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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: Sir Gareth on February 13, 2006, 10:19:14

Title: making tall figures.
Post by: Sir Gareth on February 13, 2006, 10:19:14
After reading CH's thread on his fantastic dwarf customs it reminded me of my experiments in creating different height figures.

What I did was take the shoes of a fat figure and replace them with boots of a normal figure. I got this idea after foolishly trying to crack a booted figure with the Hans on method and couldn't believe how easy the boots snapped off. I tried the Boots on a normal figure first but it looked odd, I found that the fat figures looked a lot better in proportion. I can't find my original Little John figure Photo from just over 3years ago so I quickly made another so you can get a rough idea what these figures look like.
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Sylvia on February 13, 2006, 11:18:48
You're right! Even with the longer legs, Little John's proportions still seem fairly natural ones for a klicky to have. 8-)

The ironic thing about this is that he probably is more correctly proportioned to a human now that you have extended his legs. ;)

Great idea, Garry. Thanks for posting the pic! :)
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: pastifi on February 13, 2006, 14:22:39
Quote from: Sir Gareth on February 13, 2006, 10:19:14

What I did was take the shoes of a fat figure and replace them with boots of a normal figure. I got this idea after foolishly trying to crack a booted figure with the Hans on method and couldn't believe how easy the boots snapped off. I tried the Boots on a normal figure first but it looked odd, I found that the fat figures looked a lot better in proportion. I can't find my original Little John figure Photo from just over 3years ago so I quickly made another so you can get a rough idea what these figures look like.

Dear  Gareth
do you use glue or they just snap back in?
All i have managed is to break two legs so far ;-)

Cheers

Panos
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Meg on February 13, 2006, 17:42:45
By using the regular size figures, you could make a basketball team

I like what you have done.
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Little Jo on February 13, 2006, 21:19:48
 :lol: This is a marvelous idea. Very cool  8-)

So now having different heights, there should now only left to customize different ages (doing in a different way than just putting on some grey hair). I always wondered how to display an adult daugther together with her mom, or an adult son with his father or ...
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Captain Henry on February 13, 2006, 23:39:49
Very cool, what a great idea! He looks terrific - I will have to try that as well to make some super-sized klickies.
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Richard on February 14, 2006, 01:25:22

Hello, Garry ...

Great custom. Could you give us a step by step tutorial on how to do this?

Thanks and all the best,
Richard

Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Sir Gareth on February 19, 2006, 15:31:35
Quote from: pastifi on February 13, 2006, 14:22:39
Dear  Gareth
do you use glue or they just snap back in?
All i have managed is to break two legs so far ;-)

Cheers

Panos

Hi Panos,

 I used glue it's called "loctite super glue all plastics" it's very good and Iv'e had a lot of strong  neat repairs from it.

Hi Richard,

The next time I get a set of legs for the fat body with shoes I will try and remember to do a step by step guide for this process. 
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Richard on February 19, 2006, 16:10:25
Quote from: Sir Gareth on February 19, 2006, 15:31:35
The next time I get a set of legs for the fat body with shoes I will try and remember to do a step by step guide for this process. 

Thanks, Garry ...  :)9
Title: Re: making tall figures.
Post by: Tim_w on February 20, 2006, 17:58:30
Hello  Garry  :wave:

This is a really clever custom indeed !! Thank you for sharing him with us and for explaining how you made him  :)9

Kindest Regards  Tim  :)