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The Crafsman's chrome-like toy finish starts with clear gloss

His only new upload pairs a mica-powder demonstration with twin-tailed salamanders and a frog-puppet design.

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Easy DIY METALLIC toy shine! Like some C3P0 without vacuum metallizing! And sofubi stuff!

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3:25Tight mold pinch points can tear a figure's joint lip during removal.
5:32The slush-casting demonstration follows liquid plastisol through pouring, vacuum degassing and heating in a salt bath.
11:13The twin-tailed salamander is named E. Tatum, a name that reads as "mutate" backward.
12:12Clear gloss and buffed silver mica powder give toy parts a metallic, chrome-like finish.
18:34Finger puppets offer a beginner starting point; a utility-belt frog sketch shows another direction for the technique.

Glittery blue salamanders come out of the mold before The Crafsman gets to the silver shine. His new tutorial is part finishing lesson, part workshop diary, with casting mistakes left in rather than tidied away.

In "Easy DIY METALLIC toy shine! Like some C3P0 without vacuum metallizing! And sofubi stuff!", he creates a chrome-like surface using clear gloss and buffed silver mica powder. Before that demonstration, he shows the less glamorous work of soft vinyl production: a torn joint lip, a damaged vacuum-chamber gasket and the nerve-racking business of pulling a figure from its mold. The twin-tailed salamander gets a name, too: E. Tatum, which he points out reads as "mutate" backward.

The week's sole upload has reached about 32,000 views and is the channel's busiest video right now. But there's a more personal thread running through it. He explains that he has been dialing back sofubi videos because the subject is niche, then says plainly: "I know I like making toys, yeah, you know, that's all I know." Several commenters ask for more of the process, especially the technical explanations and the chance to watch him learn as he goes. Others describe carrying those techniques into unrelated hobbies.

Subscribers held steady, while daily views are below their usual level. Nearby in the craft world, I_thriftflip had a substantial week of subscriber growth; Kelly Barlow Creations and Odin Makes also had unchanged subscriber totals.

The Crafsman's older cardboard-tube puppet tutorial and full soft-vinyl painting demonstration continue to pick up views. His new episode adds another possible puppet to that workshop family: a utility-belt frog designed with Crafts Daughter, with finger puppets suggested as a manageable place for beginners to start.

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What viewers say

I would love to see more Sofubi videos from you. You explain things in a way that doesn't make people feel dumb for not knowing how.
@TheSecurity16akaTeeSee it on YouTube
Crafsman, these videos are fun and interesting to watch because you’re having fun and you’re interested in the subject. Half the fun is watching you learn in real-time. ❤
@pigpuddle1See it on YouTube
I love your videos because they teach an old dog new tricks every time, and you just have the best vibe ever. Even though I don't make toys I learn something interesting every time, and every lesson can help build a better toolbox of skills that bleed over to other hobbies.
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I wouldn’t worry about making too much sofubi content, Crafsman. I think the majority of your subscribers would gladly tune in to watch you read the phone book, so you may as well make what inspires you 😊
@Jon-GardnerSee it on YouTube
I like seeing literally anything you make, especially process tips and tricks! If you like making sofubi stuff, make videos on it! I'm unlikely to do crafts of that kind personally, but I think the process and your approach to it is fascinating!
@FortyTwoBladesSee it on YouTube
It's so cool seeing how you have an entire sofubi production studio now! Just a few years ago you were experimenting with silicone molds and now... wow! I'm stoked at what you've made!
@KaijuSommelierSee it on YouTube
I quite enjoy learning about this.
@MarineOP69See it on YouTube
Crafsman been sound'n really happy in his last few uploads.

Which in return makes me happy as well.
@GOJŪ50PRSee it on YouTube
Craftsman whatever you make I'll watch, but I like your mold process vids because you go into the right level of tech detail while being entertaining at the same time. I did Industrial Design as a job but I couldn't break into toy design because it's been a dead market in the US for decades. Your vids inspire me to get back at it as a hobby passion. Thank you my man!
@keith880See it on YouTube
I love your videos craftsman! I really enjoy your company!
@kansas8276See it on YouTube