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Post by punisherad on Aug 2, 2005 9:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by Phoenix on Aug 2, 2005 9:45:07 GMT -5
Woah! That is a great paint job - I'm jealous! Gree certainly looks much tougher like that and I'd probably be more prone to use him if mine looked that badass.
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Post by punisherad on Aug 2, 2005 11:38:39 GMT -5
thanks, I will play with him but if he is going to be attacked im gonna switch him for another Gree.
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Post by punisherad on Aug 2, 2005 12:36:23 GMT -5
Does anyone know of any type of clay or molding that you can make something and add it to an attacktix fig? I just can't think of something that can mold and be durable enough to stick and attach to the plastic. If anyone has any ideas let me know, thanks.
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Post by sfx5000 on Aug 2, 2005 13:01:14 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Magic-Sculpt. It's a 2 part epoxy clay. Just blend the 2 parts and sculpt. It's water soulable (sp?) so you can use water to smooth, etc. It will harden over night and is as hard as plastic and can be sanded, painted etc. If you are sculpting something and don't want it to harden just wrap it in wet paper towels and seal in a plastic bag, this will extend it's sculpting life. It will stick to whatever platic figure you are modding while it's soft buy may fall off an area with no grooves or the like to catch on to. A little super glue solves this problem. www.magicsculpt.com/www.kitkraft.biz/customer/home.php?cat=273&page=5www.kitkraft.biz/customer/home.php?cat=273&page=6
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Post by Joe Manzo on Aug 2, 2005 14:15:33 GMT -5
As far as not sticking to the figure, would sanding the figure down a bit help it to stick? With the glue technique, would you recommed sculpting the piece on the figure, letting it dry, then removing it and adding glue. OR do you put the glue on first and stick some material to it. THEN build on the material.
I have never used Magic Sculpt before... I only played with Fimo and I had that problem of not sticking to plastic.
I may be interested to try again if I see some people using it for Attacktix.
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Post by sfx5000 on Aug 2, 2005 14:28:52 GMT -5
Sanding would work. Scoring would be better. Cut or scratch out a cross-hatch pattern to sculpt on. It needs some nooks & crannys to hold on to. Don't put glue down first. You could sculpt remove and then glue or sculpt, keep the sculpture on the figure and glue around the edges to seal it on.
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Post by Joe Manzo on Aug 2, 2005 14:46:42 GMT -5
I like the scoring idea, I don't like glue on the egdes
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Post by YodaBreaker on Aug 2, 2005 14:59:11 GMT -5
Indeed, nice paint job. Gree also looks a bit more imposing than the other Star Wars figures in the background As for scoring, just make sure it's not of the carbon variety. Otherwise, you could get images of some intergalactic tart popping out of your Attacktix figure (especially an advance copy of the R2 unit), thereby leading to all sorts of misadventures.
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Post by sfx5000 on Aug 2, 2005 15:00:02 GMT -5
I don't like glue on the egdes Well, if it's a thin glue (like superglue) it won't leave a noticeable glue ridge. And in other superglue news. Hey kids, do you have action figures with loose joints. Add a drop of superglue on the joint and move the arm/leg/head/etc. back and forth untill the glue dries (don't stop or you will glue it shut). Keep this up untill you reach the level of firmness and poseability you prefer.
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Post by Joe Manzo on Aug 2, 2005 16:05:29 GMT -5
Oh yeah! And if the joints are TOO tight - throw it in the freezer.
At least I HOPE this is why Phoenix keeps our toys in the frezer???
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Post by punisherad on Aug 2, 2005 17:43:37 GMT -5
Thanks sfx, I am searching around to see if you can buy magic sculpt in any store but can't find any info. Can you buy it in wal-mart, target, hobby store, or is it just offline?
Yes Yodabreaker, don't you think those lightsabers attached to their chests are intimidating? ;D
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Post by YodaBreaker on Aug 2, 2005 17:52:12 GMT -5
Looks like the stuff is actually called Magic Sculp (no "t" on the end), and it's only available through selected distributors, rather than through hobby stores. And man, if only I could get me some of those lightdaggers that the figures behind Gree are holding, I'd be all set for wreaking havoc and mayhem on all who cross me!
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Post by Radar on Aug 7, 2005 15:09:12 GMT -5
Old "power of the force" toys are great for customization. The old speeder bike that breaks apart is cool and you can rip apart one of your common wookies (dirty wookies) for its base and gun. (the actual wookie that is left over can have the shield on his back put on his head for a funny asian hat... but that's neither here nor there) Just glue the gun onto the speeder and the speeder onto the base (will need rubber-bands) and put a character on top (I suppose you already have a wookie ready to go, but it looks cooler with a clone trooper or a jedi with a light-saber). BTW the best glue I've ever used is called GOOP, but your own experiences may prove otherwise. -Radar
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Post by Yaggleberry Finn on Aug 8, 2005 13:35:33 GMT -5
Here's my first attempt at a custom figure. We're calling him the Jawa Hunter (because he hunts droids). I just finished him, so the kids and I will test him out later today. He's made of a normal Jawa action figure, the gun from a clone trooper, and the base of a nemoidian guard, and is a 30 point specialist. He's got no group affiliation, I really didn't know what to put. I had to shave down the gun handle some to get it to fit in his little hand. The rest is just super glue. We're going to try and use him like this: he has no special power on the bottom of his base. Instead, he has a normal attack with a twist - If he knocks down a droid, he takes control of that droid for the rest of the game. Right now it's just droids, and not Droid Army, but we may decide to change that. After play testing I'll let you know how he does. I forgot one thing: thanks to Malform for the specialist logo. www.faithinhim.net/bsu/attacktix/jawa 1.jpg[/img] www.faithinhim.net/bsu/attacktix/jawa 2.jpg[/img]
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