captain america

3 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

Given all you had to tweak, massage, and outright re-engineer to bring this old design to 3D reality, IF you were to choose to make a Battloid-mode Cyclone add-on kit, would it be easier to make a box that bolted onto the back or would it just be easier to start from scratch again?

 

Given anime magic, I'm inclined to think the armour design changes drastically when combined with the mecha.

I don't understand your qustion: what's a box that bolts onto the back, and how does that differ from every other project I undertake?

Sentinel made a fully variable MOSPEADA unit, so from a geometry perpective, it's feasible. That said, the armor and the boots on the figure already tax the figure's joints to the max, so any backpack would only function with a stand to support the weight. Second, anything of that nature would be significantly more complicated to make than the armor suit, and would be even more work than the 1/32 Legioss, so extremely costly. Considering how many people initially expressed interest in the 1/6 rider then flaked-out, the odds I'll try to crowdfund that project are zero. The only hope would be for someone to bankroll it.

5 hours ago, Boobytrap said:

Did some basic skin texturing. I really wasn't expecting this detailed of a sculpt. It was a very nice surprise. @captain americais this a recast or did you sculpt it? If you sculpted it my list of wish items from you is going to grow quite a bit.

That's a modified casting of the head of the guy who plays Spider-Man in the newest Marvel movies, his name escapes me; It's a digital scan of his face. Your "basic skin texturing" looks excellent, by the way!

Hey y'all. Looking to see if there's interest in a re-issue. 10 orders minimum to make it happen.

1 hour ago, CoryHolmes said:

The Southern Cross portion of my shelf is looking mighty barren...  Need someone to fix that ASAP

Genesis Climber Mospeppa! 😆

And the rest.

Instructions are done! Just waiting on the box art to ship.

19 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

Those hip joints really make it look like it's not even meant to be human anymore, more like some kind of mechanical body.  

I can't help but wonder if that isn't a cost-cutting production measure for the figure. 

Kits are almost ready, and I should be shipping later next week.

On 1/20/2023 at 5:27 AM, electric indigo said:

Thank you for sharing the making of this masterpiece.

You're welcome. Admittedly, you all got mostly the highlight reel, but what wasn't captured for the sake of time was the seemingly unending and tedious mold preparation, at least two mold "malfunctions", issues with demolding the flexible parts, and the almost 20 lbs of silicone mold material I had to expend to get everything to cast nicely. Truly a challenging project with many curve balls.

3 hours ago, Mog said:

“Look at the size of that thing!”

It’s crazy how much it dwarfs the Sentinel one.

It's crazy how much modern Japanese toy designers insist on using below-average height measurements for their hero figures. 😆

Behold: the Supreme MOSPEADA battle suit. 

The visors will be clear blue, just like on the 1/12 accessories, this is just a mock-up barely holding together with temporary adhesive.

Tomorrow it will be revealed.

23 hours ago, Tober said:

Looking good, Captain!

Do you have any plans for creating a set for Yellow, or just his helmet? 

As with every question of this sort, the answer lies with you individually, and the customer base collectively. Know that this has been one of the most grueling projects I've had to work on in the last 2 decades, and if there's a re-issue/variation, there will also be a price correction to reflect the stupid amount of work it entails. With that said, If you pay attention to the decal sheet pic in my last update, you'll see that the markings for Yellow are there.

1/6 Motocycle Freak Scratchbuild Project

Captain's log: Thursday January 12th, 2023

-Decals from Devin have arrived, and looking excellent! (pic 71)

-Visor has been molded (pic 72 shows the original master, before the mold goo was poured)

-First kits are being cast (pic 73)

-My own kit, color-coded, as this will help with paint calls when making the instruction sheet (pic 74)

-Flexible parts installed—check! (pic 75)

-Flexible parts, armor parts and onesie interfacing perfectly—check!

-Beginning to assemble my own figure for publicity shots—check!

Next week, you'll be able to see the full figure in all its glory!

The Bigfoot looks even cooler than the Dougram.

5 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

Oooh, a question about Pic 62.

 

With the mega-mould of pink gooey goodness, did you then separate each teeny mould from the bulk of just left it as-is and cast the whole lot in one big batch?

I'm not sure I understand your question. What you see in pic 62 are two of (probably eight) similar molds, each of which makes anywhere from three to over a dozen pieces. I generally try to group pieces to be molded by size, but also by complexity. Some pieces need their own, individual mold box, just because they're complex, and the rubber has to be sliced from so many sides that placing other pieces in the mold box causes problems.

15 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Thanks @captain america!  Just learned handsewing in a day by watching YouTube videos. Hahaha!  And to be honest, I'm just glad that it's a 3-piece suit rather than one like a onesies. That, I probably cannot do. Esp for its size.  

I am actually considering of having them painted down the line. The helmet already have some yellowing too so I know that applying the peroxide treatment might damage the tampo print on the sides. I'm kind of studying too how to open the figure esp the legs section. And what I fear is that I might break a piece or two to have them pry open and don't want to take a risk of doing in the fear that I might break it. But we'll see. But yes, the overall goal is to repaint them and hopefully apply some decals on it.  

You may not need to completely disassemble the figure to paint it, just be very patient with your masking. The printed stuff you'd have to reproduce as decals, but still very much worth it for the end result.

1/6 Motocycle Freak Scratchbuild Project
Captain's log: Friday, December 22, 2022

Absurd! That's how I describe the mold-prep needed for these masters. The delicate nature of the parts means I have to take great care and extra time to add de-molding aids, otherwise, I would end up destroying the parts when I slice and pry the molds open. In pic 59, you can see some of the more notable offenders: the chest armor components, which have details on multiple sides, and large openings in the middle of those parts—all things which mold makers dread. The white additions you see are either paper or plastic sheets, designed to create an expendable partition in the mold itself, so I don't have to torque it when I remove the masters.
Pic 60 shows the dreaded ankle armor pivot. Another one of those parts I end up looking at in retrospect and say to myself “What in the world were you thinking?!?” Alas, there's no turning back now! Once the mold rubber is poured (pic 61) it's too late for regrets. I leave that to set for 24 hours, then the extraction process begins.
Pic 62 shows the completed molds, looking very excellent indeed! The time and effort spent preparing the parts paid off, and save for 1 or 2 parts which will need repair (that ankle pivot came out of the mold in 3 pieces), the masters came out largely intact.
Pic 63: the fruits of all that labor! The parts are just excellent, and very clean. Now that some of the hardest pieces are molded, the rest of the molding should go smoothly.
Pic 64: the visor is now scribed and undergoing polishing. Unlike the Sentinel figure, the visor lines will be muted, just like in the Aramaki illustration. I'll take a few days off for the holidays, so my next update may tarry. Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! 🎅🥴
 

11 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I was able to finish Ley's bodysuit today. This round I would say that I prefer how the fitting turned out for Ley's since I took notes from what I did with Stick's. I'll probably fix Stick's bodysuit this Holiday break.  

Kudos for your restoration work, and fixing those fabric sections must have been an interesting challenge. Have you considered painting the plastic parts since you're already disassembling them? It would resolve the yellowing issue once and for all.

4 hours ago, claude grant said:

Hey Cap, will you be producing this gun and this bazooka as well?

Those accessories might come later if there's enough demand.

22 hours ago, Tober said:

Looking get, Capt!

When do you expect the project to be complete? 

I'm hoping the masters will be done before Christmas, and the first kits will be ready early in the new year.