Monday, September 14, 2009 Moogle Lineup 2

Decided to make a new post for Gurdy.

That's as close as I can possibly get to the reference picture that I have of Gurdy. Suffice to say, she turned out pretty darn good. She's ready for unfolding, same goes for Sorbet, who's actually ready for building. I finished Sorbet before Gurdy since I still have to figure out how I can get her in that hovering pose with some sort of stand. I'm actually thinking of using the "Moogling Station" as a make-shift stand for her, given that it's going to be behind all the Moogles anyway. So that may just work... I'll play around with the idea for a bit and see just how far it goes.

Hopefully I'll find the time this week to work on unfolding and building both Gurdy and Sorbet. So a weekend double release may just be possible. Which just leaves me with Hurdy, Horne and Monty!

Well stay tuned!

Friday, August 28, 2009 Moogle Lineup

Well, I found as much reference material that I can use to pose the Moogle Family, although, I'm still missing Hurdy. The ones I've seen of Hurdy was a simple pose, his hands on his sides and he's looking up.... that's it. It's so plain looking that I'm not inclined to use that pose for a model. So, anyway... I'll prolly pose him from "scratch".. maybe that would be best.

Guess that's it.... the pose for the 5 members of the Moogle Family is final. It just boils down to who'll be the next Moogle that will get the paper treatment. So if you want to have your say on who's the next Moogle Release, you'll need to vote on my main page! Stay tuned!

PS: Nono is becoming my most favorite Moogle in the group.

Edit:
I'm pretty much into cleaning up and posing "The Moogles 6". So far I'm already done with the cleanup work and pose for Nono, which I'm quite pleased how he turned out. That's pretty much as close as I can get to the reference picture that I have. If I do anymore changes, the pieces might end up too small for a 7in model. This is set and ready for unfolding, however, I won't do that yet... I'll finish up every Moogle in the family, and whoever you guys choose, will end up being the next release. I don't want to release everyone in a single batch coz, that's just plain crazy.

So expect random updates this weekend, kupo. (what the.....)

Edit:
Hello there, kupo!
Had a bit of difficulty getting that pose for Sorbet, it's as close as I can get before having too many steep edges. Hopefully, if I build him without folding, meaning, giving him the smooth build look, then that wouldn't be an issue. Also found the Moogling Station, this will be an added "bonus" thing for Hurdy, Horne and Sorbet, completely optional. There's no need to build 3 Moogling Stations, just one would suffice, but that's up to you.
Soooo many ideas.... Soooo little time..... Just 2 hands to work with.... geez.... Till next barrage of updates!

Thursday, August 27, 2009 New Blog Page

If you stumbled in here, then that means you were paying attention to the changes on my main blog. I moved all "Updates" related posts to this one, to clear up as much clutter and nonsense on the main blog.

So, this blog, called the "Assembly Line" will be where I'm going to post all the updates and projects that I'll be working on. The main page, "Paper and Glue" will solely be used for actual model releases. This method, simply makes things easier for you to just download the model without seeing much of my blabber.

So, if you're slightly interested in any of my updates and projects, this is the place to be.

Sunday, August 23, 2009 Moogle-Palooza, Kupo!

I'm supposed to be studying right now, for exams this week.. starting tomorrow actually..... but I can't help myself from posting this new development.

I'm not officially working on FFXII, nor am I sure how this will turn out. This will mark as the first model, that I'll try to build in a smaller scale compared to Illidan or Tonberry. I'm planning to build him at least 6 inches tall... if I have the attention span to build a model that small of course. If not, I'll scale him up a bit, maybe at most 8 inches from foot to the tip of his ears... but seriously, I'll try to get away from colossal models as much as possible.

If it's worth doing... it's definitely worth overdoing it! Kupo!

Sunday, August 16, 2009 Warcraft Fever

Oh.... hell.... yeah!
I think I've gotten the Warcraft fever already. After a successful build of Illidan, the other Warcraft models have taken residence on my laptop and they don't seem like they're going anywhere soon.

Above are just the few models that I've been playing around with. Notice how the Elven Archer, and the Heroes Sylvanas, Cairne and Grom have multiple poses? Well, in my plans to make an actual diorama, I'll need several units, so obviously it's best to have unique poses for each one. I'm not sure about the final poses for the heroes so I made several of them as well.

Also..... Illidan has been bugging me.... it just doesn't feel right to have him in a single pose. So, I'm tinkering with several versions, all of which I'll eventually build. The question here is, would I release them?I swear, I have a serious craving to build a 3ft tall Illidan model...... darn it!

Thursday, August 13, 2009 Project Stormrage

Well, finished everything that needs to be done with Illidan (ie: pose, double sides and template) and I'll start the build this weekend. As for sharing the final product, I'm still undecided. For some reason, this new project of mine has generated far more hate than usual. Something I managed to keep track off by the use of that nifty little Stat Counter I have on the bottom of the page. Recently added that the same day I started this project, and indicated by the number it shows and the number of comments I've received since then.... it seems alot of my "fans" disapprove of my project.

You'd think they have something else better to do with their time, heh. Perhaps it has something to do with my new projects name, Illidan Stormrage? Well, anyway for those few individuals who are actually interested in my progress, just stay tuned I suppose!

Monday, August 10, 2009 A little something new......

Hmmmm, let's just say I was inspired to seek out something new to play around with.Too bad I don't have WoW, well simply because my laptop won't be able to handle that game. Warcraft 3 was barely hanging on, so I won't even bother with WoW. Anyway, Illidan won't be the only Warcraft 3 character that I'll pepakurize, it'll all depend on how he turns out then I'll build other characters. As for releasing them, well, I'll think about it. Posing the models won't be too hard, seriously, after dealing with Cloud and Tifa, this is gonna be a piece of cake!

This definitely means that Warcraft 3 will be added to my repertoire of games that I can pepakurize. So stay tuned I suppose.... this is gonna be fun!

Friday, July 31, 2009 Tifa WIP: Phase 2 Complete!

Well, sorta.....
Anyway, I've finished building Tifa, well except I haven't finished her hands just yet. I noticed that her head is.. well, quite heavy coz of her hair, and it's putting quite a strain to her neck. Would'ya believe that papercraft models can have stiff necks too?! Anyway, yeah it's a bit heavy and it's causing her head to tilt back and making the paper at the back of her neck to cave in. I may need to make some changes in the 3d model and see if there's a way to overcome this... either that or just don't bother with the double sides and use lightweight paper for the hair... dunno really, I'll just have to test those things out.

That means I won't be able to release Tifa anytime soon, Tifa was actually meant to be released today. Although, she did turn out quite well, that I must admit. She pretty much resembles the 3d model, just need to finish up with the hands and she's done. I'll probably give this model away though, so I can work on the re-build. Having Tifa around me might make me lazy to even bother fixing the neck issue..

So, just to "tease" y'all a bit.... here's Tifa, standing right next to Cloud... Don't worry Tifa, Fezco will finish your hands tomorrow....
PS: I swear, taking that last picture was a weeee bit creepy. It's almost like Tifa was looking straight at me!

Sunday, July 5, 2009 Tifa WIP: Phase 1 Complete!

Just finished up on Tifa's pose and edits in Sketchup. A good chunk of her was missing around the hip area, since these parts are supposed to be "merged" with the front and back skirts so the model didn't have a complete butt. Decided to fix these parts up to provide better stability for Tifa, having the skirt as the main base for the entire upper body may cause problems in the long run. Adding these additional faces is necessary. Didn't bother to add any textures here since they'll end up getting covered by the skirt anyway. Also preserved the double sides for the skirts, hair and ribbons so it's your choice to add these to your final model. My opinion though, best to keep 'em so the final product would look nicer.Currently into Phase 2, which is unfolding the model and arranging the template. She'll have lesser pages than Cloud of course so it's gonna be easy (hopefully). Although, once again the fingers may be of a problem for some. But heh, a little bit of patience goes a long way.Oh yah, and to give you a better idea of what the final product should look like when she's posed beside Cloud, here's a pic of them. Both in Pose A and Pose B arrangement. (Pose A is Cloud holding the Buster Sword over his shoulder, Pose B is Cloud with the Buster Sword on his back)So anyway, that's it for this update, will continue the unfolding and then will pick up where I left off next weekend, by then I'll prolly start on the build. So Tifa will be yours shortly. (damn... wish weekends should be 5 days long and school days should be 2 days long instead)

Thursday, July 2, 2009 Tifa Lockhart WIP

My apologies for not posting as much updates as necessary, it's just that after getting home from school, the last thing on my mind would be paper craft. Besides weekdays are just too short and too tiring for me to do anything else after homework is done.

Anyway, working on Tifa is giving me the opportunity to try out a new way for me to pose models. Albeit a more tedious process, but it does ensure that I get the pose done properly without much backtracking on where I messed up. Yes there is an "undo" button, but you can only go so far with that, that it doesn't usually help as much.Well, as you can see she actually has a MUCH better looking elbow pose than Cloud. I hate to admit it, but hey, at least this new process I'm working with is providing a better result. She's more or less nearing the actual pose that I'm going for, but of course I'll change it a bit to make it more.... hmmm, "girly". Tifa just screams "tomboyish" to me.. still... rawr!This is where I left off last weekend. You can clearly see me using Tifa's right forearm as a guide to pose the left forearm... yeah I know that's cheating, but that's the best way to actually replicate the process I did on the right arm without messing up too much.

Hopefully I'll be able to finish up on the pose this weekend and if I'm lucky enough start on the unfold. Anyway, guess that's all for this update... need to get some much needed sleep *yawns*.