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Take the Minimate Factory Poll and Win!

January 19, 2010 – 3:26 pm

I have a new contest for you all, but first I want to go back to our last contest for a minute, the Gruesome Ghosts Writing Contest. The 1st place winner was entitled to, among other prizes, a custom minimate of his choice. Pictured above is the custom chosen by Groundhog7s, none other than Stan [...]

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Learning the Art of Molding and Casting

November 27, 2009 – 1:12 pm

As you might have seen on my Facebook page, or over at the Minimate Multiverse, I am working on molding and casting a series of Minimate-sized dioramas. The first one is pictured above, and I will have at least 4 more dioramas ready to order in the next two weeks. This is a project I have had in the works for a few months, and most of that time was spent ironing out all of the kinks in the molding and casting process. I wanted to share part of that process with you today.

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My Visit to Aves Studio

September 3, 2009 – 12:56 pm

Aves Studio creates popular sculpting products like Apoxie Sculpt, Fixit Sculpt, and Critter Clay. They are one of the first companies I contacted as I was planning which products I would carry in my toy store. I got my first of many surprises when I found out that their base of operations was less than an hour away from me, just across the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. Instead of having my first shipment delivered, I decided to drive to Aves Studio in Hudson, Wisconsin and learn more about them.

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