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Custom base for fun [CLOSED]
xerokills Yellow Sparx Gems: 1181
#1 Posted: 16:58:44 26/04/2012 | Topic Creator
I was discussing with someone about making a custom base and chose to run a quick test on my machine and this is what my legendary base looks like. It's a rough prototype and I need a finer cutter, but here's my first shot at it.

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dangernoah2 Green Sparx Gems: 401
#2 Posted: 17:05:30 26/04/2012
whats this for
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sykotek Yellow Sparx Gems: 1262
#3 Posted: 17:19:28 26/04/2012
I like it, now you just need to find a way to add a colored LED underneath the circle and it'd be perfect. ...I probably would've grouped them into different elements though...that way you could use a bunch of purple LEDs for Magic Element to light the names and circles with minimal bleed over between different colors with minimal work to separate them. ...but good work! smilie
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Edited 1 time - Last edited at 17:20:19 26/04/2012 by sykotek
xerokills Yellow Sparx Gems: 1181
#4 Posted: 17:46:17 26/04/2012 | Topic Creator
This was the prototype. you could easily put an led on the side to wash light, but this is only 1/4" thick plexiglass. I considered doing a colored resin fill on the names, but this was just to see if they work.

Danger, this is a base that you can set your figures on inside he circle pockets (custom cut pockets are an option, but I like the ability to pose them a certain way and I'm sure so does everyone else. This specific one houses the Legendary figures I think individually I would like to do sets by their element. This took about 7-8 minutes to run on a CNC router with an 1/16" flat endmill. I tried the 1/32" and that's just too time consuming to cut. It is a way to identify your figures and display them on a shelf.

I will post a pic of them on the base when I get home so you can get a better idea.

smilie
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domer Green Sparx Gems: 379
#5 Posted: 17:58:46 26/04/2012
Very nice...

If you want the LED lights, but don't want to put them in the plexi-glass, consider building a custom wood base to hold these bases and have the leds installed in that.

Domer
xerokills Yellow Sparx Gems: 1181
#6 Posted: 18:03:05 26/04/2012 | Topic Creator
if you placed a small led on the shelf they are set on they would wash nicely on the pocketed areas. I'll see what I can find in our electrical department LED wise.
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tubsrnhc Blue Sparx Gems: 650
#7 Posted: 18:03:17 26/04/2012
i dont know anything about doing that kind of thing. but from what i can tell these look awesome. i would personally (im sure im not the only one) love to buy a full set of these from you if you ever decide you want to do that.
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xerokills Yellow Sparx Gems: 1181
#8 Posted: 18:06:36 26/04/2012 | Topic Creator
I have actually had a lot of people ask in another group. Let me try to complete a full set. It is being run on company equipment. I'd be responsible to cover cost for the bits and such, plus the cost of materials. I may consider doing 3 sets and do a drawing for the 3 sets. Then I would probably charge a certain price per set. I haven't really crunched numbers on costs. Takes about 1-2 minutes to cut one base if it were of a single figure.
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tubsrnhc Blue Sparx Gems: 650
#9 Posted: 18:22:50 26/04/2012
well if you do decide to do something like that, i will definitely be interested.
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xerokills Yellow Sparx Gems: 1181
#10 Posted: 23:07:00 26/04/2012 | Topic Creator
So I thought I would post my 37/37 with my new custom base I made. Still in the process of deciding how to finish it all out. I think a bottom plate that houses 4 low profile color LED is the way to go. But here is a bit of the effect you get when placed on my black coffee table. It pops pretty nicely I think.

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spyroflame0487 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3866
#11 Posted: 23:11:11 26/04/2012
Oh wow! That's pretty cool, and I love the base thing for the Legendaries.
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chaosworrier Yellow Sparx Gems: 1555
#12 Posted: 23:23:44 26/04/2012
Wow! Just, wow!

I generally do no lack for words, but wow, just wow...
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melt4rf Yellow Sparx Gems: 1078
#13 Posted: 23:31:56 26/04/2012
wish i had something like that very cool
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icecube7731 Yellow Sparx Gems: 1298
#14 Posted: 00:25:38 27/04/2012
That is amazing if the price is right I would be interested as well.
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Madel Blue Sparx Gems: 584
#15 Posted: 03:20:55 27/04/2012
That looks way cool. Very nice, xerokills. smilie
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trixster68 Emerald Sparx Gems: 3813
#16 Posted: 03:28:56 27/04/2012
I would to be into getting one if the price was right?
I would want to have
Slam-Bam
Trigger Happy
Camo
Voodood
That would be way cool....
Just and idea right now anyway.
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Himewad Yellow Sparx Gems: 1819
#17 Posted: 03:39:29 27/04/2012
You need to get something like this to market. Seriously.

Outstanding work.
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OpalOsprey Yellow Sparx Gems: 1127
#18 Posted: 08:31:06 27/04/2012
Very nice job! That's pretty cool!
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