arbit Posted May 8, 2022 Posted May 8, 2022 I am moving this project to the Workshop because I think it belongs here better as a separate project. Questions and comments appreciated. Quote
arbit Posted May 8, 2022 Author Posted May 8, 2022 I started by making a few 1/48 idol figures for my Stage Diorama on the Flight Deck, but ended up trying to represent Every Single Series. Quote
arbit Posted May 8, 2022 Author Posted May 8, 2022 These are some WIP images. My handmade decal eye sheet for your use. A real artist should make us a better version Quote
MechTech Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 These figures look great - especially in 1/48 scale!!! The detail is really good too! The guys in my model club are talking about using Prisma Cololr pencils for some details. I'm trying it out. I know their metallic pencils (silver and gold) work good. I'm looking at alternates to paintbrushing which is a PAIN. - MT Quote
Bolt Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Gotta say. Fantastic job @arbit your on a Deculture run ! Quote
arbit Posted May 10, 2022 Author Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, MechTech said: These figures look great - especially in 1/48 scale!!! The detail is really good too! The guys in my model club are talking about using Prisma Cololr pencils for some details. I'm trying it out. I know their metallic pencils (silver and gold) work good. I'm looking at alternates to paintbrushing which is a PAIN. - MT Thank you! I'm also thinking about learning how to use pastel pencils for some details. I tried different approaches with these small figures, I found that the easiest way for me is to airbrush only major areas, then hand brush the rest slowly by staining them with glazes. You can tell I had varying levels of success. Edited May 10, 2022 by arbit Quote
arbit Posted May 10, 2022 Author Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Bolt said: Gotta say. Fantastic job @arbit your on a Deculture run ! Thanks. Deculture it is! To be honest, nothing else inspires me as much to learn new skills in our hobby. Edited May 10, 2022 by arbit Quote
tekering Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 There are many, many better options available for eye decals. Start by re-sizing these images for 1:48 scale: The sculpts and detail work is remarkable at that scale, but the eyes are letting you down. Quote
arbit Posted May 15, 2022 Author Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, tekering said: The sculpts and detail work is remarkable at that scale, but the eyes are letting you down. Thanks. I also use the Hi-Q eye decals. But I did not consider scaling them down. The main problem is placement. In a couple example, my figures eyes look okay when they are placed correctly. The other main problem is cutting the tiny eyes from the white decal paper with a hobby knife, the 1/48 eyes are less than 1mm wide. I printed your eyes, and the resolution is far less than the ones I made. Perhaps I can remake my decals to look more like your professional ones. Edited May 15, 2022 by arbit Quote
Nyankodevice Posted May 15, 2022 Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 9:28 PM, arbit said: They look fantastic, do you think I could buy a couple of the stl's Quote
arbit Posted May 15, 2022 Author Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nyankodevice said: They look fantastic, do you think I could buy a couple of the stl's Thanks @Nyankodevice! I'm a big fan of your work. I do not sell the stls because many of the figures are copyrighted models, although it took a lot of work to process them, make them printable, pose them, and resculpt errors. But I do share them with friends I trust for their projects. A few of the models were made by me only using some base parts from around the net, that I may distribute at some point. The ones I made are Sara Nome, Ishtar, some of the Sharon Apple figures, Minmay School Uniform, and Minmay Captain Uniform. But I need to improve them first, as I think Minmay's head is too small. Edited May 15, 2022 by arbit Quote
arbit Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 Finished up these version 2s, trying to fix some proportion problems. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, arbit said: Finished up these version 2s, trying to fix some proportion problems. looks awesome keep up the good work 👍 Quote
DarkArchon3000 Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Wow, these look great! That V2 school uniform looks far better than the ARII figure! Quote
arbit Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) On 5/19/2022 at 10:47 PM, DarkArchon3000 said: Wow, these look great! That V2 school uniform looks far better than the ARII figure! Blasphemy! Just kidding. But actually I'm not a perfectionist, I used the first uniform I found. There is no shortage of sailor school uniform models online. Edited June 1, 2022 by arbit Quote
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