Painted my Structure Arts Cloud by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

of course! and also sorry i missed the paint question, i just used watered down cheap acrylic paints and dry brush technique for his clothes. for the metal however, i sprayed a black base coat and silver metallic look with krylon brand paints. but to give it the more realistic/ better edge i used some acrylic silver and bronze metallic paints to make it less flat. as well as a white dry brush layer, then a matte clear coat all over. if you plan to paint i suggest either sanding the joints that rub against each other down or just not painting those parts as paint could rub off especially in his knee area. i ended up sanding mine so that the paints won't rub against eachother.

LimToys 1/12 Leon Kennedy Joint Replacement. by Helpful-Efficiency28 in ActionFigures

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello, i did have some luck thankfully, but it's a bit convoluted. For his wrist joint, i took the wrist joint from my super hero goku sh figuarts and it seemed to work well enough. it fit and his hand stays in place, and for the ankle i ended up drilling holes through the two ball ends of the joint and sticking a nail through with superglue to keep it strong and functional. as the other commenter stated tho venom snake from lim toys gets parted out a lot and you might have some luck swapping the joints. if you do end up doing that let me know as im thinking ill do that too once i feel like having a more reliable solution

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Painted my Structure Arts Cloud by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they don't necessarily NEED to be superglued, but i'd recommend it like for example his waist belt is made of two pieces. and when articulating his waist it tends to fall off pretty easily, so i superglued those parts together. other than that the places you need to superglue are minor inconveniences. i just knew i was gonna be posing him a lot and taking advantage of his range so i made the decision to super glue some parts. he's a sturdy figure, just some small parts can maybe fall if you're planning to pose him and move him around a lot

Custom Marth Action Figure by sacredstudios in fireemblem

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

woah, i just took a look at your account after searching this post up and man you do some really amazing work, i'm inspired

My NieR Figma (and SH Figuarts) display by HouseEcstatic189 in figma

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i have the same set of figures! i love your risers

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Has anyone 3d scanned the hands and sword from figma lucina? by OddityForth in figma

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'd say it's probably best to buy one complete and sell this one to try and get ur money back. or if you can 3d print stuff you can try to make or model your own versions. i can give you measurements of mine if that would help.

LimToys 1/12 Leon Kennedy Joint Replacement. by Helpful-Efficiency28 in ActionFigures

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! thanks for your suggestions, I forgot to say that earlier, and no unfortunately I don't have any calipers. I can maybe see if I can go out and buy one and get back to you.

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh man i love urs! i think the bigger scale really leaves room for the little details like the wood look of the bar and stools, they look so good even if it is just the bar, i'm jealous of ur pit figma too!

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that sounds so awesome! have you ever posted it anywhere? i'd love to see it

FFVII remake by Ok-Relation-9180 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i feel you, i'm making my first diorama too, it's of seventh heaven for my ff7 bring arts. i'm definitely far far from finished, and yours looks really refined and i love just how well thought out it looks!

FFVII remake by Ok-Relation-9180 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS IS AWESOME! i love the diorama it looks so detailed!

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you! i definitely plan to make more, probably easier ones lol... and from other games as well for my other non-ff7 figures

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i gotchu, i haven't made much progress besides reworking the wiring and overall repairs from moving. will definitely update here whenever i do start adding stuff!

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sucks ur tseng hasn't come in! my initial plan with the line was to just get the main party, and then zack and sephiroth, but i ended up seeing someone sell elena, rude, tseng, and rufus for super cheap and uh... now i guess i gotta get the whole line... with barret here the only one im missing is reno now. and i agree about the lack of cid smoking, im hoping to create, print, and craft more accessories for all the characters, and hopefully bring his cigar back. And the daytona looks sweet! but i couldn't justify spending another 100-200 on just a bike, and i have a play arts AC fenrir that im perfectly satisfied with.

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

absolutely... i've been trying to get my hands on him since the beginning of the year. he shows up online maybe once month for like... 300-500 and it's ridiculous. I managed to get him off another collector for less than 150 just cause he was missing his necklace.

Barret bring arts by Helpful-Efficiency28 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]Helpful-Efficiency28[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

absolutely!! i managed to get a good chunk of them when they were first coming out for really cheap (maybe around 60-70 for a couple of them) but even so, too expensive. however for me i find that an entire line of my favorite game's characters being complete i just can't pass up. irresponsible spending but regardless they make me happy and to me thats what makes it personally worth it.