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by ern
And there she is! 5 years old... I mean this was created 5 years ago!

We had a class where I had a hole semester to make our own project... So being as bold as I am, I decided to do something never done before in the history of that college and create a figure (Funny story: the every next year someone tried to copy me as that person asked for my help^^)

But this involved first sketching out Rocketgirl at orthographic angles which were used to created a 3D model in Maya.... I didn't rig the model to pose her because if anyone has ever done that, it's increasingly time consuming and didn't fit to my limited schedule... Next step was to create a 3D print of her via 3D printer which was then used to make a silicon rubber cast mold... I read about molds on KidRobot's forums as there are a hole bunch of figure nerds over there if any of you are interested in that kind of stuff.... The mold was filled with liquid vinyl and I wish I had something called a Rotocaster which rotates the mold in 360 axis to create a hollow figure and thus using less liquid vinyl as that shit is expensive! In the end, I put about $500 out of my own pocket which could have been more but managed to get the 3D print for free^^  

A+ marks btw

Cheers!

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Published: 8 years, 8 months ago
Rating: General

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AlexanderValentine
8 years, 8 months ago
Cute.

Any chance on remaking this idea?
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
I could... but I don't have the money to invest into a project like this atm.
AlexanderValentine
8 years, 8 months ago
Could always begin planning, draft up some ideas for some different figures, prepare casts.

And a kickstarter wouldn't hurt.
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
If I ever made a new figure, it would probably be something like this: https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=919200 thou altered a bit to hide attachment lines as It wouldn't be possible to make as a solid piece
AlexanderValentine
8 years, 8 months ago
Yes. A thousand times yes. Although I would want it to be a bit more SFW, Would pay a little more to have it so.

Should try ceramics and glossed paint, though. May be easier on the wallet. Maybe?
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Well an Air Brush would help painting... and probably an air sander too to polish the model
Exander
8 years, 8 months ago
Well, you're right! The actual figure is a little bit cooler then just the box! :-) It's just, I've taken design courses myself in college, so I know how much you have to invest in even the little details.

Again, thanks for posting your college stuff. I think it adds variety to your already awesome overall profile!
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Thank you. We actually had to make the box and I kind of cheeped out and just used some heavy paper paper which doesn't bend at 90 degree angles every well^^ You can't tell, but there is a lot of glue and tape hidden inside holding that box together!
AlienMarksman
8 years, 8 months ago
I keep throwing money at the screen and nothing is happening!!!
CopyPasta
8 years, 8 months ago
^^ I agree
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
our money is plastic so it might actually stick to a screen via static^^
AlienMarksman
8 years, 8 months ago
So is ours.
<<< Australian
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Yeah. here in Canada, we outsource you to print ours^^
joykill
8 years, 8 months ago
Sooo costly. Glad to see your  hard work paid off but damn $500. What would you have to see them at to make a profit ?
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
well the bottles of liquid silicon for the model were like $80 each for only 500ml... I needed 3. the bottles of vinyl were about the same.. I made about 8 figures total. plus stuff like clamps and wood I also need to hold the crazy 3 piece mold together because I wanted to make her in one solid piece (I regret doing)... Good thing the 3D print was free because they were going to charge me $400+ for the little 6" figure if it wasn't^^
joykill
8 years, 8 months ago
You made 8? Where are the others? At your old school?
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
naw, there are in a box here. Some turned out better then others. I think one of the heads broke off of one... so said
CopyPasta
8 years, 8 months ago
Excellent work :)
candytree
8 years, 8 months ago
very cute ^^
cesar23
8 years, 8 months ago
Looks like a 80's toy
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
if only i was better at painting^^
sedkitty
8 years, 8 months ago
D'awwww.
NeksusCat
8 years, 8 months ago
Cute stuff! ^w^
Fairhart
8 years, 8 months ago
she looks like she's about to hug the first alien she sees n_____n
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Could be^^ that's why she's Proto, kind of a first draft
darkrusty
8 years, 8 months ago
hehe nice done ern, i guess i would buy me one
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
oh if shipping wasn't so deadly, then maybe i would sell one... but I can't even ship a poster for less then $60 over seas
darkrusty
8 years, 8 months ago
thats really expensive , this flying post over the sea is so bad and ship is to slow
thekzx
8 years, 8 months ago
OI! That's feckin' awesome!
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Thank you kindly^^ It would be fun to one day make a new figure but something better
Demonicorn
8 years, 8 months ago
Nice work!

FWIW, if you do try again sometime, you don't really need an expensive roto machine to make a hollow cast. You can rig up a "rotisserie" type thing with a handle and just crank it by hand while the vinyl (or resin, or whatever) sets.   Insert "spitroast" reference here.
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
oh well yeah. lots of people create their own makeshift ones. it's way cheaper for sure and gets the job done just the same. I would if I got more into model making... Maybe next time^^
ThaPig
8 years, 8 months ago
That's very impressive!
ern
ern
8 years, 8 months ago
Thank you kindly^^
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