project munny: day one

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finally got started on that munny i promised to make for sputnik comics ages and ages ago. here are some of the materials i'll be using:

first we give the munny a good wash:


then we soften the vinyl (by heating it with a hairdryer) and cut out the ears with a hobby knife (got it cheap at saizen).


reverse the ears, put them back in and stuff the resulting cavity with aluminum foil. hot-glue everything in place.

trim off excess glue with knife.

put some pre-kneaded sculpey over the hole and attempt to approximate a round head despite not really knowing what you're doing. i've started on the 'palong' here.

i probably won't be able to find the appropriate googly eyes for this project, so, more sculpey.

beak (looking more like a bill) and tongue.

okay my fingers are raw from hours of rubbing sculpey by now, so let's work on the arms for a while. the munny came with a set of angel wings as accessories; i separated them using scissors and attached one to each arm.

it wouldn't look like jholeebird with just the original arms, but i can't sculpt wings to replace them, so this is the best compromise i can think of.

now for the toes. i had a hell of a time with those bits of wire. gah.

okay, das nuffa dat. itutuloy bukas.

can any craft-y types out there give me tips on how to smoothen the finish without having to buy a P300 bottle of sculpey softener?

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    hanep!

    sakaling kelangan mo ng tagalagay ng aluminum foil sa mga susunod na proyekto, andito lang ako.

    bwahahaha!

    - lucy

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  2. djMarch 31, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    very nice! always wanted to do toy customizing. mukhang nga lang magastos na hobby...

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  3. macoyMarch 31, 2010 at 11:02 AM

    @lucy: sige kelangan ko ng taga-lamas ng clay. na-sprain ata yung mga pulso ko. bakasyon ka na ba?

    @dj, little bit. the munny itself is like P1.4K.

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  4. MikoMarch 31, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Wow, lookin' good! :D

    And will be probably expensive come bidding time... Hopefully, there will be some of Macoy's DNA on some of those wires as well :p

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  5. djMarch 31, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    1.4k? yikes! kung palpak yung gawa mo sayang.

    question po: bakit pala aluminum foil yung pinang stuff?

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  6. macoyMarch 31, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    @miko: dna definitely included. there's skin in the clay and blood on at least one nail.

    @dj: yun ang sabi sa mga tutorial na nabasa ko eh. i guess 'cause it's light, non-biogradable and cheaper than sculpey.

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  7. leroyMarch 31, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    LIKE!

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  8. djApril 5, 2010 at 7:41 AM

    ah. ok. galing!

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