Author Topic: Darth Optimus' Custom Nerdery! STRIDER HIRYU, fully kitted  (Read 133637 times)

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs RETURNS! ALL NEW! ALL DIFFERENT!
« Reply #435 on: March 25, 2012, 08:13:57 AM »
Cool deal, thanks for the link. I need to go take this to the front page.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs RETURNS! ALL NEW! ALL DIFFERENT!
« Reply #436 on: March 25, 2012, 10:19:08 AM »
Finaly got to hear the podcast! Great interview, I really loved hearing your ideas and thought process behind your creations! Thanks for that magnet link!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs RETURNS! ALL NEW! ALL DIFFERENT!
« Reply #437 on: March 25, 2012, 03:50:47 PM »
Thanks, again everyone.  Here is the second of my Kenner Predator retofits.

Razor, the Blade Collector:







Special Effects!
Laser targeting:


Plasma bolt:


Wrist blade retracted:

Half-way extended:

Fully extended:


The trophies:


Littermates Razor and Scourge:



The base fig for Razor was the "Ambush" Predator and Scourge was the "Renegade".  They are the exact same sculpt, except for the different biomasks.  Small greeblies were added to Razor, including a shoulder armor piece from a Iron Grenadier GI Joe fig.  The giant blade is from a Xevoz fig, and the trophies are random swords from the parts bin...except for Embo's hat.  That was intentional.  The wrist blades were originally used to keep flowers in a vase, the laser targeting beam is the blade from a Gundam beam saber and the plasma blast is from a Crimson Dynamo from the Iron Man line.  Lastly, the front dredlocks are head tails from a Kit Fisto.   Whew.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #438 on: March 25, 2012, 06:20:59 PM »
Awesome

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #439 on: March 25, 2012, 09:35:24 PM »
how do these size up against typical 3.75inch figures?

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #440 on: March 25, 2012, 10:35:49 PM »
very cool predator customs! I used to own every one of these growing up along with the Kenner Aliens line. Nice update for dome classic figures! Love the targeting laser!!!!!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #441 on: March 26, 2012, 04:41:49 AM »
Oh man those 2 are so awesome! I love all the details and trophies you have added! The paint work really pops! Very well done DO! You are really doing justice to the childhood favorites!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #442 on: March 26, 2012, 05:02:55 AM »
Thanks!  These are turning out to be some of my favorite figures to work on.  Kenner did an amazing sculpt job to begin with, and it's a blast to work out personalities and trophies for each one.

Spuda: they are fairly in scale to 3.75" figs...I'll try to snap a few quick pics with my mascot, stormtrooper NCC-1701 "Earl".

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #443 on: March 26, 2012, 05:42:30 AM »
Awesome job on these predators, only thing that could make these guys even better would be to go over their teeth with a brown wash...their teeth at present look a bit bright, but that could just be the photo.
Really well done on these guys!! :)

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #444 on: March 26, 2012, 10:09:12 AM »
botwt: Thanks!  Also, just because they are cold-blooded trophy killers doesn't mean they don't practice good dental hygiene!  Look @ Dexter Morgan, LOL.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #445 on: March 26, 2012, 11:30:21 AM »
botwt: Thanks!  Also, just because they are cold-blooded trophy killers doesn't mean they don't practice good dental hygiene!  Look @ Dexter Morgan, LOL.
LMAO!! :)

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. Second Kenner Predator Custom!
« Reply #446 on: March 27, 2012, 05:47:49 PM »
Here is a TOR-inspired Sith Commando.  He's got a Sith Lord to command him and a droid to partner with, both coming soon.

Dexx Greyshadow, Sith Commando squad leader:







The body and leg armor are from an Iron Grenadier from the new GI Joe line.  The helmet and head are from a M.A.R.S trooper 3pak from Rise of Cobra.  The belt is fashioned from the pouches off the armored vest the IG comes with, along with a trio of greandes from Tigra's belt from the new Thundercats line.  The scabbard and vibrosword are from a Destro/Iron Greandier 2pak from several years back.  The backpack is from a new Snowtrooper and lastly the blaster is a kitbash.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. TOR-style SITH COMMANDO!
« Reply #447 on: March 27, 2012, 06:16:33 PM »
Looks terrific DO!  I love this fig as a base for a number of different uses.  Great-looking fig!

Light side, dark side...meh.  Just give me a lightsaber and a blaster and I'll take care of it!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. TOR-style SITH COMMANDO!
« Reply #448 on: March 27, 2012, 06:32:27 PM »
I LOVE IT! That IG figure has so many great uses! I love the additional bits you have added and the paint work is awesome as usual. What really makes my day is that huge blaster you kit bashed, great parts selection on that one. Can't wait to see the other two.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs. TOR-style SITH COMMANDO!
« Reply #449 on: March 27, 2012, 09:22:06 PM »
Thanks!  I originally got two of the IG figs to use the guns for my USCM squad's pair of smartgunners. The base body is awesome and I wish I'd gotten more.