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  • New Video

    WELDING: “The fusing of two metals with a hot torch.” (EPILEPSY/STROBE WARNING)

    September 23, 2025 /

    In this video we do a little WELDING! This is not only my first time using the Titanium EasyFlux 125, but my first time touching any type of welder in a few decades, so let’s go through it together. I picked up this welder and auto-darkening helmet at Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/easy-fl… https://www.harborfreight.com/7-sq-in…

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    MIND to MELODY: make MUSIC with your MOUTH and IMITONE!

    November 15, 2023

    Making a MAD-MAX car from DOLLAR TREE TOYS! (How to kitbash a POST-APOCALYPTIC Gaslands vehicle!)

    April 21, 2023

    Making a MINIATURE version of my shop! (For a channel intro.)

    May 17, 2022
  • New Video

    DIY airbrush SPRAY-BOOTH from STORAGE CONTAINER!

    August 7, 2025 /

    Here is how to build an airbrush spray-booth from a plastic storage container. This is a very simple build, but with the right motor can provide you with really decent paint/fume extraction. EXPLOSION-PROOF MOTOR: https://amzn.to/3HgLfrk

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    “Has anyone figured out your true identity?” and more QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

    October 21, 2025

    A basically seamless retro raygun from a dollar store bubble blaster.

    June 18, 2025

    Build your own spaceship using plastic containers! | How to TRASH-BASH.

    September 27, 2023
  • New Video

    Terribly EASY & EFFECTIVE paint tricks!

    July 18, 2025 /

    Don’t have an airbrush, but would like to paint your figures? Here are a handful of tricks you could use. 😀 TOOLS, PAINT & TOYS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO: BALL TOOLS: https://amzn.to/44WglfA MAKEUP SPONGE: https://amzn.to/4kOgkAu https://www.vinylwonder.com/shop https://meadowknightcreations.bigcart… https://www.elixirtoys.com https://magitarius.com

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    Shrink Plastic! (DIY “SHRINKY DINKS”)

    September 20, 2021

    I got a PROBE lens for stop-motion animation!

    December 22, 2021

    This action figure does not exist.

    August 12, 2022
  • New Video

    How to make SOFT VINYL TOYS at home (everything you need to know)!

    July 3, 2025 /

    With a couple few releases of the Astro Chonk under our belt, here’s a breakdown of the process of making sofubi in a home shop. LINKS: Cook pot: https://amzn.to/4lieQQ2 Vacuum chamber: https://amzn.to/4nBPFti (upgrade info coming soon!)Vacuum pump: https://amzn.to/44LHH9h (upgrade info coming soon!)Kitchen timer: https://amzn.to/44eqMMr Low temp salt: https://hightemptools.com/products/lo… PolySol: https://polysolpolymers.com/plastisol… Previous videos on home sofubi:• How to make DIY SOFUBI molds using silicon…     • DIY SOFUBI!? Home Made Japanese style toys…  

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    Making a $1 UFO look realistic and old. (DIY rust and weathering.)

    January 31, 2021

    The very BASICS of concrete. | ◄ THROWBACK EPISODE

    August 5, 2022

    A basically seamless retro raygun from a dollar store bubble blaster.

    June 18, 2025
  • Announcement

    2nd Release Coming Soon!

    July 3, 2025 /

    Astro Chonk release in just 2 days! They go live on Saturday, July 5th at 11:00am CST. 😀https://shop.crafnation.com/ Each figure was made by Crafsman himself in our own little home sofubi workshop, packaged by Crafsmama using header cards designed by Crafsdaughter. Your support means so much to our little family – we feel so blessed and so thankful for being able to have this dream come true.

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    New Pocketnaut combination!

    May 14, 2024

    A nod to the Book It era…

    July 17, 2025

    Pocketnaut Update!

    August 12, 2024
  • New Video

    DREAM-COME-TRUE: Making SOFT VINYL toys at home! Made in the USA!

    May 21, 2025 /

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    Make plastic toys at home with DIY INJECTION MOLDING!

    February 26, 2025

    I made a complicated SIMPLE TOY with DIY injection molding

    January 24, 2021

    How to EASILY cut a 50 gallon plastic barrel in half.

    August 6, 2024
  • New Video

    Pulling SOFT VINYL toys with a SOFUBI shop DIY upgrade!

    April 2, 2025 /

    This is how I pull soft vinyl toys from metal sofubi molds using a DIY benchtop setup.

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    OCD LEGO builders be like…

    February 24, 2022

    How to make REALISTIC, FLESHY, (GROSS?) polymer clay creatures!

    September 7, 2024

    How to MAKE YOUR OWN ACTION FIGURE! (Using NON-DESTRUCTIVE vintage toy sampling!)

    February 16, 2023
  • New Video

    DIY SOFUBI!? Home Made Japanese style toys for CHEAP!

    November 22, 2024 /

    MATERIALS: SMOOTH-ON REBOUND 25 SILICONE: https://amzn.to/491Ip2U ALUMINUM OXIDE: https://amzn.to/3Z5pVtE (Please wear a respirator! Do not breathe aluminum powder.) EPOXY TUMBLER SPINNERS: https://amzn.to/3CC3Tay (These are cheap – take your pick. I own several.) OIL COOKER: https://amzn.to/4fDsHxb (There are other options – I just like this one!) APOXIE SCULPT: https://amzn.to/3OniHMC PLASTISOL: https://polysolpolymers.com/online-store (Practice safe handling with plastisol!) JOINTING IN WAX:    • 湯口の作り方2/2 -SDWAX- ついに湯口が完成!約1年間の集大成!全…   GET AN OTO7 FIGURE – before the run out!: https://shop.crafnation.com/

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    MODIBOTS customizable figures! (Review + Animation Test)

    July 13, 2022

    I’m fixin to disappear. (QUALITY)

    April 1, 2021

    Take your voice back in time! Turn a TELEPHONE into a MICROPHONE for recording! + $1 DIY MIC!

    December 13, 2024
  • Announcement

    THE PRE-ORDER FOR OTO7 IS LIVE!!!

    June 9, 2024 /

    Before diving into making sofubi ourselves (and with Vinyl Wonder’s help), we got the ball rolling on having OTO7 made overseas in a well established sofubi shop. We just got the word that the molds are ready and they are ready to start production! OTO7 will be 5″ tall with moveable arms – and we even have the option to offer three different colors! We’re going with Taffy Yellow, Baby Blue and Technical Grey. Of course, he’ll come with a couple few extras, including an OTO7 sticker and factory “manual”! This process could take 2-3 months, so we will keep you posted on the updates on our website (www.crafnation.com), but…

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    New Pocketnaut combination!

    May 14, 2024

    Failed Experiments = Rare Pocketnauts (and friends…)

    February 22, 2024

    New Colorway of Pocketnaut NOW AVAILABLE!

    September 23, 2024
  • New Video

    How to make DIY SOFUBI molds using silicone and metal. (CHEAP, FAST, REUSABLE)

    May 24, 2024 /

    This video shows how to make SOFUBI molds much cheaper and quicker than going the overseas route. This is not to take away from metal molds – they are the STANDARD, they hold up, they have been tried and have proven true – but the ability to make our own molds for plastisol / soft vinyl is very exciting! DRAGON SKIN 10 FAST SILICONE: https://amzn.to/44UXUaI DRAGON SKIN 10 MEDIUM SILICONE: https://amzn.to/3WXoCxs COPPER POWDER: https://amzn.to/3wPqqhq DIY SOFUBI ARTISTS:   / theplasticgeek    / webecomemonsters   **** Please practice personal safety precautions when handling or heating plastisol! **** NOTES: – For larger vinyl figures and parts, consider either a stiffer silicone or a rigid support shell. – There…

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    Making HUNDREDS of plastic figures! (LNS 300A Injection Molding)

    June 16, 2023

    WELDING: “The fusing of two metals with a hot torch.” (EPILEPSY/STROBE WARNING)

    September 23, 2025

    MIND to MELODY: make MUSIC with your MOUTH and IMITONE!

    November 15, 2023
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