u/Manetrix2000

After initially finishing the paint job of all four of my 3D-printed Skylanders, I’ve really wanted to make them functional with the games. I already had the NFC in the form of coins, so with some more printing I was able to get a base that had magnets inserted during the printing process. That, combined with a small disk with the counterpart magnets which was glued on the base of the figure, meant the connection would be stable.

As for extras in the design, I decided to take inspiration from the setting in one of the beginning scenes of FFVII: Advent Children. The rocky edges were pretty fun to sculpt out of air-dry clay! I also included a “mako crystal” in the back as well as claw marks that are supposed to be from this Blackout. Unfortunately in the process of sculpting I forgot about the height difference the counterpart magnet disk would give to the figure. Meaning it doesn’t look as good as I hoped.

Did this with long sword! Honestly the hardest part is when you are transitioning from one monster to the next. Though if I had to choose which one is the hardest, the hardest is Uth Duna. At least with Arkveld a lot of the attacks don’t have lingering hitboxes/are easy to read on when I should counter. Still got down to my last cart even with Insurance.

I just found this Reddit and love that other people have emotional support plushies! Had to share mine even if they aren’t animals. To those not in the know they are Sephiroth (left, I call him Tiny Seph) and Cloud (right, I call him Tiny Cloud). They always sit in my bag except for when I need their support. I made them little sashes that say therapy because I was self-conscious about how it would look for an adult to have plushies out.