Reviving [old] / customizingTamas

I bet some of you (just like me) have at least one Tama, that over years got it's paint chipped off, or got a lot of scratches OR maybe you just have one that you think is ugly, cause it has an ugly shell pattern.

My question is: what do you do with these? Do you paint them? Add stickers? Maybe switch shells with other Tamas? Do you add accessories? Change backgrounds? ETC ETC?

I revived my old v3 today. Originally it was a white one with black cow-like spots on it. This Tama actually started my collection 8-9 years ago. So you can imagine how I loved it (and still do). I was carrying it everywhere with me, in my pockets or in the backpack. Well, as a result, the paint chipped off completely, leaving only black strips in corners. Well, it looked truly awful. So I tried to paint it several times, to make it look nicer, but I never was pleased with the result at the end. So the Tama was just sitting in the box and I thought I will never use it again... But yesterday I decided to give it one more chance. I bought some nice nail polish and painted it. I also added a little sticker at the top and added a nice keyring.
Here are some photos.












It looks A LOT nicer in person, ofc.

Wow u did a grear job

The first tama I got in my collection (Not my first tama ever) was a black Tama-Go and I didn't like the shell because I was used to the cute patterns of connections

so I painted mine



I guess we both like sparkles lol

Brittygotchi said:

The first tama I got in my collection (Not my first tama ever) was a black Tama-Go and I didn't like the shell because I was used to the cute patterns of connections

so I painted mine

I guess we both like sparkles lol

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Yeah, we do! ^o^

Also, I changed the v3 a little bit. Painted the top of the antenna and changed the sticker. :3



Plus I made better photos of the shell, in daylight.









Those tiny thingies are yellow, but they change color into blue, when you look from a different angle. ^o^

I have some tama's here that have been waiting to be painted, I just never got to it, too much projects waiting.

First I want to make the rest of the cradles for my collection, and when that's done Ill start on them, and post pictures here.

I love seeing what you do with them, very pretty.

Ow those look so cool! I love them! I would be way too scared to paint mine. I'd mess up and paint the screen or something probably

Camoth, the connections are rather easy to take apart and put back together, so you can paint without messing the guts or screen up.

True. I never painted my Tama when it was in one piece. I always take them apart so that I'm sure I won't mess up the screen or buttons or anything else. ;>

I love seeing what members have done to customise or modify their tamagotchis. There've been a few topics like this in the past and I'll just share an old post that links to some of them because there are loads of talented individuals out there https://www.tamatalk.com/IB/topic/178651-blinged-out-tamas-3/?p=3160270

I have a V3 that used to be pink and white but is now only white... waiting for me to design a Hello Kitty modification that will work on the tama shell's shape... I'll get around to it one day !

I have two V1's that were quite boring. One was white, with these yellow buttons. It looked like an egg that you'd have for breakfast. The other was pastel pink. I usually love pastel pink, but this was a grandma's-living-room shade of it. And it had this weird satin finish. In short, it was ugly.

The white one was easily rescued with 3-D sparkly stickers. Purple nail polish and tiny, tiny stencils made the pink one look tolerable. I also replaced the giant klunky O-ring keychains with ones with little Mametchi and Mimitchi charms that I made out of polymer clay :3

If I manage to find them in the disaster area that is my room, I will post a picture.

I love what you did with your tama Carol! I really want to do it too but first I have some questions. :3 If you use nail polish won't it come off easily? Or did you put something on it to make it harder to rub off?

It doesn't rub off! ;D It stays on the shell just fine, I didn't put anything more on it

That looks really nice, and I never would have considered nail polish as a substitute for paint. How well does it last?

Every time I did something like that, it just stayed there... Until I decided to do something else with it. xD
So, I guess very well.

I painted (well, nail-polished) a pink v3 I got as a gift (I really don't do pink). I made it random multi-color with holographic top coat, and it looks very cool. When using nail polish, just remember to remove the battery cover, and be very careful no polish gets inside. I did not disassemble the unit completely. Also, do the painting outside if possible, since the fumes can become overpowering. Carol_tama, that looks great!!