A-J's CMs, Playmobil updated January 17, 2022

Thank you all for your kind replies

Roger wrote:

I don't know how to tell it but i enjoy the way you work with the different density of the colors in different parts of the body. How you avoid excessive contrast where it is not needed.

Thanks :) this was a big part of my experimentation with acrylic paints. I wanted to create some depth in coat using different colours. It took a lot of layers of paint but I'm pleased to see that others notice the effect I was trying to create

Ana wrote:

I also feel very honored and happy that you decided to paint the Mojo Quagga!

I think I added the Quagga to my collection very soon after it came out, so it has been standing in my collection for too long without a repaint. The figure has always reminded me of the collaboration between STS members/artists and a major (then very new) animal figure brand and I'm happy I have know added to that sentiment by repainting it

SUSANNE wrote:

What a wonderful, funny, happy, great, picture bounce cat cheers cat Applause cat cat
I just can't stop giggling and smiling and laughing when I spot another hilarious detail lol!
Each one has his/her own expression and personality Very Happy
Ohhh, may I use it as my new screen wall paper, please

I almost forgot myself that I took that picture and I remember having fun taking the picture :) Of course you can use it! I would be honored

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perhapas the foal may be a quagga-foal ?
I don't thing we know what colour they had as new borne, or do we ? scratch

I think I came across a taxerdermy Quagga foal picture, but I think the colours were a bit faded...
found it, it's in Iziko-South African Museum. A picture of it can be found on the quagga project website: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] And I think the one is this zebra and Quagga group picture in Mainz museum is a Quagga foal: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Bonnie wrote:

It also looked like a lovely model to start with- do you remember what was in this bag of plastic dogs/ what brand they were/ where you found them? I would be so interested to know, the original model reminds me of Chap Mei!

They might be Chap Mei, I'm not entirely sure. The bag was just a mix of all sorts of unbranded plastic dogs and other animals but I think some of the dogs were Chap Mei (or knock offs? I don't know too much about the brand to know if there are any fake copies)

The Nova Scotia was quite a fun custom. I took the original model and compared it to breeds in my dog breed encyclopedia until I stumbled upon this breed, that I didn't know very well before and decided that it would be prefect for this project

Definitely prefect for this project, such a wonderful breed! And thank you very much for the information too!

This is so wonderful repaint Anne !
The beautiful model from Anna , now looks really great. I love everything on it.
All deatails and colours are perfect !
And I agree with Suzanne for the Tigers`s selfie photo. It brought me so much laugh back on time. And now again. It is just perfect !

After posting the quagga I realized that I have done a few more customs between the tigers and the quagga that I never showed you here.

I think you will enjoy seeing them so I will start by an animal that I had never previously painted before: A roebuck. I don't know what the original mold was. It's made of a hard plastic and I found it somewhere in a second-hand shop. Unfortunately it's antlers had already broken off then so I never knew how it looked like with antlers. I had toyed with the idea of sculpting new ones, but in the end I left them as stumps since it the wild you could encounter roebucks like that too and I think there are very few animal figures out there of this 'less impressive' state of a stag.  

Enough talk for now, here are some pictures:

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wonderful repaint!

Oh wow, excellent job! It is a stunning figure.

So excited to see this, the photos aren't working at the moment for me but I'll remember to check back on this topic later!

It turned out so beautiful, I especially love the pattern on its face.
The fur detail also really pops on the sculpt now.
A perfect paint job to go with this regal stance.

A wonderful model made gorgeous

And what a brilliant idea to make him in early spring, - the thickness of the fur fits perfectly

Burgerenby wrote:

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The fur detail also really pops on the sculpt now.....

You are so right, Burg

Time to update this topic again.

A while ago I set myself a fun challenge: customize playmobil figures.

I know the playmobil design has their own charm, and I have nothing against that (Playmobil was a great part of my childhood actually ) But I found a bag of some playmobil figures in a second-hand shop and thought it would be fun to customize a few to make them more realistic, or 'my style'.

The first one was this tiny kitten:
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I will have to tell you that this was before I got my apoxie sculpt, so I customized it with airdrying clay and it was agony. I can say that on this scale I really had to push the limits of my sculpting abilities with this material. I was very happy once I got the sculpting done and was able to start painting.

The next one I did was a pony. I don't have a before photo unfortunately, but it was a much better scale to work on with airdrying clay than the kitty. I'm not sure it is perfectly anatomically accurate, or as what breed it could be categorized, but I loved painting it as a pintaloosa.
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With both of those I decided to paint them with an interesting/complicated pattern to add more detail with the painting instead of just with the sculpt.
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Then I started using apoxie sculpt and I wanted to see what difference it would make, so I decided to custom a kitty again. I posed his head a little higher (since playmobil can do that) this time. And the sculpting process was so much more fun with this time

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I named him "Mr. Wink" since I thought it was fun to make him wink.
For the painting I let other people suggest different patterns and colours so I would attempt something that I wouldn't usually do.

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unpainted:
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A hidden feature is that one if his white spots is shaped as a mustache    
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A comparison:
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I have one more playmobil custom that I did with apoxie sculpt to show you (a seal) but I will post that later!

And thanks again everyone for your nice comments on my roebuck!

Those kittens are too cute! You did a very nice job on them. The pony is my favorite however, I just love the paintwork/pattern you chose.

They are incredibly charming!

They're really beautiful and much more realistic than the average Playmobil. The horse looks like a Tinker even if not in a super hairy version.

I love this idea, and the results are amazing, from simple Playmobil models to these beautifully realistic animals! I love how you have chosen to paint them in a really realistic way, with lots of detail and colours!

What a metamorphosis!

Amazing , WOW !!!

They are too cute, and so tiny and so well made

I am very, very impressed

You made an incredible work on these Playmobil, if you hadn't said it I never would have guessed. As for this apoxie, it looks very interesting to me. I currently use milliput, but it is sometimes less easy to use than Green stuff. Have you ever used these materials to have a point of comparison?

Thank you all!

Kikimalou wrote:

... As for this apoxie, it looks very interesting to me. I currently use milliput, but it is sometimes less easy to use than Green stuff. Have you ever used these materials to have a point of comparison?

I have never used milliput or Green stuff before. I have seen many people use it online so I know of it, but unfortunately I can't compare them. I think there was a good video out there there that did compare the different materials... I will get back to you later is I can find.

The sculpting materials I have used so far are mainly Aves Apoxie sculpt (which I'm still getting the hang of) for customizing and Super sculpey firm for original sculptures. And as I mentioned I did use air drying clay for customizing in the past.

Here is the promised seal. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking:

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The pattern was a lot of fun to paint
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I hope you like this one too! flower

Another beautiful transformation!

Very beautiful repaint!

I love that pattern, looks very natural.

Oh my goodness, just too cute! Really great details on this one.