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AncientCritter ALTRO – Molding Process

pepe — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:19:04 +0000

You can see on this short slideshow the silicone molding process of AncientCritter ALTRO. I have placed the the prototype and the seem line in a slightly strange position for this two part mold but I had the feeling I should give my silicone-plug-system-technique™ a shot

Now after the first few resin copies i have to say, casting is going pretty well so far …and I’ve got some wicked ideas for these fresh Resin Critters right now! Stay tuned.

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AncientCritter ALTRO – sleek & smooth prototype (WIP)

pepe — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:49:55 +0000

Short update on my AncientCritters. Just applied basecoat filler and sanded down the ABS layers till everything is sleek & smoothed

Finished 3D-Print Proto with white NC-paint. Now this fella is good to go for a first mold! Check back soon…

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“Ancient Critter No1″ is alive! Designer Toy Rapid Prototyping

pepe — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:35:23 +0000

After reconstructing the “Ancient Critter No1″ information from a tiny bio-harddisk we were finally able to revive a first specimen of it! For the time beeing it’s growing fast and we feed it with fern and other ancients herbs. But see for yourself!

More about these long time died out “Ancient Critters” next week…

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2010 is here – “Ancient Critters” and ready for even more stuff!

pepe — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:12:34 +0000

Happy New Year from smallstuffstudio to all!
The year is pretty young, but i have so much new stuff to show you!

First of all, the last few PEARBLOCK Angels will find a new home today at my grandparents and grandaunt’s shelfs. They where a great joy to give away as Christmas presents. So i have one last left (no. 01/16) and i will sell him here on the smallstuff page for you in a few days! Stay tuned if u want to grab this unique handcrafted 2.5 inch Wooden Designer Toy py pepe for your own collection.

Now to the fresh stuff: Ancient Critter #1 – Keep your eyes open, long gone species will revive 2010! Check the data-sheets I found deep burried in a secret vault of this ancient little fella… Strange things will come! Be warned!

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XMAS PEARBLOCK – All Together (WIP)

pepe — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:28:46 +0000

The first bunch of XMAS PEARBLOCK Angels are gone for Christmas and
few more waiting for their new owners. Happy Hollidays to all!

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XMAS PEARBLOCK – Second Session (WIP)

pepe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:26 +0000

Ok i’m late as usual

…so i’ve worked today on my small series of XMAS PEARBLOCKS.
I droped the arms because they where to small for my taste, i’m fine with
only the two wings on the back of the body.

All the pieces are now finished with semigloss varnish. Still have to
assemble them and have to find a nice giftpackage solution…no idea
about this, very simple i think. For iron branding it will be too late
…grrr no time. (and srry for the blurry mobilepics i’ll update you
with better pic’s of this series PEARBLOCKS when Christmas is over)

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XMAS PEARBLOCK – Handcrafted Wooden Toys (WIP/limited series)

pepe — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:44:51 +0000

Last month I had so much work to do in the model building studio and nighttimes i was more on the painting-some-stuff-wave. Finally I’m ready again to work on my Toys and I’m really enjoying it to work with wood. It’s such a wonderfull material and it offers so many ways to cut, drill, mill and carving some nice toys out of it.

For the time beeing I’m working on a first small series of my PEARBLOCK Wooden Designer Toy. Have some ideas for these first 15 pieces. I want to spend them two angel wings out of bright wood (maybe maple), but I’m not shure if it fits well…any suggestions? I planed to give most of them away as Chrismas presents. Check the WIP pictures of the process so far…well, still lot to do till x-mas! …and if you be in luck, maybe Santa won’t give away all of them and you can get even one of these guys in my shop, stay tuned

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Vote for SQUIMONK – Aarting DIY Toy Challenge

pepe — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:16:52 +0000

Voting for the DIY Designer Toy Challenge on aarting.com is on!!!
Please vote for SQUIMONK till 15. november 2009 (every vote counts, you can vote every 30min for my design). If my concept wins, SQUIMONK will be produced by Aarting and you can grab your own 4.5 inch blank D.I.Y SQUIMONK for customizing!

VOTE HERE! thx

PEARBLOCK and PEARDEER – Wooden Toys in the Sun

pepe — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:21:31 +0000

PEARBLOCK and PEARDEER (3 inch/ 2.5 inch Wooden Designer Toys)

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SQUIMONK – a DIY Toy Concept for the Aarting Challenge

pepe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:19:36 +0000

SQUIMONK – my second entry for the Aarting DIY Toy Challenge.
Today is the deadline for the DIY Contest at aarting.com. I really want to participate with an another toy design than my “monopear”. But to realize with 3D modeling what I’ve got in my head, time was to short to learn all the stuff so quickly. Now then, I’ve done my second entry the old-fashioned-way: sculpting, sanding, molding, casting in resin, again sanding and finishing with white primer (well i guess, not really less time-consuming… ) The prototype stands only a 3/4 inch high, so i would love to see them much bigger as an Aarting DIY Toy ready for you to customize!

This afternoon I’ve grabbed my cam and finally hunted some blank SQUIMONKS in the wild …check the picture series.

SQUIMONKS lives high up in the threes and rarely come to ground to pick up the jummy fir cones. That’s the reason why they have a slightly beer-belly, they know very well how to do really tasty fir cone beer in their brewery

Please vote on aarting.com for the SQUIMONK!

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