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Thanks man, appreciate it. And I don't' think that's actually him who left that comment, but probably just one of his followers. If it was him, it would have been much ruder and full of swear words and insults!

Reach out to him on instagram! instagram.com/ouroboros_customs/

@@nonyabeez294 HAHA! There you are! I wondered how long it would take for one of you to show up!

@@geekfestrants Imagine being that angry all the time.

Thanks man. Yeah, his self-righteousness doesn't really align with the way he conducts himself. Which is honestly a shame because like I said, I dig his figures. All he needed to do was be nice and reach out to me. "Hey man, I'm going to sell some factory-made Yarna figures. I'm using a design that's different form yours, but I'd like to use an image of your figure when I start taking pre-orders for mine. If I give you a shout out and link to your site, is that cool with you? I'd be happy to send you one of the figures when they're done." If he'd done anything like that, I would have happily agreed.

@@funkymaclunkey He's done the same thing with my cardback artwork for this figure. His pre-order page is showing EXACTLY my artwork (minus the No.xxxxx and Ages 4 and Up at the top of the card), but the rest of it is identical. It was the same story with my Tonnika Sisters card artwork and I called him out on it. In an attempt to clear the air between us, I agreed to let him use them. (Not that I own the photo, but I did do all the clean-up work on the artwork and set it all up nicely on my own card templates). I've not had any contact from him about using my Yarna card art though. Not sure why his normal cardback guy isn't doing any artwork for him anymore.

Yeah. And I know of at least 2 others as well.

I love the Oola figure from him, but didn't know he ripped off the sculpt. I don't 3d print, so I haven't historically followed your or other 3d designer's work. Just looked at your cults3d page - pretty awesome stuff!

I believe he collaborated with Trash Compactor for the Oola design.

Without going into the dirty details - the Oola design originated with VividMotion. Trash Compactor was selling prints of VM's Oola design with VM's permission. The other guy made a factory-produced Oola following that, and there is some...*AHEM*...disagreement over the provenance of that design.

It was the first figure I ever designed. He had already made some minor design changes when he got busted by someone else for using my design. He reluctantly asked for my permission. At the time I was honored. He promised me a carded figure and recognition. I got neither.. I’m sure he’s made plenty on it, meanwhile I got bent over.

I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed being blocked by him. Honestly he did me a favor. I used to follow his accounts to keep up with what he was doing because, like I said, I actually like the figures he makes. But all the childish negativity that came with it was a bit much, and I haven't missed it! I'm honestly just annoyed that I've had to even acknowledge him at all at this point.

@@TheNext17 Oh that’s just my good pal Assy McGee! czcams.com/video/Q6-OHrlFs2o/video.htmlsi=UXU5ouhELxLz-GiY

@@funkymaclunkey That's crazy! :) :)

Awesome! Thank you!

Thank you! Will do!

I have a dust cloth that I wipe down the outsides of all my cases with every month or so. The insides stay pretty dust-free as long as I leave them closed. That's it for maintenance!

Thank you!

@@BanthaPooDoo64 that's great! Sometimes the tackiness is resin that was cured and therefore safe, but the print just wasn't completely dried/cleaned before curing. In those cases, wiping as you did is sufficient.

Never heard the 47 degree rule before - that sounds made up! :) The key I've found to reducing the support pocks is to adjust the side and penetration depth of the support tips to get the right balance between strength and minimal size. Try messing with the support tips!

Thank you - hope it helps!

Well I'm glad you asked! Honestly, those of us who make figures based on intellectual property owned by giant corporations do indeed operate in a 'grey' area. Generally, with the exception of some notoriously litigious IP owners, corporations that preside of popular franchises want to walk the line carefully between encouraging bootlegging and pissing off their biggest fans. Thus, there are a few rules that I follow to keep everything above board: 1. I don't use any logos, Star Wars or otherwise, on anything I make 2. I don't offer scans OR printed figures of anything commercially available. For instance, you won't catch me selling 3d files for any of the Hasbro Retro figures! 3. If Hasbro or another toy company releases a vintage style figure of a character, I won't offer it. That's one reason why I'm not making the main cast of the Acolyte. 4. If an IP owner asks me to stop selling something, I will do it immediately with no questions asked. We are operating under their watchful eye and they are within their rights to stop us at any time. Most importantly, high-level employees of Hasbro, Mattel, and other toy companies follow me and other creators on Instagram and engage with the custom figure community regularly. If they wanted to stop us they could, but instead they choose to encourage the fandom as long as everyone plays nice in their sandbox. Hope that helps!

@@funkymaclunkey Thanks!!

Well you might want to check out my newest video - it tackles this very subject!

@@funkymaclunkey oh wonderful I've never thought of it doing it that way! Thanks 👍

I'm sure there is a reason you felt the need to put this negativity into the world, and I genuinely hope someone says something nice to you later today that makes you feel good.

I can defend whatever I want to defend, and you can too - Star Wars isn't for any one group of us, and we are all entitled to our opinions. I love the OT most of all, but I'd rather watch Rogue One and Andor than the Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones. "You’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

@@funkymaclunkey Nah... not honestly, you can't... It's objectively trash, made by idiots who hate the fans.