Tag: YAY

hey, how do you customize calico critters in detail? I really want to do one for my sister to make a black cat using the Persian.

So I’ve only done it a couple of times (I want to do it more, but I haven’t made time for it), but I can definitely point you at some resources! It’s a lot of fun and it’s deceptively simple. The big key is PATIENCE… you want to use a small brush and paint each of the flocked hairs on the figure with thin coats of acrylic paint and build up the color very slowly so that it never gets heavy or clumped. 

Here’s the post where I turned my little white baby bunny into a dutch rabbit.

This post shows how I turned the grey tabby cat into an Egyptian fruit bat (MUCH more involved with a LOT more photos)… 

Neither of these really explain the process much, of course, but don’t worry- I GOTCHU… there are many others who have made brilliant custom Calico Critters (otherwise known as Sylvanian Families), such as this Cheetah Family, explained in great detail.  That should give you a fantastic start where my posts are lacking…

AND… if that isn’t enough, there’s an entire community for the Sylvanian Family/Calico Critters, which has a forum for DIY, and lots more fun projects that you can explore, right here: http://sylvanianfamiliesforum.co.za/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=13

Please go and enjoy! They’re all very friendly and wonderful. 🙂 

Let me know if you have any more questions after reading these and I’ll do my best to help… and please share photos when you’re done! I’d love to see what you do!

Happy customing!

Let’s talk Wonder Woman for a second

jaded4fox:

Earlier this year WB made it clear that Wonder Woman will not be left out of the marketing.  So far we have:

Her front and center in two magazine covers

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She’s getting her own statue, just like Batman and Superman

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As well as her own Barbie Doll next year

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And oh look, we’re also getting

A wonder woman shirt

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Her own hat

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Hot wheel toys

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Another doll

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And more

And in the last two trailers we have these gems

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And oh look, she’s right in the middle of a Trinity shot again

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And after many years and many delays there’s finally gonna be a Wonder Woman movie

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So how about giving a lovely round of applause to Warner Bros. and DC for actually keeping their word and making sure their top iconic female superhero get the first class treatment she deserves?

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Keep it up WB/DC!

243,189 words later and Hakuba has finally made an appearance. I present to you the first paragraph that I ever wrote for my favorite british detective: 

… Meanwhile, the dark permeated everything that a young detective knew. Saguru Hakuba became aware of the cold cement as soon as he regained consciousness. He did so in a way that allowed him to maintain his slumped posture, eyes closed and head drooped with his chin against his chest. Doing so allowed him to observe without calling attention to himself. The pain and pressure on the back of his head confirmed that he had, indeed, been hit by that blighter in the study. Where he was now was indeed a mystery, but not so alarming as one might think.

Timelapse of the piggies is at 90% now…! So excite.

lupincentral:

Images of live action Lupin III cast in costume appear!

We can see that the actors and actress are representing accurate versions of the characters we have come to know and love!

The film will hit Japanese cinemas on August 31st and will launch around the same time as the new animated feature film, The Tomb of Daisuke Jigen.

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ahhh!! They look so awesome I’m so excited!