Very detailed work on the smaller blade. I am impressed with the material holding that precise detailing of the celtic knot and the 'holes' in the crossguard.
Very detailed work on the smaller blade. I am impressed with the material holding that precise detai
well the Caliburn is the official one the Sonic figure came with, so it was likely made with injection molding like most mass produced plastic products. Though considering how the celtic knot is less than 1/2 and inch long and 1/8 of an inch wide and those bolt holes are the size of pin pricks it IS an impressive level of detail that Jazwares put into an accessory for a figure that retailed for roughly $10 at the time. I am pretty sure SaucedDragon could have made those details on the resin printed sword but they weren't on the game model. Ironically the actual model of the sword in game must have just been a texture placed on a flat object with no actual 3D relief.
well the Caliburn is the official one the Sonic figure came with, so it was likely made with injecti
Heh, now I feel foolish--that was the original sword of the figure, not the printed version like I thought. XP
Well, in that case, I'll change my review a bit to match the actual sword in question. :D
For one, I can appreciate the amount of detail that went into the resin-printed sword--down to the detail of the blade being angular and showing a fuller and ridge right next to the edge, with the crossguard being very complex with the combination of triangular designs with the round shapes in the relief.
Heh, now I feel foolish--that was the original sword of the figure, not the printed version like I t
yeah, if you want to see the sword in its original form before I painted it you can click the video link in the description or if you go to my deviantart gallery I put a hi-rez picture of the unpainted blade in my scraps.
yeah, if you want to see the sword in its original form before I painted it you can click the video
I see what happened, I forgot to put my DA gallery in my profile, I updated it. I use the same name there that I do on youtube, wakeangel2001. It's my oldest active gallery at 15 years, going back to my college years.
I see what happened, I forgot to put my DA gallery in my profile, I updated it. I use the same name
What I am amazed at is the fact that you can get Sonic-related toys for your customs--what I've seen so far is that it is both rare and restricted in term of distribution (where I live I've never seen it, with DBZ and Saint Seiya being far more commonly seen due to me living in Latin America) due to high prices in ebay due to rarity.
How do you work when there are no toys available to customize? I would personally find it very hard to adapt, but I don't know about you. :)
Neat! I'll have to give it a shot. :) What I am amazed at is the fact that you can get Sonic-relate
The truth is I had the sense to buy up as many Sonic Toys as I could from various stores back when the license first ended (A LOT of it was on clearance) and have been slowly whittling through my fodder since then, also a lot of my commissioners have been getting lucky on ebay with figures that are either high quality bootlegs or in less than perfect condition. People even donate their old broken Sonic figures to me knowing I can make them into customs. Still, that won't go on forever, which is why I've been using my 3D printer so much more these days, commonly used or hard to find parts like Silver's boots or Tails' head can be fabricated from scratch and put onto a cheaper base figure. Check out my most recent Princess Sally figure, it didn't use a SINGLE part from a pre-existing Sonic toy.
The truth is I had the sense to buy up as many Sonic Toys as I could from various stores back when t
I remember seeing a Mexican toymaker make wooden molds for his plastic injector when he started at a Youtube documental about the Mexican toy industry of the past though his 'bootlegs' and 'originals' weren't exactly of the fully mobile kind due to budget concerns until much later in his life.
That brings my mind to the availability of silicon for molding hot materials.
Would the casting of hardy silicon molds with their mold release for base body figures--to complement your 3D printing projects--be worth the investment once the availability of figures runs dangerously low? I can imagine that 3D printing is very efficient in that regard as well though time-consuming when compared to classic molds.
I remember seeing a Mexican toymaker make wooden molds for his plastic injector when he started at a
I do know some guys who have gone the mold casting route, but that requires specialized equipment I don't have space to set up, plus it presents its own issues like bubbles and bad casts.
I do know some guys who have gone the mold casting route, but that requires specialized equipment I
Yeah, I can imagine--I've seen the contraptions used to melt plastic, they are huge!
An artist and artisan toymaker who's ventured in the mold casting line of experimentation is TheCrafsman SteadyCraftin--hell, he even shows how to upsize or downsize molds to change proportions. Black magic, I say! XD
Then again, investing in molds and resins to cast is a heavy expense which I am wary of, only risk if the benefit outweighs the risk since they are quite gimmicky in their application. And that's without taking into account the bubble risk at key spots.
If used, it is something that requires quite a lot of research done to avoid much waste--though Silicone has the advantage of being able to be recycled and used as filler for future molds so that's a reduction in waste, not so sure about the resin castings though.
Just food for thought for the future. ;)
Yeah, I can imagine--I've seen the contraptions used to melt plastic, they are huge! An artist and
