Custom Minimate Resources
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1 Mar, 2014
I have been using Citadel paints regularly for the last 4 years or so. A few months ago I had a friend recommend Vallejo paints to me. I hadn’t heard of this brand before, so I checked into it, and … I picked up a starter set of 12 colors, and I have been using them on all of my recent Minimate customs. The Vallejo paints are a different experience than Citadel, and both paints have their pros and cons.
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7 Jul, 2013
A few weeks ago I posted about finding a source for a new customizing tool – color plastic cards. I ordered a full range of colors, and they have arrived! Opaque Colors The opaque...
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30 Jun, 2013
As you probably know, I use a lot of vinyl stickers on my customs. I have templates pre-made for standard Minimate parts (which you can find here), but what about custom made parts? Or...
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4 Jun, 2013
Over the past few years I have had to make a lot of Minimate shoulder straps, pieces of armor, knee pads, and skirts. Usually a piece of thin plastic works much better for these...
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3 Jul, 2012
After a long hiatus (due to opening the new toy store), I am back with a big update to my Minimates display. The last time I made a major change to my shelves was in 2009 when I added tiered Lego stands nested 4 levels deep. You can read about that project and see a video here. But even though I was happy with the structure of the display, I was always bothered by the lighting.
My shelves wrap around a corner in my home office just above my wife’s piano. The main light source in the room is pretty far away, and much of my shelves were in shadow, especially in the evening. As early as 2010 I have been planning to add LED lights underneath the shelves to help with this problem. I was finally able to set aside the time and the money for this project last week.
