stores like Hobby Lobby and Michael’s. Should cut right through, but make sure to wear a mask and have good ventilation. The fumes when the blade melts the plastic aren’t anything you should be breathing.

>>11724887
That looks awesome. Can you share more solo photos of the custom? Really all he needs is a touch up on the neck

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>>11718634
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>>11724952
Been on a spree to buy vanilla clean cut heads for a display with secret service agents, plus another for a morning news show like set.

Bought him loose, he has a baret that should work. Am sure I saw folks selling fodder of his cap or one like it. You'll have to paint over cobra or the entire thing.

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god damn its been a while since i saw this thread, ima dump what ive worked on, without the progress pics i guess.

I did a Spanish donkey for the dungeon set up

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>>11725321
this japanese panda ride, as seen on many anime shows.

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>>11725322
a big pot

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>>11725323
a crate, modular so you can change whats inside, ill stick to gold.

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>>11725226
>and have good ventilation.
That's my big problem. Apartment complex - new construction, so one window about the size of cabinet, in the living room and the one in the bedroom is the size of a say a 40-46" flat screen.

The Michael's nearest me is about 8 miles away on the freeway but the next time I go there, I'll see what they have, so thanks.

>>11725021
>you also have to wear goggles
Yeah, I should invest in those. Coincidentally, right where the Michael's I need to hit is, there's a Lowe so I know what one of my next Saturday's is going to be like! Thanks.

>>11725653
Godspeed on your figure cannibalizing, anon. Be sure to post the progress stages, curious to see what you do for base bodies.

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>>11723740
Coincidentally, the loose figure I bought arrived. He's definitely got vein definition in his muscles and if you want smooth, he won't work. There's also a Black Widow body but people tend to charge a fucking fortune because of the heads and probably the boobs. But you might find someone selling it headless.

Vision came with his head, I just am using him with a different head for my custom. You can also ask at the Marvel General but I find them very useless with questions.

>>11724239
how did you dye plastic?

>>11724665
Heat the neck up with a hair dryer, use a #2 xacto knife to remove the head and trim the neck closer to the chin. Use a Dremel tool with a round bladed engraved bit to hollow out under the neck and crate the hole where wrhw ball joint (or revo peg end) goes into.

>>11725979
Rit DyeMore will dye all unpaintable hard plastic/polypropylene, some abs plastic (becl careful of warping) and soft PVC plastics usually resist it. It's best to paint PVC and abs plastic. The only thing I'd use dye for is the hips/shoulder/elbow joints of transformers, tmnt weapons, and revoltech joints. Paint everything else.

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>>11723740
>looking for skinny
you'll need different upper torso, obviously

>>11725321
You need some fake candles dripping on the walls but some recessed light in there, kinda dark to see details

>>11725323
The big pot I like and if you actually made it or even just printed it, it does look nice. The fact that she's so happy just adds to it.

You need a salt and pepper set for one of the aliens to be holding, instead of weapons. She's happy. Why do they need weapons?

>>11725325
Crates and good look good. Where's the gold from? That reminds me that I either need to order paper bills from the Bald Billionaire or get off my pass and use my design degree to make up some of my own, and print them out.

>>11726976
thanks for the comments! the gold comes with the crate, its a modular system!
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2337317-modular-treasure-chest-gold-bars-coins-gems-set1