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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #495 on: November 27, 2012, 11:57:09 AM »
Thanks, Jay!
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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #496 on: November 27, 2012, 12:41:02 PM »
Nice work!  I really like that Endor/Rebel trooper.  That is one figure on my list to upgrade and you did a great job.

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #497 on: December 22, 2012, 10:50:09 AM »
This figure is my entry in the recent no-paint kitbash contest.
Since Starkiller figures are hard to come by in Germany (read: next to impossible) and if you manage to find one, it's prohibitively expensive, I decided to kitbash a Galen Marek figure.
I didn't want just some figure, but I wanted my Starkiller to come with a bunch of accessories.
He's probably not game accurate, but he's in an outfit conceiveable for the character.

The base figure is an Anakin figure. The lower arms and gloves came from an Imperial Storm Commando. I found that the heads on those Starkiller figures I have in my collection don't look much like Sam Witwer, so I chose a GI JOE ROC Duke head which I think looks more like Starkiller.
The blue lightsabers came from my parts box. The cape came with the Anakin figure (I think), the hood is from a TVC Darth Sidious. The softgoods cloak is from the TVC Darth Maul.

I added an "action harness" which came off a ROC Red Ninja and to which I added a kama or inner robetype garment made of a piece of nylon webbing.

The photos show that you can dress Starkiller in different ways so he has a lot of play value.










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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #498 on: December 22, 2012, 06:01:47 PM »
Look for this one to sport our front page when I do another contest update. You have hit upon one of the main reasons to kit-bash, not only making figures more accurate, but also cheaper to their not as good looking mass produced counterparts. Nice work Volker.

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #499 on: December 23, 2012, 10:25:20 AM »
great job ;D

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #500 on: December 23, 2012, 10:54:35 AM »
Top notch figure!

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #501 on: December 25, 2012, 05:46:39 AM »
Thanks, people.

When I saw the new Star Wars TVC Obi-Wan headsculpt, I knew it was perfect for a self-custom. Now that I've grown a beard and my hair longer, the look is just about right. The basic figure is a Resolution Beachhead. I added a 30th holster and thigh mag platform and slapped a 30th knife sheath onto the DTC Barrel Roll tac vest. Actually, that's the tactical equipment I use. I set up a Marauder Gun Runners M4 the way my own M4 looks and voilá, another no-paint custom figure.



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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #502 on: December 25, 2012, 09:03:13 AM »
Fantastic figure!

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #503 on: December 25, 2012, 09:25:45 AM »
Nice job!
My ebay  http://www.ebay.com/usr/zacha-mann?_trksid=p2047675.l2559   My collection and some new customs are there. Check it out


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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #504 on: December 26, 2012, 06:58:22 AM »
Self Custom, I just have to get this on the front page.

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #505 on: December 26, 2012, 01:03:25 PM »
Impressive.  Most impressive!

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #506 on: December 26, 2012, 03:25:05 PM »
Excellent custom of yourself!

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #507 on: December 27, 2012, 01:37:57 AM »
Are you really that good looking. ( Joke) LOL.

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #508 on: December 27, 2012, 03:20:39 AM »
Nope. Just that grumpy.

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Re: Commander Kurgan's Customs
« Reply #509 on: January 04, 2013, 02:17:20 PM »
I've always liked the costume Harrison Ford wore in Ep V which is now mostly associated with the Bespin adventure.
It looks cool, yet somewhat generic.
Ebay has finally granted me a TVC Han in Bespin gear figure, but I must confess that I had wanted this figure for the simplest of all customs - the famous headswap.

Throw a different head on the Han figure and voilá, you have a generic cantina patron, evil gunslinger, your personal hero for your next photonovel or fanfiction.

You'll notice that I've given "Duke Solo" a DL-44 Blaster pistol from the Marauder Gun Runners range of products. The weapon does not fit into the holster, but looks great when drawn. If you want a holstered gun, just use the Blaster pistol which came with the figure.

By the way: Except for the swivel waist and no ab articulation, this TVC Han is ball-jointed everywhere, just the way we like it.
Love the figure, it was well worth the wait. 




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