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Thanks, it's a very extensive answer! I couldn't ask for a better one. I considered getting a good printer just to be able to print my own sheets, so this is why I asked... Professional ones are really expensive though. But at least I know what questions to ask when I go to a print shop to get prints (I'm looking for a new one). I make all my files in vectors, so I should be covered when it comes to those.
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Does anybody know the print resolution of the original LEGO stickers? (In DPI or PPI) Educated guesses are welcome. Thanks!
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Thanks for the info! Sadly, I guess pad printing is the only option for upper leg decorations...
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Thanks for your reply! I don't really mind too much the edge to be fair, and hopefully waterslide stickers shouldn't be as thick as vynil anyway. Do waterslide decals allow leg movement, to your experience?
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Hello, I have been designing some custom LEGO stickers lately and I'm really enjoying it, I have found this place near me that prints good quality vynil stickers. The problem is that these stickers are quite thick, so they won't work for example for the legs, cause they come off when the leg bends. Same for the heads when putting on hair. Is there thinner vynil sticker paper that would work for the legs? What's your experience? I'm also considering waterslide decals, I've read the tutorials here on the forums. I couldn't find any recent example of custom minifigures made using this technique, can anybody share some hi res photos? Also, is there any way to print light colors on dark pieces with waterslide paper? Thanks! ;)
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Nexo Knights Axl's Torso disassembly
Hidronax replied to Hidronax's topic in LEGO Action and Adventure Themes
Yeah, I thought that more than glued, the top might attach to both the arm holes of the bottom, in a way that is not possible to separate them. This is why I was curious to see a photo from the bottom mostly. If anyone has separated the two parts, even in a distructive way, I'd be very interested to see! Even just out of curiosity. -
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Hi everybody, Hopefully I'm in the right section. So, I don't own an Axl from Nexo Knights and after looking at the images online, it looks like his torso is made of two parts: one minifigure torso, and the top bit that attaches to it. Could anybody take a photo of the inside of the torso for me? I am very curious, I wonder if the two parts can be separated. If so, I hope the print on the bottom part covers the full torso, I'd like to use it to make a normal-sized Axl. Thanks! EDIT: Since I posted this, I have bought an Axl myself, and I can confirm that the piece does not attach through the arm holes. I believe it is glued at this point, but I am not interested in breaking it for confirmation. I can post specific photos if requested.
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Might be worth it, it seems like they do custom legs so they have the technology for it. Alternatively have you considered stickers?
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Hello Natant, I don't know about USA services but from the UK I saw there's this one called minifigs.me. I haven't used it personally, but the results seem quite good, and it seems like they print on legs too. Maybe it's a little bit expensive though. EDIT: Sorry, my bad. It seems like they sell custom legs but don't let you upload your own design like they do for the torso ecc
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LEGO Decals printing: what are the best options?
Hidronax replied to Hidronax's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
Thanks for your reply! Do you mind sharing photos of your stickers? I assume you buy the PVC sheets and print them at home? When I got stuff printed on PVC, I had it printed in a print shop. It was a sticker sheet so it already had its own glue. The stickers were quite thick though, and very prone to getting white scratches, not great. -
LEGO Decals printing: what are the best options?
Hidronax posted a topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
Hello :D I have made a few decal design I'd like to print or get printed, but I am not sure about what is the best way to do it. Is it better to do it at home? Or is there services I can use? (I live in the UK, in case you have specific services to recommend) Most services online assume you want to print a large number of the same sticker, but it's not my case. I've seen also many people use the "laser printer" technique to print their own stickers at home. Do they turn out durable? Do they have good quality, is the dithering noticeable? In the past I had stickers printed on a PVC sticker sheet, but they were too think and didn't stick enough, so over a few hours they'd just come off round surfaces like minifigure heads. Also, they were very easily scratched, which is not great... If you don't mind sharing photos of your own custom decals, it'd be greatly appreciated! Thanks :) -
Custom LDD bricks and fixes
Hidronax replied to Equilibrium's topic in Digital LEGO: Tools, Techniques, and Projects
Awesome work! I was just wondering if there was a way to add custom bricks to LDD. With Stud.io going on now, we could add some of the new parts. I've also been making some custom parts, so I'd be interested in the process to add parts into LDD. What tools and process do you follow? (I apologise if it's already been explained, I looked through some pages but I couldn't find anything related) -
Resin casting and color matching
Hidronax replied to Hidronax's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
I see! I would like to reproduce the Bionicle masks and pieces in the original LEGO colors though, I'm not sure how that could help... Well I am interested mainly in parts that only have axle and pin holes, nothing more complex than that... Yeah ball joints would be very tricky to obtain. Yeah, matching colors seems something that would take a very long time to fine tune, without a starting point... -
Resin casting and color matching
Hidronax replied to Hidronax's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
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Resin casting and color matching
Hidronax replied to Hidronax's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
Do you mean melting the parts in an oven and have the liquid ABS to drip into the mold?