Microfigure Headgear

[Darkdragon]

I've been doing some work on making headgear for microfigs as I feel that is something that is really lacking in the line. Heroica Fortaan came with a helmet which is very cute but IMHO a bit too large. I have the offical headgear in the images for reference.

I'm creating these with a soft silicon material, not clay. The great thing about this material is that it does not require any baking or boiling and won't chip or snap off. It is soft like the Crazy Scientist hair (CMF). I am working on my modeling skills for these and also microsizing of standard minifig headgear, which is more difficult than I originally thought it would be for my adult fingers.

For these first two image, I'm sorry about quality and I promise to update them with better photos ASAP.

My favorite so far is the hood, but what do you guys think?

I'll keep this first post updated with new items as I get them done.

[obsidianheart]

I haven't got any experience with the microfigs, are their heads the same width as a 1x1 round brick?

[Darkdragon]

I haven't got any experience with the microfigs, are their heads the same width as a 1x1 round brick?

The red ones comparing minifigure, microfigure, and two 1x1 round bricks. The yellow ones laying down comparing the width of a microfig head to a 1x1 round brick.

The microfig is exactly the height of two bricks, but the head is quite smaller then the 1x1 round brick in circumference.

Edited November 4, 2011 by darkdragon

[lostboy1]

That Goblin looks so handsome now hehe.

[Clone OPatra]

These are great. That Harry hair works really well for a Goblet of Fire Harry, and the Goblin hair looks neat too. The hood is actually my least favorite. Perhaps it is because it doesn't seem to me to match any real LEGO colors, or that it is much less shiny than the other two and so looks a little unfinished. I'm not sure.

By the way, I have been wondering something about the Heroica helmet, since it does seem too large: does it fit regular minifigures? If not, that is a bit of a failure on LEGO's part for creating a microfig-specific headgear that doesn't work on microfigs.

[Darkdragon]

That Goblin looks so handsome now hehe.

Thanks! He is ready to go on a date (he thinks Harry Potter is a girl due to that fluffy hair).

These are great. That Harry hair works really well for a Goblet of Fire Harry, and the Goblin hair looks neat too. The hood is actually my least favorite. Perhaps it is because it doesn't seem to me to match any real LEGO colors, or that it is much less shiny than the other two and so looks a little unfinished. I'm not sure.

Thanks. These are my first try/prototypes. The material I am using is not available in many colors - bright orange, red, tan, bright blue. There is no black and the orange is the easiest color to get. After a few experiments I only found one way to color them black and that's what I did on the two hair pieces. I used tan for the hood and was hoping it would match better but it doesn't, so I will have to "paint" that one somehow too, but the material I used for the paint is only available in black, red, and white. I'm still experimenting with recoloring these things.

By the way, I have been wondering something about the Heroica helmet, since it does seem too large: does it fit regular minifigures? If not, that is a bit of a failure on LEGO's part for creating a microfig-specific headgear that doesn't work on microfigs.

Nope it's way smaller then a minifig helmet. It would fit on a 1x1 round brick but that's about it. I'm not sure why they made it so big unless they were just trying to go for the cartoonish look.

Edited November 4, 2011 by darkdragon

[RPGer]

Nice work darkdragon!