Flesh-toned heads...

Green Fox · Post by **Green Fox** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:40 pm

First, I am back temporarily. Does anyone know the username of the guy who spammed people, I may know him. Soooo, back on topic...

If minifig faces are just clear stickers on plain heads, has anyone tried/is it possible to remove the sticker on a flesh-toned head and stick it onto a plain yellow one, and if not, does anyone have a head decal template?

Lord_Of_The_LEGO · Post by **Lord_Of_The_LEGO** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:24 pm

Green Fox wrote:If minifig faces are just clear stickers on plain heads, has anyone tried/is it possible to remove the sticker on a flesh-toned head and stick it onto a plain yellow one, and if not, does anyone have a head decal template?

Minifig faces are printed directly on to the plastic, they are not stickers. Yes, there is a template, but I have no idea where it is.

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:27 pm

It isn't really a template, more of a size. You just find the center and work from there. Jamit and I use one, and here are the dimensions: 371 pixels by 71 pixels.

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:46 pm

I wish they were stickers, that would be interesting. If you are careful, you can scrape the decal off a head without much damage to the head, but you wouldn't be able to us the decal on a new head.

Will

Green Fox · Post by **Green Fox** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:15 am

I am prett sure they are stickers. on some heads, particularly the newer ones, although it seems to be fairly random, there is a definite line, but I only think this is a sticker.

Bricksidge · Post by **Bricksidge** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:34 pm

Green Fox wrote:I am prett sure they are stickers. on some heads, particularly the newer ones, although it seems to be fairly random, there is a definite line, but I only think this is a sticker.

No..... I am pretty sure you are horribly, horribly wrong.

Post by **architect** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:46 pm

I am prett sure they are stickers. on some heads, particularly the newer ones, although it seems to be fairly random, there is a definite line, but I only think this is a sticker.

Minifig heads have always been printed on with a machine. On the press release area of lego.com there should be a photo of a machine assembling minifigs and possibly printing the heads.

The line you are referring to is from the shape of the mold. Also, as a general rule, if a LEGO set has stickers, they are not pre-applied for you. All stickers must be put on by you.

Ben E.

Post by **Robin Hood** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:25 am

Yup, anyway making stickered heads would be stupid, give it a bit of playing and the sticker could come right off.

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:40 am

I don't think a stickerd head would be stupid, but it would need a little more gentle care than a fig with the decal printed on. There are a few types of felt pen that work nicely to draw your own face with and that has been the best solution I have found. I also use an exacto knife to alter some of the heads to look more castle-like. No microphones/headsets in my castle realm.

Will

Post by **Formendacil** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:56 am

wlister wrote: I also use an exacto knife to alter some of the heads to look more castle-like. No microphones/headsets in my castle realm.

Thanks to you guys, I've found that erasers nicely modify faces to remove unwanted appendages. I should thank whoever mentioned it, the results were great.

Maybe it was Nate.....

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:20 am

I think Bruce mentioned the eraser. Do you need to rub really hard and long to get it off?

Lord_Of_The_LEGO · Post by **Lord_Of_The_LEGO** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:35 am

Formendacil wrote:I should thank whoever mentioned it, the results were great.

Maybe it was Nate.....

Not me, I don't customize my LEGO (must -- must risist the dark side-- *gasp*)

Sir Terrance wrote:I think Bruce mentioned the eraser.

Yeah, I think it was Bruce...

Anyway, when you use a knife to remove the decal, does it mess up the minifig head and remove some plastic?

Must resist the dark side...!

Red Bean · Post by **Red Bean** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:16 am

I've written a faq on my website on how to best apply stickers onto a minifig head (from my own experience). It's located in the 'faq' section on the left hand column.

R. B.
visit my website: www.redbeanstudio.net

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:29 pm

Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:snipped...
Anyway, when you use a knife to remove the decal, does it mess up the minifig head and remove some plastic?

Must resist the dark side...!

I have managed to scrape several heads with little or no noticeable damage to the head. It takes patience and a steady hand though. I may try the eraser idea myself, darkside would be easier to resist if the results weren't so great.

Will

Post by **Formendacil** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:08 pm

Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:
Formendacil wrote:I should thank whoever mentioned it, the results were great.

Maybe it was Nate.....
Not me, I don't customize my LEGO (must -- must risist the dark side-- *gasp*)

Sir Terrance wrote:I think Bruce mentioned the eraser.
Yeah, I think it was Bruce...

Anyway, when you use a knife to remove the decal, does it mess up the minifig head and remove some plastic?

Must resist the dark side...!

Must have thought it was you because I heard about it in connection to Harry Potter heads (the scar can be removed). I haven't actually used it for that, but the results were great for the Baron von Barron/Lord Sinister's scar.

Classic-Castle.com

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