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Four New Guides Posted in the Tutorials Section

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Custom Action Figures Mint Condition John Harmon how to install an led circuit in an action figureHey everybody! I just wanted to let you guys know that I posted 4 new tutorials. One of them is a very quick one, that’s just a little trick on how to help preserve your paints:

A Quick Tip on Preserving Your Paints

Another one is a very important one that teaches you how to properly prepare your figures for painting and sculpting, and how to eliminate joint rub. Remember, customizing is 90% preparation, and 10% artistry so if you’re just getting into customizing, or having a problem with paint not adhering right, then you should definitely read this tutorial:

How to Prepare Your Figures for Painting and Sculpting, and how to Eliminate Joint Rub

The next two sort of go together. One teaches you how to use a soldering iron to put together an LED circuit. The other teaches you how to install in LED circuit in an action figure. I thought about putting them in one guide, but ultimately decided on two since each practice can be talked about in great length. That, and there could be a lot of people that already know how to solder, but don’t know how to install the LED circuit in their action figure, so two separate guides was definitely the way to go. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to solder, or how to make your action figures have light-up effects, then these tutorials are for you.

How to Solder an LED Circuit

How to Install an LED Circuit in an Action Figure for Light-Up Effects

That’s all I have to teach for now. I hope they help you in your customizing endeavors. And if you ever have any questions about customizing that I haven’t already covered, then always feel free to email me!

Three New Guides and Tutorials Posted

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Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I have three new guides posted in the Guides and Tutorials section.

The first one is How to Fix a Stuck Waist Joint. I go over the best ways to get your action figure’s waist joint moving again. I just got the new Marvel Legends 2012 Piledriver figure and his waist couldn’t move! So I decided to fix it and make a tutorial on it.

The second is How to Conform Styrene and Plastic Sheets to Shapes and Action Figures. Here, I teach you how to take a piece of polystyrene and get it to perfectly conform around a part of your figure.

And my last new tutorial is How to Make Custom Decals and Insignias. It’s kind of a tough one if you’re unfamiliar with Photoshop, or if you don’t have it at all, but it’s essential if you’re making any character that has a patch, or logo, or insignia on his suit, because not even the steadiest of hands can match what a computer can do.

Alright, that’s all for now. I just wanted to update everybody on the new guides, and I hope they help you in your customizing endeavors!



Introducing the Articulated Comic Book Art Flickr group!

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For those that don’t know what Articulated Comic Book Art is (ACBA for short), it’s basically a blending of comic book art and photos taken of action figures as a way to blend several forms of media into one.

It was created by Kendel Gray aka Boognice10 of youtube, and has become a huge group on Facebook.

I’ve now created a Flickr group for anyone to join to showcase your ACBA skills. My plan is to post an “ACBA of the Day” of sorts every day here on the site to help bring more attention to the art and the artists.

Click here to join the group and start adding your photos. I look forward to seeing everybody’s work and look forward to showcasing it here on Mint Condition Customs.

For a full detailed description of what Articulated Comic Book Art is, I’ve included one below. Read it after the jump!

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Custom Darth Knight Action Figure on eBay

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Hey everyone, just posting that I’ve listed my custom Darth Knight Action Figure on eBay.

I know, I already listed him once, but the buyer was unresponsive and then decided to back out, so I figured instead of going through a long and arduous process with eBay that ultimately wouldn’t get them to pay anyway, I just decided to relist it.

So if you thought about bidding before, then here’s your chance.

Just click here to see the listing.

Happy bidding!

Want to Learn How to Create Your Own Custom Action Figure? Introducing Guides and Tutorials!

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That’s right, I’m adding a new section to Mint Condition Customs: Guides and Tutorials!

Ever wanted to learn how to create your own custom action figure? Well just check right here.

I only have two guides up right now, but expect to see lots more real soon covering a wide range of customizing techniques. Right now I have the following:

Here, I teach you how to safely crack open an action figure while still keeping the pieces intact.

And here I teach you how to repair a broken peg with a screw.

I hope that these and any other future guides I offer help out as many people as possible with learning how to create their own action figure art.

Announcement – Updating the Comment Form

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve added an extra entry in the comment form. I’ve added a captcha to help control the spam comments.

I know, captchas are annoying, but this one isn’t hard. It’s really just an easy math problem you have to fill out. The spam is getting out of control for me, so I needed something to help combat that.

I apologize in advance if it inconveniences anyone, but I really needed to do something. Thank you.