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silverbeam — BJD Pony
Published: 2012-09-13 01:04:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 27900; Favourites: 813; Downloads: 246
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*Sorry for some weird poses, I know horse legs don't really bend like that, just showing flexibility*ponies are now sold directly form the 3D printers/shapeways, you will need to assemble them:
www.shapeways.com/shops/silver…
Video on how to assemble/string the doll as well as info on customizing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfyiGo…
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It's finally here! What you all have been waiting for. A ball jointed my little pony doll. This base is ready for customizing for all your own character needs. They are super pose-able, each doll has 13 points of articulation including the hooves!
Add a wig, add a tail, color and paint your cutie mark on! The nylon plastic material gives the surface a soft, almost fuzz feel, while having great grip for virtually any kind of pigment. Pastels, acrylic, dye, This pony loves it all! It can even be sanded smooth for a resin look.
Ponies are 3d Printed, and take about 3-4 weeks to produce. They are not kept in stock generally. A big shout out for kp-shadowsquirrel.deviantart.c… created the initial 3d Model, modified by me.
Approx size:
9.5cm tall, 6cm in length, 3.75 cm wide.
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Im just...speechless. it looks so seamless, it's perfectly smooth.
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www.shapeways.com/shops/silver…
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Ibe seen the info already, just gotta grt money now, these look really cool.
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www.shapeways.com/shops/silver…
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I wish, casting still eludes me. These are 3D printed.
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Do you have to make them wear a wig? Or can you just root their hair?? Like poke holes in the head cap and such to root the hair? How hard is the plastic? It's a dumb question, but I would rather root it them make them wear a wig. How would the tail work anyway? Because I want to make my own custom Dr. Whooves and maybe a my little pony cyberman-pony. And do you think any type of wig would work on these because on your etsy all I see them wearing are mohair wigs...
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I do not know much about rooting hair, but it should be possible, the plastic can easily be drilled into since it is thin. Just leave 2-3 mm space between holes to prevent breaking and drill/dremel, slowly as the plastic will melt with the heat and friction. when I get more time come january or so i hope to talk to some pony custom creators on how to root and work out a rooting system, but that is only wehn I get some time and January would be the earliest if not 3-5 months from now.
i am having a pony sale for the holidays till January 8th at my etsy though so it would be a good time to play. If you do a lot of custom ponies i am looking into hiring or getting some pony creators together.
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Hmm... Well, as I am experimenting (with my imagination) I am only a begginner and have only been in the bjd hobby for a year now. Lol. If I do get this bjd pony (Which would be awesome!!!) I have to wait til I get the money... This will be my first pony painting. I never really did anything with faceups or repaint or customizing before. So, I hope it would turn out right. This is going to be risk to take, and I am sooo the risk taker!!
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this is fantastic! I may have to get one or two to make custom ponies!
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sorry I'm not familiar with the term sfm?
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its a 3D animation program thing. I don't have it, but I've seen videos made with it on youtube.
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ah, an animating program. Well it would be easier to use the original file then not the ball jointed one unless you want it to look like a doll.
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I so so love this doll! I'll be buying one tomorrow! I hadn't even thought of an mlp bjd (that's a lotta letters xD) but this is such a better alternative to the custom sculpt that I had been planning to order and not very much more expensive! Not to mention it's just a beautiful doll in and of itself. Your joints and articulation are simply gorgeous.
I do have a few questions though. First, how do they react to acetone? I ask mostly out of curiosity. Also, can the be easily un-strung? I watched you video on youtube and mostly because of the lack of head-cap, it seemed like the were intended to be strung permanently. It also seems like you used nylon string?
It's usually easier it do a full body blush (like you would have to on a pony) if you un-string the doll first, but I've never worked with this material before so maybe it's easier? How do you get into the joints without taking it apart first?
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I would be very gentle with acetone, Some people use it to help clean or smooth the surface a little, but I do not think it is the right kind of plastic for that at lease from what little I have read. It is a nylon based plastic so... I dunno, The material is porous so using it to remove items would be tricky.
I cut the cord at the not so you would have to get more string and restring it. If you have ever strung a doll, then these guys are a walk in the park. Really simple, thought the hooves, up the body through a built in loop at the head and down the body and leg to the other side and tie at built in rod of the other hoof. Same thing for back etc. I use beading cord, .7mm that I get in the kids craft section at walmart. It's called bead n Stretch and has a pink lable white plastic spool. If you ask during checkout I can throw in some extra cord for ya for free.
I have done the blush fully strung and unstrung, it is just harder to seal the pastels with the spray if it is strung with the tensions and parts sitting in each other. Dye works well too just for your info. So easiest would be to unstring and do the full body pastel, paint etc, then seal and restring.
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Oh, some extra cord would be lovely. And yes, I've restrung dolls before, I do all the restringing for my friends when it needs to be done since they're scared of it.
The dyeing worries me a bit though. Isn't the hot water a little too much for the plastic? I also have a pale yellow pony so dyeing might be a little hard to get the right color. It is tempting though, to not have to worry about the blushing wearing off.
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they love the dyes at least so I am told and they do the RIT kinda dye at the company that does my 3D printing for a few select colors. No yellow though.
Hmm yeah if it is a very pale or soft yellow I would think blush would be easier to get the right color. My blushing has held really well though so far as long as you use your clear fixative that is. Even along the joints.
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Hmm well I'll think about it. It's not like I don't have time xD Your input has been very helpful.
By the way, I looked around DA and I was only able to find pics of one of your ponies done by an owner. I was really interested in seeing what people did with them and was quite disappointed. Does anyone ever send you pics of their finished ponies?
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No, 
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Aww Yeah I can easily see how that could be disheartening
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no it was one of my ball jointed dolls, and not a pony,...So kinda worse since it was my own design/creations.
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That is true. I imagine they are much closer to your heart
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I'm sure there's just as many that have made lovely dolls too though
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none shown unfortunately...
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you could add in a little thing on the bottom of your etsy store saying you'd love to see the dolls when people are done with them. Not everybody will show you obviously, but some might
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well parts of me wants to and parts of me doesn't' so... I dunno...
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Well 3D printing isn't cheap. On the flip side for a bjd (ball jointed doll) it is very cheap.
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how much is 3D print cost?
and for a bjd?
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BJD Generally run from 300-1000$ depending upon size, model/company, and rarity. Some less some more.
AS for 3d printing it is volume based so it depends upon how much material is used. Lets just say I don't make a lot of money.
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oh well i can aford one,so expect me to buy one in a few weeks
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that would be most welcome
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ill order it in like 4 weeks
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okay, if you have nay questions etc, feel free to contact me here or at my etsy.
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