ShouJu WIP and My first art toy ever!

amerikaiju · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Here is my first pull for the arms and head, the body mold got distorted...I hope to have a new one done real soon! This is a plain stand in for now. FYI if you are using two different types of Dragon Skin Silicone for molds (mine were quick and Medium set), I accidently put medium over curing quick, and even though I molded under pressure the degassing quick set Dragon Skin bubbled up my second half of the mold...
:wtf:

Anywho, this is my first art toy try... I am bloggin about it here http://www.amerikaiju.blogspot.com/ if you are so inclined...

Height: 3.75 inches
Material: Soft vinyl like polyurethane
Articulation: Three points (arms and head)

Here is a really shoddy idea of the paint job... I know it's rough.

Let me know what you think...

-Dave

OhBrian · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:40 pm

Kinda diggin it... make the blak in the eyes further out and up in each eye maybe?

OhBrian · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:41 pm

black*

amerikaiju · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:02 am

OhBrian wrote:

Kinda diggin it... make the blak in the eyes further out and up in each eye maybe?

Good idea...that paint job is the roughest of drafts... I can't wait to paint this dude up.

-Dave

hypnotiq · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:10 am

This is amazing work for your first one. Woulda said you're pretty experienced if you hadn't told me, haha.

amerikaiju · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:55 am

hypnotiq wrote:

This is amazing work for your first one. Woulda said you're pretty experienced if you hadn't told me, haha.

First art toy... but to be fair, I have been doing toys semi-professionally for ten years. I co-own Cast-a-Way Toys. We make 8 inch Mego-like figures... we did the Phantom and an 8 inch version of Captain Action and Dr. Evil a few years back. I have also been customizing toys since childhood... it's in my blood :raisedaroof:

-Dave

edstuff · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:58 am

Nice man!

amerikaiju · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:27 am

Wow... this project has had a huge learning curve! The good news is that I pulled two beautiful molds this morning. New head and body molds, the arms I got right the first time, are ready to be cast when I get home tonight! I hope to have some pix tonight or tomorrow! By the weekend for sure....

Oh and found some awesome irridescent paint, green/fuscia flip flop, it's gonne look spiffy!

-Dave

amerikaiju · **Posted:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:09 pm

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot:

This was tough, and I just got behind in schedule and had so many techincal challenges.
So to Recap:

Size: 3.5"/8cm
Material: Soft urethane rubber
Articulation: 3 points- Shoulders and neck
Base Color- Swamp green

Let the painting begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Dave

ShouJu WIP and My first art toy ever!

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