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The Setup is pretty simple. The first version is more or less an evolution of the stamping machine in the first post. The current version uses some stuff I bought in a hardware store and a bruickbuild sliding mechanism to move the cliché and the torso under the pad. The cliché is 8 by 8 bricks so it fits LEGO. For the cliché the company created a film first, then it was taped on the steel plate and exposured to UV-light. Afterwards it was etched. Actualy there are companies who use a CNC laser for engraving and cuting the clichés to the correct size. But I read that the print resolution is infereor to the film etched. Also there´s plastic clichés (actualy it´s steel with a plastic coat) on which you can directly print and exposure it without the film. I´ve heard of the circuitboard etching too. Might work... Like said earlier the cliché is the most expensive part of this. Since I was able to have 4 graphics on one I saved some money...but still.

aber holla die waldfee nice stuff

Haven´t seen him like this... so here you go. War Machine Upgrade by bricks @ raminator, on Flickr

only Dare Devil looks OK to me. Ant-Man sadly sucks =(

Small Update: after some hours of more fiddling and testing I was able to create these. note that the waist area on the female torso is dark grey instead of black. Mr and Mrs Grey by bricks @ raminator, on Flickr Mr and Mrs Grey show their backs by bricks @ raminator, on Flickr

there are other companies not related to lego and customizing that offer pad-printing service. Or there´s still the possibility to build/buy yourself a pad-printing-machine. But still makes only sense if you print atleast a few and sell because else it gets too expensive.

Like already said on flickr: turned out very nice. for figures: maybe something of Spiderverse or Falcon-Cap

pretty nice stuff =)

What he said ;)

nothing to share. But I think there's a lot of usable stuff here at the board.

You talking about this? So you´re Minifig Madness on flickr?

It´s fine =) Also...doing the printing yourself isn´t too easy. Just browse/search this forum for threads and read the info.

I have build myself one for less then 60€. not profesional and you need some more equipement for around 50€ + the cliches that are pretty expensive (~70€). take a look at my flickr to see something I did with it. Also take a look here. www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104371 www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86737&st=0

nice to see someone using my decals as a base :)

There´s a lot of options you could try: - Waterslide Decals (see here) - Rub-Ons (something like this) - Rubber-Stamping (see here) - Pad Printing (What Lego does) - Digital UV Printing (There are alot of services that offer Printing. I suggest Steindrucker.com. You get a head printed for 1,50€ and the head is included in the price.) If you insist to paint try Revell or Citadel Paints. Use a Toothpick instead of a brush. Be sure to use a thinner or elsethe paint is too thik. Another possibility would be to create Stencils and use an airbrush or spray paint cans.

got dolgudur ambush for 13€

Buy the 2 books of Fine Clonier. There you should find a pretty good overview and lists for things you need.

In my last post I said that fore better quality and ink transfer pad printing would be needed. So I searched for a company that sells pad printing equipement and ordered everything to get started (the cliché was created after my design). I payed 125€ in total. After some promissing freehand printing I grabed some bricks a started building my own "pad printing machine". After some more testing I got the first more or less satisfying results. old rubber stamped and new pad printed by bricks @ raminator, on Flickr You can see that the allignment is not perfectly consistent but good enough for now. Also you can see one of my first trys of rubberstamping for comparison. Looks better now, do you agree? After some some research I bought some other stuff (additional 40€) and updated my "brick printing machine". After lots of positioning and calibrating I found the right technique for ink applience and transfer. And this is what I came up with. Progress... by bricks @ raminator, on Flickr Better allignment and better ink transfer. Even several over prints work without looking bad. The 3 Figs in the last row are from the first batch of testing (see previous picture). C and C are very welcome. Btw. since I'm on my mobile there's only the links to flickr. EDIT: Pictures properly linked

Brick build giant size Galactus :p

Sorry for DP. I fixed the most recent pictures and link the to my flickr. this way they should stay online.

wow. those sets look awesome. will be first time I get sething besides bigfigs.

Ahhh...thanks. will take a look at it later and link the images to my flickr. btw...happy new year

If the Ant-Man set(s) is AA based, then falcons mom would be the villain. :p I think if it is just one set we get Ant-Man in whatever costume + a brickbuild ant with wings. The ant would be similar to the mirkwood spiders.

I think they already did copy his ultimate wolverine...

you could have filled the gaps with greenstuff or something similar first.