Handmade (Japanese: ガレージキット, English: garage kit) is usually considered as a person's image (フィギュァ). However, Many people will misunderstand that it is a humanoid work made of all resin, but it refers to the uncoated module. Because the mold opening is complicated and difficult, the price is generally very expensive.
1 the origin of nouns
2 hands-on misunderstanding
2. 1 method
2.2 Misunderstanding of the name
3 material classification
3. 1 casting resin
3.2 80 12, 80 14, 80 17 resins
3.3 Polystone polaroid powder resin
3.4 PVC
Other four kinds
4. 1 painted finished product
4.2 twist eggs
4.3 Eat and play
4.4 DD doll
4.5 Building Block Man
4.6 dolls
4.7 scale model
4.8 Role model
Five important characteristics
6 noun explanation
6. 1 painted finished product
6.2 The same person in GK Prototype Group
6.3 Domestic Handmade
6.4 Domestic OEM coating products and mass-produced resin products
1 the origin of nouns
Before developing new molds (including die-casting or injection molds), the toy factory will ask the master to "turn on the machine", and the "prototype" created by the master is called "initial trial" in the industry. That is, the meaning of "first, initial shape" can be made by hand or by lathe/milling machine. With the progress of modern science and technology, not all models need to "run first". Modern "scaffold board" refers to the scope of GK model, including replicas other than the prototype. Everyone is used to the general term "hand board". "Handboard" is a translation derived from homonym.
English translation Garage Kit comes from the belief of American garage rock in the late 1960s. In the west, backyard build (created by personal technical experts in the backyard) also comes from the meaning that Garage Rock takes the garage as the main creative place, allowing people with the same hobbies to create and share a small amount. With the continuous improvement and development of production technology, the significance of small-scale production has weakened.
2 hands-on misunderstanding
2. 1 method
In many domestic hand-made introduction materials, we often see that hand-made products are not mass-produced, so it is difficult to start, but it is not. Before the popular finished humanoid became popular, humanoid manufacturers mainly produced this unfinished module by hand, but after the finished product became popular, the manual module began to decline slowly, so that manufacturers who used to produce manual modules like Shouwu completely turned to the production of finished products. So far, there are so few manufacturers who can produce handmade products that the main manual creation and sales have become the sales of GK Group in personal blogs or manual exhibitions. However, due to the inconvenience of hand-made materials in the transportation and sales market, few domestic sellers will start hoarding goods, so for domestic players, original Japanese hand-made goods are still difficult to buy.
2.2 Misunderstanding of the name
At first, because mainland players and merchants didn't understand the word "hand-run", hand-run (also called initial or hand-run version) was often used as a number. However, its real handiwork is the Garage Kit (GK for short), which represents the personality of the prototype and refers to the unpainted model kit. But now in Chinese mainland, many players are used to using the word "hand-made" to refer to all humanoid works.
There is also a misunderstanding that it is a humanoid work made of all resin materials, including finished products, but especially refers to uncoated modules.
3 material classification
3. 1 casting resin
Casting resin, commonly known as PU resin, is actually Japanese HEI-CAST resin, which is short for non-foaming polyurethane resin. There are agent A and agent B, and they need the same weight ratio to be mixed. Colors are white, beige, ivory and so on. (There will be differences according to the arrangement number of casting resins, such as 80 12 beige, 80 14 white, 80 17 ivory white, transparent color, or other colors specially prepared by hand). The materials with light weight, excellent plasticity and the best details feel good. Therefore, Cast is the best material for GK model, but the price is more expensive than other materials, equivalent to more than 300 RMB (one kilogram for A and one kilogram for B, with a total weight of two kilograms). It is easier to handle casting resin by hand.
At present, there are mainly cast resin original and Hong Kong version (please note that it is a real Hong Kong version, not the one that is turned upside down to pretend to be a Hong Kong version).
Japanese handmade materials are generally labeled as cold resin casting kits, and cold refers to the forming process-cold forming, which means that the materials do not need to be heated and melted before entering the mold. Other plastics (such as pvc/abs/) must be heated and melted before injection molding. Resin is resin, and kit means kit. So the translation is cold-formed casting resin kit.
3.2 80 12, 80 14, 80 17 resins
These three resins are common models in AB water.
3.3 Polystone polaroid powder resin
Resin mixed with stone powder, a cold resin. The price is cheap, less than 1/3 of the casting resin price. The English name is poly stone, which is the main material for the early completion of humanoid products. Basically, it is not suitable for manual enthusiasts, and it is the most unsuitable material for GK model. It has the advantages of impact resistance, heat resistance, high hardness, heavy weight, difficult cutting and poor plasticity. The color of the face can be changed by adding toner, which is very heavy and brittle (for excellent reasons) and very easy to break.
3.4 PVC
Short for polyvinyl chloride. That is PVC material. Europe and America often call it soft rubber material.
The uncoated components made of soft rubber (referred to as soft rubber components) are different from the first one in that the components are made of soft rubber, which is cheap and the same shape can be bought with less money. In terms of modification, it has greater freedom than resin.
Other four kinds
4. 1 painted finished product
Painting finished product actually refers to the model that has been assembled and painted in the factory.
Scope covers: human model, mechanical model, animal model, etc.
According to the model, the materials used can also be divided into PVC coated products and resin coated products.
PVC coating products are relatively cheap and face the mass market, but the disadvantage is that the details are relatively simple and it is impossible to make some complicated shapes.
Film-coated products are superior to PVC in material, relatively hard, will not deform after long-term storage, and have a heavy weight. But the price of raw materials is high, and the general output is not much, so the price is very expensive.
4.2 twist eggs
Twisted egg, or spinning egg, is a kind of toy from Japan. A transparent round egg capsule contains small toys.
Usually you can find a twisted egg vending machine in front of a toy store or convenience store. According to the billboard in front of the vending machine, you can clearly know which style of toys are sold. As long as coins (usually 0.5/ 1.0 coins) are put in, and then the mechanical device is twisted in front of the vending machine, the vending machine will drop out round egg capsules from the lower outlet. There is an icon in the capsule, which is a bit like a lottery. However, there is a billboard in front of the vending machine in the market, which reads 1: 1 egg, which means that the original model in the vending machine is added with other types of toys in the same proportion, which reduces the chance of drawing the original model.
If everyone wants to draw a set, it may cost a lot of money, and there is a chance to repeat toys. Now some toy stores on the market have complete sets for sale, which is much more convenient than pulling and twisting eggs by yourself, and it is often much earlier than the time when the twisted eggs enter the egg twister! Why not do it ~
The typical content of a twisted egg is a plastic eggshell that can be opened in half and filled with toys and instructions. The instructions for twisting eggs are also called egg paper. Because of the volume limitation of twisted eggshells, most of the toys inside have to be combined and formed by themselves, which greatly increases the playability. Egg paper is a leaflet introducing twisted eggs, but if players collect twisted eggs, remember not to throw them away, because egg paper is as memorable/valuable as birth instructions. Nowadays, in order to reduce the transportation cost, intermediate wholesalers often remove the eggshells of twisted eggs. So most of the twisted eggs sold in the store don't have eggshells, but they must have egg paper.
4.3 Eat and play
Food play, or box play, is a kind of toy attached to the food packaging box.
When the twisted egg toy turned red and purple, the old Japanese GK manufacturer "Ocean Hall" also began to develop products to join the battle. Instead of selling toys in the form of twisted eggs, it cooperates with Japanese candy company Furuta to produce "food and play". What is eating and playing? In fact, all the toys that can be collected are put in candy boxes, which are a bit like the gifts in Beloved, but much more exquisite than those, which increases the willingness to collect.
The typical content of snacks is beautifully printed carton packaging, which contains candy, toys and instructions. Candies usually have related toy signs. Some snacks and games are accompanied by toy collection cards in addition to instructions. In addition to the exquisite printing of toy contents, food and game boxes also have descriptions of candy ingredients, origin and tasting period.
4.4 DD doll
Dollfie Dream (hereinafter referred to as DD) DD is about 60CM high and its surface material is soft vinyl resin. At present, most of the products bought in the market are DD matrix II with built-in movable joints, and some of them are matrix I with rubber bands, but they have been discontinued and no longer sold.
There is also an SD doll and a BJD doll on the market ... The biggest difference is that they are animated and non-animated ... In between, DD dolls are handmade ... while SD dolls and BJD dolls are not.
DD: A lot of things are limited ... few things can be changed ... There was no such thing as make-up before ... everything came out at 20 10. The maintenance of DD is very particular ... because of the material problem of DD ... wearing colored clothes is easy to penetrate into the skin surface ... so it is necessary to apply nursing agents regularly. ..
BJD covers a wide range ... There is almost nothing that cannot be changed on the body ... Any combination of BJD has become his greatest feature ... But can BJD be reconciled ... They are both cute ... but even cuter after makeup.
In terms of material, BJD is high-grade resin and DD is silicone.
Among them, SD is ... this is also a familiar name. DD doll and SD doll are actually a kind of BJD doll.
4.5 Building Block Man
The earliest concept of "building block man" comes from children's assembled toys produced by Lego company in Denmark. Each square part is covered with protrusions of the same size, while the back is a hollow divided area, and multiple parts can be combined to form a shape. This game was originally used to enlighten children's intelligence, but in the hands of adults, many masters piled up many amazing works with it, and this "modern building block" was gradually accepted by adults.
In Lego's later toys, there are not only a single toy scene part, but also many characters that match the scene. The characters themselves are simple in shape, divided into heads, bodies and limbs, and some even carry guns or hats. Because of their small workmanship and strong mobility, these characters were quickly independently developed by Lego and sold as separate projects. This villain was first called the building block man. Until 2000, some Japanese and Hong Kong designers took a fancy to this well-known toy shape and began to use its shape for artistic transformation.
4.6 dolls
Doll is a saying in Hong Kong, which mainly refers to the meaning of doll. In recent years, a doll similar to a real person has gradually become popular. Different from other dolls, these dolls have their own personalities.
In the era when dolls flaunt individuality, even dolls should hold high the banner of individuality. Ugly appearance, short stature and fierce spirit may be synonymous with individuality.
In addition, vinyl is just a kind of toy material, which is a little soft and has good characteristics. Usually used to make dolls. As mentioned above, the very popular CS dolls are made of vinyl.
4.7 scale model
English is: scale model. Usually refers to a model that reduces the physical objects such as cars, planes and ships to a certain proportion. That is, our common military models and car models. However, it needs to be clear that although the Gundam model is also proportional, it cannot be regarded as a proportional model, but should be regarded as an "example".
4.8 Role model
English is an example. The scope of role models includes models of role making in animation, comics, games and movies. Including robots or mannequins, all fall into this category. Common models include Gundam model and various cartoon character models. Example is the floorboard of a large category, so we often say that hand-made figures and various finished products belong to the category of example. )
The main contact material of model toys: the abbreviation of PVC-PVC. That is PVC material. Europe and America often call it soft rubber material. Polaroid powder resin. A mixture of resin and stone powder. It is often used to make GK. It is a cold resin.
In addition, there is the concept of elevator/elevator, which is a packaging form relative to boxed sales. A mask covered with a plastic envelope on cardboard is the plastic toy that we used to see hanging on the wall in a small shop. Very vividly called him an elevator/elevator.
Five important characteristics
1, because the hand-made material resin is very fragile, the packaging is usually wrapped in styrofoam, unlike other humanoid goods, which are only packed in plastic or cardboard boxes.
2. Handmade raw materials, which is also the most important factor to distinguish whether it is handmade. Most of the hand-made raw materials use high-grade p.u foam-free resin, and the best is Japanese casting resin (more than 300 yuan per kilogram is transparent and expensive, hehe). The white mold made by hand with this raw material feels very good, and the product is basically bubble-free (usually made by individuals, because the resin is wet before use, or bubbles are not pumped by vacuum machine, or bubbles will appear when the mold is misaligned. The color of white mold will not be yellow and dark, nor will it be too bright. Very smooth (unlike pvc plastic). It feels like jade or ivory, and it feels good in your hand, not as light as pvc or plastic. It won't give off an unpleasant smell when polishing.
Because of the high cost of resin, another material "soft vinyl" appeared, which is made of soft vinyl. In fact, it is a vinyl shell with a hollow interior, and the cost is much lower than that of resin. The disadvantage is that the expressive force is not enough and it will be deformed. In short, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and players should choose as appropriate.
3, hand-made expressive force is very strong, such as subtle facial expressions, wrinkles in stockings and so on. , are lifelike ... (Because PVC similar to humans is becoming more and more mature, I'm afraid it's difficult to summarize this article)
4. As mentioned above, handmade refers to the unpainted model kit, so the finished product is not called GK. The names of general finished products are related to materials, such as resin-coated finished products or PVC-coated finished products.
6 noun explanation
6. 1 painted finished product
English pre-drawing, this is easy to understand, and the assembled model has been drawn.
At present, the main finished products are basically PVC drawings (PF) made of PVC glue. What we see in the market is generally PF that has been painted, mass-produced and beautifully packaged.
But occasionally there are finished products made of resin, but because the resin material is brittle and heavy, it is more troublesome to transport, and now it is produced less and the price is more expensive than PF.
6.2 The same person in GK Prototype Group
Due to copyright factors, Japanese prototype artists, like fan painters, publish and sell their works through exhibitions or online, so they only need to pay for the works to be sold, avoiding high copyright fees, which is similar to fan painting. However, due to the fact that Fan is not recognized as Fan Hua, copyright disputes have become more and more serious in recent years, so that the fan exhibition held by informal manufacturers such as HobbyComplex cannot be held, and WF has also held it.
There are also many GK fan groups in China, and most of them attach great importance to copyright issues. They often use the original paintings of domestic fan painters as handmade prototypes, but the original paintings may not be copyrighted, and some fan groups later participated in mass production and sales. Therefore, whether the works of these groups can be called official fan works is controversial in China and Japan. However, their attention to copyright has been recognized by Japanese manufacturers. For example, kiking, a domestic prototype, was accepted as an internal prototype by GoodSmileCompany of Japan, and the cooperation between Japanese manufacturers and China is increasingly strengthened.
6.3 Domestic Handmade
With the development of the times, it is not as difficult to buy GK models as before. There are many ways to buy a real GK model from the outside. However, due to fewer and fewer companies producing GK models, transportation is difficult, and now the main GK models come from GK Group, which has the same copyright. These groups with the same copyright can only produce in small quantities and sell them at exhibitions or on their own websites, so the prices are often high.
This has stimulated the domestic mold turnover, that is, pirated modules. The quality of different mold turnover parties will be different. At present, most domestic players use molds for turnover.
6.4 Domestic OEM coating products and mass-produced resin products
Earlier, ACG or model shops in some big cities in China all had OEM painting business (at that time, some store managers would do it themselves). Help the players who are not skilled but love the painter to satisfy their wishes. Now there are more and more places where you can do OEM. Generally, the OEM fee is determined according to the OEM time and the scarcity and difficulty of the module itself.
As an OEM, there is no genuine piracy, only the source module of OEM is pirated. But there are many franchisees that mass-produce finished products. As long as mass production is involved, these finished products are also pirated.
Entry labels: cartoon toys, cartoon peripheral models and human figures.