"I didn't make him for YEEEWWW!" part deux

I gotta say...I never see these types of "Fuck off and stop judging me!" comments on MWD. If I see someone's custom that's not to my taste in the world of 1:6 scale action figs, I, like pretty much all the other fanatics, either comment about some aspect that I do like or just avoid it. In over a decade in online 1:6 scale action fig communities, I have never seen there such critical sniping as I've seen on DOA.

The 1:6 scale action fig world has its own nasty aspects. For example, there's the pointless, recursive hostility toward likeness figs, as detailed in my discussion about the upcoming Hot Toys Selina Kyle. There's also the Cult of Triad, a group that remains determinedly hostile toward any legit criticism of the company. And, of course, there's the everpresent, inescapable, insidious objectification and misogyny. No sniping though, unless you're trying to bash some sniper from some army in some war with correct, in-scale camo and little bullets in his little gun and zzzzzzzzzzzz... 1:6 scale military crapola doesn't interest me at all, except insofar as I can exploit it for my kinky civilian ends. I am not, however, about to say that my mismatched, pink-haired suburbanites are more creative and therefore better than historically accurate soldier dudes.

No more bananas

At least for a while. I think they're the culprits that have been giving me heartburn in the last few days. :( :( :(

My to do list

...has 26 items on it! Let's see how many I can cross off by the end of the day aujourd'hui!

To do list update

Well, my to do list expanded to 28 items, but I still managed to get 16 of them done! Go me!

[soccer announcer voice]GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!![/soccer announcer voice]

The following items are on their way to support my doll crack habit:

First off, electric wheelchair parts! I ordered two ZC World Online office chairs, one pink, one blue, from their first series, not their weird, webbing-based second series. I also ordered two New Ray 1:24 scale Fortwos, color irrelevant, as they will be sculpted lightly over and repainted. Finally, I got two Iwako erasers in the shape of pencil sharpeners for joyboxes.

While I was on the site, I also ordered erasers in the shapes of a laptop, a tablet computer and a box of crackers that look suspiciously like Ritz. These will not be part of the electric wheelchairs. :p

Second, I got a 1:6 scale door!!!!!! It's a fancy wooden frame for a photo album, measuring about 8 x 13 inches, which is good enough for me. Needs a door knob, as well as the eradication of that wreath-like travesty up by the fan light, but that's okay. I also don't mind the dings and scratches because well-used front doors rarely look pristine. Best of all, this was just $15.84, most of which was shipping in a medium priority flat rate box.

Oh yeah, and, if anyone wants to search for a similar door, it's from House of Lloyd in their Christmas around the World series. I recommend searching for "christmas door photo album," though. Very few of the Ebay listings for this door mention its brand. It was incredibly hard to find that information, by the way, so you're welcome. :p
( Look...a door! )

As i have repeatedly mentioned, Theophany will be coming home from Andrea's house later this month, along with some neon ribbons for Novella's crop top straps and flame-like fabric for Mellifer's wrap skirt.

In other 1:6 scale BJD news, there's another one coming. She's a completed tan Nan Sook by Batchix, along with some damaged heads and a junk torso. I'm thrilled to have another addition [really cute, also really rare!] to my 1:6 scale resin hordes at an unbelievable steal, and Batchix is thrilled that someone wants one of her factory second BJDs. No name or character yet, but I would like to do some zombification experiments on her spare parts.... Muah hah hah! >:}

Thoughts on making 1:6 scale trees

I was going to make some 1:6 scale trees tonight, but I realized that I should fully plan out my steps and make sure I have the correct tools before jumping in.

1. Pick up sticks. I went to the woods across the parking lot on a dry day and picked out six sticks [say that five times fast!] of varying circumferences, colors and species. I looked for sticks with all their bark still firmly attached and with no signs of rot. I also looked for sticks without many branches, except toward the tops, since most trees don't tend to branch out until they're over people's heads.
2. Decide on height. In my case, all my trees are going to be 20" high: small enough to be portable, but tall enough so that you can't see the tops in shots with a wider angle.
3. Cut sticks to appropriate length. I started doing this with my crappy craft saw, then decided I was expending too much effort. I should be using my Dremel generic rotary tool, which means that I need to drag that sucker to a hardware store and procure something that can cut through sticks.
4. Make sure sticks have flat ends at the bottom, but also enough roughness to provide purchase for the modeling compound. The flat ends should be mostly flat, but still rough, and there should be small notches around the bases of the sticks so that the modeling compound can get in there and add support.
5. Sculpt modeling compound around the bases of the sticks to help them stand upright. Make sure to press the modeling compound into the notches around the bases of the sticks. The modeling compound should either resemble roots or dirt. Keep it relatively smooth; texture [or the illusion thereof] will be added in the next step. Test regularly to make sure that the modeling compound provides adequate support for the sticks!
6. Once the modeling compound dries, paint it. The color of the tree bases depends on their surroundings. Layers of color create a textured, realistic effect.
7. Use portable miniature forest!

So it looks like this weekend I'm picking up some more sticks, just for options, getting some cutting attachments for my Dremel and using Aves Apoxie Sculpt for the first time!