Resident mad genius and meme chaser Iain Heath has just put out a crazy video explaining how to dye your bricks. All you purists out there can put your pitchforks down and simply skip over this one, but for everyone else, it’s some pretty cool stuff whether you’re into LEGO mutilation or not. In this video Iain explains how he achieved the flesh tones used in his large-scale Gollum character. And for those of you who haven’t seen it, Iain’s previous video describing his design process for the accompanying Bilbo is also well worth a watch.
This video is a very bad example for working with acetone. Acetone is flammable. It should be treated with care and not be used in kitchens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone#Safety
It was funny though, at times.
Thanks for the safety warning, Aswin. This video is intended for AFOLs, that is, Adult Fans of LEGO, who wish to customize their bricks with a potent dyeing agent, but it’s always important to keep safety in mind no matter what your age.
I have added a warning message to the video’s description, and a link to the above info. Plus a little visual warning too… http://www.flickr.com/photos/ochre_jelly/9172505214
:-)