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Published: 2012-08-17 21:21:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 27703; Favourites: 897; Downloads: 483
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My Twilight figure [link] with a darker backgroundBest I could do with my camera :/
She stands approx. 75mm/3 inches tall
Sculpted with Super Sculpey and ProCreate
Horn and eyes are made of transparent acrylic
Painted with acrylics
Lighted by 3 ultra bright LEDs
Base made of spray painted MDF
Edit: Thank you so much for all the amazing feedback I've received from everyone! It means a lot! ^^
The figure is sold, and some of you may know to whom...
Lot of credit to
MLP © Hasbro
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Lol, wouldn't that require a heatsink mounted to the back of her head then?
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Well yeah, you'd need to keep the pre-resistor outside the sculpture, and you would need at least 5mm space between the LED and the sculpture parts.
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That would be somewhat of a problem as the space in the head is just over 1cm in diamteter
Unless I use Pinkie-powers of course
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Well, in that case you have to stick to the 5mm ones.
(I'd totally mount a color-changing LED in there^^)
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That can't be cheap. TOO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!!
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HOW DOES 300 dollars sound as a first bid?! Anyone?!
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I bid $300.42!!!
Oh, wait... Nevermind
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I'll raise you to $300.05
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Wow. I think I need that for my office. I can't imagine you would want to part with it. What would you charge for it?
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Oh, OHH!!
I didn't realize who you were at first. Silly me!
I will take this opportunity and say that I truly admire all the effort and talent you and the crew put into the series.
You're all awesome down to the bone!
I can't wait to see what you have in store for Season 3
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well I hope you enjoy season 3.. and I hope you continue to be as inspired as you were for this piece.
Don't part with it unless you are ready and willing. Then let me know
keep it up!
-JT
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Thanks! I'm so thrilled you like it!
I know I won't be disappointed
And I don't worry at all about inspiration.
With this show and fanbase it's hard not to get inspired.
You'll hear from me if I decide to let her go
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Weeeell... I think I'll keep it for a while and see how I feel about it then ^^
I find it extremely hard trying to value the things I make.
I mean, the materials used are pretty standard things.
It's the time spent that is the significant part, and that's so hard to determine the value of.
Got an idea?
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I NEED to learn how to add LED's to my sculpts! TEACH ME Oh, Master of Pretty Shiny Things!
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Lol.
It depends on what purpose the LED has.
In this one I had to plan for in the very beginning, adding wires along the armature, as well as ball of tin foil inside the head before baking the body.
When cured I had to open up the top of the head and starting to pull out the foil to make room for the LEDs.
When they were in place I had to switch to modeling epoxy, as another bake would damage the LEDs.
It's pretty fun to try to solve these kind of things
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Hehe, EVERY sculpt I do is just a series of small problems I hafta solve along the way.. fun? Eh, maybe not what I'd call it, heh, I run into the same kind of 'fun' when I fold advanced Origami models.. and they say it's supposed to be relaxing and cathartic! HA! Whoever thought that must've not had to read pictographic instructions in another language before! XD Anyhoo, thanks bunches for the instructions! I still have NO IDEA how to make the acrylic eyes & horn (or whatever I decide to make light up) but the wires can be baked inside the sculpt? it doesn't melt at all? (the wire coverings I mean)
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As long as there's no dead line I find it quite relaxing really. And satisfying when you come up with something that works really well
I used ordinary uncovered metal wire for this. I attached it to the armature usin some of the epoxy and small pieces of masking tape. Just make sure none of the wires are touching each other or the armature.
A multimeter is pretty helpful when testing this.
Here's a picture I took during this step: [link] (kind of blurry, the shiny wires are somewhat visible)
As for the acrylic pieces: I shaped them by hand using wet sanding paper and needle files.
The horn is made from a piece of rod and the eyes where cut to rough shape from a sheet and then sanded.
There's probably tons of other stuff you could use instead. I think there's some sort of semi-transparent polymer clay
Hope this helps a bit
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Ahh! That was incredibly helpful, Thanks! I'm thinking of trying this out on a DJ PON3 sculpt for myself (DJ PON3 + LED's = YES!!!) The translucent Sculpey won't be nearly as bright & clear.. I have some & I've seen it baked. Light shines through it but not clearly, kinda like a lampshade.. it wouldn't work as well as the clear acrylic. EEEEE! CAN NOT WAIT TO TRY THIS! Thanks again and keep up the spectacular work! I'll be watching!
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NP
And thank you for watching!
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Oh wow. I want that really bad. If you would ever consider producing another one and selling it, might I suggest adding the Element of Magic crown?
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I planned to include the crown. But as usual things take more time than one might think, so I ended up skipping it.
It might be possible to make an add-on for this though...
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Thanks for the kind comment!
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I'm throwing money at the screen and nothing is happening!
So, would you be interested in selling it??
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Incredible! I did a double take when I saw it on EQD! "Customs... wait... what? That's a custom?!"
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Indeed it is!
As custom it can get I dare to say ^^
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Wow, awesome and potentially practical! DO WANT!
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It might have some practical use yet to be found...
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This kind of lighted sculpture is what I dream of making.
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So did I
As long as you take your time you can achieve most things ^^
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If you have the patience to wait another two-and-a-half years....
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Patience who needs patience when i have a time magic hahah... wait dam it say i the book it can only be used once and i used it to find my lost keys.. NOOOOo
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Thank you very much!
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That's a good thing, right?
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Thanks!
I'm happy you like it ^^
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