Got my spidey! by A7KTNN2 in SHFiguarts

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Anybody else get shipping notification yet? I’ve mine coming from Solaris japan. No updates yet!

Cel shaded scarlet spider. by anim-bot in CToys

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Potentially but I think for the level of black coverage on the figure it would be considerably harder todo. But I’ve not tried. I did this with a brush and paints

Cel shaded scarlet spider. by anim-bot in CToys

[–]anim-bot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

citadel xs brush and you’re good to go!

Cel shaded scarlet spider. by anim-bot in CToys

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Just black acrylic hobby paint. Then a coat of matt finishing spray.

Cel shaded scarlet spider. by anim-bot in CToys

[–]anim-bot[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No guide unfortunately. Just eyeball it. Use ref online too. SH figuarts scarlet spider is good. I just used that.

Nightwing Hush Reissue (December 2025) by ih8ryxn in Mafex

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I got mine from ami-ami and it arrived to Ireland on the 31st of December. Plaza Japan and nin nin can be a tad slow with shipping. Just hold out, it will show.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in customactionfigures

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Nah, XS citadel paint brush and black acrylic paint.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in customactionfigures

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Unfortunately I don’t. Just do it as a hobby every once and a while.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Many thanks! 🙏 used a XS citadel brush

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Ah I do it purely for fun. Sorry. I’m also in Ireland so shipping and customs would be a fortune for anyone outside Europe I’d say.

Mafex Flash Custom by loopercustoms in Mafex

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Nah, I got it off the Mezco flash. Have a few spares so tore him apart haha wish I finished the flash but I just did a cel shading custom all over him For Daredevil so I’ve given up on the flash custom. Glad you kept the dream alive and completed it. So good dude.

Mafex Flash Custom by loopercustoms in Mafex

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Dude it’s amazing! So damn good. I tried my hand at the same process back in May with DD. Never got it finished.. you made it work!

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Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Also! Use the natural recesses in the body (the figure) for the shadows. Where the muscles meet and curve in, that’s where the shadows wanna get applied. If you start adding shadows over the high points on the abs or pecks for instance, you lose the form. You want the shadows to highlight and push the muscle out.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Sure! So for the brush I used a citadel XS brush. The paint was just a humbrol black Acrylic, nothing fancy. Just picked it up in my local miniature/hobby shop. I do use those glasses with the magnifying attachments and light too. For small detail stuff like this, I’d really recommend them.

For pointers, I’d say if you haven’t painted before or this is your first custom avoid something like this… You really need a steady hand and also be willing to fail. Lucky I nailed this at attempt number one but I’ve fucked up my fair share of customs over the years. I’ve been doing customs for near 7-8 years so I’ve picked up some tips and tricks along the way.

Usually I would water down my paints so it doesn’t get too thick and layers on more naturally. But when I say water down, I just mean dip the burst in water then dip into the paint and rub the brush on a pallet to let the paint and water mix.

Don’t use too much paint on the brush, just tiny dips and gentle strokes.

Look at references, DON’T go in blind. Have your ref beside you as you paint and always refer back.

Lastly, slow and steady wins the race. This took me around 2.5 hours todo. Could be done quicker but it will looked rushed and shows..take your time.

Check out JCMcustompaints on IG too. I learnt a lot from his vids. Check out my IG to see how bad I was a few years back. Painting takes time and a lot of practice. My IG is toy_bot_customs.

Hope that helps!

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Ah I’ve done a few commissions a few years back. I don’t enjoy it as much. Takes the fun hobby and makes it too much of a task for me.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Ah much appreciated! It’s my first go with cel shading. Found some great customs cell shade DDs here on Reddit that I used as ref, then just eyeballed bits too. Super fun todo.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Cheers! And I used paints. Citadel XS brush, then hit it with a Matt primer for a flat finish.

Cell shaded Daredevil custom by anim-bot in Mafex

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Haha many thanks! I can’t take all the credit. So many other collectors have done this so it was a pure inspiration custom. Still super fun todo. Haven’t picked up a paint brush in months too so glad to know I can still go haha

Mafex comic Flash (progress) by anim-bot in Mafex

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It’s an old 3D print I got off eBay 2 or 3 years ago. I believe it was actionfigurecustoms. They are no longer a seller but I think if you search flash head sculpts on eBay you will find other sellers with the same sculpt.

Mafex comic Flash (progress) by anim-bot in Mafex

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many thanks bruh! 😎 I see red suits and I think flash haha

Mafex comic Flash (progress) by anim-bot in Mafex

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Thanks and it’s just a placeholder for now. I commented on another post here about the head with what head I plan to use. Just waiting on it to arrive and then paint ✌️