Facelifts

[Bonaparte]

On CC is saw a discussion on altering the faces of minifigs.

So tonight I did a first test and gave these 2 guys a facelift by using... a sharp knife :skel1: :

The result:

Nicely shaved X-D

Some examples (not by me):

King Leo before shaving and after shaving

The unusable face of Harry becomes midshipsman Harry without glasses

[Scouty]

The Lego purists will be all over you!!! Nonetheless, they look good, esp. King Leo. Harry Potter, looks reaaaally wierd! That's pretty cool, but my mfs heads'll stay as they are.

[Governor Broadside]

King Leo also got rid of his crow's feet! :-P

I'd probably stick to using an eraser to remove printing; I can't help but think that I'd scratch the plastic using a knife.

[Mister Phes]

On CC is saw a discussion on altering the faces of minifigs.

So tonight I did a first test and gave these 2 guys a facelift by using... a sharp knife :skel1: :

The result:

Nicely shaved X-D

And how did you achieve this Bonaparte? With a knife?

[Bonaparte]

And how did you achieve this Bonaparte? With a knife?

Just like you would shave yourself, with a sharp knife.

Don't tell me you are using an electrical shaver...

The Lego purists will be all over you!!!

They didn't like me anyway :capn:

[Starwars4J]

Wouldn't this be easier (and safer to the heads) to use Brasso?

[Bonaparte]

Wouldn't this be easier (and safer to the heads) to use Brasso?

Is that some kind of acid?

Can you work very precise with it, to only remove the parts you want?

Never heard about it...

[snefroe]

Wouldn't this be easier (and safer to the heads) to use Brasso?

i'm not so sure you can use that here because the things you need to remove are extremely detailed and small. i think you'd damage the drawings you do not want to remove as well.

[Mister Phes]

Just like you would shave yourself, with a sharp knife.

Don't tell me you are using an electrical shaver...

No, I don't use an electrical shaver, nor a sharp knife. Actually, I don't ever recall mentioning that I even shave, but hear these things are more common than knives...

[Bonaparte]

No, I don't use an electrical shaver, nor a sharp knife. Actually, I don't ever recall mentioning that I even shave, but hear these things are more common than knives...

Ahhh. A real pirate you are. Not shaving.

But then who is this nicely shaved person?

[Scouty]

MisterPhes uses a lego cutlass... :-P .

Brasso or anything else liquidy for this level of detail is *n* here. It's not as precise as a knife. Now, bonaparte, how did you hold the figure's heads while doing this...I hope not with you hand

[Bonaparte]

MisterPhes uses a lego cutlass... :-P .

Now I understand.

Mr. Phes is shaving in this picture

Brasso or anything else liquidy for this level of detail is *n* here. It's not as precise as a knife. Now, bonaparte, how did you hold the figure's heads while doing this...I hope not with you hand

Yes Sir! I held that little head in my hand while scraping it with a razor sharp knife |-/

[Mister Phes]

After you "shaved" the mini-figure heads were there any obvious knife marks in the plastic?

[Bonaparte]

After you "shaved" the mini-figure heads were there any obvious knife marks in the plastic?

Indeed, there are some knife marks when you watch it from very close.

But I think I should use another type of knife (less sharp) to avoid this a bit.

[Starwars4J]

Actually, you can be VERY precise with Brasso, removing just certain facial features with no permanent damage to the plastic.

Details of this are in a thread on MCN.

[Mister Phes]

Brasso ay?

I'm not really familiar with it but I don't really clean many metallic objects.

Wikipedia says

Brasso is one of the most widely-used and well-known metal polishes in the world. It is a light brown, opaque liquid which smells of ammonia (the label of Australian Brasso claims "Liquid Hydrocarbons 630g/L; Ammonia 5g/L).