The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Vehicles => Topic started by: Moronarama on February 10, 2020, 09:33:24 AM
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So I don't do a low of vehicles, but here is my latests ....
Clovit the Rodian Junker and his Scavenger Skiff
It’s a hard life out in the wilds of the Dune Sea, but for a being with a keen eye and a quick speeder there’s money to be made. Clovit had been piloting his skiff in those barren wastes for 12 cycles now and had managed to amass a nice pot of money. You had to be clever. You had to be quicker than the Jawas and meaner than the Sand People. And as long as his skiff stays in the air, he’ll keep at it.
Figure: Head is SW POTF Greedo. The body is from a Star Trek Nemo figure. The harness is from a SW Jawa figure. The goggles are from a SW Hoth Luke Skywalker.
Skiff: The main body, back part of the engine, seat, rear hood and rear steering rudders are a Bass Pro Shop fan boat toy. The engines on the bottom are Iron Man missile launchers. The rear of the engine is the snow blower piece that came with SW Goss Toowers. The grill/grate is a rack of an Animal Planet or Corps vehicle. The front cannon and baser are from a Gundam figure. The packs on the side are from a World Peacekeepers APC. The sleeping roll on the other side is from an Animal Planet kayak. The long weapons scabbards are TMNT sword scabbards from Leonardo. The chain is from a Mega Bloks Dragons set. The bucket is the feet from a Minimates Lost In Space Robbie the Robot.
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Now that looks pretty awesome. Off to the front pages.
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That is very cool looking. What a great mix of greeblies for the skiff also.
The lines, the flow of the thing reminds me of the larger boatish looking skiff the Chinese food vendor had floating outside Harrison Fords window in Blade Runner.
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Thank you, guys.
That is very cool looking. What a great mix of greeblies for the skiff also.
The lines, the flow of the thing reminds me of the larger boatish looking skiff the Chinese food vendor had floating outside Harrison Fords window in Blade Runner.
I think you are thinking of the flying food vendor from Fifth Element, but that was definitely on my mind while I was working on this skiff. Now that I've figured out the mechanics of the build, I think I'd like to try another. I'd like to give the fins on the back some battens to give it that Asian Junk look. Maybe something more like the food vendoe, with more stuff hanging off the sides.
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Hey, sorry for my late response. I agree! Your Scavenger Skiff looks great! I like all the details you added like the panels at the rear and the repulsor turbines at the bottom. I could well see some precious junk on this little carrier. Your design reminds me of the Skiffs seen on Raxus Prime in The Force Unleashed videogame. Good memories there. I just finished the game for the second time back in December.
I really dig how much variety you add to the Star Wars universe. Great Job as always!
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I saw this on eBay! I loved it. I tried to bid on it but it got too expensive lol. Amazing job on this one! BUILD MORE VEHICLES!
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This was a great build. I love the creativity here and the use of non-Star Wars parts. You built something totally believable for the Star Wars universe. Excellent job.
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Gobaht (Lakura Merchant) & Rocket Delivery Speeder
If you need to get a package from Bakura City to the Wildlands as soon as possible, then you call Gobaht over at Rocket Delivery and he will get it done. She may not look pretty, but that speeder of his is the fastest thing this side of the Rancor Mesa. And Gobaht will insure it gets there safe. Not only does he have speed, but he runs with a shielded containment unit and a precision targeting blaster cannon. Gobaht is no fool and he has earned the grudging respect of all the major bandit gangs. You want the job done right, you comm the Rocket.
Figure – Head is SW Bistan. Rest of the body is SW Ugnaught and the belt/skirt is from a SW Kithaba figure.
Vehicle – A Marvel Super Hero Squad Iron Man Starship with launcher removed from the rear. The controls inside are shoulder launchers from a Gundam Model kit. The gun/turret is made from Lanard parts. The storage compartment is a Roblox blind container. The engine is made from parts from a the arm from a Kenner Power Arms Terminator figure and Dollar Tree Military tank. The logo was built in PhotoShop using Blambot's Roswell Wreckage font.
eBay Link for Moronarama's Vehicles (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575055288&toolid=10001&campid=5337371392&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fstr%2Fweakcut%2FCustom-Action-Figures%2F_i.html%3F_storecate%3D49737563013)
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Wow, this looks great too. Just awesome photoshop work. I so need to get back to that program. I hate photo editing and creation. I just stink at it. It takes me so long. Anyhow great custom. Off to the front pages with it and your auctions.
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Wow, this looks great too. Just awesome photoshop work. I so need to get back to that program. I hate photo editing and creation. I just stink at it. It takes me so long. Anyhow great custom. Off to the front pages with it and your auctions.
Thank you as always, Tamer. I guess I was lucky enough to get to do graphic design for a living for a while, so those skills have never left me. And I still use it pretty regularly to color drawings and make invitations to my kids' birthday parties, etc. I won't lie, PhotoShop can be a complicated program. Did you self teach yourself, or take a class? For me, getting the basics in a class environment was the best way to start. And then of course using it everyday for 6-7 years honed those skills. Of course who in the real world has time to go back a take a class :)
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I really like the backstory on this one! Great job piecing together the speeder/ship, it looks really excellent. There are a lot of different parts in there, but you made them fit together really well.
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Wow, this looks great too. Just awesome photoshop work. I so need to get back to that program. I hate photo editing and creation. I just stink at it. It takes me so long. Anyhow great custom. Off to the front pages with it and your auctions.
Thank you as always, Tamer. I guess I was lucky enough to get to do graphic design for a living for a while, so those skills have never left me. And I still use it pretty regularly to color drawings and make invitations to my kids' birthday parties, etc. I won't lie, PhotoShop can be a complicated program. Did you self teach yourself, or take a class? For me, getting the basics in a class environment was the best way to start. And then of course using it everyday for 6-7 years honed those skills. Of course who in the real world has time to go back a take a class :)
you should show us some of your work if you get a chance. I would like to see it.
My brother has doing that for a living for decades now. Sounds like a pain in the butt.
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I echo Clonehead's statement of seeing some of your graphic work. I would like to see it.
As for me, yes self taught. One of the founding members got me the program and gave me a few basics and then learning what I needed to create graphics for the site I went from there. I have literally spent hours on graphics for this place only to not be satisfied and ditch them.
Clonehead has some great graphic artwork skills in him too. He designed a great T-Shirt for us a long time ago.
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DHI thought I would post some more detailed picture of the vehicles I made with the latest batch of customs.
J8K-721 and Speeder Bike
The front end is a motorized AT-RT walker and the back end is Rey's Jakku speeder. The rifle holster is made from an old vinyl light saber.
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-721 droid bounty hunter01.jpg)
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Melnat and Speeder Bike
The front end is Storm Hawks Talon Switchblade Elite with some Lego greebles. The engine is the base from the cannon that comes with the SW Miriban Trooper Han Solo and Chewbacca set and one of the Twin Turbines from the Men in Black Stalk-eyes figure.
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-melnat zeta reticulan bounty hunter01.jpg)
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Shaba Kingdo and Wasteland Speeder
The main body is a C.O.R.P.S. Speed boat, The hood is the gang plank from a SW Millenium Falcon. The engines are from a Super Hero Adventures Iron Man Starship. The attached pack and satchel are from Disney Atlantis figures and the pipes are from a SW ASP-7 figure.
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-shaba kingdo skrilling bounty hunter01.jpg)
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(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-shaba kingdo skrilling bounty hunter06.jpg)
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These are great! I definitely remember that blue one from somewhere (at least the front end especially), but you have put together some great vehicles here.
Nice use of an at-rt too. It meshes great with Rey's Speeder.
Off to the front pages.
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I think I commented on these on your figure thread. But these mini-rigs turned out great. That last one could almost be a small version of the raider speeders from Morak in "The Mandalorian".
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So I made a new vehicle in the latest custom batch.
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-korko monoc starro pilot01.jpg)
Korko Monoc – Starro Pilot and Razor Fighter
A Star Wars/DC Comics Mashup
The Starros had long ago evolved past the hive mind that brought them to the stars, but the stygma still remains. As such they must steadfastly protect their worlds, and thus the Starro Global Defense Force (SGDF). Relying on their natural abilities at navigating and maneuvering in space, the SGDF utilizes its vast armada of rapid response Razor Fighters. Korko Monoc is a rising star in the SGDF, known for pushing the limits of the Razor Fighter's speed and handling.
The head is original sculpt is Apoxy Sculpt. The rest of the figure is SW Resistance Poe Dameron. The holster is part of a Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. boxing boot.
The ship is a Miles from Tomorrowland Rapscallion ship. The wings are from a Iron Man Rocket Boost figure. The guns are Lanard CORPS! RPGs, turned around.
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-korko monoc starro pilot02.jpg)
(http://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-korko monoc starro pilot03.jpg)
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Like the color scheme, black & red is always sharp! The paint job in the cockpit is well done. This one has the STAR WARS look & feel to it. Nice work!
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I noticed this. Man it is great too.
Off to share it and your auctions on the front pages.
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Like the upper Gun pods
The iron man wings give it a micronaut vehicle look.
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Great job modifying the Rapscallion. It totally works as a single person airspeeder/starship
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I cobbled together a cheapo speeder bike.
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid01.jpg)
J8K-626 – Droid Bounty Hunter and Speeder Bike
J8K-626 pushed the speeder bike as hard as it would go, trying to close distance on his bounty. The Kaitstu Speeder were built for speed, where J8K-626’s swoop was made more for combat. J8K-626 could hear his thruster whine and cry against the added thrust, but he calculated how hard he could push it before the engine blew. Something up ahead caused the Kaitstu to swerve and that was enough to close the distance. J8K-626 opened up with the forward blaster and the red bolt tore into the smaller speeder. The Kaitstu nosed into the ground and J8K was on it in an instant. Leaping from the swoop, the droid was up the quarry in an instant. So much for running, young fool. No one escapes J8K-626.
FIGURE: Head is SW Pit Droid. The torso, arms and legs are GI Joe Mercenary Wraith. The jacket is SW Cassian Andor. The leg holster is Marauder Gun Runners. The pistol is Star Wars and the Rifle is SW Boba Fett.
SPEEDER BIKE: The main body is a toy hand weeder. The bottom hover plate, front fan assembly and handlebars are Final Faction accessories. The back thruster is from a Force Awakens combiner piece. The steering base is the arm from a MARS Robots Cybotronix figure. The back rest is from Jurassic Clash
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid011.jpg)
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That's a clever combination for the speeder. I like the droid bounty hunter.
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Now that is one great custom and custom bike. Nice!
Off to share this on the front pages too.
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The bike and the droid looks great!
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Some really cool customs here
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I cobbled together a cheapo speeder bike.
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid01.jpg)
J8K-626 – Droid Bounty Hunter and Speeder Bike
J8K-626 pushed the speeder bike as hard as it would go, trying to close distance on his bounty. The Kaitstu Speeder were built for speed, where J8K-626’s swoop was made more for combat. J8K-626 could hear his thruster whine and cry against the added thrust, but he calculated how hard he could push it before the engine blew. Something up ahead caused the Kaitstu to swerve and that was enough to close the distance. J8K-626 opened up with the forward blaster and the red bolt tore into the smaller speeder. The Kaitstu nosed into the ground and J8K was on it in an instant. Leaping from the swoop, the droid was up the quarry in an instant. So much for running, young fool. No one escapes J8K-626.
FIGURE: Head is SW Pit Droid. The torso, arms and legs are GI Joe Mercenary Wraith. The jacket is SW Cassian Andor. The leg holster is Marauder Gun Runners. The pistol is Star Wars and the Rifle is SW Boba Fett.
SPEEDER BIKE: The main body is a toy hand weeder. The bottom hover plate, front fan assembly and handlebars are Final Faction accessories. The back thruster is from a Force Awakens combiner piece. The steering base is the arm from a MARS Robots Cybotronix figure. The back rest is from Jurassic Clash
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid011.jpg)
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid012.jpg)
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(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid06.jpg)
(https://www.moronarama.com/customs/sw-c-j8k-626 bounty hunter droid02.jpg)
Now that's a cool looking speeder.
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Anything that evokes the minirigs of old is a winner in my books, and these really have that vibe. Great kitbashes, and I enjoy the impressionistic yet effective style of your paint jobs. They really do evoke a vintage Star Wars feel in the best way possible.
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Thanks, Glorbes. It was a fun build. I'm super impressed with the folks who can take trash and make these great ships.