It
consistently amazes the proficient folks within the mercurial rising online M.A.S.K.
Community. From folks that, cherish myself,
grasp written a script – equivalent to Jason and Wyatt of Agents of M.A.S.K., to Kero
Wack who gave us two complete comic strips over 7 factors and diversified gargantuan
imagery.
One of
the sections of the community that I savor are these with 3D Printers who style
gargantuan additions to the M.A.S.K. collective.
Whether or no longer it’s in response to vehicles or areas in the cartoons and/or
comics or 100% fresh, inventive no longer viewed sooner than concepts – it all helps lift
M.A.S.K. to a well-known broader viewers.
Abet
on the 23rd of 2020, I jam out the next ache and integrated
the quilt of area 52 –
“Good enough,
let’s stumble on you guys warmth up your 3D Printers and bag working on Cliff Dagger’s
Gun from the quilt of Snarl of affairs No 52 of M.A.S.K. UK!”
I
didn’t genuinely know what to query – the outcomes, I used to be blown away by! I’ve recently obtained one such gun in the
mail and grasp uploaded a duplicate of the video on Youtube for you request – or no longer –
it’s your resolution. I furthermore managed to
meet up with the actual person to blame – Cliff Dagger.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Hey Cliff, thanks for taking the time to affix me
on the fresh time.
Cliff
Dagger (CD): Thanks for this
invitation and I’m chuffed you bought my fresh toy 🙂
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): The toy is a gargantuan addition to my collection, thanks.
I’m sure that the readers would favor to grab somewhat
more about you (who’re you, where are you from, how ragged are you, etc.)
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I’m 38 years ragged,
French and I’m an industrial electrician, robotics, video surveillance … and
I in actuality were gathering MASK toys for more than 10 years.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Now, every person is conscious of you as the hazardous Cliff Dagger and I
savor your anonymity – what is it about Cliff Dagger that you simply cherish so well-known
that you simply selected to steal his title on your initiatives??
Cliff
Dagger (CD): After I used to be exiguous at
my nanny’s, I used to be simplest allowed to play with super unimaginative wood toys! In his son’s room there were hundreds of gargantuan
toys and I used to be forbidden to head!
Sometime I
managed to head in there and I took Cliff Dagger and Jackhammer that I had blended
up with the wood toys! The video games grasp become well-known cooler and it has been in
the accessible toy field for a genuinely lengthy time!! Cliff is candy a gargantuan memory from my childhood.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): You clearly are a huge fan of M.A.S.K. (good enough, presumably
V.E.N.O.M. more so), how did you first bag into M.A.S.K.?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I watched the cartoons
with my formative years and I discovered them so detestable!! I
began to head attempting MASQUE with them and the madness took me to obtain my toys,
to aquire others and to originate gathering them.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): So, when rising up, what toys did you’ve gotten on your
collection?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I in actuality grasp them all in
European boxes, I furthermore grasp some blister pack however no longer all of them, it used to be
complex to search out them.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Be pleased hundreds of us, that it’s possible you’ll’ve watched the unparalleled
M.A.S.K. TV Sequence – used to be this in English or on your first language (if first
language, how attain the train actors to compare to the likes of Doug Stone?)
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I simplest look them in
French, I’m very detestable at English! I manufacture no longer know the names of the of us that gave
their MASK train in French.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): We right here at M.A.S.K. Comics clearly savor the comics –
what about yourself? Did you’ve gotten the
comics as somewhat one and if that is the case, which variant of the comic?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I keep in mind the French
magazines that were exiguous with MASK, there were simplest about a factors with drawings
well-known less handsome than the UK comics, however I may well presumably well favor to search out them anyway.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): What about your collection this day, has it
expanded? Cease you’ve gotten any items now that
you desire you’d had while you were somewhat one?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I savor the full universe of MASK and I obtain
the blisters (MOC) are super handsome, I may well presumably well favor to grasp the general variants
that exist including the Argentines.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): After I used to be somewhat one, I furthermore preferred Action Man and Smartly-known particular person
Wars, what diversified toys/comics/movies were you into and the arrangement in which grasp they inspired you
on the fresh time?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I furthermore obtain the
ghostbuster, the TMNT, the GI Joe (however simplest the key ones which capability of it very
mercurial takes up hundreds of space).
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): As anyone who doesn’t grasp a 3D, I’m genuinely fascinated
by the full process and I used to be wondering while it’s possible you’ll per chance presumably well abet me damage it down as to
how the process works. On the initiating, in phrases
of the designs, attain you’ve gotten an art background?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): In France there are
obligatory contributions for the categorical to coaching! My meter used to be beefy and my employer asked me if
I wished to make advise of them! After I saw that
there used to be coaching on 3D instrument it fascinated me straight and I jumped at
the replacement!! It allowed me to grasp
the basics, learned by practising it be cherish all the pieces…
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): How attain you plan the designs is it freehand on a tablet,
or more CAD? Which type of gadgets (MAC
or PC) and Utility attain you advise?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I attain all the pieces on a
PC, I counsel several drawing instrument that are moderately effectively-identified – Fusion 360,
SketchUp and SolidWorks.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): In phrases of Printing, what roughly instrument attain you advise
and are 3D printers pricey to poke?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I in actuality grasp several
machines of diversified sizes and technologies; my favorite label is PRUSA however
they don’t manufacture a huge machine. FDM
prints (cherish the Dagger gun) are no longer very pricey … I quite count the
time! The assembly is lengthy, it’s
mandatory to orderly the climate, the assemblies, install the springs for the
barrel, examined… to fabricate the field, the e-book… it’s totally the e-book work which is lengthy
lastly.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): You were very lickety-split at growing with Dagger’s Cannon
after I threw down the gauntlet, how lengthy can it steal to achieve up along with your
creations?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): For the canon, I spent
ten hours on the 3D instrument (the ejection mechanisms are powerful), I spent so
well-known time printing, testing and resuming what used to be depraved! I discovered that insufficient in the field, that is
why I added the exiguous trailer.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Cease you furthermore steal existing toys from diversified toy traces and
advise these as a uncomfortable on your unparalleled personalized creations to steer clear of losing time?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): Various folks put a ask to me
all kinds of things, Transformers, GI Joe, Dragon Ball … I consistently resolution NO,
I’m having fun inventing MASK toys and as lengthy as I’m no longer bored to loss of life with them I
gained’t attain anything else else.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): There are many others in the Community who manufacture their
grasp M.A.S.K. creations, attain you guys leap concepts off of every and every diversified?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): Compile all previous the
cartoon to steal concepts so sure on occasion grasp completed things that look cherish… however all americans has their grasp vogue regardless of
all the pieces.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Cease you’ve gotten any systems or pointers for these setting on a
3D printing plod?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): Many folks aquire 3D
printers, the 1st costs grasp become very handsome! That’s appropriate however it takes folks to fabricate,
manufacture the files! There are too few
customizers in vintage toys and there may be so well-known to achieve!!! All folks that desire and who’re prepared devoted
time, launched you, there are hundreds of tutorials on youtube, hundreds of
dialogue groups, you are welcome!!
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Where can our readers aquire both the files or the
trusty toys you manufacture?
Cliff
Dagger (CD): I manufacture no longer promote the files
which capability of many folks in the abet of attain commerce and the creator is mercurial
forgotten… if anyone is , excellent take a look at with me on Facebook! I resolution all americans.
M.A.S.K.
Comics (MC): Thanks very well-known for taking the time to answer to some questions
and thanks very well-known for Dagger’s Cannon and the Trailer for Jackhammer.
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