Forum:Brickiforums/Community/MOC Questions

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I am thinking about making a batch of custom minifigures:

• A custom Peasant with a custom scythe blade and painted "boots."
• A custom Archer with a custom tunic, possibly hair, and cape.
• A custom Pikeman with a custom helmet, face, tunic, armor and boots, and maybe a custom spear.
• A custom Swordsman with custom armor, shield, and possibly sword.
• A custom Cavalier (essentially like a mounted Swordsman) with custom armor, lance, and horse barding.
• A custom Paladin with custom helmet, shoulder armor + body armor that allows for a custom cape, with waist armor.

However, I have a few questions:

• 1: I'm a bit of an ambitious perfectionist when it comes to LEGO building, so I was wondering, since I don't want to use non-plastic materials, what type of plastic would be best to use in order to be as close to a normal LEGO piece as possible, and where might I obtain it?
• 2: How would I make the molds for the pieces (with parental supervision, of course :P)?
• 3: What type of cloth should I use for making capes, and how would it be best to handle and shape it to the desired length, etc.?
• 4: I've heard that vinyl dye is the best thing for changing the color of pieces, but what if I only need to change a small portion of the pieces (e.g. The Peasant's boots)? What would be the closest to the printing on normal pieces?

Also, just in case you need some extra information, I want the finished product(s) to look something like these: [1] Thanks, Sir_REX Strikes Back 03:36, April 9, 2012 (UTC)

• Just moved this to a new topic (sorry I don't have any suggestions to help you out) NightblazeSaber 04:08, April 9, 2012 (UTC)

Minifigure Tutorial

I was wondering, is anybody interested in a tutorial on how I add additional detail to LDD minifigures? --Berrybrick ^(Talk) 23:40, April 23, 2012 (UTC)

Yesh, I am. --Czech 23:45, April 23, 2012 (UTC)

I am! I'm very curious about LDD minifigures... ––––\/\/∑®†¥§––––