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Lithe-Fider — 'Real' Kikai bugs
Published: 2006-07-26 03:12:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 3862; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 24
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I was making some simple black kikai bugs for props for my Shino costume (I made a push mold and was making a whole bunch out of sculpey) then then I thought, "Hum....I should try making some that actully LOOK like kikaichu...."So I made some to scale....or at least as tiny as I could make it without going insane. XD They are still a tiny bit bigger than 'real life' (or as big as a kikai would BE in real life). Wow it was hard....to not squish it as you did the legs with a frickin TOOTHPICK. O_o (so small I couldn't do it with my fingers).
The one whith white is the manga version, the black one is anime version (the colors/size are different in each....).
I'm gonna bring them to Otakon in a little itty bitty box and take'em out for photshoots.
They look way better in person...
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Oh my goodness! This is the most adorable and amazing little kikaichu model I have ever seen made in my entire life *cries internally*
The tiny little details and shapes must have been so overwhelmingly difficult to pull off and to that I applaud your patience!
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yet another great make by the Lither herself! Is there anything you cant do?? I mean wow
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Wow, those little guys are amazing. You have some killer patience to make... How many did you make, exactly? XD
Either way, they're fantastic, and if they ever got onto eBay, I'd pay big money for them.
Congratulations on making such fine replicas.
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//^^// waa thank you.....! Well I used small tools and toothpicks to put the parts on (too small to use fingers on most parts). They are delicate tho so I couldn't have ones like this to keep in my pocket 
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D:!
-Awe awe-
Amazing. Truly.
The scales that you work on make me gawk at you!
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They are so delicate tho I need to keep them in a special box. X3 Thank you!
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I bet that box does feel special, to have those buggies in it like that.
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The little box itself is actually pretty special to me, it's a little metal chest charm that opens, I've had it since I was a kid.
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Only thing special I have is my class ring, and a few charms on a necklace from when I lived overseas.
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That's pretty cool
- I never got my class ring...it was just too expensive and stuff.
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My mother and father bought it for me, it was the last thing they gave me. It costs more then I had wanted = w =
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O___O...they're so tiny! you must've had a lot of patience to make these...or you're just really good with your hands...either one! lol.
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O___O...they're so tiny! you must've had a lot of patience to make these...or you're just really good with your hands...either one! lol.
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I command thee, little minions: Bring me Pepsi! (Ho ho ho ho ho!)
But seriously, they rock my socks. In fact, as the creator of the Kikai bugs, YOU rock my socks. I didn't know the manga and anime bugs look different...I'll have to recheck, then.
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OMG I wish. XD hahaa
*blush* 
...Yea, I didn't notice until recently...they are different. o_o Go figure.
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whoah, what a coincidence. I have just replied to a certain post of yours saying that I hope you get to take a picture of a real kikai bug and lo and behold!
molded kikai bugs!!
you're such a great sculptor!
too bad no one can fave scraps since it won't show on their Fave List anyways.
this should be in your Gallery! *sobs*
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LOL I kno, I was just reading that comment too! XDD hahaaa! Look I DID get a pic...I found some! hahaha!
You CAN fav scraps! ^^ It just doesn't show in your MAIN favs. You click on 'scraps' under your favs list and it shows all your favs that are scraps. I fav a lot of scraps, people keep fun stuff in them a lot.
I'll put a pic of them in my gallery when I am done Shino cosplay, then then can take a picture of myself with one on my finger, 
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great~ that would be cool! I'd like to see a pic of you in a Shino cosplay (again!
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Soooooo small!
I definitely need to get my friends to find you and take pictures with you!! n____n >.> I'm becoming more and more jealous of the fact they get to go to Otakon by each passing day! Hmffff.
o___o I wouldn't have the patience to finish this... but I'd also be annoyed because I'd get far enough for it to actually look like something so I'd be like, "I MUST FINISH!" x_x Rawr.
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I wish we could hang out, yea....it sucks. ;___; ! *cry* I'm going to cosplay as Ryntha on Friday and Shino on Saturday. Can you go next year? I will be in artist alley next year if I can get a spot. ^__^
Yea, it was hard but fun....it took me like 15 minutes to do each one. o_O Roar is right.
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I might be able to go next year, I hope... .____.;;
And I'll tell them to look for your Ryntha costume on that Friday and your Shino costume on Saturday. xD I think you'll stand out a LOT as Ryntha, especially, so I'll try to get them to find you in that one.
>.>;;; And 15 minutes? Did your eyes hurt after a while? @_@
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