Cloth Minimate Capes!
Ever since I started making 12″ custom figures, I have been doing more work with fabric. Once I got more comfortable with the materials, I started thinking about using fabric with Minimates to see...
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22 Apr, 2012
Ever since I started making 12″ custom figures, I have been doing more work with fabric. Once I got more comfortable with the materials, I started thinking about using fabric with Minimates to see...
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31 Mar, 2012
After receiving some great suggestions from readers on my last post, Experimenting with Dyeing Minimates, I decided to continue the experiments. This time around, I used boiling hot water, liquid dye instead of powder,...
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21 Mar, 2012
I have wanted to experiment with dyeing Minimates for a long time now, probably ever since I saw Ivan’s Pantone display. I have been picking up different shades of dye for my 1/6 scale custom figures, so I decided it was time to try it out on Minimates. The dye I have been using is called Rit dye, and from what I have read online, it can be used to effectively dye plastic.
All / Customs / Decals / Non Front Page
28 Feb, 2012
We have a new decal contributor – jboogie! You can see some of his awesome decals on the Decals by jboogie page, including the Arnim Zola Red Skull chest pictured above. I also added...
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13 Jan, 2012
My friend Sean commissioned my largest customizing project ever: 80 minimates for his wedding back in November 2011. I just received some photos from the wedding photographer, and I thought I would make a...