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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Making Removable helmets
« on: June 12, 2006, 01:42 PM »
Ahhhhh, a 2-part mold. Thank you sir!
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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Making Removable helmets
« on: June 12, 2006, 11:57 AM »
Hey Glass, thanks for posting it again, but I've been having a problem removing the helmets from the mold in the second process, where you make a mold of a hollowed helmet.
The rubber that goes inside the helmet always fills it out too much, and when I try to de-mold, it rips the bottom out of the mold, taking the rubber-filled helmet with it, and ruining the mold. If this makes any sense, do you have any ideas?
The rubber that goes inside the helmet always fills it out too much, and when I try to de-mold, it rips the bottom out of the mold, taking the rubber-filled helmet with it, and ruining the mold. If this makes any sense, do you have any ideas?
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: D_N's Customs- Big Update Sat. 6/10/06- PIC HEAVY
« on: June 12, 2006, 11:48 AM »
Be careful when DD starts referring to striking his fancy.......
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Customs by Darth Delicious- Back from the dead...
« on: June 11, 2006, 12:19 PM »
About ******* time.
Mando looks great. I do like his visor.
Mando looks great. I do like his visor.
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Customs Community and Group Projects / Re: A funny thing happened to me on my way to the forum.
« on: June 8, 2006, 07:50 PM »
These reps have very little sway with the decision makers at Hasbro. In most cases, their primary focus is supply management and display for the stores/region they're over. We could dream though.
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Star Wars Dioramas and Displays / Re: DarthMac Tantive IV
« on: June 2, 2006, 03:14 PM »
Wow. Did you use a vacuum forming machine to duplicate the pieces?
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: What's cook'n? - Microman Scorch wip
« on: May 25, 2006, 10:55 PM »
Depends on how big your "part" is, you naughty boy...
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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Casting Questions
« on: May 25, 2006, 10:52 PM »
Never used food coloring myself, but Micro-mark has a set of 7 pigments for 33 dollars + shipping. That or buy individual colors for $6.30 + shipping. I've used the blue, and it works great. It only takes a tiny bit to achieve a solid color, so it lasts a while.
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: CommanderKorbra's Customs, WIP M-LA-HA-TT Page 7
« on: May 24, 2006, 06:49 PM »
Whew! I was worried that you'd use that table to paint on! I can sleep now. 
I like the lightsaber count, but it should probably be a bit smaller, and under the cockpit canopy edge, on the side, similar to where fighter aces post their kill count.
The large Mando skull looks great, but I'm not so sure the Mandalorians would advertise so openly. Same goes for the writing on the side about beating Jedi ass, and the T visor. Unless it's an Air Mando "Anywhere-but-the-outer-rim-for-299-credits!" transport, it just seems a little over the top to me. If you were to write anything on it, I think limiting it to a much smaller word or two, in Aurebesch would look better in my opinion.
I like the lightsaber count, but it should probably be a bit smaller, and under the cockpit canopy edge, on the side, similar to where fighter aces post their kill count.
The large Mando skull looks great, but I'm not so sure the Mandalorians would advertise so openly. Same goes for the writing on the side about beating Jedi ass, and the T visor. Unless it's an Air Mando "Anywhere-but-the-outer-rim-for-299-credits!" transport, it just seems a little over the top to me. If you were to write anything on it, I think limiting it to a much smaller word or two, in Aurebesch would look better in my opinion.
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Customs Community and Group Projects / Re: Birthday gifts for a customizer
« on: May 23, 2006, 08:22 AM »
If you're into molding and casting parts, you can never have enough of the following:
Baby Powder
Vaseline
Rubber Gloves
Small Paper Cups
Soft, "tickling" paint brush (to get the powder in crevasses of course!)
Paper Towels
Magazines to read while waiting for molds and plastics to cure
This is also a great starter kit for a sperm domation clinic. Not that I'd know anything about that.....
Baby Powder
Vaseline
Rubber Gloves
Small Paper Cups
Soft, "tickling" paint brush (to get the powder in crevasses of course!)
Paper Towels
Magazines to read while waiting for molds and plastics to cure
This is also a great starter kit for a sperm domation clinic. Not that I'd know anything about that.....
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Roton's Customs
« on: May 22, 2006, 09:02 PM »
Oh how I hate posts like this.....just don't post until you have the damn pics. It's not like we'll be chomping at the bit or anything.
/rant
/rant
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: What's cook'n? - Microman Scorch wip
« on: May 21, 2006, 03:48 AM »
Instead of priming parts after casting, you should try some of the pigments that Micro-mark offers. I got the blue and the cast parts look much nicer than the funky amber color. It only takes a tiny bit mixed in to achieve a solid color.
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: What's cook'n? - wip
« on: May 18, 2006, 05:28 PM »Quote
My mom does that and its the most disgusting thing in the world.
Amen! My mom, and all of my female in-laws do that, and it never gets eaten.
You should get different pigment colors so you can have a Gummy Bear Microman Republic Commando squad!
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: What's cook'n? - wip
« on: May 18, 2006, 09:24 AM »
If that's Scorch Jello, you're forgetting the all-important carrot shavings on top.
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Gregorbian's Customs - UPDATE 05/11/06
« on: May 11, 2006, 03:07 PM »
Good stuff Gorb. I really like that Jango bust-up.