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# prototypes in the pipeline
some rough around the edges protos aren't going to be the finished items, just ironing out the problem areas

papier mache helmet with liftable visor


try out before the sculpt stage



Deri AIr stewardess figurine Shelly Beech
(Still gonna add in the real blonde hair and red balloons for costume not these silver test ones) shoulder still needs alot of work


Deri Air alien Twit
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:35, archived)
# Shelly Beech's buttocks will destroy us all!
'Ning Clay. This is all quite impressive.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:37, archived)
# noon :)
I'll have you know a life times worth of research went into those buttocks
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:38, archived)
# You must be an expert :)
The helmets are great too by the way. You should go into movie production design (assuming that isn't what you already do for a living)
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:43, archived)
# xaviel chubert
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:42, archived)
# I always click these
but the fuckers still never FP them
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:34, archived)
# SWEET SWEET PROTO
*maks a hedron amidst a poto*
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:38, archived)
# cheers
you wonderful mentalist
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:41, archived)
# everything is fine
have you seen gold/silver price fraculayting

sweet, sweet market manipulation
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:43, archived)
# the gold sovs are soaring
I do feel though like we're winning the battle only to lose the war
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:49, archived)
# i've worked for Barclays and JP Morgan, insider trading is a way of life
2 years ago silver was £14 a troy ounce, recently its been £25, it dropped to £18 a few days ago, someone made a shit ton of cash, now it's about £19

it will rise progressively, also JP Morgan is bankrupt, there are several law suits pending related to their meddling
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:57, archived)
# ah never knew tehre was a drop
I always check the gold prices in the metro and been wtaching them steadily climb since last year. Crafty buggers tinkering with it?

but aren't Jp Morgan owned by Vatican banks which are one of the biggest holders of private land and gold on teh planet. why Princess Tony joined it (and converted to catholicism apparently). the twatter. They're one of the Fed banks too I think.

there is rumour the house of cards is gonna collapse next year. get working on your allotment ;(
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:04, archived)
# this is a good site
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:08, archived)
# the bumming babylon bastard
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:19, archived)
# Bumming a grey Sideshow Bob by the looks of it
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:21, archived)
# nice helmet!
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:39, archived)
# ta :)
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:42, archived)
# I was thinking of posting that exact thing
but I was scared it would come across as "Helmet Gag"

:D
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:46, archived)
# *smokes long cigar*...I thought it was
*twirls in chair*
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:55, archived)
# are those masks for swingers? Im getting an 'eyes wide shut' vibe...
Loving the girly figure though - that dress is fudging brilliant! Latex balloons, you said? Nice! I wonder how long they will last?

You talented tnuc! *shakes fist at your non-computer crafting skills*
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:41, archived)
# all the wild women dig a man in a mask
was chuffed how well the balloons worked 20 for a quid in poundland. gonna get some red and pink ones off ebay to match the deri air uniform.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:45, archived)
# how do you 'stitch' them, what with them being tight and rubbery?
Glue of some sort?
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:50, archived)
# don't touch em
just cut them up and slide them on
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:54, archived)
# *does not compute*
But what about the sleeves that i see on your pics?
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:18, archived)
# there's 4 balloons each cosy
i cut them in half so the bulbs slide on for the top and skirt and the bottom bit (the bit with the ring you blow) make the boots and sleeve. but If i want a longer sleeve i'll need to get those long craft balloons
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:33, archived)
# Nice helmet!
\o/
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:46, archived)
# saucy
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:57, archived)
# \o/
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:58, archived)
# i read that as "inflatable visor"
and my brain shut down for a moment.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:48, archived)
# ;)
you'r thinking of saturday
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:59, archived)
# BOW-CHIKA-WOW-WOW
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:01, archived)
# Do you do any of this stuff on a professional basis
would be great if I knew someone who made set miniatures for films. In fact make a futuristic cityscape and fly a camera through it please!! :D

*click*
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:50, archived)
# nah
not sure I'd meet their professional standards. It's just for the crack at the moment
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 19:56, archived)
# I don't know though
You might be just the thing for a small independent production.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:07, archived)
# small independent production
isn't that the posh way of saying pornos?
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:13, archived)
# Sci-Fi Porno
"Blade Cummer"
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:16, archived)
# i prefer AVP: Alien Versus Prostitute
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:20, archived)
# "Alien Res-Erection"
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:20, archived)
# now there's an image challenge
I could dig
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:21, archived)
# done :)
if you like it, vote!
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:24, archived)
# Voted
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:28, archived)
# yay!
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:31, archived)
# Indeed
If only compos were decided by my one click.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:41, archived)
# they are in my mind
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:46, archived)
# In that case your flounce dress idea will also become a compo
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:51, archived)
# can we have a compo
in which all* the reasonably attractive men on here do their best to win my favours?



*all 3 of them
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:57, archived)
# *clicked*
It'll be like Blind Date only with a few more CDCs
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:01, archived)
# i approve of this
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:02, archived)
# 3?
optimist :p
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:04, archived)
# voted
i'd prefer this place more if it was automated and run by the members rather than a temperamental team of mods
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:43, archived)
# oh, if only
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:47, archived)
# I voted for this too
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:49, archived)
# so i see :)
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:51, archived)
# no, that's the posh way of saying "no wages"
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:03, archived)
# very nice
did you manage to find a suitable bubble for the space helmet we spoke of ages ago.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:42, archived)
# hi fella
its my holy grail. I can't tell you teh amount of looks I get wandering around places like the bodyshop/home and bargain inspecting their shampoo bottle lids. no joy


(how's the book?)
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:45, archived)
# the books a no go
not enough money for shit loads of work, and no time to do it in, they also wanted me to part with 30 or so ideas for 250 quid i told em bollocks , politely of course.

as regards the helmet you might try this, get a suitably sized light bulb take off the ferrule with the contacts in and break the vacuum.
then get a glass cutter and score a line around it where you want it to break.
then warm up the glass a bit with a flame the expansion will cause the glass to break along the scored line *sometimes* i have had a bit of success with this teqnique, of late but it takes a few goes.
scoring with a dremmel wheel is better bit it can crack if you're not careful.
grind the edges carefully or youl cut your fucking fingers off messing with it.

also be on the lookout for halloween stuff in the pound shops i got some good ones last year from ghost type halloween snow globes
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:00, archived)
# its sounds like the same old story of creatives getting shafted by the glorified sales types
same story in the illustration industry. Go it alone at your own pace and market it. things impossible in the old days are all doable thanks to the internet. sourcing printers, marketing and finding your audience to promote yourself. And you get 100% of teh profits and complete control :)

EDIT: you could even print it b/w on the pulp paper they use for free newspapers like Stool Pidgeon etc. And make it so it's part of the appeal with a retro look to it. I'm having a go with something this myself. Lulu is such a rip off

nice idea with the lightbulbs, i'm limited with equipment though. funnily enough there's a bargain shop in town which sells plastic lightbulbs with little sweets in that light up I was thinking of using but he's doing them at £3.50 which is way too much given the amount I want to sell the finished dolls for
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:10, archived)
# just gazzed you a possible solution
would be in two halves thogh,
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:15, archived)
# iwannaplaywithyourdoll
(, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:55, archived)