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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: mwilbury on March 25, 2011, 16:48:42

Title: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: mwilbury on March 25, 2011, 16:48:42

Hey gang, thanks for all the inspiration and information contained in this forum (and over at the PlaymoDB); it was indispensable.  Here's my first Playmobil custom.*  I made this as an anniversary gift for my wife.  I have tried to capture our appearance and typical outfits.  I painted and decaled the laptop to look like the wife's Dell.  Of course, I had to include our three cats.  The set number represents the street number of a place we've lived.

Ingredients:
Packaging and Husband's hair from 30 00 4982 Deep Sea Diver (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4479).
Wife's head and hair, husband's legs from 30 14 1770 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-14-1770)
Wife's legs and husband's arms from 30 00 1742 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-00-1742)
I used blank white torsos for both figures, not sure which ones exactly.  The sandals came from one of the bikini girl figures, and I got the cats and all the office accessories from DS or eBay.

Process:
I used Apoxy Sculpt to create the shorter skirt from the legs with shorts.  I used an exacto blade to trim back those harsh eyebrows Playmobil uses sometimes.  I handpainted the pearls and eyebrows/sideburns on the husband figure.

I used waterslide decals for the polka dots, the husband's button-up collar, and the cat's stripes (I wanted the cats to look more like our pets).  Lastly, I used laserjet sticker paper to print the laptop stickers and the new box art.

*Not my first custom toy, though. I've done football helmets, little electric football players, and back in high school I did a few superhero action figures.  I do custom graphics all the time; it's my job!

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: bonniebeth on March 25, 2011, 16:51:29

This is so awesome! What a great anniversary gift!!!

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Clong on March 25, 2011, 16:57:37

great custom.

Quote from: bonniebeth on March 25, 2011, 16:51:29

This is so awesome! What a great anniversary gift!!!

 8} 8} now I'll have to do something like that for her.

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: bonniebeth on March 25, 2011, 17:01:59

 ;D

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 25, 2011, 17:06:32

But isn't it cool to both love Playmobil so much,...gifts are always no problem! Great customs mwilbury! Very authentic!

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: kaethe on March 25, 2011, 17:37:51

What a beautiful gift and customization.  I love the outfit you made for your wife, as well as her eyebrows, so much more flattering.  Her cardigan is particularly nice, very sweaterlike.  The box graphics are very well balanced.   Thank you for sharing.
kaethe

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: playmofire on March 25, 2011, 17:38:26

Fantastic customs, and boxes too!    :wow: :wow: :wow:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 25, 2011, 17:42:35

Great customs!! Great boxes!!! Very good job!!! Thank you for the process description!!! Happy anniversary!!!

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: el jefe on March 25, 2011, 17:50:30

What a great custom set.  I'd buy that if it was real.  You both look really nice. :wave:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: PrimusPilus on March 25, 2011, 18:33:03

Outstanding, one of the best customs I've seen around here! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/cheers.gif)

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Alison01326 on March 25, 2011, 18:41:13

Absolutely wonderful. I love the idea that there is a custom box for you too.

What a wonderful idea for a wonderful gift, and so beautifully produced. Stunning.

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Sylvia on March 25, 2011, 23:18:47

This really is fabulous! :inlove:

The presentation and attention to detail is beautifully done. 8-)

Can't wait to see more of your customs! :)

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: WarriorOfToys on March 26, 2011, 02:43:45

Magnificent! :o
They You look great Matt! :wow: ;)
And your graphics are amazing! :clap:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: gaspodfreud on March 27, 2011, 01:42:17

exellent !! the kind of idea i like and very well done . you have a beautifull woman ... three cats !! thanks to share jeremy

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Sir Gareth on March 27, 2011, 08:56:36

Thats a really nice custom set.

Great work on both figures and the cats and the box is excellent.

I look foward to seeing more of your customs. 8-)

Garry.

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: specialist on March 27, 2011, 09:29:35

This is absolutely awesome. I'm ..............speechless.

Best wishes
specialist

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Playmoholics on March 29, 2011, 13:53:01

 :clap: They look absolutely amazing! What a wonderful family

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: tonguello on March 29, 2011, 15:19:50

Wow!! rerally cool customs and so well done! They look right out of Zirndorf!  ;D

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Justindo on March 31, 2011, 05:14:41

Wonderful customs!  I particularly like the wife's outfit. :)

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Elric on April 01, 2011, 02:29:58

Very good work! :)

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Gustavo on April 07, 2011, 01:20:20

Perfect work with the box! :yup:

& I love the stripes on the cats ... :) :love:

 :wave:

Gus
:blackhair:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: cheng on April 07, 2011, 03:24:14

BEAUTIFUL customs Mwilbury !  :love: :love: :love:
your detailing is wonderful and your handiwork is flawless  ;)
we definitely can learn a lot from you...
hopefully you'll be interested in war stuff later...  :P
better still, work for Geobra and we'll send you our wish-lists  ;D 

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: playmogal on October 25, 2011, 11:35:49

What a beautiful couple custom!
Exquisite details make your figures come to life. Way to go, Pgal :wave:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: rms008 on October 25, 2011, 11:57:52

wonderful gift  great job
ryan :blackhair:

Title: Re: My Family, Playmobilized
Post by: Jimbo on October 25, 2011, 14:07:53

Very well done!   :clap: :clap: