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    Default Kiss Action Figure Drum Kit

    We got my son a set of Kiss figures. They are the same size as Star Wars figures. They all have instruments but the drum kit was just a papercraft thing you fold.


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    I didn't think they looked that good so I decided to make some drums.

    I did some scale measurements and tried wrapping thin black chopping board around wood to get the circle. It was too hard to bend small enough and make a circle.

    I cut drums out of polystyrene and wrapped black card paper around it. I then painted the card with gloss black paint.



    I then used the thin plastic chopping board to make the cymbals. I then painted them gold.

    I made the skins out of thick paper.


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    I then cut small squares of the black card and painted them silver and glued them to the drums to look like the hardware that holds the skins on.




    I did some dry brushing on the skins to make them look used.

    I then started making the legs and stands for the drums and cymbals. I made all of the stands out of the pegs that hold weed mat to the ground. It is a bit thinner and easier to bend than coat hanger wire.


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    Last night I finally finished the assembly and I am fairly happy with the results. There are bits that annoy me but so be it.





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    I want to build a stage for them next when I get time and materials. I have bought one of those lights that flashes to music and want to incorporate this in to the stage as well.

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    I love this. The stick marks on the skins is an especially great touch. On such a small model, that could not have been easy.

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    Cool!

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    What does the paper copy look like? Recon yours looks best. What they should have done, include drum kit and sell it for a bit more.

    Looks really neat all finished

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    The first picture is what it came with.

    The figures I got on special but if they were full price it probably wouldn't be worth the extra money they would cost.

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    LOVE IT!!
    My only criticism is your calling drum heads, skins. and just in case you care the little silver hardware bits are called trucks I believe.
    ingenious manufacturing of the cymbal stands.
    the overall styling of the kit really suits the ensemble.
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    Haha that's cool!

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