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11-07-2013, 06:09 PM | #1 |
Master of Disguise
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Jeremy Davis AKA Zartanman has been making custom action figures professionally since 1996. He has been an action figure collector since 1977 with the conception of the Star Wars Kenner figures. As a child Zartanman was a huge G.I. Joe collector and fan.
The Custom Action Figure Guide will walk anyone step-by-step through creating custom action figures and vehicles. The guide will cover painting, sculpting, casting parts, kitbashing, adding lights & sounds as well as creating dioramas and custom stands. This guide will focus heavily on 4in Joe Scale action figures but will also include Transformers, Vehicles and other popular action figure genres. The guide will be in .pdf format and the donation amount for the PDF guide is only $5. For $25 you can gain access to the optional tutorial videos, the videos will cover each chapter of the book as well as many projects that will be step-by-step from start to finish. This customizing guide is something Zartanman has been wanting to create for over five years. Zartanman is currently finishing up his Bachelors degree and will be looking to enter the workforce again soon. However his ultimate goal is to start a Toy & Game business known as Tesseract Toys & Games. Zartanman hopes that by starting small with this campaign he can get some of the funds necessary to start his business. The Money from Kickstarter will be used to create and finish many of the projects that will be used as Tutorials for creating this book. As well as put towards the start of Tesseract Toys & Games. If this campaign is successful there will be more to follow to help launch Tesseract Toys & Games. Once this project is completed Tesseract Toys will be hosting tutorial videos on their website for a monthly subscription fee of $5.00 per month. However, anyone who is a contributor to the Kickstarter Campaign of $25 or more will receive a lifetime free membership to the tutorials. Zartanman intends to host one new tutorial per month. Please view Zartanman's Kickstarter Project here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...g-guide-by-zar
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11-07-2013, 09:59 PM | #2 |
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Cool idea. I hope it comes about.
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11-08-2013, 11:11 AM | #3 |
Master of Disguise
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Thanks man. If anyone has questions please ask here.
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03-31-2014, 07:56 PM | #4 |
Master of Disguise
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Help me get funded guys!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...g-guide-by-zar
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03-31-2014, 08:37 PM | #5 |
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Interesting idea, but Google is free.
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04-03-2014, 01:55 PM | #6 |
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Agree, great idea! I just don't see there being a large enough audience to support the book though. Most of us are too lazy to create our own figures/toys the way the best customizers do and personally I'm happy to throw the work their way when I do want something custom. You can't teach the casual fan to do electrical work, or paint like a pro, and the learning curve is very steep. The few customs I've attempted have been rudimentary attempts, and even those showed there is a lot of trial and error involved even with a book handy.
That all being said, I wish you nothing but the best in getting your book funded! |
04-03-2014, 01:58 PM | #7 |
Master of Disguise
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Quote:
Agree, great idea! I just don't see there being a large enough audience to support the book though. Most of us are too lazy to create our own figures/toys the way the best customizers do and personally I'm happy to throw the work their way when I do want something custom. You can't teach the casual fan to do electrical work, or paint like a pro, and the learning curve is very steep. The few customs I've attempted have been rudimentary attempts, and even those showed there is a lot of trial and error involved even with a book handy.
That all being said, I wish you nothing but the best in getting your book funded!
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04-03-2014, 03:27 PM | #8 |
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Count me in! I was looking for a full book option, I is sad :(
I recently have been thinking of finishing projects I started. I did simple part-swapping and never actually painted them.
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04-03-2014, 08:35 PM | #9 |
Master of Disguise
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Problem with the full printed book option is the cost. I couldn't do it for less than $20K. However, if this project gets funded I plan on setting up a way to print it on demand. Thanks for your support!
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04-03-2014, 09:23 PM | #10 |
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Gave what I could homey I love supporting dreams.
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