Making Munny

Discussion in 'BOARDANIA' started by Katcal, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    No, no typo there, Munny is a do-it-yourself plaything, you basically get a plain plastic figure and you can then do what you like with it...

    MUNNY: The Greatest Do It Yourself Toy!

    Seeing as I'm far to crap to paint intricate minis for gaming, I thought a larger thing to paint would be easier. The one I bought is a mini-munny, it's about 12cm high, and its accessory is a pair of glasses. I have a couple of ideas of what to do with it, but I thought it might be fun for you guys to suggest some ideas too...

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    Here is the guy in white, mine is light blue but that doesn't really matter as he'll end up painted anyway. As I said, he (or she?) has a pair of glasses, but again, they don't have to be used...

    Edit: just found a pic that has my exact one, the bottom right one...
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  2. Maljonic

    Maljonic Administrator Staff Member

    How about a Borg clone?
     
  3. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    mm, I like it!
    One of my best ideas was a superman/clark kent, which meant painting the superman costume and then sewing a fabric suit for the Clark Kent version, the glasses being the main giveaway...
     
  4. Joculator

    Joculator The 'Old' Fool

    I think a pair of overly large ears, painted with the splodgy 'kid's mix' you get in primary school and it could be an exact copy of the Katcalian Bounaize as mentioned in the continuing story on a board near you... Here
    (3rd entry off bottom of page)
    Just in case you've missed it :bunny:

    The Katcalian Bounaize...
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  5. July

    July New Member

    I have never seen a munny.
     
  6. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Ah, Joc, you see, that's the thing, it's a Munny, not a Dunny. Quite different...

    KidrobotDUNNY

    I did miss the small reference I admit, I got distracted by the whole Leda and the Swan thing, as, strangely enough, my mum is currently working on a series of paintings on that theme exactly...
     
  7. Joculator

    Joculator The 'Old' Fool

    I have to bow down to superior knowledge here.
    But wait a moment... Munny, Dunny, Bunny. Is this another attempt at a synonymous world takeover? :bunny:
     
  8. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    So, I have commited shopping once again, and now have two proto-munnys on my hands, both white. the accessories are a sort of cap (not a baseball cap, more like a Castro cap), and an axe, the log-splitting kind rather than a battleaxe or a fireman's axe...

    Any ideas?
     
  9. Buzzfloyd

    Buzzfloyd Spelling Bee Staff Member

    These things look awesome, but I would hate to ever commit to actually painting one, thus ruining its potential.
     
  10. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    I think you have grasped the essence of the whole conundrum succinctly...:D Hell, I get that with blank pages. My only escape route is using paint that can, if botched, be removed, but still sticks enough to be durable if a success, and becomes tough when varnished... The first one scared me a great deal but then I just went for it and it turned out ok, so hopefully the next one will be a little less scary.
     
  11. Joculator

    Joculator The 'Old' Fool

    Jack Nicholson - The Shining? Just needs a manic grin..... "Heeeere's Munny!" :D
     
  12. Hsing

    Hsing Moderator Staff Member

    Can we see what became of the first one?
     
  13. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Sure! Actually this pic was taken before he was finished so the painting is very aproximative and not finished, and also the pic is pretty crap, but here he is:
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    And the original, Geoff Lloyd, with correct t-shirt:

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    Will take a couple of proper pics some time soon...
     
  14. Hsing

    Hsing Moderator Staff Member

    How cool! Where did you get the hair? Did you behead a barbie?
     
  15. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Oh if only :D Nope, the hair is unravelled orange wool, I made a thin paper maché cast of the head, cut out the hairline and sewed the wool onto it, wig-style (or doll-style, I guess), then glued the cast back onto the head. A bit tricky, but it worked out quite well I think...
     
  16. mazekin

    mazekin Member

    I hate to say it but I thought it was Chris Evans until I read down to the end of the post. (Chris Evans, not Chris Evans)

    Very cool though!
     
  17. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Hah, Chris Evans used to be his boss actually! But yeah, I can see what you mean ;)
     
  18. Tephlon

    Tephlon Active Member

    That's really nice!

    You should put the slogan he has on the shirt on the shirt. (on the shirt!)
     
  19. redneck

    redneck New Member

    On the shirt? Really.
     
  20. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    I did, the Munny one says "pie in a tree my cherry", which makes about as much sense as the original...
     
  21. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Here is its current state, Im thinking of making a pair of headphones and a microphone to maybe make the reference more... well, obvious...

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    The borg Munny is underway, after dissecting a toaster, I have begun trying to place things...

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    Current idea for the other proto-Munny is a Davey Jones crew member, à la Pirates of the Carribean... Sommat like this:

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  22. Buzzfloyd

    Buzzfloyd Spelling Bee Staff Member

    Awesome! I specially like the Borg.
     
  23. Gypsy

    Gypsy New Member

    Yes, the Borg one caught my eye too. But I would be afraid of it waking up, assimilating all of my appliances in the night and then coming after me.

    Sweet dreams! :)
     
  24. Pepster

    Pepster New Member

    I quite like the borg one as well, I think that you could have a very striking figure if you were to paint it in a very minimalistic style
     
  25. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Just a quick update, because I'm quite proud of my handiwork today: I have got the light working! Borg Munny is activated! He also has a rather nifty pair of rubber boots, and a few other bits... Actually, one of the neater features is on his back, must remember to make sure it's visible when he's on his stand.
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  26. Maljonic

    Maljonic Administrator Staff Member

    Well where's the picture you terrible tease?!
     
  27. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

  28. Buzzfloyd

    Buzzfloyd Spelling Bee Staff Member

    Awesome!
     
  29. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Well, the Geoff-munny is now pretty much finished. The one thing I would like to add is a foam tip for the mic but hey, it still looks pretty good as it is...

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  30. Buzzfloyd

    Buzzfloyd Spelling Bee Staff Member

    Looking good, Kat!
     
  31. Hsing

    Hsing Moderator Staff Member

    Very cool! Did the original get to see them? :)
     
  32. Katcal

    Katcal I Aten't French !

    Not sure he's seen the pics at all, I posted them on Twitter, but he hasn't commented so far. I'll be writing up a blog post for my creative blog :: Poukai creations :: with added Poukaï inside and I'll send him a link to that, make sure he does see it... I must say I'm a lot more pleased with it than I thought I would...
     

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