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Published: 2014-06-05 23:20:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 3337; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 16
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Okay...so this is my first tutorial ever. I've never made one before because, well, I really didn't think I had that much to say that other people hadn't already said better. But this tutorial came about because I really haven't seen many customizing tutorials out there, and when I needed one I couldn't find one and kind of had to figure things out myself.So here is my attempt to be helpful.
I am in no way any kind of expert. This is just the method I used to make my latest custom.
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Thank you for this tutorial! I really would like to make action figures of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White, and this looks like this would be the way to go.
Also, your character looks great!
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You are very welcome!
I hope it works well for you!
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I hope so.
One quick question: Can making customs get pricey? I just don't want to spend more than necessary.
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That depends. You need the action figures for your base so you might have to buy those.
The clay's that I use are these:
www.amazon.com/Aves-Apoxie-Scu…
www.amazon.com/Polyform-Super-…
But you don't have to use both. As I said above the Apoxie sculpt sticks to the plastic better but you get less of it, so it is better for details and the Sculpey Firm is good for blocking out large areas. But you can use either, or both.
And for painting you don't really need anything special. Just acrylic paint.
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Oh I know that, I just meant I don't want to spend a crazy amount of money buying expensive figures.
I'll certainly look into the Apoxie sculpt, and I think regular sculpey should work. Thank you for the advice. :3
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Buying them new will certainly be tough on your wallet. But you can buy tons of used action figures on Ebay for pretty cheap and you can find them in yardsales for nearly nothing. You just have to look.
Regular Sculpey should be fine.
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Ok, I'll have to look around.^^
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No problem! Glad it could help.
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I would totally just get u to make me one and I could pay for it lol because if I made ine I bet he wouldnt turn out to well
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Wow! Really? I would like to do them for people some day. But they take a LOT of time to do and I have a lot on my plate right now.
All you can do is give it a shot.
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Hmm, very interesting, but it does seem a bit difficult. 
But it's cool seeing how you do it, maybe one day I could do this. If not, I'll just ask someone to make it for me. XD
I can't get over how cool your characters are 
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I would LOVE to see what you would do with them if you decide to do some fan art!!
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Yeah, I think I will sometime. 
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That would be AWESOME!
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Well, it does require some sculpting. But all you need there is practice. 
Commissioning someone is always a way to go. But it's a lot of fun doing it yourself.
Thanks! I'll pass that on to Rover. I'm sure he'll be flattered. Well, there are several aliens. Perhaps you mean Flyspur, Rover's blue first mate? Or Trigger, his little green fuzzy sidekick?
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Yep. Practice, practice, and more practice. Lol.
And yeah, I agree. And you feel better because you did it yourself too.
And okay, thanks. 
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YEP! That's pretty much it. And I'm sure you can find some nice sculpting tutorials out there.
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omgee...i'm sure the things needed are expensive and ALSO RARE here in the Philippines but if I have MOOOORRREEE time to do some artsy works, I may do it with my oc..
I love destroying old toys like meh old barbies.
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Well, you can always buy online
Really, all you need is a polymer clay (which is pretty cheap but varies by type) and some paint.
Apoxie Sculpt is nice to have since it's harder but you really could do everything with the polymer clay, which, at least in the US, you can find at any craft store.
Heh, heh, fun. Especially when you can make something even cooler out of them. Have you ever tried repainting them?
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not yet but my smaller toys that I destroyed, I atleast remember I repaint some pf the parts and improvised it because I love small toys than the bigger ones..:3
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Thanks! It was pretty fun to do. Kinda learned as I went.
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This doesn't even look that difficult. It's a brilliant idea. Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Once I've got my OC's figured out, I might go buy some action figures somewhere in a thrift store and look what I can do
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No. It's really not that hard. Quite a bit of work. But not really difficult.
Yeah, you can find old action figures just about anywhere for cheap. I'd love to see what you do!!!
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And I'm sure it's fun, especially when you have the finished thing.
Will probably still be a while, but I'll let you know when I do.
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Yes! Nothing like playing with an action figure of your own character!
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Ah, I can imagine!
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That's just great! Thank you for this excellent tutorial.
There is an adendum I might suggest. If you just want to wash off the existing face of your action figure and repaint it, there;s an easy trick which I've used on My Little Ponies. Get a bottle of Goof-Off. It's a paint remover, but its for detail work. Use a Q-Tip, dip it in the Goof-Off and wipe off the excess. Gently paint Goof-Off over the prepainted eyes or other features. Blot-wipe with a Kleenex; repeat if necessary. Allow to dry before painting on new ones.
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Thanks! I really hope it's helpful to somebody!
I've been thinking of trying some G&S characters using this method.
Oooh! Thanks for the tip! I'm sure I'll be able to use that!
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You'll never know unless you try.
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If I tried, I'd make a mess!
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o.o!!!!!!!!!! wwo thans for this tutorial, i get a nice tips for my characters! XD
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Yay! Glad it was helpful!
I'd love to see what you do!
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I'd LOVE to see what you come up with!
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Bye bye Mr. Old Wrestler dude, and hello Rover!
Hey thanks so much for the tip
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Yep. He's a much happier person than he was before.
No problem. Hope it helps.
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Of course I would put it up here. Not doing it this week though. Number one i was swimming in my pool for at least 4 or 5 hrs and vision is a blurr now. Number two is that I'm sunburned really bad. Number three I'm busy.
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