Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Midz's workroom...

This blog needs more frequent updates, and you all know it. But there is so much from sculpting and figures (that I can share at the moment) to keep this blog interesting. So I'm going to start posting my ramblings... yes, I know you're thinking, "This is not why I came here for! Gimme TOPH dang-it!!!". I feel you... I feel every virtual punch, kick, and atomic wedgie you throw at me, but bear with me... more after the jump. There'll be picture!



Above is a (poor) panoramic picture my workroom. The editing is crude, I know.
As you can see my workroom is also my sleeping quarters. For the sake of having a larger space I opted to remove the bed in exchange for a futon, a pillow and my bolsty. But this is still not enough. I have stuff everywhere (I know where everything are by the way... well, almost) and loads of sculpts, reference material and toys strewn all over the place. I think I need to refurnish my room.

There are online stores that sale furnishing stuff. WikiShop for example, Amazon.com is another good place to start. I don't have access to both of them where I live though, which is a bummer. But that doesn't stop me to at least see the choices that can inspires me to make something, even though it'll cost more than just buying something in the end.

The first thing I need is more space and that means SHELVINGS!!! You guys living in the states got it made. You can get great looking shelving as low as $10!! It cost more than triple that where I live. If not more. And the current exchange rate isn't helping. For comparisson, you see those cheap looking (because it is!) plastic shelving on my desk? that's about $4 for a 3 tier shelving. Sad isn't it. The closest thing I come across as good shelving is at my local Ace Hardware furnishing section. Mind you, here in Jakarta, Ace Hardware is notoriously known for having the highest prices for home/garden/furnishing and tools too. How does a 3-5x markup makes you feel? ... Yeah, I thought so too.

After looking around. I think I'll opted to make a shelf from those perforated L bracket thingy. It'll cost more money and time in my part, since I probably will be making them myself, but that's just the way I like it. Yeah... that's how I roll.

Thanks for reading thus far.
Stay tuned for the next update. It'll be a teaser for the new sculpts I was talking about in an earlier post :)



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Saturday, November 15, 2008

OMG ANOTHER UPDATE!

Hiya folks,

Sorry for neglecting this blog for quite a while.
Just a quick update from me. I've reserved a table at the annual Tomoci Fair which will be held on the 28th - 30th of November at the TransTV building, Jakarta. I'll be posting teaser pics of the NEW sculpts that will be shown there. Some of them are already kit-bound.

So if you happen to be have time, do drop by for a visit
See you there!!


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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Happy Eid ul-Fitr to my Moslems Friends!


Happy Eid ul-Fitr 1429 H my Friends!


من العائدين والفائزين المقبولين


The day to Forgive and be Forgiven

Forgive me for not updating this blog as often as I should ;)

Stay healthy everyone, more awesome news coming soon!

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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Pandevi 5aga figurine project: Bima WIP02

I've completed sculpting Bima for my Pandevi 5aga line.
I only need to sand her down and spray a coat of primer before painting her up.

I've learned much from sculpting at such a small scale. Mostly patience and a LOT of delicate needle work. All in all I'm happy with the result. Even if I think that I could do better, it's best to just finish it up and work on another piece (Arjuna). I'll update on the painting process as I go along.


More pictures after the jump!




I don't have my light tent set up so sorry for the crappy pictures. I'll retake them in the future.


Bima 3 inch figurine sculpted in MpoxZ epoxy putty 1/5 Bima 3 inch figurine sculpted in MpoxZ epoxy putty 2/5 Bima 3 inch figurine sculpted in MpoxZ epoxy putty 3/5 Bima 3 inch figurine sculpted in MpoxZ epoxy putty 4/5 Bima 3 Inch figurine sculpted in MpoxZ epoxy putty 5/5

On another note:
Sorry for the delay of the Arjuna follow-along article. Just stay with me on this. I'll get it done soon.

Happy sculpting everyone!

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