The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Figures => Topic started by: leebo on January 04, 2020, 11:56:20 AM
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Long time lurker :)
Here are some pilots I have worked on over the years. Most are super articulated and consist of minor head and hand work. In one case I also did some leg work. There are a handful I picked up from others over time.
I'm working on a few more, but this was the first chance in a long time I was able to set them up in a display. Hope you enjoy.
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Forgot to add this last one.
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Wow, that's a massive collection of Rebel pilots! In fact one of the biggest I've ever seen so far! You can man an entire fleet with those. Love all the custom figures in there - taking a look at your pictures is a true adventure! I especially love the grey Mon Cal and the custom ground transport vehicle as seen in ESB!
Thanks for sharing your collection! Did you get Jabba's Palace Playset on clearance recently?
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Thanks!
I got Jabba's Palace Playset at full price, after refreshing the Walmart page many times when it was scarce. The ground transport vehicle I got from Hole in the Ground some time ago, but haven't added any weathering details or the included decals.
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That's really awesome! Never got anything from Hole in the Ground yet, but it's great what they're doing! Hope I can get into 3D printing myself in about 10 years from now. I'll save money for a printer and Software, then.
I think the playset it worth every single penny - even at full price. It's sad to see so many collectors wait for clearance these days. I got one from the UK for 50 Pounds (about 60€) and a second one for 65€ (about $73) from Amazon France. It's hard to get here in Germany anyway so I bit into that lemon.
So good to see you back around, leebo!
- Philipp
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Great Scott! That’s... a lot of pilots. I love seeing the alien races represented, but that mechanical fellow in the righthand corner has me the most excited. ;) What an excellent Leebo custom! Reminds me that I’ve been wanting to make a Guri for a while now since we’ll surely never again see official SotE figures made.
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Wow, now that is awesome. Speechless I am!
Let me go get some of this on the front pages and try to leave some better comments later.
Thanks for sharing.
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Hello,
There are no words to say how awesome your collection of Rebel Pilots is !! I saw one picture on FB first and have decided to register here especialy to see it. Great!!
Let the Force be with You guys!
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I really like to Gotal on the front row of the last picture. I would lave to see close ups of some of these, especially the aliens. Great work.
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Thanks all!
I am fond of Gotal as well, it's one of my favorites. When I get a chance I'll get some close up shots of some of the aliens and Leebo as well.
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hydra: Welcome aboard! I'm glad you joined us on here! May the force be with you, too!
leebo: Gotal is awesome! So many easy, but effective head-swaps! They all look awesome together among with all the hard-to-find pilots of Comic and Evolution packs! Your Collection is epic! I hope Hasbro will repack the Ground Crew Vehicle in The Vintage Collection. And I need to check out Hole in the Ground Productions now.
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I added a few more pilots and shifted around some of them after they fell :)
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Also, here are some close ups.
The leebo was created a long time ago soon after the Force Unleashed figures were released. It was likely one of my first custom figure attempts and you can still see a little bit of the crazy glue reflecting light.
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Off to the front pages again. I really like seeing the alien rebel pilots.
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Also, here are some close ups.
The leebo was created a long time ago soon after the Force Unleashed figures were released. It was likely one of my first custom figure attempts and you can still see a little bit of the crazy glue reflecting light.
It's an excellent looking figure. I'd love to see SotE revisited by Hasbro with modern tech but know it'll never happen. They hardly produce figures from current media... And that Chian head on the pilot's body is the cutest bizarre thing I've seen today.
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Again, this really epic! Back in 2008 we were all spoiled by Hasbro. TAC was massive, even bigger than ROTS and TSC. And the Legacy Collection just topped them all with the additional TLC SL line. Man, oh man - in retrospective I think we all appreciate the time between 2005-2012 even more. That's when I started collecting. The ROTS line still brings a lot of nostalgia. So do all following lines.
Your collection of members of the Alliance reminds me of that time. Even if the Variety and selection of Star Wars toys by Hasbro was so overwhelming back then (and clearancing my bank accounts), I was quite surprised that Hasbro decided to pay SO MUCH attention to ONE single video game. That was the first and last time they did it. And with the current state of the brand and Hasbro's Treatment of the 3.75" line I doubt it will EVER get even close to the level from a decade ago. I mean it was just crazy.
Looking at your collection is a nice reminder of the "golden days" - at least to me. Thanks for sharing it! I'm really glad you got all of them! It's madness for how much some of them go on eBay today. You can be very proud of owning them all!
- Philipp
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That is a ship load of pilots! There's a lot of fun concepts here and your Leebo turned out really well.
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Thanks Starchaser.
Yeah, Darth More, I totally hear you. The last non-orange rebel pilot I can think of is the Mon Calamari pilot, who was released ~2012? Which seems a bit crazy.
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Yes, you’re right! Is it 8 years ago already? Where did all the time go? But those TLC Evolution Packs were perfect army-builders for you, then. Starchaser named it - it’s so much fun to look at all of them. You can probably fill 2 or 3 Rebel Transports with them!
And the last Mon Cal that was released in 3.75” was in the Force Awakens line if I remember correctly. I got this fellow on clearance for 5,49€ instead of 11,99€. And I don’t regret to have gotten it even though it’s a 5POA. It’s good custom fodder.
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Yeah that's a great figure. It was rare even when it hit the discount chains. I got 3 or 4 of them including a loose one in a lot on eBay (thank the maker). Still need to get that sweet Raddus RO figure since I got like 6-7 TBS (WalMart Ackbar's for $2.50) to use as crew member customs.