LevannaLeFay In reply to greywriter [2012-08-23 18:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Your Star Trek Teenies are Awesome, and they improve as they go along. We have Kirk, Spock and McCoy and then we have the whole bridge crew (luv your Uhura), the transporter and the captain's chair. Fantastic (and cute). Your planet sets got even better too, I'm watching TOS season three at the mo and your later set is so spot on! You have a good eye for detail!

Live Long and Prosper \v/ (and don't stop making Star Trek Teenies)

P.S You stay very true to the characters when writing them and I so love the teenie star trek idea. It must take you a very long time to make though! I'm wondering how do you make them? I imagine it must be difficult and take a lot of trial and error?

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greywriter In reply to LevannaLeFay [2012-08-28 16:17:42 +0000 UTC]

Well, thank you! I'm a little speechless over such kind words on my little silly teenies. I never intend to stop making them - they're way too much fun and they keep me close to one of my favorite fandoms of all time - but I was pretty sure when I started it would end up being just a 'for me' project. I'm glad there are others who enjoy them!

\V/

P.S. It's not too hard, actually. It did, and does, take a little trial and error to get them right, especially when trying a new character for the first time, but it's pretty straight forward. Each one is less than an inch tall and made from Super Sculpey clay. I make the bodies first (a cone with flat top and bottom) and then the head. Usually I put details like the hair and ears on the head before attaching the head to the body, and then for the females add the breasts last. Things like the ears and boobies are the most frustrating, I think, just to get them even with size and position. Then they go in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes, then paint! I'm in the process of making some teenies that are more complex and work intensive, but for the Trek teenies, that's about it.

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