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If you are looking for cheap figures try gamestop, they have some used there, also any local pawn shops you may have.

They will still work in game 100% so no worries there. I would recommend practicing on some cheap toys until you get a feel for it before moving on to a skylander. I use my customs to help differentiate my paths, I have a lot of doubles... especially of the dragons... something like 10+ cynders and stuff. I have a problem, lol.

I can get a pic up of drobot and blades progress in a bit if you'd like to see

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If you are looking for cheap figures try gamestop, they have some used there, also any local pawn shops you may have.

They will still work in game 100% so no worries there. I would recommend practicing on some cheap toys until you get a feel for it before moving on to a skylander. I use my customs to help differentiate my paths, I have a lot of doubles... especially of the dragons... something like 10+ cynders and stuff. I have a problem, lol.

I can get a pic up of drobot and blades progress in a bit if you'd like to see

I would like to see, also saw your flashwing and chopper they look nice.

Any cheap toys you suggest? I don't think I'll be doing any of this custom stuff, even on cheap toys, til at least January, just because i wanna gather a good amount of info. I might actually be able to find some toys i either have 2 of or don't care about that i could practice on, still wondering if you suggest anything.

I would have gone to gamestop for used ones most likely anyways. How much do used skylanders usually cost? If they cost over 5 bucks i might wanna get my trap team collection to a decent size before getting any extras for customs.

Heres a front and back of blades, I just started applying the gold so the color is a bit off at the moment




In terms of prices for cheap skylanders, S2 cynder and flashwings are under $3 at gamestop, the prices range by rarity/demand

I need to get some S2, also been wanting flashwing. This could add to my collection too with those, gonna go there ASAP in January most likely.

Nice work, but may i make a suggestion for the photo taking? Is that a window or something? Just saying it's glare might make a photo look blurry, not in this but just saying.

Really nice on blades, do you think of names for your customs?

Also any progress on drobot?

That is a window but the glare is from how shiny the silver paint is, the lighting in my room is god awful... I live in a basement lol. It was also taken with a phone camera.

I usually name them yes. Most were named before painting them, my Cynder is Shadow, Flashwing is Twilight, S1 Drobot is Zapii, Lightcore drobot unnamed, Blades unnamed, Chopper unnamed, Whirlwind is Jupiter (she had a glue spot on her butt that my friend and I joked was a storm spot) and the Funny Bone I received as a gift from a friend, his name is Grave Digger

I set drobot aside for now, blades has a lot of small detail that is taking most of my time

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That is a window but the glare is from how shiny the silver paint is, the lighting in my room is god awful... I live in a basement lol. It was also taken with a phone camera.

I usually name them yes. Most were named before painting them, my Cynder is Shadow, Flashwing is Twilight, S1 Drobot is Zapii, Lightcore drobot unnamed, Blades unnamed, Chopper unnamed, Whirlwind is Jupiter (she had a glue spot on her butt that my friend and I joked was a storm spot) and the Funny Bone I received as a gift from a friend, his name is Grave Digger

I set drobot aside for now, blades has a lot of small detail that is taking most of my time

Ok, best of luck. It's 1:40 a.m here, so I'm getting off.

I'm an hour behind you, but staying up, I'll have him finished by tomorrow for sure, so be sure to check back

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I have a lot of doubles... especially of the dragons... something like 10+ cynders and stuff. I have a problem, lol.

10+ Cynders.. ....no you don't have a problem...you need help...lol..just kidding. Your Blades is looking good.

Yeah no one is going to do a custom repaint of Ghost Roaster because he is very rare...why Activision didn't make more no one will ever know...even now im still seeing the Pirate Seas and Dragon's Peak adventure packs even seeing the Empire of Ice pop up from time to time.
All we can hope is they bring him back for the 5th game....HELLO Activision!?!?! ...how about a S2 Ghost Roaster? ...S2 Boomer would be nice to.

Anyways Fossildude747 its not that hard you just have to have patience, don't try to get it all done so fast...if it takes you a week to paint one figure..so...it takes you a week. Theres no rush. You would have to go back many pages to see all of mine...it would be just faster to go the my Photobucket page and look at them there.....unless you like reading through all those pages...lol. Anyways like SkyScratch said just go to a hobby store and build up your supply of paints...and by the way like i have told other members get Acrylic Paint ONLY!...enamel paints have a tendency to not dry fully on this type of PVC plastic. Also you will need some good brushes...and not those white handled Testors ones. The "0" brushes, the ones i use the most are my 5/0 an 10/0. for the larger areas i use the 0 an 1 brushes. Don't try to cover in the first coat...painting in layers is better, also creates a smoother finish. And there is some Acrylics that won't cover in just one coat. Also don't keep working with the paint...acrylics drys fast and the more you brush at it the bigger chance you will pull off the paint you just put on.

Heres Blades done.

That blades is amazing! I really appriciate the work you put in! It looks fantastic

Hm, guys, since I've yet to have time to go after the right tone of golden paint to fix some of my toys, I've been also considering looking for material to make a figure from the ground up - a Villain figure to be put over a trap more exactly. I've seen a few 100% custom figures every now and then but they're from very specific brands(and I'm definately not in the same country for them) - so if anyone ever tried this out, what would be better? Plaster(have plenty avaliable, not much experience)? Clay(no acess to a way to fire it until February)? Polymer Clay(much more experience, but no idea how effective paint is on it)? I've already got some small cheap amethyst crystals from a broken souvenir that we had at home for a fake but improved Earth stand, but I really can't decide on a material for the rest of it.

I use normal clay, and then acrylic paint (craftsmart to be precise). I actually put them on a trap (after cutting the top part off) and if anything falls off, I use PC11 (I know, not a craft thing, but it works). Hope this helps.

Hard to tell if it lasts without firing it,though.At art school some people leave the clay unfired and they stayed perfect for the entire semester, some others started cracking as soon as they were opened after a week or two.

Well, I use the air drying clay, and as long as you don't have many cracks in it, you should be good (but if you use clay that is somewhat brittle, It won't hold up for more that a few days in my experience)

The clay in your class Bifrost is different from the Air Dry Clay and Oven Bake Clay(Sculpey.com)...also the Air Dry Clay can be put in your over to make it a bit harder(Oven Bake Clay dosen't require it to be heated to 3500 degress).....but its still fragile. So if your worried about the clay figure falling apart or braking you can use this after you sculpt the figure the way you want it to look...its called Alumilite.
I got this one from my local Hobby Store...it cost me about $70.00 bucks...and the good thing with this is if the figure brakes you can just glue it back together or make a new one with the mold you made of your clay figure. I have used this product its good stuff. Am sure you can find it on amazon if you can't find it in your area....or you can get it from there websitehttp://www.alumilite.com/store...asting-Kit.aspx...if they ship over seas...not sure if they do.

I also thought about doing something like this...but i can't aford it right now...im a bit broke....oh well. ...C'est La Vie.

@SkyScratch. Your custom Blades looks awesome.

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@SkyScratch. Your custom Blades looks awesome.

Thanks! I worked really hard on that little guy, wish I had a better camera though.

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The one from our class is good old clay used for pottery, but it's out of comission since it needs to be fired and the one I have is pretty poor compared to the one they've got in sculpting class.
I'll give a look into the polymer clay though, since according to the internet that's what gets baked in the oven - the air drying one is cold porcelain and I just had to throw some of that out because it loves to dry inside the package when there's only a little left. Sculpey is quite expensive here but I could always spare some for sculpting classes, and unfortunately Alumilite is nowhere to be seen here.
But I'll spare the details until I actually start working on the Golden Queen custom toy. Gotta wait for next year for the nicest stores to open again here, and actually catch her in a trap too since I'm slowly playing the game when I have time.

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The one from our class is good old clay used for pottery, but it's out of comission since it needs to be fired and the one I have is pretty poor compared to the one they've got in sculpting class.
I'll give a look into the polymer clay though, since according to the internet that's what gets baked in the oven - the air drying one is cold porcelain and I just had to throw some of that out because it loves to dry inside the package when there's only a little left. Sculpey is quite expensive here but I could always spare some for sculpting classes, and unfortunately Alumilite is nowhere to be seen here.
But I'll spare the details until I actually start working on the Golden Queen custom toy. Gotta wait for next year for the nicest stores to open again here, and actually catch her in a trap too since I'm slowly playing the game when I have time.

Yes its the polymer that makes it able to fire in low heat. Wait for stores to open again?....why did they close?...is it that cold there...lol. Also if you need any help getting some Alumilite just let me know...glad to help.
You need to get glass sealable containers....its what i use to hold my clay. There the ones used for flour, suger, rice...ect... in your kitchen.
Ahhh ....these *points down*

Well i had to work on my Small Fry....in the words of Flynn.. "its creeping me out, flap chicken flap!"

That right eye crammed up into his helmet was getting on my nerves....sorry its the artist in me...stickler for proper anatomy and physiology.
While i was at it ..i painted the things that whern't painted like they are in the game....his toe nails, teeth an eyes are white...(till he gets mad...lol...but yal knew that)and the bronze parts on his goggles and around his horn, and added a little trandparent red to the tip of his horn. And made his tongue red.

Merry Christmas Portal Masters



Santa has the rest of our traps.

http://m.imgur.com/k475pnP
What should I use to fix this? I only can use sharpies

On the topic of custon traps, I always thought it would be cool if someone painted a scepter trap to look like Aghanims Scepter from DotA 2. Such a shame there aren't any water scepters, or it'd be pretty easy.

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http://m.imgur.com/k475pnP
What should I use to fix this? I only can use sharpies

Since all you have is Sharpies to work with get an Ultra Fine Sharpie...and just fix the his eye pupil. Don't try to do the red ring around it(iris)...its to fine even for a Ultra Fine Red Sharpie. Also when doing it just dot with the Sharpie...don't rub...or try to do little circles.
You will have more control with dotting.


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On the topic of custon traps, I always thought it would be cool if someone painted a scepter trap to look like Aghanims Scepter from DotA 2. Such a shame there aren't any water scepters, or it'd be pretty easy.

His Sceptor dosen't look anything like the Skylanders Sceptor Traps...


But since there is a rather large amount of the Water Tiki Traps...

One of those could be modified.....Pull the Tiki off an mold a Aghanim's Scepter...then paint the Gold an Brown parts.

can I just coat over the red? I just want it to look good.

Once you do the black you won't notice the red as much....But you could try with the Ultra Fine Red before you use the Ultra Fine Black...just be careful...and make sure the red dry completely before try'in to do the Black...or it will bleed....and get real messy...lol

And you want it to look right...it won't look right without the red iris.

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http://m.imgur.com/k475pnP
What should I use to fix this? I only can use sharpies

Since all you have is Sharpies to work with get an Ultra Fine Sharpie...and just fix the his eye pupil. Don't try to do the red ring around it(iris)...its to fine even for a Ultra Fine Red Sharpie. Also when doing it just dot with the Sharpie...don't rub...or try to do little circles.
You will have more control with dotting.


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On the topic of custon traps, I always thought it would be cool if someone painted a scepter trap to look like Aghanims Scepter from DotA 2. Such a shame there aren't any water scepters, or it'd be pretty easy.

His Sceptor dosen't look anything like the Skylanders Sceptor Traps...


But since there is a rather large amount of the Water Tiki Traps...

One of those could be modified.....Pull the Tiki off an mold a Aghanim's Scepter...then paint the Gold an Brown parts.

Yeah, your right. There aren't many similarities, are there. :-/ It'd take some work to pull it off, but dang it could be cool. I'd be afraid to totally mutiliate the trap if I did it myself.

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Once you do the black you won't notice the red as much....But you could try with the Ultra Fine Red before you use the Ultra Fine Black...just be careful...and make sure the red dry completely before try'in to do the Black...or it will bleed....and get real messy...lol

And you want it to look right...it won't look right without the red iris.

In all honesty I mind the red more so when I start and finish it later I will post!

Sorry for double post but it's done!
http://m.imgur.com/OD1PWJV
Now does anybody know any good silver perm markers?

Looking good...they do make matallic markers....just go to wally-World.

I might go to target today.

Well i finaly finished my Repaint of High Five....here he is...Also touched up the factory High Five..painted his claws white and pearlized yellow his eyes.(been tryin to get a good pic of his eyes...but its kinda hard to see the pearlized yellow in photos....oh well.
Named him ....Emerald High Five

I need ideas on how to paint snap shot, food fight, and terrabite.

@Phoenix_Lord -- VERY COOL custom of High Five! Excellent job!

Here's my Snap Shot repaint...

I really like that high five, very well done!

Nice snap shot! I'm making a custom Spyro that's almost done. I'll most likely post pictures tomorrow.

I'm thinking of some names for him, like Bloodbath Snap Shot or Deadpool Snap Shot

This is my first custom- metallic purple and teal Cynder. I'm also working on Ignitor, Chop Chop, and Terrafin, but they're not turning out so well. :/

http://m.imgur.com/HTiVyOl,LwaeDJc,KF20v2L,Vu5C6N4

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This is my first custom- metallic purple and teal Cynder. I'm also working on Ignitor, Chop Chop, and Terrafin, but they're not turning out so well. :/

http://m.imgur.com/HTiVyOl,LwaeDJc,KF20v2L,Vu5C6N4

Your Cynder is very nice! I love it

Thanks!

I gotta say the custom figures in this thread are AWESOMELY AMAZING!Wish I had the talent to pull that off!

Complimentary BOOM!

I made a custom Flashwing! I've called her Garnet Flashwing
Pics on the way.
When you see it, remember I am only 14 and never painted before, only in school... and I'm bad at that anyway.

Thats ok Hawksey...it just takes practice. ...and patience...there is no rush to get everything painted all at once. Several thin layers is always better then one thick one.

I never practised, but I have done 5 over 24 hours, but about 1-2 hours each. Amateur paint jobs but I did good.
I love my S2 Double Trouble one. I will upload as quick as I can!
Here:

Double Trouble looks pretty nice!Just watch out for the brushstrokes and try using the smallest brush you can find(and even toothpicks if the detail is small enough), there are quite a few splatters or spots with missing paint, nothing that can't get solved with another coat of paint.

Thanks, and I am limited with paintbrushes at the moment, don't know where to find toothpicks, but I have fixed up the parts without paint Thanks!

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Thanks, and I am limited with paintbrushes at the moment, don't know where to find toothpicks, but I have fixed up the parts without paint Thanks!

Toothpicks can be found on the aisle of paper plates and napkins. Right in between the straws and paper plates at most Wal-marts. (Top self) Also you can find paint brushes at any craft store or in the craft section at Wal-mart. Also I like you custom!

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Thanks, and I am limited with paintbrushes at the moment, don't know where to find toothpicks, but I have fixed up the parts without paint Thanks!

Toothpicks can be found on the aisle of paper plates and napkins. Right in between the straws and paper plates at most Wal-marts. (Top self) Also you can find paint brushes at any craft store or in the craft section at Wal-mart. Also I like you custom!

Thanks! And I finally used the toothpick idea to paint a Twin Blade Chop Chop. I tried to make Ace Archdragon's Ginger Chop Chop a reality. It isn't exactly right but its close

super gulp punch pop fizz is almost done!!!pictures coming soon.....

Hey custom figure makers, I love my Thorn Horn Camo but his figure paint job is such poor quality compared to original Camo. I was wondering if it's possible to remove the base/figure so SA Camo is the figure for my Thorn Horn Camo base. Mostly I just want to keep the exploding pumpkins wow pow - it's awesome!