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rgyoung — Puppy, the custom Munny
Published: 2009-03-17 05:59:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 5117; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 94
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Here's a photo of a 7-inch DIY Munny that I bought a while ago and turned into a pit bull puppy.I cut off the Munny's original ears, added paws, a tail, the face, and puppy ears. All of these were done with apoxie clay. This has definitely been a fun project and probably won't be the last of these that I do.
More shots to come of this once it's all painted up.
Also, I will most likely be putting him up for auction on E-bay, so if you're interested, I'll have more details about that soon.
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Wow, really clean work! Looks like it came out of the box that way. Nice!
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Wow. That's awesome. I've got one of the Munny's and just have him left blank. I haven't done anything with him yet ^_^ But that's so awesome. Can't wait to see him painted up and any others that you do up.
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Ooh, that's awesome! Can't wait to see it painted!
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Oh my goodness this is adorable
This makes me want to mess around with Munny/Dunny.
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Thanks!
And you should definitely play around with one because you'd come up with something awesome. Customizing them is really, really fun. There are a few tutorials out there that give good tips, but if you decide to do one and need pointers, I made a few mistakes while making this dude and would be more than happy to tell you what to avoid and what not to do!
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I'd be glad to have some tips. This looks like a blast!
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Ok. I am disgustingly, embarrassingly late in replying here, but here are some tips:
If you want to cut anything off of the munny, I have heard it is much easier to warm up the area first with a hairdryer before cutting. I did not think to do this, and am very lucky that I did not lose any flesh/blood when I went after the munny's ears with my x-acto knife.
Sandpaper (of various fine grits) is your friend, and you will want to sand and wash your munny before you go to town.
Before washing, tape or find some other means of plugging the hole in the bottom of the munny's head. Otherwise, water might get in, and it won't come out on its own, just like that last little bit of juice won't come out of the carton, no matter how many different ways you shake it.
Apoxie clay is incredibly useful for adding to a munny (it is a two-part self hardening clay that has about an hour of working time and you can buy it online from Van Dyke's taxidermy. I suggest going with the "native" color, since white is kind of hard to work with), but be prepared to do lots (and lots, and lots) of sanding if you use it. Some people use sculpey, but I really didn't feel like sticking my munny in the oven (you can, but I didn't want to mess with that). Apoxie is also a bit less brittle than sculpey.
Be careful when removing munny's arms from its sockets. The vinyl on the arms can be especially thin and prone to tearing here. If you do tear the arm at the joint, you can repair it with superglue and aluminum wire mesh (and lots of swearing, though that may not have helped in my case, but kind of happened anyway). Also, you can just removed the damaged joint and then simply permanently attach the arm to the body with wire and glue if your munny suffers from the same mishap as mine did.
Also, if you decide you want to spray a primer on the munny after customizing and before painting, use a primer that is okay to use on vinyl. Seems pretty obvious, right? If you don't use primer that is suitable for vinyl, you will end up with a munny that is covered in a layer of paint that will never fully dry. Unless spending an hour scrubbing your munny with turpentine, then rubbing alcohol and then soap is your idea of great fun, skip this step and go straight to applying the correct primer first. I found one manufactured by "DoitBest," but the big names in spray paint make vinyl primers as well, so you should be able to find a vinyl primer at a Home Depot/Lowe's near you. Technically, you don't need to prime (if you are going to be painting with acrylic), but it can show you any areas on the munny that may need additional sanding, repair or more apoxie clay.
I haven't painted mine yet, but I think painting is pretty straightforward. You will probably want to spray on a protective clear coat of some kind after painting. I usually use Testor's Dullcote (it's a matte varnish, so no shinies), and plan to go with it when I'm done painting.
I hope this will help you to avoid making the same mistakes I did, should you decide to embark on your own adventures in munny customization. Especially the primer thing, as fun as it was.
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Thanks for the tips! A lot of this is stuff I wouldn't have even thought of (though it seems common sense in thinking about it).
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Thanks!
He looks a bit mischievous, doesn't he?
Glad you like him!
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Oh man, this looks fantastic!! You did such a great job getting rid of the old ears and making sure the spots are nice and smooth. His expression is really adorable, and I just love the little toes.
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I do these all the time and this one of the most well done ones I've seen
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Thank you! I'm flattered you think it looks that good.
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Very cute, great job on this! At first I thought it was digital 3-D, it's so smooth!
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Thanks! I nearly went crazy with all the sanding I did. But still, it was fun!
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This is just too cute! When I saw the preview I swear I thought it was a computer render. It's just so smooth! Besides being a good custom Munny, you also did really well with the photo-taking. I love how you set up the light source.
Those paws are just too cute!
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Thanks! I owe the smoothness to a ridiculous amount of sanding with wet/dry sanding pads.
Glad you like it, and the photo.
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This does not get enough written praise as it has views, amazing job. Love that flawless look. And his little tude is adorable!
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maaaan... if they made these i'd pretty much have to buy it.
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