After you've made your custom,
you can decide to keep it loose, or even display it in its very own package!
If you're opening figures
to use as fodder, try to keep the card and bubbles intact. Slide a knife
under the bubble to separate it from the cardboard backing. After cleaning
up the bubble with soapy water to remove the paper and glue, set it and
the card aside. You may want to use it later for your custom carded figures.
You may also want to invest in a product like "Goo Gone" to remove the
glue from both the bubble and the plastic J hook at the top of the card.
The card can be used again
by the use of card templates that you can revise on your home computer.
Or you can even design your own templates! Once you download the background,
you can add text, a new image and viola! You have a card for your custom!
Print it out on full-sheet label paper and affix to your card. Or, you
can print out on high quality glossy paper and use a spray adhesive to
attach it to the card. Then you can attach the figure, accessory and bubble
using a high-quality glue that dries transparent.
There are lots
of card templates on the Internet. A great source of Star Wars card templates
can be found at www.ffurg.com. However,
please give credit where credit is due. If you download someone else's
template, make sure you get their permission. Never, never try to pass
off a carded custom as the real thing...it's more fun to keep these in
your own collection because you'll appreciate all the hard work it took
to make it!
Customizers have even taken
these basic techniques to make boxes for thier custom "cinema scenes" of
multiple custom figures. A good card stock, clear plastic and lots of experimentation
will yield a great looking package!
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