Wilycub's "Virtual" Custom Figures

"Booshman, post: 94179" said:

Any new virtual figures in the pipeline?

I would love to see more of these Wilycub. Makes me think of what could have been!

"Booshman, post: 94179" said:

Any new virtual figures in the pipeline?

"adssse, post: 94193" said:

I would love to see more of these Wilycub. Makes me think of what could have been!

Thank you! :) Well I really did want to create more of these 3D figures, ideally, all the characters that appeared in the cartoon but never made it into production.

But I've just been so busy with my day job that I hardly get any time. And since my job involves sitting in front of the computer for most part of the day, I just don't have the strength to spend another couple of hours staring at the PC at home! LOL!:D Hopefully when I get some free time (maybe during my vacation) I'll get cracking on a couple more.

Fantastic ability. Really impressive indeed.

Wow. Those are amazing. If only you could get those 3-D printed. Love all of them, but Claudis is my favourite. :rolleyes

"Mark M, post: 108034, member: 5058" said:

Wow. Those are amazing. If only you could get those 3-D printed. Love all of them, but Claudis is my favourite.

Muchas gracias! :) 3D printing is still a bit on the expensive side, but the rate at which the technology is developing and expanding, I feel that it is a matter of only a few years before it will become very affordable. Then I would surely like to get these printed out.

"Wilycub, post: 108100, member: 25043" said:

Muchas gracias! :) 3D printing is still a bit on the expensive side, but the rate at which the technology is developing and expanding, I feel that it is a matter of only a few years before it will become very affordable. Then I would surely like to get these printed out.

Get several printed and you will have a cue of people on here more than willing to purchase them from you. :D

"Mark M, post: 108109, member: 5058" said:

Get several printed and you will have a cue of people on here more than willing to purchase them from you. :D

I have no idea how much it costs or how many would have to be produced to make it worthwhile, but I would definitely be interested!

"adssse, post: 108117, member: 25051" said:

I have no idea how much it costs or how many would have to be produced to make it worthwhile, but I would definitely be interested!

See Wilycub. :)

I myself don't know exactly how much such a figure would cost to get 3D printed. There are many companies which offer this service and they can even provide one with the exact cost of printing, but there are two problems with that.

Firstly, it requires one to upload the 3D design to their site so they can analyze it. That is an issue because such files are generally very big in size and my internet isn't the fastest. :( Also I'm not too keen on giving my entire design to the company. It is very possible that someone could get their hands on the file and start printing and selling my designs. :cautious

Secondly, in order to minimize cost, all 3D designs need to be digitally "hollowed out". So there should only be a "shell" that gets printed to reduce the amount of plastic used and consequently the overall cost. I don't really know how to hollow out the 3D figures. It's a bit complicated and technical process, and these big companies like Pop Culture Shock or Icon Heroes have special people who handle just this specific task. One guy does the sculpting, one guy does the technical preparation of the 3D file, one guy does the painting, and so on and so forth.

Also 3D printing is generally used for prototyping and not for mass production. This is because the cost of printing one figure is the same as the cost of printing 100 figures, unlike factory production in which the more items you order the less the cost. So toy producers usually get one or two figures 3D printed to see how it looks, rectify any mistakes and then send these figures to China to get molds made out and manufactured in their factories at cheaper costs.

However, that does not mean that I've completely abandoned the idea of getting these printed out. I have a few friends who are more versed with the whole process of toy making and I am going to discuss this with them. And if I ever do go ahead with the printing, I will surely print enough figures for all my friends here on TC.org. :)

"Wilycub, post: 108126, member: 25043" said:

I myself don't know exactly how much such a figure would cost to get 3D printed. There are many companies which offer this service and they can even provide one with the exact cost of printing, but there are two problems with that.

Firstly, it requires one to upload the 3D design to their site so they can analyze it. That is an issue because such files are generally very big in size and my internet isn't the fastest. :( Also I'm not too keen on giving my entire design to the company. It is very possible that someone could get their hands on the file and start printing and selling my designs. :cautious

Secondly, in order to minimize cost, all 3D designs need to be digitally "hollowed out". So there should only be a "shell" that gets printed to reduce the amount of plastic used and consequently the overall cost. I don't really know how to hollow out the 3D figures. It's a bit complicated and technical process, and these big companies like Pop Culture Shock or Icon Heroes have special people who handle just this specific task. One guy does the sculpting, one guy does the technical preparation of the 3D file, one guy does the painting, and so on and so forth.

Also 3D printing is generally used for prototyping and not for mass production. This is because the cost of printing one figure is the same as the cost of printing 100 figures, unlike factory production in which the more items you order the less the cost. So toy producers usually get one or two figures 3D printed to see how it looks, rectify any mistakes and then send these figures to China to get molds made out and manufactured in their factories at cheaper costs.

However, that does not mean that I've completely abandoned the idea of getting these printed out. I have a few friends who are more versed with the whole process of toy making and I am going to discuss this with them. And if I ever do go ahead with the printing, I will surely print enough figures for all my friends here on TC.org. :)

Cool beans!

"Wilycub, post: 108126, member: 25043" said:

I myself don't know exactly how much such a figure would cost to get 3D printed. There are many companies which offer this service and they can even provide one with the exact cost of printing, but there are two problems with that.

Firstly, it requires one to upload the 3D design to their site so they can analyze it. That is an issue because such files are generally very big in size and my internet isn't the fastest. :( Also I'm not too keen on giving my entire design to the company. It is very possible that someone could get their hands on the file and start printing and selling my designs. :cautious

Secondly, in order to minimize cost, all 3D designs need to be digitally "hollowed out". So there should only be a "shell" that gets printed to reduce the amount of plastic used and consequently the overall cost. I don't really know how to hollow out the 3D figures. It's a bit complicated and technical process, and these big companies like Pop Culture Shock or Icon Heroes have special people who handle just this specific task. One guy does the sculpting, one guy does the technical preparation of the 3D file, one guy does the painting, and so on and so forth.

Also 3D printing is generally used for prototyping and not for mass production. This is because the cost of printing one figure is the same as the cost of printing 100 figures, unlike factory production in which the more items you order the less the cost. So toy producers usually get one or two figures 3D printed to see how it looks, rectify any mistakes and then send these figures to China to get molds made out and manufactured in their factories at cheaper costs.

However, that does not mean that I've completely abandoned the idea of getting these printed out. I have a few friends who are more versed with the whole process of toy making and I am going to discuss this with them. And if I ever do go ahead with the printing, I will surely print enough figures for all my friends here on TC.org. :)

Sell the designs to Lulu-Berlu those guys that made the Lunatacks figures a while back. ££££:D

"Wilycub, post: 108126, member: 25043" said:

I myself don't know exactly how much such a figure would cost to get 3D printed. There are many companies which offer this service and they can even provide one with the exact cost of printing, but there are two problems with that.

Firstly, it requires one to upload the 3D design to their site so they can analyze it. That is an issue because such files are generally very big in size and my internet isn't the fastest. :( Also I'm not too keen on giving my entire design to the company. It is very possible that someone could get their hands on the file and start printing and selling my designs. :cautious

Secondly, in order to minimize cost, all 3D designs need to be digitally "hollowed out". So there should only be a "shell" that gets printed to reduce the amount of plastic used and consequently the overall cost. I don't really know how to hollow out the 3D figures. It's a bit complicated and technical process, and these big companies like Pop Culture Shock or Icon Heroes have special people who handle just this specific task. One guy does the sculpting, one guy does the technical preparation of the 3D file, one guy does the painting, and so on and so forth.

Also 3D printing is generally used for prototyping and not for mass production. This is because the cost of printing one figure is the same as the cost of printing 100 figures, unlike factory production in which the more items you order the less the cost. So toy producers usually get one or two figures 3D printed to see how it looks, rectify any mistakes and then send these figures to China to get molds made out and manufactured in their factories at cheaper costs.

However, that does not mean that I've completely abandoned the idea of getting these printed out. I have a few friends who are more versed with the whole process of toy making and I am going to discuss this with them. And if I ever do go ahead with the printing, I will surely print enough figures for all my friends here on TC.org. :)

It certainly sounds like there is a lot to take into account and considering how much you have put into these designs it is nothing to take lightly. Whether you ever decide to print them or not I am certainly glad you created them!

Hey Wilycub
check out my thread where I am 3D printing some Thundercats statues.
http://thundercats.org/forums/index.php?threads/thundercats-by-brutikong.9880/

We should talk, as I had many of those same concerns and questions when I started. I think these kind of community supported fan activities are what is going to keep the franchise alive, and would love to see you move forward with it.

Phenomenal work Wilycub. The Mandora in particular is exquisite

They could have sold her with the electro charger and a free quickpick

"Captain Shiner, post: 124119, member: 25266" said:

Phenomenal work Wilycub. The Mandora in particular is exquisite

They could have sold her with the electro charger and a free quickpick

Thanks mate! :) Absolutely! The Electro-charger was a vehicle that was just screaming to be made into a toy. Actually they should have made it and Mandora first instead of the Thunderwings, Luna Lasher, and Stilt Runner (even though I really do like their designs! :biggrin).

"Wilycub, post: 124132, member: 25043" said:

Thanks mate! :) Absolutely! The Electro-charger was a vehicle that was just screaming to be made into a toy. Actually they should have made it and Mandora first instead of the Thunderwings, Luna Lasher, and Stilt Runner (even though I really do like their designs! :biggrin).

Are you up to making any more 3D ThunderCats figures?

"Wilycub, post: 124132, member: 25043" said:

Thanks mate! :) Absolutely! The Electro-charger was a vehicle that was just screaming to be made into a toy. Actually they should have made it and Mandora first instead of the Thunderwings, Luna Lasher, and Stilt Runner (even though I really do like their designs! :biggrin).

Why on Earth didn’t they make a Ratstar? It was featured often enough

"Daremonger, post: 124136, member: 25241" said:

Are you up to making any more 3D ThunderCats figures?

If you are I have some requests

"Captain Shiner, post: 124137, member: 25266" said:

Why on Earth didn’t they make a Ratstar? It was featured often enough

Good suggestion! I'm guessing it may be due to the size? Probably why they scrapped the Feliner. Too big = costs a lot = people don't buy. :(

An LJN Castle Plun-Darr would have been great though! :)

"Captain Shiner, post: 124138, member: 25266" said:

If you are I have some requests

I wanted to create a lot more such figures but don't really have the time. When I made these, I had quite a bit of free time. But since then I've been preoccupied with other stuff that doesn't leave any time to create more of these 3D figures. But hopefully I'll revisit this project some day in the future. :)

Understood.

Could have done a Mumm-Ra and Mumm-Rana double pyramid set