A drunk duck, a bathing monster and an evil panda all walk into a thread.

[jjjimi84]

Over on the MBP forum I have been doing #VFEFRIDAY to showcase all of the VFE builds that I have done and I want to post todays video here in an effort to see more envelope filters and auto wahs make an appearance. This is a Mutron 3 clone that has been all VFE'd (?) up and sounds really cool. I also just recently let go of some builds I thought I would share, an abyss, seabead delay and an aionFX Procyon.

A PedalPCB.com Abyss, a clone of the EQD Univibe, it has a painting of the Loch Ness Monster taking a bubble bath.

Here is a PedalPCB.com Seabed Delay, a clone of the Mad Professor Deep Blue delay with an evil AF Panda

And lastly a AionFX Procyon, a clone of the BJFe Honey Bee. It has a little Luma on it with star bits from Mario Galaxy.

 

[SYLV9ST9R]

That’s a good looking bunch!

 

[fig]

You never disappoint!

 

[jjjimi84]

You never disappoint!

Thank you! Thank You! Plenty more where that came from.

 

[fig]

Are those hand painted? They look really great!

 

[jjjimi84]

Are those hand painted? They look really great!

Always hand painted, it started because I don't own a printer and didn't want to learn a new program. It has now turned into a sort of mediation.

 

[jjjimi84]

Dan is amazing at painting pedals. I reached out to him to do one for a fuzzy factory like over a year ago and he knocked it out the park. Solid dude all around!

Thanks Chris!

 

[Feral Feline]

ALL GREAT!

Except the Panda. He's kind of creeping me out... cr-EEP-y

Drunk Duck and Nessie are my faves for this round of your pedals.

 

[giovanni]

That Lochness monster is the best! What do you use to paint? Acrylic paint markers?

 

[jjjimi84]

ALL GREAT!

Except the Panda. He's kind of creeping me out... cr-EEP-y

Drunk Duck and Nessie are my faves for this round of your pedals.

Thank you! Panda isnt even the creepiest thing I have painted.

@giovanni I use Testors and Tamiya acrylic paint. Little brushes, 18/0 little guys. The abyss has an epoxy pour on it but was one of the last I have done that way. I found it takes away from the detail of the painting. The bubble bath actually had some silvery shine to it that was covered up by epoxy.

 

[Barry]

Awesome builds and artwork!

 

[giovanni]

Thank you! Panda isnt even the creepiest thing I have painted.

@giovanni I use Testors and Tamiya acrylic paint. Little brushes, 18/0 little guys. The abyss has an epoxy pour on it but was one of the last I have done that way. I found it takes away from the detail of the painting. The bubble bath actually had some silvery shine to it that was covered up by epoxy.

Does the acrylic last a long time? My kids use it for crafts and it just peels off some surfaces...

 

[jjjimi84]

Does the acrylic last a long time? My kids use it for crafts and it just peels off some surfaces...

It does but I also will airbrush on a coat of clear to help the lasting power. The key is layers, for instance last week I showed a general tso build. After the background is painted, I will spray on a couple coats of gloss sealer. Then I sketch with white paint the basic outline of the thing I am painting and then fill it in with primer. That primer coat does two things, one sticks really well to the clear coat and two provides a white background to add my colors to.

I have been thinking about doing a video on this, would you guys like to see something like that?

@Barry Thank you kind sir!

 

[Barry]

It does but I also will airbrush on a coat of clear to help the lasting power. The key is layers, for instance last week I showed a general tso build. After the background is painted, I will spray on a couple coats of gloss sealer. Then I sketch with white paint the basic outline of the thing I am painting and then fill it in with primer. That primer coat does two things, one sticks really well to the clear coat and two provides a white background to add my colors to.

I have been thinking about doing a video on this, would you guys like to see something like that?

@Barry Thank you kind sir!

I'd be down to see the whole process start to finish!

 

[giovanni]

Yes please!

 

[Plate of Shrimp]

Excellently clickbaity subject line. And nice rigs.

 

[Feral Feline]

The paint-tutorial video would be very welcomed, as you're equally as good at vids as at building pedals.
I mean, primer over gloss sealer, who'd have thunk it? Not me, even though many years ago I was an apprentice bike-frame painter.

So... all kidding aside (I love the Panda, really) — what is the creepiest thing you've painted, on a pedal?

 

[jjjimi84]

I will start working on one right away!

 

[jjjimi84]

This isnt the best picture but this comes to mind. My wife hates clowns so i painted this and leave it in weird spots around the house to tease her.

https://imgur.com/a/PfBYTqF

 

[Feral Feline]

I'm snortin' n chucklin aloud — FYP: "...leave it in weird spots around the house to torment her."

A dualio build, a combo pedal with the clown and the panda...