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Pocketnaut Production Update!
A new batch of the Black and Orange Pocketnauts have been listed in the shop, as well as a couple of different experimental colors of some waaay too floppy Pocketnauts! The past couple of times that we’ve listed the Orange and Grey Pocketnauts, they took a little longer to sell out, so we figured that everyone who wanted one of these color combinations likely got one. It comes at a good time too, as we’ve had a little trouble lately with the circle on the front of the PN having a bubble on it – which, when popped, leaves behind a not so clean looking circle. We don’t know why…
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How to make and use TOY WAX!
This is my first time to really dig in and use TOY WAX, so let’s learn together about why hard wax is usually THE chosen finishing material of professional toy-makers! This video will show you how to make Scott Hensey’s DIY toy wax recipe as well! WAX INGREDIENTS https://amzn.to/3TztEwM WAX LAB GUYS https://www.waxlabguys.com/ AZBROWAX https://shop.sculpt.com/chavant-azbro… POP SCULPTURE BOOK (How-to information about making toys.) https://amzn.to/4clOQiB WAX SAMPLER KIT https://kerfloss.bigcartel.com/produc… ROBERT TOLONE / @roberttolone
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From SKETCH to SCULPT to SOFT RESIN! (FAUXFUBI – DIY SOFUBI at home)
In this video I show one way to make your own DIY SOFUBI style figures at home! Initially it was only going to be a video about which RESINS to use for rotocasting and HOW TO MAKE PAINT STAY. But it became evident that I should have some kind of end product to show y’all, so I sculpted a Battle Tabby cat in a suit. SUPPLIES USED: SMOOTH-CAST 45D https://shop.smooth-on.com/smooth-cas…https://amzn.to/3uTT67Y (Try Smooth-On link first – usually cheaper!) SMOOTH-CAST KX FLEX 90 https://shop.smooth-on.com/kx-flextm-90 3M SANDING CLOTH PACK https://amzn.to/3P6NKNs REFERENCED VIDEOS:MAKE PAINT STICK TO PLASTIC (FLAME ANNEALING) • Make PAINT stick to PLASTIC! (Flame T… MACH 1 MONKEY DIY ROTATIONAL CASTING • Mach1monkey ROTOMO | DIY Rotational C… ROBERT TOLONE: DIY Rotational Molding • DIY Rotational Molding – How to hollo… ROBERT…
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We’ve got some talented Patrons!
A little while back, we held a contest over in Patreon and wanted to share the winners here as well. 😀 The first contest was a writing prompt: Tell the origin story of OTO7 in 1000 words or less. My goodness do we have some wonderfully talented writers as friends! Ultimately, the prize went to the son of one of our Patrons, who at 14 wrote such a compelling story that wrapped up in such a touching way, that we found ourselves tearing up. The second contest was an art prompt: Now THIS is relaxation. The winners here (and I say winners because there was a tie) really gave us…
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Failed Experiments = Rare Pocketnauts (and friends…)
We’ve been experimenting with different colors and types of plastics with the Pocketnaut mold. The most recent facepalm moment came when we didn’t think to purge the barrel of the injection machine before switching colors. However, these super bendy (a little too bendy) yellow and black Pocketnaut bodies turned out pretty neat looking. We only had a small amount of plastic to experiment with, so what we’ve made will be it. We’ll be listing them shortly in the shop for a discounted price. We’ll continue to list the experiments that didn’t pass the quality check as we make them (which *might* include some past figures like AGUA…), so keep your…
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Two NEW Figures Available for 3D Printing! Buy and DOWNLOAD the 3D Print Files For Cev7 and MC Hammerhead Hunter For Bounties!
We’re so excited to release to you the 3D print files for Cev7 and MC Hammerhead Hunter for Bounties! We’ve had them 3D scanned to be as accurate as possible. 😀 Cev7: http://shop.crafnation.com/product/3dprintablecev7 MC Hammerhead Hunter for Bounties: http://shop.crafnation.com/product/3dprintablemchhfb Hope you have lots of fun with these! Your friends, TCM and CM
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BUILT DIFFERENT: Japanese Soft Vinyl Toys | HOW they’re made, WHY they’re special
This video is about the world of SOFUBI (soft vinyl toys made in Japan). Soft vinyl toys are “a whole ‘nother monster”, in more ways than one, all the way down to how the molds are made. Vinyl pulling is a unique, time-honored, slower-paced process that has produced some of the most pleasant plastic figures on earth. VINYL WONDER – DURABLE VINYL PAINThttps://www.vinylwonder.com/WONDER GOBLIN VINYL TOYShttps://www.wondergoblin.com/MAX TOY COhttps://www.maxtoyco.com/NEIL EWING / BOMBASTIC PLASTIChttps://www.bombasticplastic.com/BWANA SPOONShttp://goopygravy.comMAGITARIUShttps://www.magitarius.com/LAST BASTION STUDIOhttps://www.lastbastionstudio.com/storeCANDIE BOLTONhttps://www.candiebolton.com/LOW TECH STUDIOShttps://www.lowtechstudios.com/ HOW IT WAS MADE: JOY RIDERS & SKY KING (Fantastic HOW-IT’S-DONE info!)https://www.thebeastisback.com/blogFUTURETROISTIC ART MAGAZINE (Thank y’all for featuring Steady Craftin!)http://www.FutuRETROistic.comRUDE PANDAhttp://www.patreon.com/RudePanda VIDEOS REFERENCED OR SHOWN IN THIS EPISODE:The Great Process – The…
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How to build a GLUE GUN speeder!
Here is how I built a speeder type vehicle from a glue gun, model kit parts, discarded plastic, and toys from Dollar Tree.
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LIVE-LOOPING without pedals (or Reggie Watts) on your computer!
Basically I saw Reggie Watts perform and that got me interested in LOOPER/LOOPING/LOOP pedals. Since I don’t have that hardware, I tried to rig up a way to do the same thing in Reaper. This same technique can be adapted to Cubase, Logic, or your chosen DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). REAPER: https://www.reaper.fm/download.php IMITONE VOICE-TO-MIDI: https://imitone.com/Crafsman/ KORG NANOKEYS MIDI CONTROLLER: https://amzn.to/3RjhNlo
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Crafnation Black Friday Sale!
New items in the shop! Get your freshly designed (by Crafsdaughter) OTO7 sticker, one of the VERY limited edition (unless you guys like it and we’ll get more material in) black and orange Pocketnauts and the original Pocketnaut today! The Crafnation Black Friday sale starts at 8:00am CST! Save 20% with the coupon code BF23 at https://shop.crafnation.com/
