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Post by Branjita on Oct 27, 2013 11:26:28 GMT -6
I'd say no because his proportions are really, really good. Why give him long, dorky legs or something to compensate for the problem of him being a different scale than Krillin?
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Post by ashboi89 on Oct 27, 2013 11:39:07 GMT -6
i was thinking more torso area then legs
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Post by timone317 on Oct 27, 2013 11:54:43 GMT -6
Hmmm...maybe not. I'd pop off the upper portion of the torso, extend the abs a little with epoxy putty and then put the upper portion onto the putty before it dries...chances are the slight movement in that area would be lost by the time the putty dried. I guess you could change it slightly and cut the ab piece in the middle (avoiding the hole where the chest peg goes into) and then place putty where you make the cut but I'm not sure if that would even work.
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Post by ashboi89 on Oct 27, 2013 13:04:13 GMT -6
hmmm thanks for the suggestion timone317 , is there a specific type of epoxy putty I should purchase? |
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Post by Branjita on Oct 28, 2013 7:51:26 GMT -6
Better get something like PC Marine (for repairing fiberglass (plastic) like boats) that dries fairly quickly. I believe that type dries in 15 minutes. Keep in mind though that it's going to dry harder than plastic so removing it will be close to impossible.
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Post by Branjita on Oct 29, 2013 10:41:37 GMT -6
Also, you can prevent epoxy putty from sticking to something (to some extent) by putting a generous, yet even, layer of vaseline on the surface you don't want it to stick to. So if you were to split Trunks' body in half, you'd want to put the epoxy putty on one half, and on the other half put a enough vaseline that it's about half as thick as you'd spread peanut butter onto bread, and then put the parts together pretty precisely. The epoxy putty should bulge out of the area if you've pressed the body decently together, and you should use an x-acto knife or something else to cut the excess off and sculpt what you're wanting to sculpt. I recommended the PC Marine epoxy putty because the average repair epoxy putty has a working time between 2 to 8 minutes, which isn't enough time. Most plumbing and related epoxy putties are not meant to be sanded either. PC Marine is. 15 minutes should be enough, and that's how long it takes to cure.
If Trunks coming apart at the waist or whatever is important to you, you should make the peg hole a lot larger than necessary, and let the epoxy putty dry without the other part of the body connected. So go through the process above, but use two times as much vaseline on the part of the body you want to remove, and let the epoxy putty harden. Wipe some of the excess vaseline off the other part, but not all of it. Then, you squirt hot glue in the hole you left and make sure you have a VERY THIN layer of vaseline on the peg and anything else that will end up touching the hot glue, and insert it into the hot glue. Hot glue is not very strong, so you will need to have extremely good coverage on anything it touches otherwise when you try twisting the body or whatever, the glue might stick to a small part you didn't cover, and it'll rip the glue. Hot glue has enough flexibility to allow you to make something removable though and is how I do almost every single neck joint I make when I use a different head.
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Post by Ascat on Oct 30, 2013 22:20:30 GMT -6
help veteran customizers! as majority of you guys know, im just a rookie at customizing, im in the process of making a turles figure using irwin raditz and irwin goku head. whats the best way to drill a hole on the face for me to put a scouter (irwin round scouter not the thin scouter from jakks series) in?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 22:25:12 GMT -6
Use a very tiny drill bit  . A lot of the semi professionals use Dremels. |
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Post by Ascat on Oct 30, 2013 22:34:13 GMT -6
looks like thats what ill do, just gotta find a really small one i guess.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 22:42:08 GMT -6
You should be able to get one at any hardware store I think. Even hobby places have the tiny drill bits sometimes.
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Post by Branjita on Oct 30, 2013 23:57:42 GMT -6
Just a drill. Your average Black & Decker or whatever drill bit set will have the size you need. No need for a dremel as dremels are for high speed processes, and you wouldn't want to try to drill a hole at high speed.
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Post by Ascat on Oct 31, 2013 0:03:29 GMT -6
good to know, thanks guys!
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Post by Ascat on Nov 6, 2013 2:35:47 GMT -6
just snaged a cheap jakks radditz doll. im thinking of using him as a base for a king vegeta. anyone know what's a good head to use for him? thanks!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 2:46:52 GMT -6
I'd say a Jakks Vegeta head because it would be a simple swap but then you have to decide on the method of applying the goatee.
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Post by Ascat on Nov 6, 2013 8:13:52 GMT -6
hes head doesnt feel proportioned to me :/ but i think i figured something out
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. A lot of the semi professionals use Dremels.