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Re: Painting Questions
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lugnet.build.minifigs
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 04:06:41 GMT
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Sun Yun writes:
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> > I totally forgot about producing stickers! That seems like the best solution
> > for the body especially if I want tight tolerances.
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> Even TLC does it- see the 'figs in the Tine Milk Truck set and the Velux set.
> The only thing that worries me about the helmet is the curve- I've never really
> seen a sticker that looked sharp applied to a curved surface. Well, a surface
> curved in more than one way, anyway (like a dome vs. a curved wall).
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> > Eric, just so you know, I'm making Macross/Robotech minfigs!
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> I thought about asking, but it seemed too much to hope for.
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> > I'm gonna
> > begin working on the prototype for the helmet next weekend. The only
> > question that remains is how well the molds take. I've never molded parts
> > this small before.
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> You're molding your own helmets? Yipe!
I as thinking of doing something similar, making a skull visor for a knight.
since don't want to mass produce them I haven't decieded wheather I will
use a sand mold method to form a new plastic piece or use a gold astronaut's
visor and use modeling puddy, a dremel tool and a drill to form a skull like
shape then paint the whole thing white.
I think that LEGO uses screen printing to paint the figs tho I'm no longer
current on the process it can be used to print on curved surfaces. they may
also use an injection method similar to a bubble jet printer.
John
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> eric
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| (...) Even TLC does it- see the 'figs in the Tine Milk Truck set and the Velux set. The only thing that worries me about the helmet is the curve- I've never really seen a sticker that looked sharp applied to a curved surface. Well, a surface curved (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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