A Year with tin7 creations (2010)

[tin7_creations]

Although I have been creating minifigures since I was 7, the year 2010 was the beginning of tin7 creations!

Throughout the year I have worked on numerous different themes that interest me, focusing mostly on anime characters early on in 2010, and minifigures from different blockbuster movies during the later part of the year. Here are some of the highlights:

Anime (February – May 2010):

The first minifigure I made in 2010 was Naruto from the hit anime series of the same name.

Following Naruto, I went into anime frenzy and began work on one of the most elaborate collection in my LEGO minifigure series to date.

Throughout the short years that I have worked on custom minifigures, I’ve received numerous compliments on my sculpt work; and to showcase all the techniques I’ve acquired during that period, I created the first ever Pokemon custom LEGO piece, made entirely out of Sculpey that can fit perfectly with actual LEGO pieces.

Besides making Pokemon custom LEGO pieces, I also began to create the characters from the series, and for the first time, creating a full set of decals for every single figure. Some of the highlights in this series:

Here's a link to the entire series: Pokemon

Of course, with my awful attention span, I cannot be expected to work on the Pokemon series completely focused. As I was working on Pokemon, I created two minifigures from the movie Clash of the Titans, and was also in constant communications with LEGO Customizer Unknown Artist Studios to create a custom sleeved-cloak for a new fig: Edward Elric.

In May I went on a two month vacation to Japan, and when I returned, I began to create minifigures from many Hollywood blockbuster movies.

Movies (July – December 2010):

When I returned from my hiatus in July, I began to conceptualize a series of minifigures from M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. I arranged these minifigures in a similar fashion as the official LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series. It was during this series that I began to create more intricate, more detailed decal designs. The figures were officially released in August; here are some of the highlights of the batch:

Here are the links to the two series: Series #1 and Series #2

Also in progress during this period was my series based on character designs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. These are the film versions of their comic book counterparts, and have absolutely nothing to do with the comics. The entire Marvel line started with the X-Men minifigures. These figures were completed in early April, but I never really got around to posting them; one Marvel series led to another, and now I have a whole arsenal of Marvel characters at my command. I officially began posting this series in October, and will continue to add to it as more of the films are released.

Here are the links to the 4 Series: Series #1, Series #2, Series #3, and Series #4

By mid-October, with the re-release of the very successful LEGO Harry Potter series, I began working on adding characters to the sets. With the huge amount of characters that I can bring to minifigure-life, I chose many that appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and recreating some of the significant characters that have appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I particularly like the character of Hermione (or maybe I like the actress Emma Watson…). The Harry Potter minifigures are mainly decal based, and I feel that I have finally achieved a certain level of maturity in decal creation.

Here are the links to the entire series:

Link to batch 2010-10-21: The Weasley Family

Link to batch 2010-10-27: The Triwizard Champions

Link to batch 2010-11-01: Harry Potter Minifigures by tin7 - 2010-11-01

Link to batch 2010-11-12: Order of the Phoenix

Link to batch 2010-11-26: Xenophilius Lovegood and the Ministers for Magic

Link to batch 2010-12-06: Harry Potter Minifigures by tin7 - 2010-12-06

Link to batch 2010-12-21: Death Eaters

Toward the end of December (about 1 week ago), I made some updates to three minifigs that I made way back in 2006: Walt Disney's Aladdin. This short post details the large amount of improvements I've definitely made in a short 4 years!

Prospects for 2011

I graduate in May 2011, and will leave home in June, so I fear I may not be able to work on minifigures until I settle down into post-graduate life. However, from January – June 2011, I have plans to further creations in the Marvel Studios series, adding characters as the movies are released in theaters. I also plan to create minifigures for the characters from the final Harry Potter film. In addition, I have had temptations to create Twilight in minifigure form Joking!

The year 2010 was a great year for tin7 creations, my skills as both a decal designer and sculptor have improved and reached new levels of awesomeness . I’ve been creating custom minifigures since I was 7, from using paper and tape, to using Sculpey and designing my own decals. This past year, aside from Eurobricks, my creations have also appeared on a few forums and blogs (i.e. customminifig.co.uk, The Ugly Duckling at BrickLink). Plus, many people have started to add my creations as Favorites on Flickr. Many thanks to people at these sites for their support!

Particular Eurobricks has aided me to new heights in my minifigure customization work, and has created a great platform for me to showcase my work, thank you to everyone here on Eurobricks, and from all the minifigures here at tin7 creations, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best in 2011!

Merry Christmas!

I look forward to another great year here on Eurobricks!

~tin7_creations

Edited December 24, 2010 by tin7_creations

[BasOne]

I want a Naruto mini (And a Kakashi mini )

Absolutely stunning figs, respect

And a Bricky X-mass too you too

Edited December 24, 2010 by BasOne

[SilentMode]

What do you use to make the decals? I haven't got them down pat yet. But your stuff is just amazing.

[Admiral Croissant]

That's a very large collection. 2010 was a productive year

They all look great. I don't know which one I like the best, but sure those pokémon and most of the hairpieces are the real masterpieces of this year.

I hope to see many great minifigs in the next year. Do you have any plans for minifig series already?

[buddy]

All of the large amount of custom minifigs here are excellent. 2010 certainly has been a productive year for you.

Extremely well done on all of them.

~buddy~

[XimenaPaulina]

You're definitely one of the best customizers here in EB tin7, and I have always been a fan of your creations since Day One. 2010 has certainly been your best year in customization, just a great overall job throughout the year! Have a Merry Christmas with your loved ones and eagerly looking forward for greater customs from you in 2011!

[Darth Yogi]

Wow! what a great year for you. Truly some amazing customs, and some of the best. The Pokemon look very nice, since this is the first time I've seen them. So many decals and all are amazingly detailed. You truly are a great customizer. Can't wait to see you figures in the new year.

Great job

[Once In A Lifetime]

Although you are probably not familiar with the series, I would really like to see Death Note and Black Butler minifigures, seeing Ryuk and Grell would be quite amazing. Seeing as you are very great at customs.

[Sisco]

Ah, I remember your Pokemon. They were excellent. I thought it was really cool how you made Lego compatible Pokemon from sculpy alone.

I also loved your Harry Potter figures. My craving for sculpy creatures was sated by Nagini, and you made a beautiful Xenophilius. Mr. Lovegood was one of my favorite characters in the book, and I thought he was well represented here.

And your Aladdin updates. Gorgeous. I think the greatest improvement is Jasmine. You can really tell how far you've come!

These are only my favorites, but I admire the rest of 'em as well. Keep it up!

[CommanderFox]

I've really enjoyed seeing you progress this year in your customs, the detail you pack into them and the quality of them and the pics you take of them. Thanks for all the efit you have made to post them here so we can enjoy looking at them and giving our comments on them.

I can't wait to see what you bring to us next year, I look forward to it!

Keep it up, and have a very happy new years!

CF

Edited December 27, 2010 by CommanderFox

[Omicron]

One thing I always like about these kinds of topics is seeing the evolution of your work throughout the year, and even though it is seperated in themes, you can still tell. Your work has always impressed me, and I hope 2011 becomes a big year for you. :)

-Omi

[ED-209]

An awesome collection, very well done! I particularly love the Marvel movies figures - especially the Black Widow and Stan Lee!

Excelsior!