Cleve5sp's WIP & Finished Custom Figures

Here's another Nappa pic

I really appreciate your attention to detail and blending. I like that you have very distinct, clean lines.

Here's all three for size reference..I think I need to make Nappa a little bigger.  I used an Undertaker (not sure which brand) but I still need more articulation.Attachment Deleted

Looking on my computer now...

I like that you post big pics, I can't stand tiny pics of artwork . Make sure to host the images on your own photobucket or imgur or something else soon though, because I am going to have to delete all of DBF's attachments before July most likely (we're running out of room) and they will just *poof* vanish.

Are you using colored clay to make the flaps? Or are they painted? I notice that you must be making the colored portion of the flaps separate from the white outlining, and that's why your lines look so precise. It's an interesting way of doing it that I haven't thought of doing it before. But on Raditz, the alignment of the white on the flaps is kind of off.

I'm curious what you're using. I hope you aren't using polymer clay like Sculpey, because I used to use that, and after about 5 years, your custom starts cracking and looking like poo. I think if you look at my finished customs topic, and search Dodoria, I think I have pics of what sculpey looks like after many years. Not good. He's not something I want to salvage, but if I did, I'd cover him entirely with Apoxie Sculpt and just have to redo everything.

However you are making those armor flaps... I'd be really interested in hearing the process. They are really perfect looking, so I don't think you are attaching them to the figure and sculpting them directly on the figure. Wax paper? On plastic spoons? How?

For the armor, I first made an aluminum wire mesh and latex sheet (very thin) and cut out the shapes of the armor. This way, I could bend it however I liked and it would still stay in place. I could also mold it around the characters without worrying about the apoxie getting all smashed up. Once I got it where I wanted it, I applied a very thin layer of apoxie sculpt to the armor (so I could make the lines it it).

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Because he's going to be moving a lot, I decided to try using strong little magnets to hold his shoulder and waist armor in place, however, having the ability to move around a little without falling off or looking awkward.  
As for the trim of the armor, I used some very thin wires (from an old hard drive) and super glued them around the edges of the armor.  This was really tough and as you can see, a little off.  I'm thinking that maybe I'll create a little grove or something on the edges to make it fit cleaner.  This looked so much better tho than Nappa's trim.  
I'll have all my process pictures on my imgur page, including Tien.

Here's my imgur page that has more and better close up pics:  

cleve5sp.imgur.com/all/

need pics of tien and diorama please

Sweet! The yellow leggings are a bit long though and the pants oddly proportioned, but good thing you didnt enter the Scene Stealers contest in March....those backgrounds are killer.