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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CISCommandos.jpg)
Confederation of Independent Systems Commando Unit A0 (CIS-C/A0) Group Shot. They consider themselves "The Anti-ARCs".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Alpha1.jpg) The squad leader "Alpha1", gunfighter.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Zero1.jpg) The squad techie/sniper "Zero".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Goblin1.jpg) The squad heavy gunner/jet trooper "Goblin".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/FireBug1.jpg) The squad flametrooper "FireBug".
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Welcome to the Yards, and what an impact! That is a fantastic looking group you've done there. Great paint apps, color selection, and weathering.
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very cool look forward to more frome you welcome to the yards
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This crew look like they mean business. Very nice looking figures! Welcome aboard.
on the front page.
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Thanks, guys. I've been a fan of this site for a while and just got around to building a "redneck" light box and taking pics. Here are a few more:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WhiteMando3.jpg) Wraith & R2-K6 "Kix"
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WhiteMando1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/RedMando2.jpg) Zedge Bloodmoon & R2-D81 "Eighty-One"
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/RedMando1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GoldSilverMando1.jpg) Krys Dryx
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GoldSilverMando3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GreenMando1.jpg) Woz "Big Dub" Wurrks
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GreenMando5.jpg)
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Fabulous customs man, welcome to the yards!!!
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Fabulous customs man, welcome to the yards!!!
Ditto! ;D
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DH DH wooow amanzing customs men i like the "anti ARC's" welcome to the yards O0 DH DH
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Awesome intro posts!!
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hot damn great minds think alike. your anti arcs would go perfect with my acklay team. like the style.
dont the jungle vipers make a great base figure
amazing customs and welcome to the yards
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Those are some of the downright slickest figures I've yet seen here.
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Very nice work on display here. I love the battle hardened tough as nails look of the Anti Arc's. Reat parts mixes with just enough repetition to make them a group. Love the paint aps you have done on all of them and your redneck light box works very nicely! Welcome to the yards!
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This is a set of customs I worked on for a while. The body is a super-articulated Grievous, the head is from a YVH-1 BAD piece (the horns are from the bottom of a Plo Koon mask), wings from several Jungle Vipers and a scythe from a DeathScythe Gundam. His minion is a CW Battle Damage Grievous with a HK BAD head, and sword from a Zaku model. The casket is from a Vampire playset from McFarlane Toys from WAY back.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyberReaper1.jpg) Reaper Droid
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyberReaper2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyberReaper3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyberReaper4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyberReaperMinion.jpg) Reaper Droid & Raptor Minion
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Minion1.jpg) Raptor Minion
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Minion2.jpg)
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My brain asplode.
I'm seriously going to have to get some of those Viper figures.
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DAMN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the yards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sweet looking ;D
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Very Cool!
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Welcome to the Yards!!!
Amazing stuff!!!
Great painting !!! Great detail!!!
Can't wait to see more!!!
Rich
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Everything so cool! Welcome to the Yards.
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Keep making amazing customs like that, and you'll make a name for yourself. Hope to see more of your work.
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I really like those last two and the anti-arcs were great too. Welcome to the Yards!
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Omg these look great
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WOW! cooool customs
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I seriously want to say thanks to everybody's kind words. I've been kitbashing/customizing off & on for about twelve years...but only within the last two have I felt I was "good". I started off with customizing BattleTech minis. When I transfered to action figures I went thru a period early on of only doing original idea pieces, then on to repainting Transformers and customizing Star Wars figs. I think Star Wars (and by proxy GI Joe/Marvel Universe...well 3 3/4" figs in general) are my favorite medium because of the great mix 'n' match potential, plus you can do vehicles too!
I have TONS more Mandos to post, plus some specialty clone teams and astromech units. I also have several vehicles I need to get off my butt & finish. I feel really inspired seeing my stuff on the frontpage!
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I am in absolute awe! These are not only excellent figs in and of themselves, but the Grievous/HK incarnations are simply works of art! I really, really like the use of the jungle viper camo pieces and the CW Grievous body w/the HK head is frakkin' amazing. (I copy/paste images of great figs that I keep in a file I use for inspiration when making my own...I hope you don't mind that I just put this fig's image in there!)
The anti-ARC squad is ingenious! Never thought of doing a polar opposite group, but this turned out nicely. Nice deco, great paint apps: they do look 'killer'.
I also like the black-and-white Mando with the rotating gun on his backpack; slick, slick work there! bbfet
Looking forward to many more great pieces from you in the future; welcome to the Yards!
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Daggone, I am speechless. Great work!
And welcome to the Yards!
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dude these are epic they make a great addition to the yards again great job
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JediMerc...thanks. No, I don't mind you keeping a file for reference...I do it too. The original incarnation of the Reaper Droid was the YVH-1 head on the CW Animated style Grievous body. Sadly, it wasn't sturdy enough to hold the wings...especially once I got another couple of more Jungle Vipers to add to the wingspan.
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Here are a couple of CIS Heavy Assault Droids. The base body is an Army Drone from "Iron Man 2" and the heads are the YVH-1 BAD pieces. They also do double-duty as T-900 Units. We've seen T-700s, T-800s, and T-1000. These are the missing link...built for all-out, skull-crushing warfare. Massive heavily armored chassis + mission-customizeable weaponry = "Hasta La Vista, humans"!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/T-900pair.jpg) Standard Unit & Command Unit
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/T-900b1.jpg) Command Unit T-900CC1
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/T-900b2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/T-900a1.jpg) Standard Unit
w/ flamethrower attachment & grenade cannon w/quick-acting flesh-eating virus warheads
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/T-900a2.jpg)
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ohh that looks killer!
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that is freaking awesome great job!!!!!!!!!!!!
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they look fantastic!!
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My gosh, you work fast!
Those heavy assault droids are friggin' sweet! Love how well the metallic deco and paint apps turned out on those. Absolutely beast!
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Nice!
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I know this is a family site, but my lightsaber just went from six to midnight.
If you know what I'm saying.
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Thanks for all the support, guys (and gals)! I'll be posting more pics as time allows.
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WAY COOL although I'm sure those ANTI-ARC'S couldn't take out 'ole CPT. FORDO ;) welcome to the yards
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WOW! Nice mandos, and that "super articulated grievous" figure with the wings... holy hell, I can't even describe. Keep it up dude. ;D
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Thanks for all the support. Here are sum' mo'...
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/120.jpg) FlameThrower Unit D6
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/122.jpg) Capt. Torch
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/121.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/126.jpg) Trooper Pyrro
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/128.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/123.jpg) Trooper Blaze
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/125.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/124.jpg)
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very cool those colors go great together awesome job
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WOW! Nice mandos, and that "super articulated grievous" figure with the wings... holy hell, I can't even describe. Keep it up dude. ;D
Yeah that Grievous with wings is like BOOM i just made the most freaking awesome figure EVAH :o
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OH and nice flame troopers to ;D
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Bomb Troopers with droid support. If you need it to explode, bursts into flames or just sparkle real pretty, this is your team. The elite explosives crew.
Explosive Ordinance Team S-9Q (The Bomb Boys) with Sniffer Droids JK-1, JK-2 and LIN Demolitionmech AA-23
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/136.jpg) Buckets off!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/129.jpg)Buckets on!
The blue areas on their helmets are advanced holocams...used to record each and every encounter for training purposes.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/130.jpg) Commander Click
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/131.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/133.jpg) Lieutenant Switch
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/132.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/134.jpg) Lieutenant Boom
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/135.jpg)
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I'm almost getting a Ghostbusters vibe off of this last trio.
Totally rad!
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great customs
JK-1 and 2 are awesome
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brilliant and interesting Clone customs
my favorite is your firestorm unit (I love fire)
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Great bomb squad! :D
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Wow, I really like these. On the front page.
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This is a really nice group shot!
Great execution with paint apps and accessories!
What pieces did you use for the droid ordinance diffusers/treads?
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Really enjoying your updates man! The bomb squad is, well, the bomb! I really love the droids you have included as they tie this group together and make them better. Very well thought out and great execution.
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excellent bomb squad!! love the weathering and paint apps and of course their equipment, just great!
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This is a really nice group shot!
Great execution with paint apps and accessories!
What pieces did you use for the droid ordinance diffusers/treads?
The JK droids are actually GI Joe accessories I found on a Joes-for-sale website. I do build my own droids from time to time, but these were a perfect fit...I think they were from a bomb-removal Joe.
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More Clones! I started off just doing clones and Mandos...but I've started to branch out to Sith, Jedi and droids. Those will come later.
Quick repaints with homemade pauldrons and kamas:
The "SnowPatrol" ARC squad.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/137.jpg)
Commander Frost
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/138.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/139.jpg)
Lieutenant Subzero
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/140.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/141.jpg)
Lt. IceMan
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/142.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/143.jpg)
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those look sweet
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Are those soft good pauldrons? I don't think I have ever seen that!
I like them a good bit.
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Nice use of the craft foam on these guys. Sharp looking bunch!
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Thanks, guys! Yes, they are soft goods pauldrons/kamas. No, it isn't craft foam...it's actually some sort of cloth material I picked up @ a sewing shop. I searched FOREVER for a type that had an "animal hide" texture to it (so it can be bantha/rancor/tauntaun leather or whatever). I'm happy with the find. The texture really stands out when it's painted.
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Well I sure would love to know more about that material like what it is called and where to find some!
This new update is also on the front page.
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Me, too; I've seen and used the material before, for insulating outlets, but never thought to shape it for customizing. Great idea!
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Ooo, I like that coloration on those clones. Light blue and white just look... delicious. Not quite how one often describes clone armor, but that's what comes to mind. I must be thinking of Culver's or something. :D
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man those are all some totally wicked custom dude wow. ()rr
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Again, thanks for all the support. ;D
I cannot remember what the material is called...I think I picked it up @ a store called JoAnnes during a crafts run with the wife. I pulled a length off a spool that they had with all the other material spools. I think it's for patching upholstry. As I stated previously, it looks lots more detailed painted. I just wanted this batch to be "minty fresh" clean. I thought a leather-type material would be cool to do kamas in, and progressed to pauldrons as well. I traced a kama I had onto a sheet of paper and used that as a stencil for the material.
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DH DH wikedddddddddddddddddddddddddddd! DH DH
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Really nice troops! :D
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I'm such a n00b @ this posting thing I accidentely posted these a week back as a seperate thread. I didn't mean to, they're suppossed to be here...so apologies to anyone who has already seen these.
Return of the Sith!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/169.jpg) Darth Fel
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/171.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/172.jpg) Darth Trucis
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/174.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/176.jpg) Darth Vyper, Master of Poisons
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/177.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/178.jpg) Darth Pravus
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/179.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/183.jpg) Darth Vivectus, Master Sith Assassin
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/185.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/186.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/181.jpg) Darth Glacius, Master of Ice
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/182.jpg)
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Darth Atrocitus, Devourer of Younglings. This Dark Lord was feared for his habit of slaying Jedi & then consuming their Padawans.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/189.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/188.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/190.jpg)
Utro Dendiss, Iktochi Mando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/205.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/204.jpg)
Kolo Del'Arrgo, Hunter of Hunters. Beskar'gam composed of Cortosis, Phrik, Beskar and an Armorweave flightsuit.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/212.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/211.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/210.jpg)
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the iktochi looks sweet
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Droids!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/144.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/155.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/157.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/159.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/162.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/163.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/165.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/167.jpg)
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wow so many great customs i can not pick a favorite
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Those re amazing customs man!
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astro's are considered one of the most difficult things to paint and you have done a great job!
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Great job on all of these...I especially like that black and yellow one. Nice, clean lines!
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Lovin' the droids!! :D
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Love them all!!!
Great droids and that mando is great love the colors and the body !!!!
Great work!!!
Rich
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Very nice looking astromechs! As Jay has pointed out they can be difficult and they look great!
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Great Astros. My comments echo Jay's and are on the front page.
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Thanks, guys! I appreciate all the love! Also, I've been a fan of this site for a couple of years now and I cannot express how awesome it is to see my stuff on the frontpage. Simply mindblowing.
I'm not posting my figs in any order...some are years older than others & that may be reflected in paint styles. I don't usually go back & re-do completed figs...so excuse the fact that there may not be any consistency as my style has evolved as I've learned.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/148.jpg) Protocols!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/149.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/150.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/151.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/152.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/153.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/154.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/145.jpg) Protocols & Astromechs go together like peanut butter & chocolate!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/146.jpg)
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Love your droids! Especially how you matched up some of your robots to their soldier, bounty hunter, or Droid counterparts.
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the yellow and black one is awesome .the strips look great .
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All figures are phenomenal!!!!!
Love the astromechs and the protocol droids, makse me want to make my own though they will pale in comparison...!!!
The detail on all the figures is amazing..
Keep up the great work!!!!
Can't wait to see more
TIEpilot
Greg
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Darth Optimus,
I'm scrolling through your thread for the first time and I think your work is great. Nice job with paint applications from a technical standpoint. Even more impressive is your boldness for trying new color schemes!
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Nice droids!
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Love the coloring schemes on the protocol droids! These are definitely the droids I was looking for! :P
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Nice protocol droid update. It too is on the fp.
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Nicely done love the colors
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Really nice droids man!
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Great update and thanks for posting some older stuff. It is cool to look back and see how you have grown with each new custom. Great looking astromechs and protocal droids.
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Whoa, those black and bronze ones look superbly cool!
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Thanks, guys! Here's sum'mo'!
This squad is the most Black Ops on the GAR roster. And they aren't. Shortly after the start of the Clone Wars, Palpatine commissioned the Kaminoans to create a team under the most secret of circumstances. They answer only to him, and are kitted out with the most cutting-edge gear available. Their armor is highly-resistant to all forms of energy (ion pulses, blaster bolts & lightsabers) as well as being stealth rated. Palpatine's personal team, loosed on whomever he sees fit. Sorta "prototypes" to The Emperor's Hands that would see service much later.
DeathDealer Squad Team Pic:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/235.jpg)
Squad Leader Commander Sil
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/243.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/244.jpg)
Heavy Gunner Tank
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/245.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/246.jpg)
Recon Trooper Junior
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/240.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/241.jpg)
Assassin Blade
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/242.jpg)
Pilot/Comm Trooper Shriek
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/247.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/248.jpg)
Prototype Astromech Rx-X1, "Boss" equipped with super-high quality holo tranciever and comm unit, and shield generator
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/239.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/236.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/237.jpg)
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Dude! These guys look tough as nails!!! And I absolutely love that astromech. Great job.
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Killer!!!!
These are very cool!!! Love the black and silver!!!!!
Great story!!!
Keep up the great work!!!
Rich
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Whooa great looking astro man, great job!
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lovin this group mate especially the astro ;D
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As always, thanks for the comments! Here's a "mongrel" squad of RCs I did a while back. "Mongrel" is a term Sev from Delta Squad used for a team comprised of survivors from other teams. Omega Squad from Karen Traviss' RC series being the perfect example.
This is Dagger Squad: split two members from Blue Squad, two from Beast Squad.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/249.jpg)
Rancor - formerly of Beast Squad
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/252.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/253.jpg)
Dragon - formerly of Beast Squad
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/251.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/250.jpg)
Trip - formerly of Blue Squad
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/254.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/255.jpg)
Zeg - formerly of Blue Squad. Just a repurposed Fi from the Commando Evolutions pak. He never wore armor this coloration, so I'm using it as someone else.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/257.jpg)
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Thats so cool i love the RC's ;D
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very kool rc squad like the colors on the green and the yellow and red ones!!
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This re amazing rcs man, really like the choice of colors on everyone!
Damien.
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Again nice work.
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really cool and intersting colours
Dragon is my favorite of Dagger Squad
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awesome man i like the custom weapons great squad all around
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Dragons gotta be my fave too!
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Wow, I love RCs. I can't wait to see em release delta squad again. Its almost time.
On the fp.
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Very cool RCs. Dragon and Rancor are awsome!
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As usual, thanks for all the support. Here's a squad that pilots a Clone Sniper Hovertank. The tank is a WIP, and hopefully having the pilots up will make me move forward with the vehicle. Anywho...
The GreyBoys
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/225.jpg)
Commander Phaze
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/229.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/231.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/230.jpg)
Lt. Sy'iid
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/232.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/233.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/234.jpg)
Astromech GreyBoy (as seen in my Droid post)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/228.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/227.jpg)
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Gotta see the tank because these guys are rockin!
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nice group,love the astro might have to pinch that colour scheme ;)
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Dig the RC's and the Grey Boys!
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Wraithnine: Have at it!
Hopefully I'll have WIP pics up of the hovertank soon. I've been working on it off & on for about a year. Mostly "off". Like, only primed it and aded parts. It's a CORPS! vehicle I've seen everywhere, but hopefully I'll be able to put a lil' spin on it.
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the mandos and silver and black clone squad look great.
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Sweet Grey Boys. Update is on the fp.
I too can't wait to see the Hovertank.
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That is fantastic. :o
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Nice!!!
The Grey and blue go together so well!!!
Great stuff!!!
The weathering is perfect!!!
Thanks for posting!!!
Rich
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woW! sOME AMAZING WORK Man!! Keep it up!!
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First up, an older set of customs.
The Bloodletters
[(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bloodletters1.jpg)L - R: Trooper Gil, Captain Wex, Trooper Low
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bloodletters2.jpg)
Followed by a more current offering.
The "free-droid" pair, N1K1-C and M-S01. They travel the galaxy, having grand adventures and getting on each other's nerves.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/119.jpg) "What's that?"
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/111.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/117.jpg) N1K1-C
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/118.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/116.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/115.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/113.jpg)M-S01
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You impress me again great job. :)
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Killer yet again!!!
love the droids, the red troopers!!!
everything is great!!!
Rich
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:thumbsup: love those droids!!
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Very cool! I love the droids as well!
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Great color on the droids you put together; they look like rusty buckets---just how I like 'em!
The Bloodletters look awesome! Great scheme, but I love the name you chose for their squad too!
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I has moar Mandos! I've been working of fleshing out the Cuy'val Dar training sergeants introduced in the "Republic Commando" series.
Jir Strog, Starship-Recovery Specialist
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/208.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/207.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/206.jpg)
Hek Dorraz, Live-Capture Specialist
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/HekDorraz.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/HekDorraz2.jpg)
Cy Stormchaser, Master Sharpshooter
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CyStormchaser3.jpg)
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There are three types of customs all but guaranteed to please - Twi'lek chicks, astromechs, and MANDOS!!
These guys rock - nicely done. Very interesting weapon on Jir Strog, too.
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I love those Mando's!!!
they look amazing!!!
Love the color and detail!!!
Great work!!!
Can't wait to see more!!!
Rich
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Great collection of new Mandos!
I love the sniper/sharpshooter and his jacket...nnniiiiicccce!
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your newest customs are fantastic
great job on those Mandos
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There are three types of customs all but guaranteed to please - Twi'lek chicks, astromechs, and MANDOS!!
Great... I've given myself an idea/challenge...
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FAN-FLIPPIN-TASTIC :o
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This group is my favorite: The Walking Dead ARC Squad w/ their current Jedi "handler". Master Nas Salin is the 4th Jedi to lead this particular team. They've lost a Knight, then her Padawan and another Knight. Grave wears their lightsabers and has promised himself to do so until he can personally return them to the Temple. Commander Grave believes that Master Salin will last for the long haul...mostly because he's the only Jedi Grave has seen wield a blaster on a regular basis. The team is armed with customized primary blasters and each carries a matched pair of sidearms (except for Deadboy...he HAS to be different).
Group Shot w/ Jedi
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Group Shot, buckets off, no Jedi
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General Nas Salin. Jedi Master.
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Commander Grave. Sharpshooter.
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Tombstone, team tech/medic/comm spec.
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Ghost, jet trooper. Cybernetic eye.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/201.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/203.jpg)
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Deadboy, demolitions. Left side of face burned in an accident. But, wow...it was kriffing FUN!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/195.jpg)
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The team's custom weaponry
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awesome job man
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Wow - that's some seriously intense work! :thumbsup:
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WOW!!
Great stuff!!!
I love the paint job on these guy's!!!
I love the way each guy has it's own look and scars, The one with the goatee looks alittle like me!!! LOL except I don't have a Cybernetic eye.
Great job!!!
Rich
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The other day I was painting one of these custom droids in purple and my son commented that "it looks like A Decepticon drone!". Well, what'd ya know? He's on to something. So I finished the one in purple and then did the next one in Autobot red. This is the kind of Star Wars/Transformer cross-over I prefer. I give you: TF-1 and TF-2, hailing from the planet Cybertron on the furthest reaches of Wild Space...these two autonomous robots come Core-ward in a mission of exploration. Although...one of them secretly harbors plans for conquest.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/259.jpg) Cybertronians TF-1 and TF-2.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/262.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/260.jpg) Optimaxx, from the Autobot Clan
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/261.jpg) Metatron, from the Decepticon Clan
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He was right; they do look quite reminiscent. Might I ask where you got the decals for the chest? (Unless they were already on the figure itself...)
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I got the decals from reprolables.com. They do lots of Transformer repro stickers (vintage, modern, Bayverse).
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Here's one just for the complete and utter bizarreness:
Heavy Yoda Trooper
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/286.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/287.jpg) "To my little friend, say hello you will".
Also, a kitbashed Multi-Function Droid.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/274.jpg)
Right arm: delicate function servo-grip, Left arm: tri-blaster (plasma, laser and ion), Right hip: micro-concussion greande launcher, Back: deflector shield generator.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/277.jpg)
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Receipe: Concept IG-88 torso (turned backwards), IG-88 pelvis, POTF R4-D4 legs, head and arms from a SP-4 droid.
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Great droids!!!
What did you use for the TF droids?
Awesome work, all of it!!!
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The TF droids are thus: bodies from SP-4s (one of the "deleted scene" droids from AOTC), and the heads are from Iron Man 2 Army Drones.
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Woak nice clone squad. I love their name. Nice work on their weapons too. I love that Yoda!!
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man some sweet customs i cant pick a favorite
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Love the droids!!!
Love Yoda in trooper gear!!! It looks great!!!
Keep up the great work!!! You are just the kick in the butt I need!!! That for inspiring me!!!
Rich
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Ha! Love that Yoda! ;D
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LOL. That Yoda is just over the top. I always wondered what he would look like in armor. How in the heck did you do that on his small frame?
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Diggin' Yoda!
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Tamer...it's actually a clone trooper body w/ a TCW Yoda head and feet, AT-RT driver arms and POTF Zuckuss hands. The feet are just plugged into the knee joint plugs. So, he's got no shins, like Hank's dad Cotton from "King of the Hill".
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Here are a couple more Mandos. These are older customs.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/PetirSunstriker.jpg) Petir Sunstiker, Rapid-entry Specialist
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/PetirSunstriker2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SaamKolsot.jpg) Saam Kolsot, Comm/Tech Expert
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SaamKolsot2.jpg)
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Really cool Mandos. My 7 year old just made a Mando with a paint sheme similar to the first Mando.
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Love the purplish color scheme on the second one...looks awesome!
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MANDOS! Again, these are some of my earlier works.
Teru Mosyr. Mando ninja. He saved a buntch of credits on his starship insurance, so he bought a falcon!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/213.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/215.jpg)
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Malco & Ryeece Tancho. Flight pack specialists. Cyborgs after a hit on a pack of Wookies went bad. The Wookies did NOT win, though.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/220.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/221.jpg) Malco.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/222.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/224.jpg) Ryeece.
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lol
great customs
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Daggone DO, I love em all. I had a heck of a time deciding on the picture to use on the front page. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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very cool ;D
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This is LITERALLY my biggest custom: it's a modified Boba Fett Halloween costume I made for my son. He wears it to conventions as "Zeo Bloodmoon". Every costume contest he's entered he's placed in the top three, if not winning. He is insanely popular as a photo-op whenever we attend a con. I know this isn't a cosplay site, but I couldn't resist...especially as his character is the son of one of my figure customs (Zedge Bloodmoon, seen earlier in this thread). These pics are from when we first debuted the costume a couple of years ago. It's since been modified w/ more greeblies, accessories and light effects.
Bucket off, game face
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TheBoy/ZeoBloodmoon2.jpg)
He's holding a thermal detonator!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TheBoy/ZeoBloodmoon5.jpg)
Kill tallies, helmet sigils
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TheBoy/ZeoArmor2.jpg)
Helmet sigils, other side
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TheBoy/ZeoArmor3.jpg)
Chest plate says "Family, Honor, Freedom" in Maximal script (alphabet from "Transformers: Beast Wars)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TheBoy/ZeoArmor.jpg)
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that costume is amazing
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This is why I want to have kids.
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Love the costume!!!
Great job!!! Great to have a kid who like to dress it up at a Con!!!
My son and I hit the Con's here in the New York area but he won't dress up!!!
It looks like alot of work went into this , so you should win!!! If you ask me!!!
Keep up the great work on all your "customs"!!!!
Rich
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Super cool!!
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We're (slowly) working on Mando costumes for all five of us (I don't count the oldest, as she's 25 and only here because she needed a place to live while going to beauty-school and getting a divorce - she rarely participates in ANYthing the rest of us do :P). But SW cosplay is a most welcome entry at the 'Yards, as far as *I* am concerned. ;) Great-looking outfit!
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Daggone that is bloody awesome! There is no wonder he wins most costume competitions.
Ofcourse this is on the fp.
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The older Mandos look really cool too!
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Thanks, everyone. The costume wasquickly pounded out in the course of a weekend. If (when) I were to do it again, I'd put more care/time into it. I am nowhere close to building a suit, but I think I can repaint a premade one no problem. People's favorite attribute from the suit are the mohawk of spikes on the helmet, and the spikes at the bottom of the T-bar representing fangs.
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Awesome custom work on many levels are on display here! Love the repainted Fett suit! By all means people post away with cos play stuff!
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The ninja Mandos: cool!
Awesome, awesome work on the Fett costume for your son! Not only really cool looking, but what a great way to get family involved in SW...sounds like a lot of fun in your household!
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Here is an alien TCW style Mando w/ custom swoop.
Fariyo, Kyuzo Mandalorian. Hailing from the same species as the bounty hunter Embo, Fariyo races into battle on a heavily modified swoop. Unlike most speeder bikes or swoops, the rider lays prone on the vehicle, rather than sit upright. This allows even greater speeds to be reached, with greater control. The modifications Foryo made to this particular swoop are 1. The replacement of the original repulsorlift with a unit from a hover truck. This increases the lift-to-mass ratio. 2. The addition of a heavy repeating plasma blaster between the front tines. 3. A seeker-comm unit which allows the swoop to come to Fariyo when a beacon in his armor is activated.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/324.jpg)
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Terrific execution on the Kyuzo mando: great color choices!
That is one heck of a sweet ride! Absolutely love it!
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Most excelent work Darth Optimus! I love the custom figure and am crazy about that speeder! It looks like you used a GI Joe motorcycle and added styrene for the front steering veins. I also see the part that comes with many CW figures with a cap on it in the back. Great idea and execution!
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That is a killer looking Mando. How great to know that head can fit that helmet. The bike is awesome too. I like how you took the bike and completely transformed it. It was difficult at first to see you used a Ram cycle.
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Thanks, guys. It IS an old GI Joe cycle w/ styrene tubing, a "bubble" from an action figure package for the vanes, a TCW zipline gun attachment and assorted syringe caps/tops. I work in an animal clinic and end up w/ lots of discarded bits 'n' pieces from containers. Also, sadly...the noggin does not fit inside the helmet. I had to cheat a little & put on the original Pre Viszla head for the "bucket on" picks, and the Embo head post diameter had to be shrunk down with superglue to fit tight on the neck post.
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Remarkable! Syringe caps you say? Well just so everyone knows, I am trying to get on that show horders for having way too much custom fodder crammed in my office and attic. Any chance you would send me some of those leftovers before they hit the trash? I can trade you some fodder bits, pay shipping, whatever. I need more random bits, ya know?
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Sprywalker: why hell yes! I'd love to trade junk! I will try to take some pics of the stuff available to me. Items will vary depending on what we use in a given week, but I'm always picking up stuff.
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One of my trio of Sith Lords finished for in time for the contest. I had a hard time deciding which to submit...so here is the first of two I didn't.
Darth Feral, Wookie Sith Lord. While Wookies are know the galaxy over for their remarkable strenght, courage and loyalty...few are Force-sensitive enough to become Jedi or Sith. Darth Feral is the only Wookie on record as becoming a Sith Lord. It's been said that a Wookie can/will "pull yer arms out of yer sockets", but Darth Feral is the only one who can do it with telekineses. His rage is boundless, his ferocity unmatched and his focus is one thing and one thing only: destruction at all costs. He wields twin ryyk kerarthorr blades composed of pure cortosis, rather than more traditional lightsabers. He has killed more of his own apprentices than the whole of his order combined.
Darth Feral
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Darth Feral is a POTF Chewbacca with handmade armor created from an action figure "bubble". The blades are from a Gundam Sandrock model, w/ the handle cut off and repositioned. It was my first attempt at scratch building anything, and was mostly a test. I like how he turned out, and if I get a more articulated modern Wookie warrior I may redo him.
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that is cool as hell great job!!
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absolutly fantastic!
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I can't believe how many cool customs you have posted in such a small stretch of time. Love your work!!
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Very Cool!
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Wow! That is the most awesome unarticulated Wookie I have ever seen! I love the armor you made and the paint job is bangin! Excelent work!
As for the parts, just save some up for me, take a photo of what you are sending and then I will do the same to make sure you like it.
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Sprywalker: 10-4. It may be a while, as my schedule @ work is wonky right now.
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(http://)I musta done gone Mando crazy...I recently pounded out 3 in a week. The first was Firiyo, Kyuzo Mando and here is the second.
Jhes Ihka, Mando anti-armor specialist. Jhes was one of the Cuy'val Dar that trained RC's on Kamino. Her speciality is the swift and utter destruction of vehicles from afar. Her preferred weapon is a guass rifle. It shoots a solid metal bullet magnetically charged. The bullet itself has no explosive charge...the high speed it is propelled from the rifle is destructive enough to penetrate most any armor. It also goes thru energy shields unhampered. Karen Traviss mentions female Mandalorians several times in the RC books...and makes a point to mention it's often hard to distinguish male from female in full armor. It made sense to do a female Mando in this style, as the "boob shaped" armor of, say, Rav Bralor seems weird. I don't think female Mandos would care to draw attention to the fact that they are girls...just badasses.
Jhes Ihka
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Bucket off!
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Here are some (not very good) shots of her helmet clip on her belt, and the ring that hangs from her helmet to attach it to said belt.
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wow love him that clip for the hemet is perfect awesome job
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The wookiee is scary good! and the Mando is packing serious heat!! That back pack is cool where is it from??
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She is awesome! Very nice work you are pumping out! I love the Captain America inspired colors and yes, tell us about that backpack! Very cool and the helmet hanger is a nice touch too.
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Wow, what a great update. I can see you have been busy. I had to get that Sith Wookie on the front page.
I really like that Mando too. Now that is one dude that isn't going to run out of ammo!
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The wookie is downright cool. I love the mandos paint job and when you see the pic with the ring on the side it looks almost as if it was a earring ;D
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Thanks everybody.
The backpack is from an old GI Joe grenade-slinger named Hardball (I think). I remember he was African-American in a white baseball jersey w/ a blue ball cap.
I didn't realize the patriotic look of my Mando chick...in reality she's in maroon, light grey, dark grey and ice blue. The ring on the side of the helm is based on my son's custom Mando costume...he has a ring on either side of his bucket. The earring look is intentional.
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My 3rd Mandalorian from this wave. Based on the image of the female Old Republic Mando called Shae Vizla I created a male counterpart.
The inspiration:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/187px-Bounty_Hunter_TOR.jpg)
Haik Vhett, progenator of the Fett namesake. Vhett is old Mando'a for Fett. Fetts have been Mandos for as long as they have existed, in one form or another.
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Receipe: Head from a Boba Fett, body from an Iron Man 2 Deluxe Anti-Juggernaught Armor fig, helmet from a Specialist Matt Trakker from GI Joe, hands from a Titanium 501st Trooper, backpack from an Iron Man 2 Airforce Drone, random POTF blaster, POTF bowcaster w/ stock cut off. Most of the Iron Man bodies were too thin to really make the helmet look right, but the Deluxe Anti-Juggernaught Armor figure is more bulky in the chest...making it a perfect fit for the helmet to sit right.
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:o Wow! What a great custom!
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Holy crap, that is very cool looking! You have pulled off a perfect male counterpart for that OR female mando.
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Holy crap, that is very cool looking! You have pulled off a perfect male counterpart for that OR female mando.
I agree
that's a wonderful figure DO
nice colours and great weapons
great job
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HELL HOW THE HECK DID I MISS THIS?!?!?! THIS IS AWSOME THE COLORS THE BASE FIGURE THE WEAPONS WHY AM I YELLING?/???? CAUSE IT ROCKSSSS!!!!THATS WHY!!!!! ok putting down the red bull woooo!
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That is pretty freakin awesome man! :o
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Thanks for all the support! Here is my final Sith Lord created in time for the contest, along w/ Darth Feral and Darth Xerxez. I had a hard time deciding which one to submit. I finally went w/ Xerxez since he had the accompanying Sith Shadowguard.
I present Darth Cthulhu. Millenia ago, during the Hyperspace Wars a Sith Lord rose from the ranks to become the most powerful Force user known. So great was his power, the elements themselves were his to control, as well as the minds of those around him. "Wherever Cthulhu goes, madness follows" is a saying attributed to Jedi Master Alma Irereh, senior member of the Jedi Council of the time. Indeed, Cthulhu radiated such power all those around him clamored for his attention...slowly going mad in the process. Whole worlds fell to complete chaos and anarchy as the inhabitants went insane. The Jedi and the Sith were left no choice but to band together to stop him. Functionally immortal and able to heal from any wound sustained, the combined orders were forced to imprison him deep under the oceans of a quiet blue planet called "Urff" in the deepest reaches of the Outer Rims. For thousands of years he slumbered in the underwater tomb called R'leh. Slowly life appeared on Urff and they evolved into sentient beings. Darth Cthulhu's calling seeped into their dreams. Finally a group of priests dedicated to him found a way to unleash him. He destroyed them in return, feasting on their souls. The entire planet followed, as his strength returned. Soon, he will return to the stars to continue his domination of the universe. Even though he was freed from his imprisonment, he cannot remove the chains that bound him. They will forever be attached to him.
Darth Chtulhu
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/290.jpg)
Bending fire to his will
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/293.jpg)
Bending water
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/294.jpg)
Master of Elements
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/295.jpg)
Receipe: Quarren Warrior head, torso, modified spear-into-lightsaber-handle & feet. Jungle BAT from GI Joe legs, kama from a Kota's Elite fig, real chain, misc. elemental blasts. He was supposed to have wings from a modern GI Joe Nemesis Immortal, but they got misplaced & now seen to be lost forever.
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Darth Chtulhu is great. Nice work.
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WOW amazing.
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great new updates
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Haha, :D. First I'll burn ya, then I'll drown ya. And they say you only experience 1 death. Nice Job! ;D
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I LOVE Darth C'thulu!!!! I am a huge Lovecraft fan! Love it! I carefully read the story to catch any references. I love the reference to R'lyeh. I also like how you wove him into the SWs mythos. I am currently re-reading my Lovecraft and just finished Whisperer in the Dark. So I am super excited to see this.
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Thanks, Lucasclones! I am a recent inductee to the Lovecraft Cult. I hope I did the mythos justice.
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Old Republic Assassin Droid. AC1S "Acis" has been operational for centuries, but his origins are shrouded in mystery. He simply remebers coming on-line suddenly aboard a starship called "Bird of Prey" in hyperspace on route from the Outer Rims to Coruscant. Apparently the ship is his, but the only files available in either it or in his own memory banks are diagnostics. He began selling his services as a bounty hunter and assassin shortly therafter. His mechanical lekku or "mechku" houses a generator for a personal shield system. His mech-fluid tubes that run thru his veins are rife with nanomachines that can initiate self-repairs. He wields twin plasma blasters of unknown origin. Ocassionally Acis teams with fellow bounty hunter Haik Vhett and has even been taught Mando ways by Vhett. He has never met another droid of his model, and often wonders is he is a one-off.
"AC1S" Acis
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/313.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/314.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/315.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/316.jpg)
The body is from a "Sauron" fig from Captain Power and the guns are from a Neo-Shifters minifig.
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awesome looking assassin droid
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Thanks, Lucasclones! I am a recent inductee to the Lovecraft Cult. I hope I did the mythos justice.
I sure think so! Hey if you ever want to trade him for something of mine I sure would like to have him! ;)
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Man am I behind since pwer was out for the huricane! The male bounty hunter Rocks! Very well done! Love that sith and great story line to go along with him. Then we have the droid, very cool again! I have never seen that base figure before but great job with it and the color scheme.
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Your droid is very unique AND very cool too.
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Thanks guys!
Apparently I love Mandos...'cause here's two more!
Post-Clone Wars Mando team in found/inherited armor:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/284a-1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/278-1.jpg)
Clav A'moxx, Chev Mando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/317.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/318.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/319.jpg)
Bayh Trihl, Zabrak Mando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/323.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/279-1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/322.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/321.jpg)
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Well done darth! 8)
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looks awesome ;D
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Nice concept for where the Mandos got their armor... Very well done!!!
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Crazy cool Mandos!
Love the droid!
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Love the Mandos, love the droid. Guess where you update has been posted? ;D
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Thanks, guys. I'll sometimes go weeks or months with nothing...them BAM! a ton of things. Plus...I had built up quite a stash before I started posting. I still have several from years ago I haven't posted yet.
Currently on the table:
A modified X-Wing
A Landspeeder
A Hovertank
A Speederbike/Swoop
A Clone trooper w/ Heavy Recon Flightpack
Another Female Mando
An Ancient Jedi Master
A fistful of Dio/background items
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Can't wait to see what those may turn into!
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Kandosii ner vod !! ^^ great work :)
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Up next is the Walking Dead ARC Squad 2. Same handler as my "realistic" style ARC squad, just in TCW style.
Group Shot 1
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/269.jpg)
Group Shot 2
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/268.jpg)
Ender and Commander Xombie
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/267.jpg)
Fatal and Dr. Demento
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/266.jpg)
Also, and older pair of customs:
Commander Yemu & Trooper Slash...very simple paint apps...no greeblies added.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CommanderYemuTrooperSlash.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CommanderYemuTrooperSlash2.jpg)
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Nice clones! I like Commander Yemu.
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Wow, great new squad. On the front page as are the rest of my comments.
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Those CW troopers are cool. I like your mixing of parts on those post clone wars Mandos.
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Breathtaking! ;D ;D ;D
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Love the paint decos on the clones DO - they look really great!! ;D
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your CW ARC squad is awesome!!!
excellent work
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Those clones are awesome !!!
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Man that latest squad looks great!
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Indeed the last squad looks killer!
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Thanks, everyone! Here is my Sith Lord I submitted for the contest, along w/ his personal guard.
Darth Xerxes, Chiss Dark Lord of the Sith
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/304.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/306.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/305.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/303.jpg)
Sith Shadowguard
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/308.jpg)
A local Toys 'R' Us was closing and by the time I got there nearly everything was gone...but I managed to snag a pair of the "Derstro & Iron Grenadier" Comic Two-packs for a total of $7. Score! I thought Destro would make a cood Chiss, and the pair of Iron Grenadiers reminded me of TOR Sith Troopers, albiet with a more feminine form...so I decided they were females.
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your customs are sick!!!keep up the good work,and can't wait for more.
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Nice sith and sith guards!
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I love the clone squad! The color scheme and design patterns look great!
I'm not a huge fan of the Iron grenadier bodies from GIJoe (certainly not your fault), but your color choice makes them interesting to look at (definitely something you had a part in).
Nice work all-around! 8)
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JediMerc...I hear ya on the IG bodies. They just scream "feminine" to me so I had to repurpose them as women in the bio of Darth Xerxez I posted in the Sith Contest thread. I felt the Chiss Dark Lord would rock some sort of bright color (the Chiss seem to in some of the novels) so I thought a wine color would be appropriate for Xerxez and his personal guard. If the bodies were bulkier and more "masculine" I think they would be excellent bases for Sith Troopers from TOR.
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love your customs,and that costume for your son,it's definatly PUNK ROCK!!!
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Thanks, e'rybody!
Here is a mash-up of three of my favorite series: Mad Max, Star Wars and The Legend of Drizzt. Introducing (deep breath): A Post-Apocalyptic Cyborg Drow Swoop Biker.
Oryym Kor'Trinnx
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/bikerdrow1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/bikerdrow6.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/bikerdrow2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/bikerdrow3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/bikerdrow4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/MashupSpeeder.jpg)
The reciepe is as follows: head/torso from a Rahm Kota's Elite, lower half from a Destro (from the Destro vs. Iron Grenadier 2-pak), arms from a new B.A.T., chest armor/bowcaster from an Embo, ax from a Battle Beast, holster from the parts pile.
The original vehicle
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/G-rex.jpg)
The swoop is a modified "Generator Rex" vehicle. The fig was molded to the bike, so I cut him off. His rump and legs are part of the bike, so they became a seat with the addition of a piece of cardstock and some scrap cloth. The handlebars were elongated w/ styrene tubing to give it a "chopper" feel. The front of the bike screamed for nose-art, but not being particularly gifted @ that sort of thing I just designed a large sigil for adornment. There are also hash-marks and counters of somesort, and the lettering @ the bottom says "Frak Life" in one of the Drow alphabets.
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sweet figures sweet ride great job i really like the mix of parts ;D
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Great custom figure!
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Here is a Mando duo and their Heavy Pursuit Speeder:
Tigh and Tyrol
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/219-1.jpg)
Shain Tigh
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/217.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/216.jpg)
Rhob Tyrol
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/218b.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/218.jpg)
Here is a neat little trick I use: magnets! Most of my figs w/ backpacks have them attached via Rare Earth Magnets. This allows them to be swapped out thusly
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/219e.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/219d.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/219c.jpg)
And their Speeder (which still needs a proper Mando name):
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/speeder8.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/speeder2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/speeder3.jpg)
More pics of the Speeder in my Custom Vehicle thread. Thanks for looking!
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awesome job great vehicle & figure combo the colors go great together!
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Darth that is an awesome figure and cool speeder! That being said I think they look best separate. The speeder is awesome, I passed that one up at discount not seeing it's potential. It is screaming Clone Wars stylings to me and seems it would fit Embo or one of the Pirates with Hondo. The figure is really cool and great mix of Joe and SW parts! Really like the color scheme with both!
Whoa! and more already with these cool mandos and speeder! I just love that vehicle and seeing so many being done with all different styles! Love the yellow!
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Thanks, Sprywalker. Yeah...I got the speeder bike on sale for $5. I may go back to see if they have another. I'd been sitting on the hovercraft for a while now...just took forever to find a color scheme for it. Again, wish I had another, but oh well.
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Awesome! Hmm..., how about Buir's Shebs for the speeder's name? ;D
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Great mandos too!
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Ha! Thanks for the name suggestion, Orangepeace. I'd love to be able to give it some sweet nose-art...but sadly, that skill eludes me. Anywho...more stuffs!
Here is an updated re-paint of one of my very first Star Wars customs, Hoar the Tusken Raider from the "Masters of Teras Kasi" video game from the 90's. 'Member that game? It was awesome and horrible at the same time.
Hoar, Tusken Raider and student of the Teras Kasi fighting style under Ardyn Lynn:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Hoar1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Hoar4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Hoar3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Hoar2.jpg)
Hoar is a pretty simple repaint. I just removed the cloak, cut the X-shaped bandoleer off and reattached. I also cut down his sleeves, to make him more streamlined like his digital counterpart. He sat in my parts box for years until I dug him out a week ago and repainted him w/ the skills I've learned (wipes, dry brushing, etc).
Custom #2 today is an ancient Jedi Master. Introducing Whauun (One) Nunb, the progenator of the Nunb clan. Tall for a Sullustan, Whauun was often the butt of jokes from his fellow Padawans during his training at the Jedi Temple. He was taken as an apprentice by the legendary Jedi Lord Hoth. Under Hoth's tutelage, Whauun became a master swordsman, utilizing a variation of the traditional lightsaber dubbed a lightpike. Whauun favored a highly-acrobatic style of combat he developed on his own and which would one day become the officailly recognized lightsaber combat style known as Ataru. With his lightpike giving him an extended reach and his fighting style of spins and jumps, Whauun Numb had never known defeat in lightsaber combat.
Whauun Numb, Jedi Master and creator of the Ataru Style:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Nunb1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Nunb2.jpg)
Ready for "aggressive negottiations"!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Nunb3.jpg)
Simple receipe: body from an "Odin" from the "Thor" movie, a Nein Nunb head from the "Rebel Pilots" pack and a cape from a "General Calrissian" from the 90's POTF series. The "Thor" figures look like they will make excellent Ancient Jedi bases, I've already picked up another one to make his mentor, Jedi Lord Hoth.
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wow, Hoar is slick, great paint job!!
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Wow, missed the Mandos, but have rectified that situation. Love the colors on em and their Speeder too.
Look for that great Tusken Custom to show up on the fp before long too. Just nice work on that too.
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Amazing customs!
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Very creative. I especially like the lightsaber.
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These are awesome. Hey you wanna know how to fill-in wholes like on that mando, put a tiny little dot of glue on it, let it dry and paint over it.
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LOL, LC-SB...those holes in the blue-bucket Mando helm are there because I forgot to put on his custom light and rangefinder the day of the photoshoot. Thanks for reminding me I need to add his greeblies back on!
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A while back I posted pics of a Hovertank clone crew called the "GreyBoys". Here is their forward eye in the sky, Snoop in his Heavy Recon Jetpack.
Heavy Recon Jet Trooper, Snoop:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop6.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snoop4.jpg)
Team pic:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GreyBoys2.jpg)
The jet pack is a mini-rig from the 90's POTF2 line. It was called "Crowd Control Stormtrooper". The claw arm was replaced w/ another blaster, and the rotating radar dish is magnetically attached.
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coolest design i have seen in a long time
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That's awesome. Excellent work. I like the team pic.
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:o :o :o :o Holy Shi-tat!!!!!!! That's awesome work Darth O. Nothing better than a clone who can get ya anywhere.
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Awesome customs!
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oh yeah that is very well done i like it
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I just can't seem to keep you off the front page DO. Very nice Snoop.
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Great use of that old Crowd Control Trooper backpack! Your grey boys are one tough crew!
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That is one serious jetpack. Great custom.
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His name reminds me of Sneak Peak from the old ARAH Joe line. Of course SP didn't fly this is a great design!
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Thanks for all the support, guys (and gals?). I've loved that backpack since back in the day. I've got another one outfitted with the two claws from both sets...dunno what I'll do w/ that one yet. Anywho...here's more!
Introducing the Gladiator Droid (FM-132) known as "Crush":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GladiatorDroid1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Glad2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Glad3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Glad4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Glad5.jpg)
Created prior to the Clone Wars, the Gladiator Droid "Fighting Mech" series was introduced to much fanfare amongst those who enjoyed droid fighting. The series was considered top of the line in the day, introducing several prototype cognitive programs that would find their way into other droid models. The FM droids were prized as highly intelligent, vicious fighters. FM-132 was the last of the line, and is currently the only known survivor. When his master was slain during the Clone Wars, FM-132 (known as "Crush") set out on his own. He traveled the starlanes, pitting himself in fights the galaxy over.
Crush is made from a "Titanium Man" from the Iron Man 2 line. His hands were replaced with claws from a "Wreckage" Transformer from the 1st movie line.
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"Snoop" looks really powerful.
Very interesting design.
excellent work
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Here is an older set:
Bex Zodol and TC-33 "Trey"
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BexZodolTC-33Trey-1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BexZodolTrey.jpg)
The Galaxy's first and only Mando "popstar". The only Mando who wants to be seen...his boyish good looks and flair for the dramatic, coupled with the fact that he only hunts "badguys" have gained him unrivaled popularity. His droid acts as his PR agent, and has secured rights to Bex action figures, costumes, holo-zines, audio/visual recordings,...the list goes on and on. Currently the star of a reality-holo show called "Bex the Bounty Hunter" which follows him on "everyday adventures" which, in reality, are more-often-than-not staged theatrics AND an animated children's holo called "The Amazing Adventures of Bex Zodol" which he writes, voices himself and produces. The ani-holo is a twist on the tried-and-true "superbeing" formula, starring Bex as the hero, a supporting cast of misfits and droids and a diabolical arch-nemesis. Tween girls love him, boys want to be him. He carries a lightsaber he claimed as a trophy after defeating a "powerful Sith Lord". In actuality, he purchased the authentic lightsaber from an antiques dealer in the Outer Rim. Despite all this, he is actually a hunter to be reckoned with (when he wants to be)...it's the only thing that has kept the Bounty Hunter's Guild from declaring him forfeit and sending one of their own after him.
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cool paint job! great!!
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This is Grimlock, commander of the Mythosuar Squad. Due to a traumatic head wound suffered as a child, Grimlock has an odd speech impediment. He refers to himself in third person ("Me, Grimlock - badass", etc). He lets his enemies think he is mentally slow, when in fact, he is very intelligent. He just prizes strength over smarts. An unstoppable force on the battlefield, Grimlock has never known defeat. He wields a galaxial rocket launcher and energo sword.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock6.jpg)
Obviously, Grimlock is an homage to my favorite Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. I am working on a full squad for him to lead, comprising of Mandos based on the rest of original Dinobots (Swoop, Snarl, Slag and Sludge), and maybe even a couple a' NEW! characters. I've done Mando pairs before and squads of clone troopers, but this will be my first team of Mandos.
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great color scheme, very cool!
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Hey DO!!
My fav of all the custom Mandos! I love Gen1 TF esp the Dinobots (I have most of the WST versions in my collection.) Cheers for sharing!!!
Ray
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I love the Transformers crossover on this. Excellent backstory to go with an excellent custom. I am just getting back into the customs threads after three days of being out, but this one will make the fp soon.
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Thanks for the support! Here are more:
This pair of brothers are known professionally as The Brothers Grym. Hoj "FatBoy" and Jir "Crusher" Grym retired from the Republic Civil Defence Force where they served with distinction as Commandos before the Clone Wars. They travelled the galaxy, selling their services as mercenaries. Just as they were about to lay their weapons down, the Clone Wars erupted. Upon learning that the Republic was using a cloned army, the brothers entered into a lifelong contract with the CIS. The brothers feel that the Republic's use of clones is unnatural, dishonorable and unethical. They have vowed to sow as much havoc in the GAR as possible.
The Brothers Grym, CIS Mercenaries
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs3.jpg)
Hoj "FatBoy" Grym
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs9.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs10.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs11.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs12.jpg)
Jir "Crusher" Grym
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs6.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs7.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs8.jpg)
Action shots!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs00.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mercs1.jpg)
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Very cool! :)
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nice ones!
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Here's a quick repaint of an POTF2 ASP droid. He's called "Ol' Blue" and is seen in the backgrounds of some of my newer posts. Just weathered him a lil' more and added the blue highlights, to differentiate him from my other ASP. If I get a 3rd, I want to paint it like the gladiator ASP from TCW episode "Nomad Droids".
Ol' Blue
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/ASP1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/ASP2.jpg)
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Like the Grym Bros. They are cool.
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Wow, those Grym Bros. are on the front page.
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Went back to look at some of your earlier work.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Minion1.jpg) Raptor Minion
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Minion2.jpg)
I have this droid head and have been trying to decide what to do with it. If I ever get a General Grevious body I am gonna make an attempt at this type of custom...with your permission.
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I also like the anti-arcs. That is an awesome concept. I think it would be cool to see some CW stories centralized primarily on the CIS perspective. This would be too cool.
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More Clones! I started off just doing clones and Mandos...but I've started to branch out to Sith, Jedi and droids. Those will come later.
Quick repaints with homemade pauldrons and kamas:
The "SnowPatrol" ARC squad.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/137.jpg)
I like this group too. Well done.
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/176.jpg) Darth Vyper, Master of Poisons
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/177.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/183.jpg) Darth Vivectus, Master Sith Assassin
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/185.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/186.jpg)
Dude these rock.
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As always, thanks for the comments! Here's a "mongrel" squad of RCs I did a while back. "Mongrel" is a term Sev from Delta Squad used for a team comprised of survivors from other teams. Omega Squad from Karen Traviss' RC series being the perfect example.
This is Dagger Squad: split two members from Blue Squad, two from Beast Squad.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/249.jpg)
Sorry doing a lot of catch up browsing these days.
Well done on this group. I like the color combinations.
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Here is an alien TCW style Mando w/ custom swoop.
Fariyo, Kyuzo Mandalorian. Hailing from the same species as the bounty hunter Embo, Fariyo races into battle on a heavily modified swoop. Unlike most speeder bikes or swoops, the rider lays prone on the vehicle, rather than sit upright. This allows even greater speeds to be reached, with greater control. The modifications Foryo made to this particular swoop are 1. The replacement of the original repulsorlift with a unit from a hover truck. This increases the lift-to-mass ratio. 2. The addition of a heavy repeating plasma blaster between the front tines. 3. A seeker-comm unit which allows the swoop to come to Fariyo when a beacon in his armor is activated.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/324.jpg)
Dude this is excellent.
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Some amazing work in this thread, very talented :)
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Thanks for all the support! Here is my final Sith Lord created in time for the contest, along w/ Darth Feral and Darth Xerxez. I had a hard time deciding which one to submit. I finally went w/ Xerxez since he had the accompanying Sith Shadowguard.
I present Darth Cthulhu. Millenia ago, during the Hyperspace Wars a Sith Lord rose from the ranks to become the most powerful Force user known. So great was his power, the elements themselves were his to control, as well as the minds of those around him. "Wherever Cthulhu goes, madness follows" is a saying attributed to Jedi Master Alma Irereh, senior member of the Jedi Council of the time. Indeed, Cthulhu radiated such power all those around him clamored for his attention...slowly going mad in the process. Whole worlds fell to complete chaos and anarchy as the inhabitants went insane. The Jedi and the Sith were left no choice but to band together to stop him. Functionally immortal and able to heal from any wound sustained, the combined orders were forced to imprison him deep under the oceans of a quiet blue planet called "Urff" in the deepest reaches of the Outer Rims. For thousands of years he slumbered in the underwater tomb called R'leh. Slowly life appeared on Urff and they evolved into sentient beings. Darth Cthulhu's calling seeped into their dreams. Finally a group of priests dedicated to him found a way to unleash him. He destroyed them in return, feasting on their souls. The entire planet followed, as his strength returned. Soon, he will return to the stars to continue his domination of the universe. Even though he was freed from his imprisonment, he cannot remove the chains that bound him. They will forever be attached to him.
Darth Chtulhu
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/292.jpg)
Receipe: Quarren Warrior head, torso, modified spear-into-lightsaber-handle & feet. Jungle BAT from GI Joe legs, kama from a Kota's Elite fig, real chain, misc. elemental blasts. He was supposed to have wings from a modern GI Joe Nemesis Immortal, but they got misplaced & now seen to be lost forever.
I really like this figure. As I looked at it again for the 2nd time, I really took more of it in. The back story is great also. Great job.
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Thanks for all the support, guys (and gals?). I've loved that backpack since back in the day. I've got another one outfitted with the two claws from both sets...dunno what I'll do w/ that one yet. Anywho...here's more!
Introducing the Gladiator Droid (FM-132) known as "Crush":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GladiatorDroid1.jpg)
Created prior to the Clone Wars, the Gladiator Droid "Fighting Mech" series was introduced to much fanfare amongst those who enjoyed droid fighting. The series was considered top of the line in the day, introducing several prototype cognitive programs that would find their way into other droid models. The FM droids were prized as highly intelligent, vicious fighters. FM-132 was the last of the line, and is currently the only known survivor. When his master was slain during the Clone Wars, FM-132 (known as "Crush") set out on his own. He traveled the starlanes, pitting himself in fights the galaxy over.
Crush is made from a "Titanium Man" from the Iron Man 2 line. His hands were replaced with claws from a "Wreckage" Transformer from the 1st movie line.
This is my last post...sorry for all the entries. This guy is great. I like the droids you have developed and the combination of GI Joe, Star Wars Figures and other toy lines as well.
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Thanks, Mungo! I am a fan of yours too!
Here is an older fig taken on an older camera:
Skri Vuno, Iktochi Mando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/UtroDenddis2.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/UtroDenddis.jpg)
The base fig is an older Saesee Tiin in trooper armor, with kama and wrist doo-hicky from an ARC commander, an ax from a Battle Beast and a custom blaster.
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Wow that's crazy. I just made this exact some figure almost the same colors too. That's crazy cause I swear I just know saw your after just finishing mine. Guess great minds think alike.
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WOW thes are AWESOME ;D ;D ;D
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those are realy cool,i love that swoop bike and rider.
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Here is the second member of the Mythosaur Squad, a team of Mandos based on the Dinobots from the G1 Transformers. I'll be working on them one at a time, and will post a team pic once they are all done. The head fin and wings are visual links to G1 Swoop. His coloration is based on the toy, and not his animation model (which was mis-colored in his Diaclone colors). I chose these colors to tie the rest of the team together, without having Swoop be the only one in blue.
Introducing Swoop! While he is the smallest and least physically strong of the Mythosaur Squad, Grimlock considers him an invaluable member. He is the team sniper, pilot and jettrooper, and is by far the most loyal to Grimlock. Although most of the squad members are simple-minded (and Grimlock hides his intellegence), they are REALLY good at kicking ass. While all the Mythosaur Squad loves to gather 'round the clan old-timers to hear war stories, it's always Swoop who proclaims "...good part! Tell Swoop GOOD part!".
Swoop
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Swoop1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Swoop2.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Swoop7.jpg)
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Superb work DO!! I never did find Swoop as a kid!! Love the wings and fin - it's a terrific job matey!
Who's next Slag, Snarl or Sludge??? :D
Keep 'em coming!!!!
Ray
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Awesome work! I love the extra details you have given him! They really make hin stand out!
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sweet,always loved the dinobots,so you know i'm waiting for sludge as he was my fav.great job,and if you are working on the rest,i'd love to see a group shot when thier all done. ;D
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Thanks, er'ybody. Snarl the stegosaurus is next, followed by Slag the tricerotops and then Sludge the brontosaurus. Slag and Sludge will be a while, I'm currently out of Mando bodies.
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My hat is off to you sir for these superb customs!!!
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Future Fett!
Introducing Ra'Zhar Fett, great x10 grandson of Boba. Several generations after ROTJ, Ra'Zhar Fett became of age and decieded he would follow in his famous ancestors footsteps. Biomechanically bonded to his armor, they are one and the same. Crafted from centuries old beskar, the suit houses enough weaponry to make Boba jealous. Hidden panels shift away to reveal all manner of death-dealing apparati: sonics, flamers, cryo beams, micro-focus tractor beams, ion beams, mini-concussion missles, capture nets, plasma casters, melee blades, magnetic trackers are just the tip of the iceberg. Miniature grav-negators on his back replace older jetpacks, and also act as personal shielding.
You 'member playing as a kid and you and your buddy would try to one-up each other? "I shoot lasers from my hands". "Oh, yeah, well I have a shield that blocks hand-lasers". "Well, then I have rocket farts that disintigrate shields that block hand-lasers". He's kinda like that...always has more and better weaponry than anyone else.
Ra'Zhar Fett
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/FutureFett1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/FutureFett3.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/FutureFett7.jpg)
While it may seem simplistic, this paint job was one of my most involved: including mixing custom colors, wipes, washes and dry brushing. The body is some Iron Man fig from the second movie, and the head is from a Jungle BAT from whatever the new GI Joe series is called.
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this guy is just all kinds of awesome.sweeter then yoo hoo.
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Oh man I love it! Very well done and I love your ideas about him one uping everyone with his weaponry! Great use of the IM suit! The paint work is awesome and shows a lot of skiils you have developed.
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Taking a break on SW figs while I wait on parts to arrive (and another paycheck), so here are some pics of one of my Transformer customs. Pardon the dust, he's been on the shelves for a while.
This is Optimus Prime's and Ultra Magnus' other brother, Decimus Major (Dex). Dex led a small team that patrolled the outer-rim territories...dealing justice to pirates, smugglers and Decepticons. A no-nonsense leader, Decimus is beloved by his loyal crew, but is seen as sort of a hardcase by the Autobot Council. His broadsword "Voyager" is able to download any special abilities from a defeated foe directly into Dex's spark core. Anywho, this custom was made using a bootleg Laser Optimus Prime I got online. It has held up surprisingly well, and is the same size as the original, sometimes the bootlegs are smaller. Since I wanted him to fit in with my store-bought Transformers he has a "clean" paint job.
Decimus Major (Dex), armed with concussion rifle and broadsword "Voyager".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SentinelPrime1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sentinel2.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sentinel7.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sentinel6.jpg)
Also, here is a teaser for my Junkion Tribe! Individual shots and alt-modes to come.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Junkions1.jpg)
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Nice transformers!
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Bar-weep-gra-nar-weep-nini-bon!!!
Oh my gosh! Those Junkions look magnificent!!! :o
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Thanks! Here are more Transformers. This set was completed about 2-3 years ago and are really the first pieces I attempted to do any sort of weathering on. I'd always just done "clean" paint jobs. These have mud splatter on the tires/treads and paint scuffs. Beginner stuff, really...but everyone's gotta start somewhere. I aplogize in advance for the poor picture quality. It seems my camera is finicky. Sometimes the pics are GREAT, other times they are blurry and grainy...but the setings are the same. Oh, well.
The Autobot Black Ops squad "Shadowhunters".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps2.jpg)
Squad Leader: Groundpounder. Loyal to the Autobot cause, GP is a natural leader. Always cheerful, without being annoying, he keeps the other two in line.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps2GroundPounder1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps2GroundPounder2.jpg)
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Demolitions Expert: Ballistic. He's thiiiis close to being a Decepticon. Surly and mean, he refuses to wear an Autobot sigil. A promise he made long ago keeps him a good guy.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOpsBallistic1.jpg)
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Sniper: Longshot. Top Shot of Cybertron 26 mega-cycles straight. Acts a counter-point to both Groundpounder and Ballistic.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps2LongShot8.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BlackOps2LongShot7.jpg)
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Amazing black ops squad, awesome transformers!
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I promise I will get to the future fett, but wow I love the custom transformer images, on the front page.
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They really are more than meets the eye.
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Awesome!
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great job on those TF.did you do a G1 head swap on the movie style bonecrusher body?if so that's just genius.can't want to see the junkions.
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JediMindTrix...the Movie Bonecrusher has a Robots in Disquise Wedge head-swap. The Movie Wreckage body has a head-swap from a Universe Megatron, w/ extra magnetic weaponry, while the Universe Megatron body got a new head from a generic dollar store fig, and a tank barrel/sniper rifle from another Movie Bonecrusher.
Thanks for the support!
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...and now back to Star Wars figs.
Latest member of the Mythosaur Squad, Mandalorian warriors based on the Generation One Dinobots from Transformers.
This is Snarl. He hates everything. He only begrudgingly follows Grimlock's orders, and then usually gripes and grumbles the entire mission. He's only happy when he's destroying something. Combat is his only joy.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl1.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl5.jpg)
The fins on his shoulder armor are the visual link to the spines of the original's beast mode, and the mace is a link to the spiked tail of a real stegosaurus.
Different lighting:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl4.jpg)
Only two more (Slag & Sludge) to go! I have an idea for Slag (triceratops) that will tie into his beast mode, but I have NO idea what I'm going to do w/ Sludge (brontosaurus).
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Nice job!
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Wanted to stop in and say how much I like your concept for a Fett progeny; Ra'Zhar Fett looks very nice. Nice backstory and informational tidbits too: laser-blocking farts...LMAO!
Another nice job on the Grimlock-inspired Mando; the spiked pauldron creates that visual connection between the TF version and this guy. Really liking this one!
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Awesome Mando! I loved the G1 Transformers; very sweet combo!
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Snarl kicks butt dude!! I've mailed you out some Mando bits from the UK today mate!
Cant wait to see them all together in a group shot!
Best wishes,
Ray
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Only two more (Slag & Sludge) to go! I have an idea for Slag (triceratops) that will tie into his beast mode, but I have NO idea what I'm going to do w/ Sludge (brontosaurus).
Make Sludge a Kaminoan!
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Thanks, e'rybody! While I like the Idea of a Kaminoan Mando...that is WAY beyond my capabilities. It would take loads of sculpting to get armor to fit right. Anyhow, here is sum'mo'!
Mag "Gears" Azumo, Mando droid specialist, with heavy weapons platform backpack. Vehicle-grade blaster on one side, self-targeting proton torpedoes on the other. The dish is capable of spinning 360.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/MaglGearslAzumo.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mag4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mag3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Mag2.jpg)
His two droid helpers, Spanner the pit droid w/ upgraded cognitive module and Spider the custom build.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SpannerSpider.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SpannerSpider2.jpg)
This Mando was made several years ago, went back to update the paintjob w/ weathering and such. My older customs are all "clean", like Hasbro's figs used to be...before we both learned how to weather. As a side-note...I really gotta have a look @ my camera settings. My pics usually are more clear than this current batch. Suggestions welcome!
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You took what was probably a bad factory paint job to begin with,and made him look weathered,and detailed,then gave him some cool accessories.I applaud anyone,who can make a PoTJ or PoTF figure look that good.the droids are very cool as well.awesome as always. ;D
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Thanks, JMT...here is another POTF Mando, first customized when it was new (forever ago!). Recently upgraded w/ weathering. The droid was originally posted earlier in this thread w/ a group of astromechs I'd done...here he is w/ his master.
Saam Kolsot: code-breaker, data-splicer and comms expert for the Cuy'val Dar, with trusty astromech Data.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SaamKolsot1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Saam2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Saam3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Saam4.jpg)
I hate how my pics are turning out lately. His armor is a metallic purple, flightsuit is grey and both have high/lowlights in the accompanying spectrum. I'll try to fiddle with my camera settings and see if I can get some better shots. If so, I'll repost some.
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Awesome!!! It's nice to see some POTF2 customs
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Another custom member of the Cuy'val Dar. Karen Traviss mentions that 25 of the 100 trainers hired by Jango Fett were not Mandalorians, but had experience and training necessary for the new commandos. This is one such member.
Drell Zuhn, bounty hunter and training sergeant with the Cuy'val Dar along with his droid sidekick Frax:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DrellZuhn1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Drell2.jpg)
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Cool customs.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Wow... Awesome!!!
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that guy is awesome looking.great work.
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Awesome figures. Love those mandos and let me guess; the commandos on the front page are some of Durge's seven evil ex-boyfriends. ;D Ha. But seriously, great figs.
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Drell Zuhn is very cool, but I also like the pair of droids, Spanner & Spider.
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Love you customs, but those junkions are just awesome. I always wanted an assortment of them from hasblo, but they never gave us formers collectors what we wanted.
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Darth,
I love your customs! not only are they very creative, you have made extra effort in your presentation making each one look quite unique. Your latest Bounty Hunter really stands out.
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Thanks, guys! Here is 'nother TF, this time one w/ a SW alt-mode: a Turbo Tank!
Alpha Strike, Autobot bounty hunter
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/AlphaStrike1.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/AlphaStrike5.jpg)
The body is from the "Commander Cody Clone Turbo Tank" SW/TF crossover fig, and the head is a swap from the parts bin. The radar dish, main firearm, shoulder-mounted blasters and back-up blaster are all magnetic.
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Awesome transformer. I really like those dinobot mandos. The dinobots were the best subdivision. I also like that snow patrol arc group. Keep it up and get Slag to us soon!
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I like it! On the front page as are more comments.
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Wow! Great job on that!
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Thats awesome man!
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Hey DO that's another awesome 'Former! It's never even crossed my mind to customise one before!! :D
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Thanks, WB. I actually used to customize TFs all the time, then moved into SW figs. I'll post more in the future. Meanwhile, here is another custom. 'Member a long time ago in this particular galaxy when Gundam Wing was new on Cartoon Network and Bandai released a slew of snap-together Gundam models? This used to be a "Gundam Heavyarms", repurposed into an Optimus Prime.
Gundam Optimus Prime! Complete with blaster, combat blade and flightpack borrowed from Sideswipe in that one G1 episode where that happened. The dirt and dust aren't weathering...it's real. GOP has been on my shelves for a looooong time. He's attached to that base 'cause his legs went all wobbly.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/OP1.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/OP2.jpg)
Here GOP is showing a Stormie he means bidnez: For scale purposes...for those who don't know 'bout these Gundam model figs.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/OP4.jpg)
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Awesome turbo tank TF.I don't know how you did it,but he is wicked,and gundam prime is my fave.well i'm sure you watched GW,and their were a lot of Gundam series,but the best in my opinion was Gundam wing.thanx for the update.I hope I could replicate one of my GW figs like that.
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Thanks, JMT! The TF/SW fig is actually one of the Star Wars Transformer cross-over figs from several years ago.
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Gundams, Transformers, Star Wars? Holy Crap, you just combined my entire childhood into one figure of awesome. Thankyousomuch.
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Incredible job on that Gw optimus!
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No Optimus! You're an autobot, let the poor stormy go!
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Thanks, everyone!
Silver Rider...that feeling that you are feeling is called a nerdgasm!
The Mandalorian...this OP don't f*** around, kinda like the Bayverse version.
Here's some more oldies. Or "Darth Optimus Classics" if you will. I am waiting on a paycheck to purchase items to wait on them to be delivered so's I can finish several WIPs. *whew* That's a mouthful!
Alien Borg Drone.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/borg1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/borg2.jpg)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/borg4.jpg)
Group Shot! Everybody stare sullenly with dead, soul-less eyes!
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/borg6.jpg)
Also, here he is with the Stormie from my last post, Trooper #NCC-1701 "Dale", for scale purposes. Poor Dale, he can't catch a break!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/borg7.jpg)
I dunno who made the body. I got it at the very first X-Files convention here in Texas way, way (WAY) back when. I customized it shortly thereafter. It's got bits of car and airplane models along with whatever else I could cram on it. One of my first custom figs EVAR (and it shows). Enjoy!
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Hey I made my first Star Trek Front Page post. Looks pretty cool, reminds me of the movie Paul.
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I bet Dale is gonna take a vacation to Alderaan pretty soon. He just doesn't want to die on theTantive IV. ;)
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(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/CISCommandos.jpg)
Confederation of Independent Systems Commando Unit A0 (CIS-C/A0) Group Shot. They consider themselves "The Anti-ARCs".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Alpha1.jpg) The squad leader "Alpha1", gunfighter.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Zero1.jpg) The squad techie/sniper "Zero".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Goblin1.jpg) The squad heavy gunner/jet trooper "Goblin".
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/FireBug1.jpg) The squad flametrooper "FireBug".
Terrific customs man! They remind me of the characters from the "Army of Two" series-
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Wow, somehow I have missed those. Expect to see em on the fp soon.
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Very cool looking group! :)
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Tamer: Thanks...but you actually posted them on the FP already. They were my very first posting here ever. I wouldn't mind some of my others, tho. LOL.
botwt: Thanks! They are one a' my favs!
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Hey man, get those mandos so you can get Slag and Sludge to us quickly! I think a cool thing you could have done for Grimlock, would have been to make him using a Bossk figure because he looks like an 80's Tyranosaurus, he has three fingers, and trandoshan+mandalorian=pure cocentrated awesome! I think I may do a dinolorian squad myself and do that if you don't mind. ;)
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Hey! The Mandalorian...I just snagged a pair of bodies and will begin work on them sometime this weekend...provided the rain lets up so's I can prime them. Your TrandoMando idea is, indeed, awesome...but beyond my capabilities as the bucket wouldn't have fit the head. I tried to do a MandoTrando a while back. Finally...have at it! If anything I have done inspires anybody then that's just fantastic.
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I still love those "The Anti-ARCs".they really are awesome.what figure line are they?
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Thanks Darth, I never said the "trandmando" had to have a helmet though. And as soon as Christmas comes I crack out my spending money and purchase all the figs I need for all the customs I wanna do, plus others like those battle of Endor sets. Can't wait to see Slag and Sludge!
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WOW those Anti-ARCs rock!!
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wow! great idea and superb execution 10/10 :)
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Great idea and execution with your anti-ARC troopers...I like the brushed metallic look you gave these guys. Turned out very nicely!
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Thanks again everyone.
JMT: My "Anti-ARCs"
are from a Jungle Viper from GI Joe. Their metallic ghille suit went towards making my Digital Reaper Droids wings.
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Tamer: I wouldn't mind some of my others, tho.
Any chance you could get me a pic and a page in this thread of any that I have missed. Your work is too good to keep off the front page.
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Man, those guys are tough looking! Love the paintwork.
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Awesome!
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Thanks for all the support! Here's a fig I did a while back. It's a Zombie version of a former supervisor @ work. We both share a love of the Undead, and he got me hooked on "The Walking Dead" tv show.
Zombie Jimmy, with motorcycle jacket and helmet, stone wash jeans and neon-orange highlights Nike sneaks. You know...his everyday uniform!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/zombiejimmy1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/zombiejimmy2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/zombiejimmy3.jpg)
Since this was to be displayed in his office, I went with a none-too-gory look. He's got 8 bullet wounds (including one thru his left eye), his left hand is missing (with a bone remenant), a bone sticking thru his left thigh and an abdominal gash spilling intestines also from the left side.
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Awesome!I love zombies.can't say i've seen the show,but i've heard good things about it.i guess you and chad should start a WD custom collection going.great job.yep,I counted 8 bullet holes.
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I like the anti-arc unit. Very awesome.
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I love how my CIS Commando unit (Anti-ARCs) are getting more love! I may have to snap some NEW! pics of them in a more action-ish setting. Perhaps throwing down with Fordo and the Muunilist 10?
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Optimus,
You have quite a talent for turning out something a little different, I love the latest droid, plus your clone troops on page one as something really special...I love the facial hair!
You really are a dark horse, and I think we are going to see some really creative and exciting work from you!
Definitely one to watch!
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Hey DO!
Love that FP droid! You have a real talent for our metal chums!! Keep up the good work man!
Btw have those parts I sent you arrived yet?
Best wishes
Ray
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Nice zombie! Keep up the awesome work! ;)
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Zombie boss is amazing! Love that you made your boss with a bunch of bullets holes in him. LOL! Nice stuff keep it.
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Hey, guys! I don't post WIP shots normally, but I'll be shut down for the holidays. Seems my workstation is EXACTLY where the Christmas tree goes. So, I'd like to post these pics as a teaser for what I'll reveal after the first of the year (but, hopefully sooner). This is my first smartgunner for a squad of Colonial Marines. All inspiration for the USCM figs goes to Wookie-Balls. I am a HUGE fan of his Marines and I had to do a set. I had trouble finding bodies w/ similar uniforms, so I decided this squad would be a "best of the best" squad, with a little more leway than the regular grunts.
USCM Smartgunner, as-of-yet unnammed. His gun is named "Tom" in reference to Drake's gun from Aliens. The "BFG" is self-explanitory, LOL. He is nearly done, just need the camo pattern paint-job, but I suck at camo and am putting it off.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs003.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs002.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs001.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs004.jpg)
This will be my flametrooper, perhaps. His helmet tag "Brain Dead" is inspired by Pvt. Hudson's helmet art. He's waiting on his camo job also, as well as his weapon.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs005.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/WIPs006.jpg)
You can see the rest of the team in the background, as well as the mech suit that will be part of the team. Kinda like the "power-loaders" seen in the film, only tricked out to kick serious alien @$$. I may also do a "sentry gun" from the deleted scenes or a custom military robot to go with. Team line-up looks to be a sgt., 2 smartgunners, a flametrooper, a medic/comms tech, a science officer and the mech suit pilot. I may also do a dropship pilot, if I can find an appropriate body & parts. This squad is so much fun to work on, I just wish I could get over my fear of camo work and get to it.
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very nice mandos
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Awesome squad Optimus, "best of the best" type squads are always really cool. I always wondered how heavy gunners carry BFGs...
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Awesome customs!
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Hey DO
Those are some AWESOME grunts!!! Can't wait to see them finished up - Mrs Balls and I love Aliens (we just had another weekend running our homebrew D20 RPG!) To see some more USCMC figures (esp as good as yours) is brilliant!!
Keep up the good work mate! ;D ;D ;D
All the best,
Ray
PS I found that trying to do a 'scale' camo paint job was too busy - so I went with larger 'swirls' then did a dark "Mig" wash over them and sponged the excess off - that might help...
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they look awesome,and they are BMF.if you're a fan of Full Metal Jacket like I am,maybe do a pvt joker inspired guy."born to kill."
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!
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Nice work on the squad so far. These guys are gonna mean business.
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Lovin the Marines so far. You should post more WIPs its good to see how you have prepped them here. Nice work but cannot wait to see them done of coarse. I think I would pace by that tree all through the holidays if it sat where I do my work!! >:D
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Love the marines...super job so far bro
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Oh yeah, had to get that on the front page. Can't wait to see how they all turn out.
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I have question. What type of paint do you use? I have been using Acyrilic but i noticed it peals off to easy.....
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Darth Leere: I use acrylic paints also...more specifically Citadel Colour by Games Workshop. They can chip too, but I always prime my pieces first. I wash 'em w/ slightly soapy water, let dry completly, then prime w/ Krylon flat colors. I find that the paints stick more readily to a primed figure than non-primed ones.
Some customizers finish theirs w/ a sealer, but I don't...'cause I haven't foun one I like. I started out with the stuff you get from the hobby stores, but made the switch to the more expensive stuff several years ago. I still use the less expensive paints for mixing colors or painting large background pieces or miscellania.
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very cool!
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I just wanted to thank you for the advice. I thought i would ask you because your customs are amazing!
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Thanks! I think I'm mediocre-at-best, but I'd be glad to answer any questions you have!
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It's good to be back after a long sabbical. Finally got the Christmas tree put away, and my hobby table back up. Here is #4 in my series of Dinobot inspired Mandos, the Mythosaur Squad member known as Slag.
Slag hates everything. He even hates you for looking at this post. He'd fight you if he could. And it wouldn't be a fair fight either. Surly, foul-tempered and quick to anger, he's on the fringes of acceptance even in the Mythosaur Squad. In some circles, his name is a common swear word...and he's totally cool with that. He's packing serious heat in the form of an electron blaster and a rather nasty battle-axe, he'd sooner rush head-long into a fight. Literally, as he's got a trio of foot-long horns sprouting from his bucket. Vibroblades strapped to his arms add to his armament.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag2.jpg)
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Wow, that is awesome. I like it Dinobot as SW Characters. Cool deal and I hope you make them all. On the fp.
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Totally awesome, looks like a Barbarian Mando.
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that is just crazy cool.
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Thanks, everyone. Stay tuned for Sludge and a group shot!
@Tamer: LOL, I've actually only got 1 of the 5 left: Sludge. The others have been up here for a while now. ;D
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Oh wow! That is just an awesome figure! I have been wishing I had bought more of those TFU Troopers for parts. Very well done!
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Awesome as always DO!! That horned helm is a killer!!
Really can't wait to see a group shot of these guys together once you're done! Your Dino-Mandos inspired me to tackle my Centurion-Troopers! (Gotta love th 80's!) I still have a set of the three Kenner Centurions in my den (great figures)
Super work again mate...
Regards
Ray
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Here's the final member of my Transformers Dinobots-inspired Mando warriors known as the Mythosaur Squad. Introducing Sludge.
The Mythosaur Squad has a reputation as a bunch of dim-witted but highly effective ass-kickers. While the assumption of their intelligence may not necessarily be true...in the case of Sludge, it's actually an understatement. He's as dumb as a box of hydrospanners. He makes his teammates look like geniuses by comparrison. His being both dumb and VERY large leave team Commander Gromlock little choice in how to utilize him. He simply points him in the direction of the target, says "We hate them. Sludge make them go away", and Sludge happily trudges into battle wielding a very big vibro-axe and an even BIGGER heavy rotary blaster. A thermal detonator tossed from his collection hanging from his belt is his favorite way to end a conversation. He's also got a vehicle-grade flamethrower on his left arm and a concussion grenade launcher on his right.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge1.jpg)
As the final member of my team, I had a hard time figuring out what fig to use for the base body. His Transformers insipation transformed into a Brontosaurus...and left me no way to tag visual clues onto the fig. Swoop was easy 'cause of his wings and head crest. Likewise Slag with his helmet horns. I deceided to go with the new Spacetrooper sculpt, as it's huge...much like a brontosaurus would be. Sludge's bio on tfwiki.net describes him as stomping around, and the Spacetrooper looks made to stomp around.
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Love him! What parts did you use to create this beast?
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Woooah Sludge is a TANK!!
Great colours and parts mix (as always!) get snapping some group pics please!!!!
;D
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Thanks, guys.
@Smeagol- Sludge's body is a new sculpt Spacetrooper, his flamethrower is a gun from a Terminator Salvation fig, his concussion greande launcher is from a RC gun, his thermal detonator belt is from an old X-Men 2099 fig. The rotary blaster is a SW accessory from several years back and the axe came from the parts bin. I've had it for years. His bucket is a Clonehead copy. The rangefinder is from a LEGO ARC trooper and the helmet light is a bit of blaster.
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Yet another great one. Look for it on the front page soon.
An all together shot would be great too, if you haven't already posted it. I do get lost at times, if you haven't noticed!
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Tamer - no worries! I'm cool with the fact that they end up on the front page at all. The group shots, as well as individual "reminder" pics will be posted this evening. Hopefully.
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Thanks, guys.
@Smeagol- Sludge's body is a new sculpt Spacetrooper, his flamethrower is a gun from a Terminator Salvation fig, his concussion greande launcher is from a RC gun, his thermal detonator belt is from an old X-Men 2099 fig. The rotary blaster is a SW accessory from several years back and the axe came from the parts bin. I've had it for years. His bucket is a Clonehead copy. The rangefinder is from a LEGO ARC trooper and the helmet light is a bit of blaster.
Thanks! Frankencustoms are the BEST customs.
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Awesome use of the X-men 2099 belt! You know I'm a huge fan of mashups and these are some mighty sweet mashups! Grimlock was always a fave TF'er of mine :)
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OK! Time for the group shots! And reminder shots for those who tuned in late.
Mythosaur Squad, Mandalorian freelancers who specialize in the most brutal, down-n-dirty, no-holds-barred missions avalable. While not the smartest Mandos around, they are quite possibly the toughest.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Dino2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Dino1.jpg)
Team Commander, Grimlock:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock1.jpg)
Flight Trooper, Swoop:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Swoop5.jpg)
Trooper Snarl:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl5.jpg)
Trooper Slag:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag4.jpg)
Heavy Trooper Sludge:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge1.jpg)
And, for those who don't know...here is a quick pic of the inspiration behind this epic team:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/db1.jpg)
These are the Dinobots, a subteam of Autobots from the original (and still awesome) Transformers. The one from the '80s.
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this is just awesome the Dinobots where my faves as a kid! god job!
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Sweeeet! Would be cool to see the face off with my Imperial Mando squad. Or see if they'd survive the savage Sandalorian reavers of the Jundland wastes... they eat stormtroopers, tuskens, and mandos alike for break fast ;)
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Very nice. I like the group shot. Back on the front page.
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This is one of the coolest looking groups. Outstanding job.
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Thanks, everyone! This squad was an absolute blast to make. I like how I was able to incorporate little visual clues on their armor that links them back to their inspirations. Maybe I'll do a team of archrivals called the "Devestators". Hmmm...a squad of Mandos in bright lime green/purple beskar? Perhaps...
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Awesome Mandos, also love the dinobot inspiration!!!!!
The all look bad a$$
TIEpilot
Greg
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Most impressive, great use of parts & very cool paint apps ! O0 O0
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Nice Mando team, liking the Transformers inspiration.
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Here is a sneak peak into my lastest obsession: Predator! Kenner pumped out some AWESOME Predator figs in the 90's. I've been picking up a few to use as antagonists against my USCM custom squad.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/pred2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/pred3.jpg)
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dinobot mando's are great.my fav has always been sludge,and you did an awesome job on him as well as all the others,love the snarl the best i think.cool predators too.
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Awesome DinoMandos! Go Mythosaur Squad!
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Love the creativity put into those Dinobot Mandos! The Predator is coming along really nicely too.
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Those Dinobot Mandos all came out great! And if you're into Preds, check out some of the newer NECA stuff, they are really cool looking!
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Wow, I love the Predator Movies and this update looks sweet.
DO is also going to be the next guest on Custom Action Figure News and I can't wait for that too.
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I love this crossover!!!! Awesome! :)
OK! Time for the group shots! And reminder shots for those who tuned in late.
Mythosaur Squad, Mandalorian freelancers who specialize in the most brutal, down-n-dirty, no-holds-barred missions avalable. While not the smartest Mandos around, they are quite possibly the toughest.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Dino2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Dino1.jpg)
Team Commander, Grimlock:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Grimlock1.jpg)
Flight Trooper, Swoop:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Swoop5.jpg)
Trooper Snarl:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snarl5.jpg)
Trooper Slag:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/slag4.jpg)
Heavy Trooper Sludge:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/sludge1.jpg)
And, for those who don't know...here is a quick pic of the inspiration behind this epic team:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/db1.jpg)
These are the Dinobots, a subteam of Autobots from the original (and still awesome) Transformers. The one from the '80s.
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Love all of them!!! Really like how you used the space stormie as a heavy armored Mando.
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Really excellent job on the Dino-Mandos! :)
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Excellent (as ever) DO! I can't wait to see what you do with that Kenner Pred - gotta love those old figs!! :)
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Introducing the Predator known as "Scourge"! Repainted from an old Kener AvP "Rouge" Predator, this is one of my most favorite customs to date. Based in flat black, I then added three shades of green, an ink wash in a fourth shade with a wash of black last. The armor was drybushed in gunmetal for the worn look, and tin blitz and burnished gold were used for highlights. There is a tribal marking in bloodred on his mask. I added a chain for trophies and he has aquired thusfar: a modified Klingon bat'leth, a Mando bucket, a Thundercat blaster, a set of battle claws from a ninja, a lightsaber, a Xenomorph Queen facehugger and a ceremonial Drac dagger. His weapons include the bat'leth, a heavy pulse blaster, a razor-whip that extends from his right guantlet and a micro-missle launcher in place of the more standard plasma caster on his left shoulder.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226007.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226008.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226016.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226015.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226014.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226009.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226010.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226004.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226002.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226005.jpg)
The gear:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226012.jpg)
The trophies:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226013.jpg)
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Dinobots and Predator!!! Too Cool! Very Awesome, My Friend!
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Very nice. I look forward to talking about this on our podcast. On the front page.
DO, if you want to email me (tamer@imperialshipyards.net) your top 30 pictures I can get an ISY CAFN Gallery started for you. I know picking thirty of your top picks won't be easy, but we will definitely add more to it later.
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Hey DO that predator is all sorts of Bad A$$!!
love the colour scheme and the amount of detail you went into with the paint apps on this guy! He is definately some of your best work yet!!!
Keep up the awesome work mate, I cant wait to see what you have up your sleeve next ;D
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Tamer: why, hell yes! *ahem* I mean, "of course".
WB: Thanks! This was one of my favorite pieces. I had a blast figuring out what trophies to give 'em. My USCM squad is up to TEN (human) members and several robot sidekicks. I am having difficulty getting the armor needed from my supplier that they are taking longer to finish than I'd like.
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Very nice job on the Predator...loving the trophies too!! :)
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Roaming the farthest edges of the Outer Rim are The Doctor and The Nurse. Originally a medical droid and a scavenger-scout droid aboard a Rebel salvage hauler. The ship dropped out of warp to repair a faulty hyperdrive motivator when it was caught in a freak solar storm. The organic crew was killed outright and the magnetic radiation shorted out most of the droid crew. The remaining 2-1B slowly evolved himself into a "biologic pain-threshold manager"...aka a torture droid. He modified himself to allow his right arm to detach and currently utilizes the following "tools": an industrial-grade plasma torch, a claw "borrowed" from a heavy salvage droid, a carbonite blaster and a sonic welder. His personality is of an ice-cold, detached serial killer (think Jigsaw from the "Saw" series). His Nurse began exisitence as a scavenger-scout droid. Over the years "her" personality morphed into a hyperactive sociopath (think Harley Quinn from the 90's Batman animated). Gleefully carrying out her Doctor's wishes is the crux of her existence. The two travel the galaxy in randomly genrated spirals on lightspeed, answering SOS calls to frightening ends. Once the airlocks fill up with "broken toys" they flush them and start over. THey have been at their macabre game for well over 200 years, and are the only beings that have a "terminate on site" order that has transcended all governments to rise and fall.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226042.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226040.jpg)
The Doctor:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226050.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226049.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226047.jpg)
Sonic Welder attachement:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226052.jpg)
Carbonite blaster attachment:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226051.jpg)
Plasma-Torch attachment:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226044.jpg)
Salvage Claw attachment:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226045.jpg)
The Nurse:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226053.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226054.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226048.jpg)
The lighting could be better, and I may take more pics to get the colors to come thru better.
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Brilliant droids!! The doctor is insanely awesome!! :)
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That's probably the single darkest thing I've ever seen inserted into the SW universe.
Awesome, but dark.
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super cool work, love 'em :)
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Wow man, you are on fire! So many awesome customs! The Predator is so bad ass! You really brought him to life with your paint aps. Then the Doctor and Nurse, such a great idea! I LOVE the Doctor, very dark ad dangerous looking. Like he could be DR. Evaziens assistant. Love the parts and over all look of him. Very well done DO!
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Very Cool!
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Creepy as heck DO!! But great characters - they'd fit right into my dark, adult SW RPG sessions!! Great paint apps and part choices as always mate! :)
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Something tells me the patient isn't going to make it ;) Very grindhouse my friend!
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Thanks again everybody. This seems to be the norm for me...a dry spell, the BAM! A ton of work! Here's more!
Here is the full crew of the Bird of Prey freighter. The pilot and copilot were created for the last contest. I alluded to the copilot (Byn Kasz) being really good with droids, so here they are:
From left to right: Byn Kasz (copilot of the Bird Of Prey), FRAN (cheif of security), Beelo (medic and navigator), SAM (mechanic and chef) and Myllo Xyllo (owner and pilot).
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226055.jpg)
FRAN:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226001.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226062.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226064.jpg)
Beelo:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226059.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226060.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226061.jpg)
SAM:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226058.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226057.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226056.jpg)
Organic crew:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/022.jpg)
Droid crew:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Sunday0226063.jpg)
Beelo was actually built by my son, who occassionally posts as Dark Wolf. He has Battle Droid appendages, a 4-LOM head and body from a Deleted Scene Jedi Research Droid from AOTC. FRAN is: a concept IG-88 head, body from a Chopper Droid, arms from an Octopurra Droid and thrusters from a GI Joe H.A.L.O. jetpack. SAM is a vintage R2 dome on a vintage 2-1B body w/ vintage 3PO legs and an arm from the original Droid Factory set.
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These are all brilliant!! I think I like Beelo and SAM the best! :)
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Beelo is AMAZING! Can we see some more pics of Beelo in better lighting, please?
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Smeagol: Thanks! And I'll try. I hope to get quick shots of all my recent customs redone this weekend in better lighting and see if I can get the "fuzz" factor removed.
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a brillinat bunch of figures, cool ideas!
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Wow, back on the front page. It is turning into the week of DO!
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Get ready for a new gallery today folks. I have over a hundred images I gleaned from this section and it was awesome going through it all. Keep looking in the gallery as I am gonna try to load it now!
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(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/CTtamer/Tamer%20continued/cafndobannerlarge.gif) (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/Galleries/cafn-features-darth-optimus-customs)
ISY CAFN Image Gallery of Darth Optimus (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/Galleries/cafn-features-darth-optimus-customs)
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You definitely have a nice portfolio of work here! I've followed your projects over the last 6+ months, but didn't realize just how expansive your collection of customs is.
I love the variations on the mandos you have here as well as the yellowed/orange-colored clone troopers. Really nice!
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That is a gallery to be proud of! Great collection of work my friend!
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Thanks, everyone. I'm proud to be part of such an awesome group of customizers. Every bit of feedback floors me every single time.
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I love Doc and the Nurse.
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Great podcast. Loved listening.
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Great podcast. Loved listening.
We had a great time. I remembered quite a few things I forgot to talk about so we are gonna have to have him back again.
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I had a blast with the podcast and would be honored for a sequel performance.
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I had a blast with the podcast and would be honored for a sequel performance.
Can you post that magnet link? I just about had it with Elias' CW Pre Vizsla jetpack always falling off during play.
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I never have tired of seeing your customs, Optimous. Carry on the epicness. 0/ 0/ 0/
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Thanks, e'rybody!
Here is the site I get my magnets from:
http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/ (http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/)
They come in a variety of sizes and shapes. The cool thing is they post pics in real size, so you can gauge the size you need versus the size of the hole you have. I believe that item numbers NSN0592 and NSN0566 are the size of standard backpack holes.
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Cool deal, thanks for the link. I need to go take this to the front page.
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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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Thanks, again everyone. Here is the second of my Kenner Predator retofits.
Razor, the Blade Collector:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz001.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz008.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz007.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz006.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz005.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz018.jpg)
Special Effects!
Laser targeting:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz013.jpg)
Plasma bolt:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz014.jpg)
Wrist blade retracted:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz009.jpg)
Half-way extended:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz010.jpg)
Fully extended:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz011.jpg)
The trophies:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz017.jpg)
Littermates Razor and Scourge:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz016.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz019.jpg)
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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Awesome
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how do these size up against typical 3.75inch figures?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz025.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz020.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz022.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz023.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz024.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz021.jpg)
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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Looks terrific DO! I love this fig as a base for a number of different uses. Great-looking fig!
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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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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.
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wow, looking great!!
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Really like this guy!!
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Wow, I take it this is one of the customs for the latest contest. Very nice. I bet you will see this one on the front page soon.
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Thanks, Tamer...but no. I've already submitted my trio of TOR style figs for the contest. The trio that this fig is a part of woulda made an awesome entry, but I'm happy with the set I entered (just not the photos of them, LOL).
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Dexx is epic! Also it looks as though Razor was ablt to get his hands on Embo....
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Quick pic of the size comparrison tbetween the Kenner Predators of old to SW figs, using my mascot, trooper NCC-1701 "Earl". He now has a cape, 'cause it makes him feel fancy.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/808514FD-orig.jpg)
Also, a quick pic of an Armored Batman WIP. I dunno if he needs black Under-Roos like the non-armored version or to leave the area grey. Suggestions?
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/2728C3C7.jpg)
And lastly, a hasty WIP/parts fitting of an "Aliens" dio for my WIP USCM squad to stomp around in.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/3D989641-orig.jpg)
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Wow. Finally got that great TOR Sith Commando on the front page, but expect to see some of this on the front page later too.
Good stuff. Love the Predator and Aliens anything! That diorama will be killer.
That Armored Batman is going to be great too.
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Really liking these pieces and cannot wait to see how Batman turns out! :)
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Awesome!
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Oh man, oh man, oh man! The Alien facehugger containers look fantastic! I love the "broken glass" and bullet hole features on the two on the right hand side. Terrific work; can't wait to see the finalized diorama...
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Thanks, JM. It'll be a LONG wait...my USCM/Aliens series is taking FOREVER.
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I am very excited to see the Aliens Diorama you are working on. Had to get those Facehugger Creatures and Containers on the front page. I would love to hear how you did all of those.
Those Preds are good too. Perhaps an Aliens vs. Predator Dio too?
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Thanks, Tamer! The facehuggers and single chestburster are accessories from the Kenner Predators I've been revamping lately. The "containment units" are actually pill bottles, and the stand that they are on is part of the container blood analyzation machine sample probes come in (scavenged from work). Customizer = Recycler! The stand and "bases" of the containment pods were given a base coat of flat black. The line of bullet holes in one unit was achieved by drilling into the bottle with a small bit and the "broken glass" effect was created by clipping out sections with my sprue cutter.
Also, whenever (or even if) I finish my USCM squad, they are gonna throw down on not only Aliens, but Predators AND Terminators. No job too big or dangerous for the USCM!
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Oh man that is SO awesome! The cracked pill bottles are just perfect! I am loving this! You have the best old toys hands down. Love your work man.
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Wow, I like the sound of who your USCM is gonna take on.
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Here is the droid bodyguard to the TOR-style Sith Lord I'm working on:
Beikol Armaments Research: Defense Automata (B.A.R.D.A.) is the bodyguard to the Sith Lord known as Darth Necrosis. While she is completely loyal to the Dark Lord, and would sacrifice herself at a moment's notice to save his life, she is by no means subservient to him. Barda's personality is of a loud, brash matronly female who isn't afraid to speak her mind or open a can of kick-butt on anyone who threatens her "family". She works well with the Dexx Greyshadow - head of Necrosis' squad of commandos the Bloodravens.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz026.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz029.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz028.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz027.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Customz030.jpg)
Barda's body is from a Gundam model kit, her blaster is from the parts bin and the arm-mounted weaponry is a TCW jetpack.
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Very cool, I love Gundam models! Great paint work!
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Sweet! Great use of another medium, great paint apps and weathering!
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can we get a shot of this next to a few figures for reference on the size?
great looking figure. I'd love to see where you got the model kits and an idea of their cost.
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Thanks, guys.
Supdafett: I purchased my Gundam kits almost 10 years ago from my local comic shop. They ran $8 -12 at the time. I have a group shot once I reveal Darth Necrosis.
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Looks good to me. Back on the front page.
Bring on Darth Necrosis.
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Presenting Darth Necrosis, Nautolian Sith Lord during the TOR timeline. Once a Jedi Padawan named Cyrilus Vassi, Darth Necrosis turned his back on the Jedi Order for one simple reason: power. Never happy with the restraints the Order placed on the Jedi Vassi left the Order and joined the Sith army and worked his way to Sith Blademaster. Like many Dark Lords, Necrosis is outfitted with a suit of bio-mechanically bonded body armor. The suit regulates bodily functions and enhances his strength and speed. While most Jedi and Sith alike draw on the Force for such enhancements, Darth Necrosis believes if he doesn't have to, he won't, and that the Force reserves normally used for such endevors can be better spent on his martial skills. As deadly as any with a regular lightsaber, Necrosis preferres a double-bladed design.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DarthNecrosis1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DarthNecrosis3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DarthNecrosis5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DarthNecrosis4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/DarthNecrosis2.jpg)
Group shot: Darth Necrosis, bodyguard droid B.A.R.D.A. and Sith Commando Commander Dexx Greyshadow, of the Bloodraven Squad attached to Lord Necrosis.
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Whoops. Looks like I forgot to add the group shot. I'll have to fix that ASAP!
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Wow, looks good, but is it just me or are the pics just a bit blurry? Could be these old eyes.
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Those Iron Man figures are endlessly useful!
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Tamer-yes, they ARE blurry. The settings got changed on my camera & I can't seem to get it back to where it should be.
Smeagol-yes, they are useful. This one came with the Army Drone set and I like it much better like this.
Here is a quick group shot taken with my phone (which is a better camera than my actual camera):
Darth Necrosis, droid bodyguard B.A.R.D.A. and Sith Commando Dexx Greyshadow, commander of the Bloodraven Squad attached to Lord Necrosis.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/239C8FB0.jpg)
And one with the actual camera:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/TOR3.jpg)
Dexx is probably on my short-list of favorite figs of my own. I love how the parts look together and the BFG I built for him. *high-fives self*
Also, B.A.R.D.A. is a BIG gal!
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Really sharp job on these!!! :)
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Sweet. Thats much better to these old eyes. I screwed up one of my cameras so bad one time I just threw it away it confounded me so bad and got a new one so I have been there. I can small another fper tomorrow. Love that three pack. I do agree Dexx is pretty cool, even looks better next to Darth N and the body guard.
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Wow top looking group there DO!
Great work as always!!!
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Tamer-yeeeaah. I dunno what happened. Camera was fine for one set of pics, then junky for the next. I just got it a year ago, hopefully I can get the settings sorted.
WB- thanks! I'm diggin' your TOR Jedi also!
I wish I'd saved this set for the contest, but oh well. I'm pretty happy with how my other TOR trio came out.
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DUDE!!!
I can't believe that I missed your second Pred and those sweet face huggers in the stasis tubes - Stop teasing me and complete that Aliens dio :P
Awesome work man....
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LOL. Thanks, WB. I'm workin' on it. Hopefully by the end if next week I'll at least have the squad done. Lotsa work to get a 10 man team and support gear done.
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Ok, Darth Necrosis is on the front page. It has been a long day. You don't even want to know how many times I started out to do this only to hit a brick wall with the internet today.
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Thanks, Tamer! Hopefully I'll get my camera sorted out and can retake some pics of my recent items.
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Quick custom Gladiator Droid. The torso and arms are from two "I dunno" figs, the legs are from a Magnadroid, the backpack is from an Armored Cobra Commander from WAY back when and the blades are from a Toybiz Wolverine (also from WAY back).
Gladiator Droid RR-X19g "Falco". Built on a smaller frame than most Galdiator Droids, the RR-X series relied on speed and agility rather than brute force or firepower. Extermely fast and maneuverable, equipped with a repulsor generator backpack most owners equipped the RR-X series with bladed weapons. The unit 19g, known as "Falco" was hailed throughout the fighting circuit and was a six time Universal Fighting Droid Champion. Equipped with a matched set of Phriik vibroblades, Falco is a force to be reckoned with in the ring.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Falco1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Falco2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Falco4.jpg)
The legs are slightly two narrow for the body, but I feel that helps enforce the "bird" motif found in the head and armor hardpoints on the arms and torso.
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He is really cool! :)
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I went on a gladiator kick a while back. I just love the theme. This gladiator droid is awesome. Great job!
Your TOR customs look stellar. Great parts use and execution across the board!
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Awesome work man! You are becoming one of my favorites to watch with the diversity of your work. Very inspiring, keep up the great work!
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Wow, looks like he could pull the arms off a....well just about anything. On the front page.
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Quick WIP shots. Not pictured: TOR Weequay Jedi (or Sith...haven't decided), TCW clone squad, TOR massive Jedi, 2 Kenner Predators and the always-a-WIP-never-completed USCM squad and Predator game preserve planet survivor.
TOR Republic Commando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/284E163C.jpg)
TOR Republic Warbot
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/81922323.jpg)
Zabrak Fleet Admiral
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/50F5ADCA.jpg)
MonCal Commando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/5ED22BB4.jpg)
Mando
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/AC5CFC1D.jpg)
Grey Alien
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/F505BA27.jpg)
War Monger (War Machine/Iron Monger hybrid) (and very dusty)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/D1DA43D1.jpg)
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Can't wait to see them done.
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Great looking pieces!! Cannot wait to see how they come together mate! :)
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Interested in seeing how they all turn out...the TOR trooper looks good already!
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Loving the WIP's! You dog, you did it before I did, I have a Hammer Head gun on my desk waiting to be moded! Great stuff bro!
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Awesome!
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Thanks, guys. Got the Grey Alien done and a Cuy'val Dar skip tracer done today. Hopefully will post finished pics soon.
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Wow. Great update and to think you don't even have half of em pictured. That TOR Trooper and Zabrak Fleet Officer definitely caught my eye. Time to go fp.
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Great customs!!! Can't wait to see the Jedi/Sith DH
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WOW, all of that looks Great
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More WIPs! It seems like I have more in-progress works than completed works lately...too tired to start painting any of 'em.
'Stache Droid! This lil' feller started as a TODO-360, used his head for a custom and replaced it with a spot lamp. It turns, as do his arms now! I may go back and articulate my TODO's arms now.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/B3F59DC4.jpg)
TOR-era Quarren Jedi
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/1B683007.jpg)
Black Sun Falleen thug
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/59952F1F.jpg)
Sith Berzerker
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/261226AA.jpg)
Nikto test pilot
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/D156B318.jpg)
Bith Jet Jumpers
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/33A67876.jpg)
TOR-era ARC Trooper. I wanna think of another acronym for him, tho...two in a seris so far
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/1F421AAE.jpg)
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Awesome stuff Man! I love this latest batch of WIP's. Glad to see you are getting some use out of the flat string i sent you!
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AWESOME! Lovin it all!
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Great stuff!!!
Lovin that ARC Trooper! :)
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Wow, great update. I like the TOR kick you are on. Time to go to the fp.
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Really nice looking WIPS ;)
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That Quarren Jedi is fantastic!
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Awesome!
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As I scrolled through your many pages of crazy-good customs, I literally couldn't close my mouth. Too many outstanding customs to pick a fav, but I must say that I love your diversity. You have many different styles going on here, and I'm just blown away. Sorry for not replying earlier. Amazing work. Seriously love it.
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Thanks! A late fan is better than none.
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Here is a very early WIP (I know, I know...another unfinished piece) of a new set of Crossover Mandos (tm) I'll be working on for a while. Any guesses as to what franchise the character hails from or who it is a representation of?
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/9FA88B09.jpg)
Hopefully by next week I'll be able to post finished pics of at least SOME of the many (many) WIPs I have going on now. Thanks for tuning in!
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Hail Hydra!
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JMT: thanks for playing, but nope! The head's not gonna stay red, just parts fitting and trying out the "special effect".
Next contestant, come on down!
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Red Skull?
Not sure, perhaps putting this on the fp will give us the answer.
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"GET OVER HERE!"
Scorpion from Mortal Kombat? I can haz cookie plse?
Looks freaking awesome DO!!
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This gives me an idea for a Task Master Mando!
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I wish I had a guess, I am stumped! but it looks really cool!
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AND THE WINNER IS WOOKIE BALLS! Yes, folks...the next entry in Darth Optimus' Crossover Mandos (tm) is Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat franchise! Testing out the "GET OVER HERE" throwing blade with attached, removeable wire. He won't be a literal interpetation, but an artistic one. As my Dinobot inspired Mandos from a while back. I don't have access to any skulls in this scale, so I had to go with a skull-like head sculpt. If anyone has 3.75" skulls, I am looking. And he will have at least one other MK-inspired Mando to "FIGHT!".
And AFE: that would have been my next option, had I not had the extra kunai from an Embo.
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as soon as i saw the throwing blade i thought aha! Scorpion ..get over here!!....FINISH HIM!...................Scorpion.....wins....
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Looking forward to seeing him finished off! :)
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AARRGGHH!!! Remember when Charlie Brown thinks he's finally gonna get to kick that ball but Lucy just pulls it away? That's how I feel. Ah well. Your custom looks cool, though! Can't wait to see him and the others you have in mind finished.
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Flawless victory. I remember now! Duh.
Gonna be a cool custom.
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Thanks to all who played "Guess Who". After posting WIPs for the last several times, here is a pair of TOR-era SHARC Troopers!
Strategic Hazard Assault/Recon Commandos are the best of the best Republic troopers. Grouped into 4-man squads, supported by various droid models and under the direct supervision of a Jedi Special Operations Officer, the SHARCs are a force to be reckoned with. Afforded more leway than the average trooper, the SHARC squads get to personalize their armor as they see fit, and may employ any and all weaponry they see fit. They are assigned the most dangerous, important missions...and failure is NOT an option.
SHARC Squad Epsilon Delta Delta, "The Red Stripes":
Commandos Mul'durr and Skul'ee
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday019.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday013.jpg)
Mul'durr
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday020.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday021.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday022.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday023.jpg)
Skul'ee
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday017.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday014.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday015.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday016.jpg)
These are TFU EVO Troopers (or Jumptroopers?) reimagined as TOR commandos. Extra greeblies added, scuffed paintjob applied, weathering attempted. The remaining 2 Commandos, the Jedi SpecOpsOff and droid support coming soon!
As a special bonus, here is a Happy Birfday to me pic. I got to spend a few hours in my local nerdy-toys-and-stuff store and this is my haul:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/BirfdayHaul.jpg)
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Nice troops, can't wait to see what you make from those parts! :) :) :) :)
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Cool commandos! :)
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Cool!
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Thanks, guys! While these were really easy mods, I had a blast making them. I am happy with how they turned out and are some of my favorites.
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These latest Commandos are just 'I got it comin out both ends' sick! Really dig your style. I don't care so much for the abdominal discomfort, but if that's the price I have to pay, so be it.
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nice mate i think they turned rather well old chap
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Awesome troopers! Love the bits you have added and the paint work! Great finds at your local thrift store!
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Yepper, I like em. Great work Michael. On the front page.
You always provide such a great backstory too.
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Ok...so if you've seen my thread recently you knoiw I've been revamping some old Kenner Predators from the '90s. The sculpts are fantastic, but the paintjobs were lacking. I've got two done, with two more in The Lab. Here is another twist to the series...inspired by Lawrence Fishburne's character "Noland" from the new Predators movie comes another game preserve planet survivor.
Walter "Grizzly" Addams, former United States Colonial Marine turned motorcycle-customs shop owner. He has survived 18 seasons on the game preserve planet, managing to kill 8 Predators and a score of their hounds. The Yautja refer to him as "The Shadow Killer" and speak of him in hushed tones. They tell their cubs stories of his exploits and consider him to be the most worthy foe on the planet. Immediate clan leadership is the reward for his confirmed kill. While he does not kill other "prey" found on the planet for their gear, he will scavange what they leave behind.
Battle ready:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday004.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday006.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday005.jpg)
Modified DC-17 from a "cloned commando" and pulse pistol:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday007.jpg)
M-16 with shotgun bolt-on and katana:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday008.jpg)
Hunting knife and alien spear:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday009.jpg)
Laser sword taken from the remains of a "Jhedii Knight". The fool tried to use some sort a' "mind control" on the Predator. It didn't work. The laser sword does, tho:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday011.jpg)
All gear removed, self-made biohelmet and shouler mounted plasma caster w/ power supply backpack off:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/Birfday012.jpg)
The body is a new sculpt Copperhead from GI Joe, the head is from a Thor buddy (the big dude) and everything else was from the parts bin or kitbashed. Still workin' on the camera problems, tho.
Not to toot my own horn, but this is one of my favorites of my own. The cruddy pics don't do him justice, but I am super proud of the paintjob and I love how he can carry all his gear in a realistic way. He'll go up against my Predator clan once they are done, and perhaps team up with my never-finished USCM squad to squash some "bugs".
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Really cool figure! :)
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Your game planet survivor is too cool! I love that huge beard and all his weapons/gear are super well thought out! Awesome work on this guy.
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This is awesome! What a killer figure! Great parts mix and I love all that gear! Man all we need now is better pictures to fully comprehend how amazing this is!
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Wow, I agree its a killer: literally! More comments can be found on the front page.
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Thanks, everyone!
Sprywalker: I agree. All my latest pics are "fuzzy". I recently purchased a tripod for my camera, so maybe that will help. I also may go back to the stark white background from my earlier posts...those seem to come out better, although it makes the shoot more "clinical" and less "emotional". If that makes sense.
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That guy looks pretty wicked! Definitely a formidable foe for the Predators!
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Awesome!
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Awesome fig
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Wow...that is cool. I am gonna have to watch the movie "Predators" again.
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WOW!!
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Thanks, everyone!
Sprywalker: I agree. All my latest pics are "fuzzy". I recently purchased a tripod for my camera, so maybe that will help. I also may go back to the stark white background from my earlier posts...those seem to come out better, although it makes the shoot more "clinical" and less "emotional". If that makes sense.
What kind of camera are you using? I suggest decreasing the aperture speed; your shutter is open too long, that's why the pics are blurry. The faster your aperture clicks, the sharper the picture will come out. ;D
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Strategic Hazard Assault/Recon Commandos are the best of the best Republic troopers. Grouped into 4-man squads, supported by various droid models and under the direct supervision of a Jedi Special Operations Officer, the SHARCs are a force to be reckoned with. Afforded more leway than the average trooper, the SHARC squads get to personalize their armor as they see fit, and may employ any and all weaponry they see fit. They are assigned the most dangerous, important missions...and failure is NOT an option.
SHARC Squad Epsilon Delta Delta, "The Red Stripes":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/C7890D18-orig.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/4C372D27-orig.jpg)
Working on getting a ragtag lightbox built to take more pics, plus they have a Jedi "handler" that's a WIP currently. Stay tuned!
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Awesome troops man :o
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WOW! :o :o :o These guys are sweeeeeeeeeetttttt!
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Very cool looking unit...now you just need a Sith squad to pit them against! :)
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Wow. That looks awesome!
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Thanks, guys!
Botwt: I already has a squad started! Flip back a few pages for their pics. It's a Nautolian Sith Lord, a Sith Commando and the Sith Lord's robotic bodyguard.
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Holy crap man, this is one of the toughest looking squads ever! Really awesome work! So many great little details for their extra gear and soft goods work. Bravo!
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Absolutely killer look to these guys; they literally look like the upcoming TOR trooper due in August...looks like you won't be needing any of those!
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awesome squad!!
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So awesome. You can read more of my comments on the front page.
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wow that is one seriously cool squad!
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Awesome!
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WOW! a really creative set of customs, they all look superb...
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Thanks for the love, e'rybody. Hopefully will get time to do a proper photoshoot later this week.
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Man those are awesome! I have two trooper in the bin I need to get back to work on. Just not enough time!
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Lucasclones: I hear ya! Way too many WIPs, not nearly enough hours in a day.
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What an awesome crew :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Here's a quick WIP of my latest Mando Crossover (tm) figs. This time I'm mashing the Mortal Kombat universe with Star Wars. Here are my first three pieces:
Sub-Zero, Scorpion and Cyber Smoke
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/951DA2A1.jpg)
Sub-Zero will have an ice patch for kombatants to slip on, Scorpion will have his line-attached kunai and Smoke will have...something. Not sure yet.
MANDO KOMBAT!
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Hellz 2 da YEAH!!! LUV X-overs!!! Pleez tell me U gotz plans 4 a Reptile also!!!
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Wow. Looking good. Time to go to the front page with this great update.
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looks awesome!
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Thanks, guys.
Blacksheep: I'd love to do all the ninja characters, especially Reptile. I need a Trandoshian for his unmasked look, tho. If I went that route.
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Thanks, guys.
Blacksheep: I'd love to do all the ninja characters, especially Reptile. I need a Trandoshian for his unmasked look, tho. If I went that route.
I have used a technique of "lacing" tiny wire thru small chain to make it poseable - U could do that for 'ol Scorp...?
I have an xtra Wooof head & hands that could work...? Reptilian...?
I also have a GI Joe PoC Quick Kick comin' in the mail - If U wanted to do a Liu Kang - we could do some tradin' - I also have one of those wide asian hats that he wears!!!
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Kool, man! Will you also make some female characters?
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This is going to be AWESOME! ;)
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Awesome!
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These guys look cool! Looking forward to more updates! :)
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Glad someone is doing this! I admit I wanted to, but lacked ninja pieces... Just used my Revan hat too. AWESOME!!! NOW! FINISH THEM! hahaha
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Ooooooooh, another awesome mash up from DO! Great idea to combine these 2, can't wait to see more!
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Thanks, everybody. I cannot wait to FINISH THEM. Gotta wait until Clonehead is back to taking orders so they can get buckets. These were aquired in trades sans helmets.
Incom- I'd love too, but the FeMando sculpts are WAY hard to find. These three, plus possibly Reptile and maybe a Thunder God. But not a Nordic one.
If I get more of the McQuarrie Bobas I wanna do Sektor and Cyrax. I already have special effects in the works for them.
Blacksheep- yup. I already have Scorpion's kunai special effect all planned out.
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Whoops! I meant Raiden. I have an extra one by the way :)
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I like these. If you are looking for a female mando I may have one in my stash (without helmet)
pm me if you need a trade.
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SHARC Squad Epsilon Delta Delta, "The Red Stripes":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/C7890D18-orig.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/4C372D27-orig.jpg)
A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
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Thanks, sith_fire30! That is very humbling. I SO want to post individual pics and whatnot, just no time to set up a proper photoshoot. Hopefully next weekend. Maybe.
Anywho, here are a few more quick iPhone WIP pics.
Cyber Smoke from the Mortal Kombat franchise, Star Wars style...you know, to go along with the Scorpion and Sub-Zero from earlier. I need to figure out a "special effect" for him. A smoke cloud or something.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/FEB9EC00.jpg)
A Kenner Predator upgrade before and after shot. The one on the left is the stock figure, the one on the right is mine. Note the real cloth "mesh" on the upgrade. Again, I will post mo' betta pics ASAP. Thanks for stoping by!
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Snapbucket/3CC10E4D.jpg)
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too cool
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Uh, wow Michael! I couldn't figure out which pic to use for the fp so I used them both. Just outstanding.
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Cyber Smoke lookin' GOOD! I got u'r PM & I'll reply in PM w/ pics of those parts :)
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Willing to do trades to get a hat for Raiden, any feMando bodies or McQuarry Boba bodies. I'll be updating my trade post this weekend. Thanks!
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EPICNESS! They look spectacular! Great job! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Oh man, those 'Red Stripes' look fantastic! It's amazing to see the EVO troopers being used for something really cool-looking like the TOR troopers. Excellent execution on the whole squad!
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Thanks, JediMerc! They were so-so as they were, but I freaking love them as TOR troopers. I don't even play TOR, I just like the design asthetic. If I manage to score more TFU Evo or Jump troopers, I'll do another squad. This squad has two of each as base figs. Hopefully I'll be able to post better pics of them soon, even tho I've been saying that for a while. *sigh*
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would it be alright for me to use the idea of useing a kenner predator ?
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Of course! The more, the merrier! The sculpts are very good, I'd be excited to see someone else take a crack @ them!
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Some badass customs!!! I really like the Dino Mandos very clever.
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Here are a couple of shots utilizing my new lightbox. Hopefully these pics are clearer than my last few posts. Some of the following customs ya'll have seen before, these are just better (hopefully) shots. Thanks!
Strategic Hazard Assault/Recon Commandos are the best of the best Republic troopers. Grouped into 4-man squads, supported by various droid models and under the direct supervision of a Jedi Special Operations Officer, the SHARCs are a force to be reckoned with. Afforded more leway than the average trooper, the SHARC squads get to personalize their armor as they see fit, and may employ any and all weaponry they see fit. They are assigned the most dangerous, important missions...and failure is NOT an option.
Unlike other Republic Commando squads, the Red Stripes don't hand out armor greeblies willy-nilly. You gotta EARN them. Right shoulder pad upgrade earned for killing an enemy dropship. Mul'durr and Skull'ee each have one. Kamas are earned by spending a month rehabilitating in a bacta tank. Skull'ee and Wayyne each have one. Left shoulder pauldron earned by defeating a Sith Lord in single combat. Mul'durr has one. Red Stripe on the helmet earned by destroying an enemy commando unit. All members have this commendation, including XR-214 (Frak). Their Jedi Special Operations Officer has earned ALL of the squad's commendations, but doesn't wear them...citing them as "trophies" and unbecoming a Jedi. It doesn't preclude him from engaging in the task assigned to the trophy, however.
SHARC Squad Epsilon Delta Delta, "The Red Stripes" (all FX'd out):
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCall.jpg)
Squad Commander Skull'ee is a no-nonsense, by-the-book commando. Tough, smart and resourceful; there has been talk of using him as a cloning template for future generations of Republic forces. He has declined thusfar. His squad enjoys giving him grief over his choice of weapons: matched pulse pistols. "In a squad of BFG's, commander...why ya gotta pack them lil' pea-shooters?" trooper Mul'durr is often heard asking. Skull'ee's response is that his pistols require finese and grace...not something shared by his squadmates "point in the general direction and blast away" weaponry.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBoss5.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBoss1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBoss4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBoss3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBoss2.jpg)
Trooper Mul'durr is the joker of the squad. Always qucik with a witty response, you'd never guess he has so much pain and unhappiness inside of him. When he was a lad, his sister went missing from their living quarters on the moonbase of Epilah VI. He believes that she was abducted by "other beings", while his parents and the colony's police agents believe she was kidnapped and murdered. Mul'durr joined the Republic forces as a way to travel the galaxy, hoping to find a representative of the race he believes took his sister. He ahsn't encountered one yet. Mul'durr wields a dual-barrel high-density plasma cannon.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCDuo3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCDuo2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCDuo1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCDuo4.jpg)
Trooper Wayyne is the dark and brooding member. Raised in the lap of luxury in Coruscant's Upper District, Wayyne was the only son of Galactic City's most prestigious surgeons. Spoiled and bratty, Wayyne stood to become another trust-fund party kid until the eve of his thirteenth birthday. While out with his parents, their speeder was jacked and the Wayyne's were robbed. His father tried to stand up to the gang, but they killed him and his wife in front of the boy. Wayyne was left to be reared by the family butler droid (A1f3r3d). When he came of age, he wandered the galaxy...seeking to learn every martial art he could, as well as to become an expert in armed combat. He joined the Republic forces at the height of the Sith War because he saw in the Sith Lords and their followers the type of being who killed his parents. Trooper Wayyne wields a six-barrel rotating cannon. It is one of the largest and most devestating weapons available to the Republic forces.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBFG4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBFG1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBFG2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCBFG3.jpg)
Trooper Graa'Saan is the youngest member of the team. Found as an orphan during Wayyne's travels, he took the youngling in as a ward and trained him everything he learned. Graa'Saan was the youngest member of a family-owned traveling intergalactic circus. His father fell in with a Hutt when buisiness got slow. He borrowed a large amount from the Hutt (with an even larger interest rate) and when he couldn't repay debt, the Hutt's "associates" made sure that Graa'Saan's parents had an unfortunate "accident". Graa'Saan would have been involved in the "accident" too if he hadn't been 100 meters in the air, perfecting his anti-gravity hoverwalk act. His life spared, but forever scarred the youngling wandered the streets of Kol'kol'kihar until he was saved by Wayyne. The two have been fast friends ever since. Graa'Sann wields an ultra-high temp flamethrower, capable of firing a continuous stream or short bursts with the flip of a switch.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFlame2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFlame1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFlame3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFlame4.jpg)
The newest addition to the squad is the Republic Automated Soldier (RAS) unit XR-214. Deployed in a battalion, unit XR-214 was the sole survivor of an encounter with the Sith Army during the Battle of Guljino'ah. Gravely damaged, but still operational XR-214 was discovered by the Red Stripes when they were sent to Guljino'ah to root out a trio of Sith Acolytes reproted to have survived the battle. Mul'durr repaired the RAS droid and painted him in the squad's colors, much to the dismay of Skull'ee. The droid's personality matix has several quirks, the least of which is the fact that XR-214 has a foul mouth. Nicknamed "Frak" by Graa'Saan, the droid has fast proven itself a valuable member of the team. It even jokes about it's guns being bigger than Commander Skull'ee's. Much to Skull'ee's dismay.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFrak1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFrak2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/SHARCFrak3.jpg)
Unlike other Republic Commando squads, the Red Stripes don't hand out armor greeblies willy-nilly. You gotta EARN them. Right shoulder pad upgrade earned for killing four enemy dropships unaided. Mul'durr and Skull'ee each have one. Kamas are earned by spending a month rehabilitating in a bacta tank. Skull'ee and Wayyne each have one. Left shoulder pauldrons are earned by defeating a Sith Lord in single combat. Mul'durr has one. Red stripe on the helmet earned by destroying an enemy commando unit. All members have this commendation, including XR-214 (Frak). Their Jedi Special Operations Officer has earned ALL of the squad's commendations, but doesn't wear them...citing them as "trophies" and unbecoming a Jedi. It doesn't preclude him from engaging in the task assigned to the trophy, however. The squad themselves decided how to assign accomplishments based on criteria of their own choosing.
WHEW! That's a lotta bio-card info right there! Mul'durr & Skull'ee were TFU Jumptroopers and Wayyne & Graa'Saan were TFU Evo troopers. Their helmet shades are LEGO ARC trooper bits. Frak was an Iron Man 2 Air Force Drone with AOTC Deleted Scene Jedi Research droid head. All of the SHARC's have custom-built weaponry, except for Skull'ee...whose pistols were only modified to accept the "laser" blast effect. Group shot with all four commandos, the droid and their Jedi SpecOpsOff coming soon(ish). I'm still not 100% happy with my pics, but they are an improvement. Comments and criticisms always welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
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Really like these guys! :)
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Love the stories, love the squad, love the whole project. Truly one of the best we have seen from you yet. Back on the front page.
I appreciate the thought and time all this must have taken. Truly I am inspired sometimes that you fine folks share this great work with us free of charge!
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Thanks, Tamer. Here is the newest addition to my Kenner Predator Upgrade project: Bane, the Headhunter.
Considered a "berzerker" by the other members of his Clan, Bane is atypical of the norm. The only long-range weaponry he utilizes are a pair of throwing axes that were his first trophies. In addition to the axes, he uses a wrist-mounted blade on his left guantlet. The only trophies he collects now are the heads of vanquished foes. He carries his "top eight" in a satchel slung on his back.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bane1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bane2.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bane3.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bane4.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Bane5.jpg)
The Clan thusfar, Scourge, Bane and Razor:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/Clan1.jpg)
Given the personality of this custom, I skipped the "special effects" I've done with my other two Predators. Instead, I added easy cut articulation on both wrists, modded the wrist blade, modded to right fist to hold the axes an added sections of real mesh for the body suit. I have two more Kenner Predator Upgrades (KPUs) on the table...a Falconer class and a Sniper. Thanks for tuning in! PS, I'll try snapping some iPhone pics of their heads so as to better see the paintjobs.
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Oh my, the group shots are spectacular. Love the new member to the clan, your modifications add so much to these figures. Really nice paint work as well!
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Sweeeeeeet! These are some much-needed updates! I know you're wanting to do a Pred-Mando! Guess I just have to wait for it huh? No one has done one that I've seen aside from fanfics or fan art. I happily bequeath that mashup to you my friend! :D
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AFE - that would be a kick ass mash-up indeed! I don't even know where to start. But, I'm thinkin'...
I'm thinkin'.
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That clone crew looks incredible!! So does the Predator!
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Love the helmet on this new guy. Definitely going back to the front page. Wow.
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MORE WIPS! Yes, more. First up is another mash-up.
Introducing (name TBD), the Force Ghost Buster! Not going for any type of "screen accuracy", just the overall feel of the Ghostbusters. Built with leftovers from the stash box.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GBWIP1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/GBWIP2.jpg)
Next up is 2nd generation ARC trooper 187, "Dre":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1875.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1874.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1872.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1873.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1871.jpg)
187's custom BFG, "Suzie":
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/1876.jpg)
Lastly, the Mortal Kombat Mandos WIP group shot.
Sub-Zero, Cyber Smoke and Scorpion:
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/MK1.jpg)
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/MK2.jpg)
Thanks for tuning in!
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very cool!
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Really cool!!
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Great job on all of these! Can't wait to see this new force buster all finished!
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Wow, all kinds of great new stuff. Taking it to the front page and our FB Page.
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cool wips man cant wait to see them finished.
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Great update... I got a guy who lives 'round the corner... he has a replica of the Ghostbuster Caddy ambulance... it's ridiculously cool...
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Sweet figures man I love the Ghostbusters WIP the "effects" you are doing on your weapons look really awesome! Also what head did you use for the Scorpion Mando?
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Awesome i LOVE that ARC.
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Thanks, e'ryone!
Blacksheep: there's one a' them in my neck if the woods too, I believe. There is also a full-on replica Munsters house out here.
Yakface: the Scorpion head is a Red Skull from the Cap'n America movie line. Couldn't find an actual skull in the scale, went with this. I wanted to move the MK figs from "ninja with magic powers" to "Mandos with tech abilities". The skull-like visage will be explained in the backstory when I post finished pics.
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Aw, hell yeah! Ghostbusting the place up! Love how well this guy is looking and you're not even done yet.
That color/stripes pattern on Dre has really captured my interest; definitely not a typical paint application there. Draws needed attention to your work as these figs are great pieces.
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Had to get that Mortal Kombat squad on the front page too.
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Thanks, Tamer...although the MK Krew isn't done yet. Waiting on buckets and some small touch ups. May be a little while longer.
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Great job on those customs!
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Ahh, Star Busters! or is it Ghost Wars? LOL Either way it is funny and sounds like fun!
Now that is one BFG that new clone is rocking. Looking ggod!
Loving TMC Mandos! My son has played the game and has made several lego figures and weapons!
Great update my friend!
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Here are the finished shots of 2nd generation ARC Trooper 187, "Dre". 2nd gen means he was a regular trooper picked from the ranks for displaying critical, independent thinking and trained by the Alpha ARCs, like Cody.
Dre was a history buff, immersing himself in historical holos every opportunity he had. Dre had a particular fondness for the Commando squads of the Old Republic, especially the famed "Red Stripes". Dre patterened his armor color scheme on that famed squad, going so far as to have his (fully earned) red stripe tattooed on his face. Working with Republic Commando squads trained by Kal Skirata put him in contact with Kal'buir. It was thu Skirata that Dre met with Morrn Xi'haaq, one of Mandalore's finest weaponsmiths. Morrn, always willing to help a good Mando boy get a new toy developed the weapon Dre wields. Officially labled as a "MX-a1 Vaporizer", Dre has named the weapon "Suzie". It boasts an amazing 18 rotating barrels, capable of instantly vaporizing a target, hence the designation. Only able to operate at full capacity for ten standard seconds, "Suzie" is linked to a generator Dre wears in backpack form. This lengthens her effective fire rate to 145 seconds. More than enough for Dre, and Morrn continues to tinker with the design.
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Dre is my first custom using the new Vintage (oxymoron?) clone trooper body. It is fantastic! I aquired it in a trade, and may have to do clones again!
Quick pics of (some) of my Colonial Marine squad. I started this group a LONG time ago and got disheartened and unwilling to finish them. Trouble procurring parts, more-than-usual paint rub, unwillingness to do camo (I suck @ camo), too large a group, etc. I finally man'd up and set out to work on them in small groups, thru to competion. Here is the first four started and finished.
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The (yet unnamed) Sergeant and Smartgunner Kaszycki
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Doctor Stevenson and Smartgunner Riggins
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Mo' betta pics when able, thanks for tuning in! Next in the queue are the squad sniper, explosives expert and rapid entry specialist.
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AWWWWWW yeah! These all look great!
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Nice update! That clone looks awesome!
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Another great update and I really love all the details on those Marines!
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What a great update. Michael, those Marines are off the charts. On our FB and the fp.
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Fantastic job on those marines!!
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Thanks for the love, guys. Hopefully will get to snap individual pics soon. These are some my favorite finished pieces, but I hate them while WIPs. It's the camo detailing that kills me. Never got the hang of camo patterns.
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Unbelievable man !!!! You should be at Hasbro making our star wars figures Cant wait to see more
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And again thanks for your kind words on the obi wan figure and yes i am currently working on a back story as to why i chose Rex's armor and a custom Rex to go with the story stay tuned
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The Marines look great! Glad you finished them for us to enjoy.
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really digging the teams you put together :)
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Oh my, those are some FANTASTIC marines DO!! Well worth the wait to see the final figures and I hope you do some more!!!!
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Thanks, WB. Wave 2 will have four figs, as will Wave 3. Wave four will have three and a suit of power armor.
Whew! I feel like Hasbro!
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Here is a small update. Lots of stuff ready, or in WIP mode...but very few things photographed. Massive, life-altering problems kept me from updating sooner, but hopefully back on track.
First up is actually a snap-together model kit of a CIS droid tank, but my son and I play with it with the figs. It's out of scale (being very small), but still cool. I've had these forever, but just got around to finishing them. I did the grey one, my son did the red.
This one is the one I did:
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With Fordo for scale:
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My son's version:
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Both:
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Next up is a droid I threw together:
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Head from a Marvel Armored Hydra fig from Cap'n America, body and upper arms from a TCW Super Battle Droid, chest plate is a pauldron from a GI Joe Iron Grenadier, legs from a Concept IG-88, mid arms from a Tri-Droid, claw arms from a POTF2 Riot Control Stormtrooper. Concept IG-88 foreams on back as power cells, TCW Magna Guard back armor grafted into similar place. Despite being cobbled together, the arms are fully articulated.
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I really like the droid tanks, they are better that size. Are they very sturdy, being they are supposed to be models?
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Wheeljack, yeah...we love 'em too. They are kinda fragile, since they are the simple snap-together models. But that's what superglue is for, right?
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Awesome update. Time to go get this on the front page too. I think I might like that red tank more than yours Michael!
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Wow those tanks are cool and I'm not a big droid fan. Your sons is really nice too its nice to know theres more kid customizers out there than just me and Elias but then again I've been away awhille. ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks, guys. I think I like my son's (the red one) more than my own also. He's ten and dabbles in custom figure work. Mostly, he's into LEGO designs.
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note to self:never pick a fist fight with that droid.... lol awesome mate!
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Great update! Love the droid tanks, my son and I built one of these kits too! Great fun!
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Those droid tanks look great and don't let the scale issue bother you. I see them more as Dwarf Droid Tanks purposely designed for urban combat to be smaller to go into buildings/etc. to chase after their prey.
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Spectre, that is exactly what we use them for.
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Those Droid Tanks look awesome. I need to find some of those kits.
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Very. very cool pieces!! :)
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Very cool!
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awesome droid tank!!
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great repaints but this thing always reminds me of some gadget from "the littlest toaster"
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Thanks, guys! Here are a few more WIPs.
Got nearly done with this "hardshell" TOR-era Jedi when I remembered that this species has FOUR arms. The second set wouldn't fit, so now back to the head box for another selection.
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Next up is my latest Kenner Predator revamp. This one will be a sniper.
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This is a Red Faction Marauder Officer that will be reborn as a TOR-era Tusken Sith Lord.
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Lastly is a Borg Drone built on a Blanx Alpha frame. So excited over this one! I've wanted to do a 3.75" Borg for a LONG time, and the Blanx is a perfect base! But now I gotta get more...you can't have just one Borg Drone!
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The pics are cruddy, I'll try for better ones when I post finished pics. Now back to the lab!
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Great looking figures mate!! I thought the first guy was one of those conehead dudes like Ki-Adi-Mundi. So are those Blank figures good to work with, do thier joints rub off paint, or are they already drimmeled?
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Very nice looking WIP's Michael! I can't wait to see the Tuscan Sith come together! You should have a few new heads to choose from for that first custom in just a few days from me. Keep up the great work!
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Thanks, guys.
Wheeljack- I dunno. This is my first one and he's not painted yet. Wookie Balls has a trio of 'em in his post, he'd know more than me.
Sprywalker- Cannot wait!
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That Blanx Borg Custom looks great.
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Love that Borg. That is the first borg custom that I have ever seen.
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On the front page.
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WTF a Borg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow man thats just freaking cool glad to see some Star Trk love going on here >:D
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I can't wait to see these done!
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That Blanx Borg Custom looks great.
Ditto! :)
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Thanks for the support!
Tankster: I LOVE THE BORG! If ya scroll back, I've got a larger alien Borg in here somewhere, plus one more I've never posted. This is the first in this scale, and I'm super psyched.
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More work done on my latest Kenner Predator Upgrade project #4: Predator Sniper. The paintwork is finished, except for a skin tone. I have two green and a tan in the Pack so far. Suggestions welcome, as always.
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When he's all done, I'll post comparrison shots between all four KPU figs and their factory counterparts. Thanks!
ps...check out my trade post! I've got LOADS of utter junk totally cool fodder! And check out "The Adventures of The Pocket Picard" in the Graphic Fiction section!
I dunno how to make those automatic links. But, still...check 'em out!
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That look's awesome!
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Wow, this does look cool. You can ready my comments on the front page.
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Very cool!
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I just went through 44 pages of pure awesomeness!! Thanks for tuning me into your clone and Mando customs. Love the use of what you have, especially POTF parts.
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Thanks, EnigmaticOne!
Here are some mo':
TOR-era Jedi Intercessors. Intercessors are, for all intents and purposes, Council-appointed assassins. These highly trained Jedi Hunt down Sith wherever and whenever they must. Grouped into teams of two and three, they answer only to the Jedi Council and are authorized to utilized any means necessary to defeat the Sith threat.
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Kubaz Jedi Intercessor "Gaphettol"
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Recipe:
Head: POTF2 Garindan
Body: "Whirlwind Kick" Snake Eyes
Lower Arms: Snowtrooper
Right Hand: ???
Left Hand: Iron Man of some sort
Bith Jedi Intercessor "Filuup G'aamh"
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Recipe:
Head: POTF2 Figrin Da'an
Body: "Whirlwind Kick" Snake Eyes
Lower Arms: Accelerator Suit Ripcord
Hands: Tron Blackguard
Finished the "Redator"! This is my latest Kenner Predator Upgrade piece. This Predator is an Arbitor class Hunter. When a Hunt goes wrong, or other Yautja get out of line, "Longshot" the Sniper is sent in to clean up. As The Lawkeeper, Longshot is authorized to Hunt other Predators if they have broken the Rules of the Hunt. The traditional shoulder-mounted plasma caster has been replaced with a custom guass rifle. The guass rifle fires non-explosive metal slugs via magnet projection. The slug is wrapped in an ion field to penetrate even the most highly armored targets. Longshot carries a Predator "burner" cannon underslung on his right arm. He is also equipped with a variety of tools used to disquise, destroy or alter evidence of Hunting activity.
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Special Effect projectile:
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"What's next?" you ask. "Here is a teaser", I reply...radiating swagger like a young Sean Connery.
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Thanks for stopping buy! Visit the gift shop on your way out!
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Wow. You've got some amazing customs there my friend.
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Man Im loving those Tor era jedi!!!!
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These look SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Michael, the Sith Hunters look awesome man! Love the parts and paint work. The Predator is just insane! I love him, some great work restoring him to todays standards plus! Really nice paint work, I am wanting to collect the current predator line at TRU after seeing yours!
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Thanks, Spry! That's a huge compliment from you. I'm really digging your ROTJ work.
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Awesome update. I really enjoyed the Redator! Back on the front page.
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While I' settin' up my lightbox and messin' with camera settin's, here are a couple a' quick WIP shots.
Kenner Predator Upgrade figure #5. "Raptor" the Falconer WIP:
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Kenner Predator Upgrade figure #6. "Ironhide" the Armorer WIP:
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An Armored Batman. Just a quick 'n' dirty repaint, not much added...just needed a suit to fight the Predator infestation in Gotham:
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Hopefully I'll be gettin' pics up of my United States Colonial Marine Squad this evening. Later!
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DO Everyti'n look's great. Especially the armored batman. ;D
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Something I knocked out today, TOR-era Tusken Sith Lord Darth Syrtis. He began as a Red Faction Marauder Officer. "Syrtis" means "quicksand" in Latin. I'd like to give him a "sandcloud" blast effect, if I can figure out how to do that.
An oddity among his people due to his Force abilities, the Tusken Raider known as Darth Syrtis was taken by the Sith Army at an early age. Apprenticed to the Nautolian Sith Lord Darth Necrosis, Syrtis is only the third apprentice of Necrosis to reach Masterhood. The two are friends, in the way Sith can be...they would destroy each other if necessary, but it would be face-to-face instead of with a dagger in the back as most Sith operate. Darth Syrtis wears an elaborate version of the traditional Tusken breath mask at all times, along with Tusken sand wraps. He weilds a double-bladed lightsaber that holsters on his left shoulder.
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I LOVE THIS GUY HES JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OMG! Great Work! You also, beat me to it. I just got this guy almost a month ago. Him and others from that line will make some great TOR-style figures.
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Awesome!
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Sick custom and backstory. I picked up one of those figures as well, it really does have a tusken vibe. Cheers.
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Thanks, guys. I LOVE this mold. I'd really like to have more, but this was the only one I've ever come across. And on clearance to boot.
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Super cool customs man.
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Yeah, I got mine on clearance, too. I got three others. I think there are five or six total. Oh well.
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uber-cool figure!
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Super cool Michael! I too have this figure and have been wondering what to do with it. I love what you have done and the story line.
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What a great idea for a custom figure and just awesome execution. I iike this one a great deal. We need to have another Sith Lord Custom Competition.
On the front page.
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wooooow looks fantastic my friend the armored batman rocks O0
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loads of great stuff man i really do enjoy that red faction figure used as a Star Wars piece and the paint is just WOW!
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Michael this guy is straight up brilliant!!
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I LOVE THIS GUY HES JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ditto!! Wow!!
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Couple a' quick WIP shots.
These two Mandos on either side of the tan primed one are my first attemps to "marry" GI Joe shoulders and hip/leg section to SW bodies. I've never really done this before, so we'll see how they turn out. I need color schemes, suggestions welcome.
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This next pair are some WIPs I am considering for placement in the Desolation project. Got this far and then sorta...ran outta steam.
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Thanks for tuning in!
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WOW these are looking SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here is Wave 1 of my USCM squad. They are the 1st Xenomorph Extermination Squad, or "Badass Bughunters" as they refer to themselves. This unit is the best of the best of the best. They are the testing ground for nearly all the USCM corps protype weaponry and tactics. They've never failed a mission, nor have they ever lost a comrade. This unit has face xenomorphs on six different occasions, and they are the best solution for an infestation...short of taking off and nuking the place from orbit.
Gunnery Sergeant Alexander Frost, team leader. Equipped with standard M-44a pulse rifle and aa-12 combat shotgun as sidearm, combat knife sheathed on right side of armor vest, comm gear on the left. Helmet art reads "Born to Kill" (a shoutout to "Full Metal Jacket") and he has a skull & crossbones on his armor vest.
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Corporal Terry Stevenson, Squad Medic. Equipped with prototype magnetic accelerator gun (gun design is the same as the one from "Demolition Man") . Combat knife sheathed at small of back. Rescue kit includes gear to perform most immediate first-aid on the most common battlefield traumas, plus several items designed specifically with "bug problems". Cannisters on right thigh are loaded with an aerosol base to neutralize the xenomorph's blood. Helmet art reads "Doc", his MAG is tagged "EAT THIS" and he has the standard medical personnel red cross on left armband and left knee pad.
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Lance Corporal C. Wade, Sniper. Equipped with prototype belt fed gauss rifle sniper rifle. Combat knife sheathed over left shoulder. Helmet art reads "REAPER", sniper crosshair art on her armor vest.
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Private Darren Lagan, squad Flametrooper. Equipped with high-temp plasma burner with extended-use fuel backpack. Standard pulse rifle slung on right hip, and good old fashioned pump shotgun on right shoulder for "close encounters". Helmet art reads "Brain Dead" and his flamer reads "HOT".
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As an added bonus, here is the custom I submitted to Go Native Toys for their Blanx Alpha contest. It's a Borg Drone! This was a super quick 'n' easy build and fun the whole time. He was designed to emulate the Borg designs from their earliest apperances on ST:TNG, which apparantely was "dudes in black body suits with random tubes and greeblies", instead of the more streamlined "biomechanical" look they evolved into. I really enjoyed working with the Blanx buck and may have to get more to make a couple'a more drones. 'Cause you can't have just one! Oh, also...it appears as if I am one of the winners of the contest, exact placement still "to be determined".
Borg Drone 1 of 1, scout unit.
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Thanks for tuning in!
And don't forget to stop by Darth Optimus' Parts Bin! Darth Optimus' Parts Bin, for all your junk needs!
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=7420.0 (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=7420.0)
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These guys and gal's look great Especially the lady sniper! ;) ;)
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Wow, now this is an update. It will be on our fp by tomorrow!
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Very cool!
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Thanks! These have been a LONG time in the works. The pucs are crummy, as is the camo work...but I wanted to get these up at last.
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DO - those Marines are totally bada$$ mate! I love every single one of them. The camo paintjob looks great as do their gear and weapons! Top job all round :D
And as for that Borg? Fantastic use of the Blanx, a well deserved winner!!
Best wishes
Ray
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I think they are rockin Michael. ()rr
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wooooow those marines are to ¡ ¡ ¡ badass man ! ! ! watch your ass Aliens hahahahahahaha
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USCM 1st Xenomorph Extermination Squad aka "Badass Bughunters" Wave 2.
Private 1st Class Samuel Gans. Equipped with standard pulse rifle and serrated combat knife sheathed on backpack. Carries the unit's comm transponder, also in backpack. Gans is deaf from an explosion he was caught in his first mission, refuses to undergo DNA therapy or have robotic implants. Gunnery Sgt. Frost backs his decision, saying "a man's body is his own to modify, augment or change at his discretion only". The squad has leaned sign language and his diability hasn't caused the team's performance to suffer in any way.
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Private 1st Class Douglas Chen, Ordinance Specialist. Equipped with prototype "Bugkiller" rocket launcher. The warheads cause an implosion, complete with acid-neutralizing base to render the alien's blood nonharmful. Weapon is labled "BOOM!", helmet art reads "Psycho!". Combat knife sheathed on left side of armor vest, M-44 pulse rilfe slung at small of back.
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Corporal Daniel Witwicky, Explosives Expert. Equipped with Heavy Armor, rotary grenade launcher, multi-trigger mines in storage unit on back and old school claymores in transport case. Helmet art reads "DEAD MAN". Witwicky's face was mangled in the same explosion that took Gans' hearing. He refused to spend the prescribed amount of time in a bacta tank, so his face remains scarred. He wears a balaclava to hide his scars.
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Weyland-Yutani issued Science Officer Tomas Ender. Not an actual member of the squad, Ender was assigned to them two missions ago by the Company. His exact role is unknown...he states he is on a "fact gathering" mission. The squad doesn't trust him. He doens't wield a weapon, instead carries an enhanced motion tracker and a micro-cyro storage container for "samples". His cold and logical demeanor have led Dr. Stevenson to believe Ender is an android, but so far he has passed every medical test Stevenson has given him.
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Thanks for tuning in! Stay tuned for Waves 3 and 4, coming soon!
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These guy's look great cannot wait to see wave 3 and 4! ;D
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Oh yeah, great new additons. I love reading the backstories for these characters too as well as the helmet names.
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Thanks, Tamer. I don't seem to be getting the hits on these as I would on SW customs for some reason. I had a blast making them and cannot wait to get them a dio built to smash bugs in.
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don't care about the number of hits, do what you like to do and have fun, nothing else matters ;-)
those figs are just great, keep 'em coming!!
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Thanks, Art! I really had a great time making the USCM squad. I'll have Wave 3 pics up soon. One word: exosuit!
Is that one word? Mabe it's hyphenated: "exo-suit"? Or two seperate words: "exo suit"? I dunno.
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USCM 1st Xenomorph Extermination Squad "Badass Bughunters", Wave 3.
Corporal Simon Riker, Exosuit Pilot, Squad Mechanic and Robotic Unit Technician. Helmet art reads "TANK". While any of the Marines can pilot a exosuit, Riker has been augmented with cybernetic uplinks that allow him to interface with the Battle-Type Exosuit v3.1 series. He refers to his unit as "Big Momma", and personally handles all her maintenace and repair after every mission. "Big Momma takes care of me during the mission, it's only right I take care of her afterward" he often says. The shoulders of the exosuit have been tagged "BAD ASS". Big Momma is equipped with a heavy pulse laser in the right arm and paired concussion rocket launchers in the left. As the Squad Mechanic and RUT, Tank is in charge of the unit's robotic compliment.
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I didn't paint the suit, it came with this camo pattern. I only added some light westhering and detailing.
Robotic All-Terrain Recon Unit F-1D0 "Fido". These units are designed to act as recon support units, having been outfitted with ultra high-tech scanning, communications and recording gear. They are also forward spotters to artillery units and are armed themselves with micro-concussion rocket launchers. This particular unit has been nicknamed "Fido" and has been modified by Cpl. Riker and has an enhanced cognitive matrix. It now is a mechanical equivalent of a K9 unit. Be it a heavily armed K9 unit. It has "Fido" scrawled on one side, along with "Kill" and arrows pointing towards his cannon barrels.
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Pictured here with Science Officer Ender.
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This droid is a kitbash of bits 'n' pieces from the parts bin.
These are the squad's Sentry Guns. High-caliber machine guns with smart tracking capabilities, the Sentry Guns are usually set as guards if the unit has to "hole up" somewhere. Tank has named them "Tommy" and "Gina" after charcters in an ancient Terran rock ballad.
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Military Protocol, Procurement, Assignment and Logistics (M-PPAL) Droid 0100-001 "Zero". Zero is the squad's minder. He monitors and restocks weapons and ammunition, files reports, schedules vehicle maintenance, orders pizza, plots deployment routes and the 1,000 other things it takes to successfully run a Marine unit from mission to mission. As anal-retentive as you would imagine him to be, he is the butt of many of the squad's pratical jokes. He was delighted when Pvt. Laggan decorated his chest plate with a huge "0". He didn't realize that at the exact same time PFC. Chen painted "NERD" on his back. He still doesn't know. His overtly robotic apperance is the result of a decree set by the Corps after a group of "artificial persons" led to a number of "incidents". Afterward, any robotic entity has to appear as a machine...effectively banning all "synthetics" from the Corps.
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Great new addition's!! ;D
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Wow! I give this new group the Tamer Seal of Approval. I really like that Mech too. Back on the front page.
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Cool Mech suit, real BAD ASS!!! I like how the figure sits inside and controls the suit.
Can you give parts list for the suit please.
Thanks.
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M4K3R1: The mech suit is an older GI Joe piece. I did not alter it in any way, other than to slightly weather it and add detailing. I have three of the units, and this is the first one I've used so far. Picked them up at flea markets and thrift stores.
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Really creative. I like all these especially FIDO. If you've seen the little tank that came with the RoC Ripcord that might fit.
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Thanks, everyone! Here is a quick WIP of a Cobra BAT version 40.2. It was made with an Extremis Iron Man body and a 25th BAT head. Just somethin' I threw together real quick while I was waitin' for primer to dry on somethin' else.
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USCM Wave 4 coming soon! Also, stay tuned for more Mando Kombat WIPs and "special effects" trials, a Steampunk Borg Drone WIP built on the Blanx Alpha buck.
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I really really love the BAT.
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Nice BAT.
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Nice BAT! ;D
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Ok, gang...here are the last entries into my USCM Xenomorph Extermination Squad (Badass Bughunters). Wave 4 is an internet only exclusive.
Autonomous Robotic Artillery Support (ARAS) Unit A-77b. The ARAS units were designed to fulfill a variety of roles. Their primary role is on mobile artillery unit, being equipped with heavy guass rifles over the left shoulder. The guass rifles fire non-explosive metal slugs at super-high speeds via magnetic propulsion. The resulting speed of the projectile, along with the extremely dense compostion make for a devestating weapon. Their secondary role is infantry support and each unit may have it's arm mounted weapon pods changed out to meet a variety of needs. This unit, named "Joker" by the 1st XES unit, utilizes a heavy machine gun in the left arm and a frag grenade launcher in the right. A high-powered spotlight rests behind moving panels in the center of the chest and emergency 1st aid kits are stored in protected compatments in the legs. This unit has been decorated with "HA HA" all over it's body, along with a disturbing red smile on it's faceplate.
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Autonomous Robotic Artillery Support (ARAS) Unit A-81f. This unit has been named "Beast" and was decorated with faux blood splatter and a crude monster's visage on it's faceplate. Beast is equipped with the same weapon pods as Joker. Both are commanded by Cpl. Riker. Although the ARAS units can be controlled like drones, they are also capable of independent thought and actions. Riker believes that they function better without the usual post-mission memory dumps required by USCM protocol. Squad leader, Gunnery Sergeant Frost agrees, and dismisses the "oversight".
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Corporal Ben Kaszycki, Squad Smartgunner. Cpl. Kaszycki is one of the XES's smartgunners. Their ammo load-out has been greatly imporved with the dadition of an massive ammo pack carried on their backs and a built-in ammo box tied direcxtly to the gun's undercarriage. The smartguns targeting comp is tied directly into the gunner's enhanced-visualization eyepiece, allowing them to basically "fire and forget" upon several enemies simultaneously. The guns have automatic squad recognition software that will power off the firing system if a squad mate ends up in the LOS. This eliminates the possibility of "friendly fire" from this particular set of weapons. A gimble arm helps keep the gun steady and it is cooled and powered from micro-processors located in the backpack via external lines.Cpl. Kaszycki wears a custom-made pair of gloves made from xenomorph chitin, adamantium and beskar. The result is that they are impervious to xeno blood, and he is the only Marine known to have choked a xeno to death with his hands. He utilizes a standard M-44a pulse rifle as backup, holstered on the side of the ammo pack. His ammo box on the gun is tagged "GFY" for "GO FRAK YOURSELF" (his catchphrase) and the gun itself is tagged "LIZ" in memorandum of his sister. His backpack is tagged "DEATH BEFORE DISHONER".
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Corporal Travis Markell, Squad Smartgunner. The other smartgunner in the Badass Bughunter unit is long-time Marine. He was the first to wield the smartgun back when it was going thru protoype trials and is it's biggest fan. It was his recommendation that led to the upgraded ammo load-out. His gun is named "Tom" (a shout-out to Drake's gun from Aliens). His gun-mounted ammo box is tagged "BFG" (Big Frakin' Gun) and his backpack reads "NO BUGS". His back-up weapon of choice are a matched pair of sub-machine guns, holstered on either side of his backpack.
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As a bonus scene, here are a couple of quick pics with my Mando Kombat Scorpion & Sub-Zero. Testing out Scorpion's chain-attached kunai and Sub-Zero's ground ice, each with alternate hands. I've tried giving Sub-Zero's guantlets and attached hoses a "frosted over" paint deco. Still waiting on buckets to FINISH THEM.
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Everything look's great! ;D
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Awesome!
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Oh my, I have been gone so long I am on customs overload! The Marines are FAN FREAKIN TASTIC! Such creative work on display here. I LOVE THAT LITTLE TANK YOU MADE FROM SPARE PARTS! Great stuff Michael!
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Wow, saw there was an update in here and had to check it out this morning. I am so tardy in getting into some of my custom postings since I have been focusing on C6. Just an awesome new group of Bug Hunters Michael. I like the BFGs too.
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Awesome work man !!! Really like the mortal kombat crossover hope you do more of them . As far as the bug hunters really nice. cant wait to see what else you come up with keep em coming
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Thanks, guys.
mr.Jedi1977: Yup. In addition to Scorpion and Sub-Zero, I've got WIPs of Reptile, Cyber Smoke and Milleena. I'd like to do Cyrax & Sektor if I can get more one more McQuarry Bobas, two more of the alternate heads and a Kitana if I get one more FeMando body.
I've already got "special effects" in mind for both Sektor & Cryax, and I know of an appropriate fan weapon for Kitana.
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Awesome!!! looking forward to seeing the rest. they are all good choices Especially Cyrax and sektor cant wait to see what you come up with All the best to you
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Cannot wait to see those figures! ;D
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Loving the Colonial Marines! Very nice parts usage and paint apps :)
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M4K3R1: The mech suit is an older GI Joe piece. I did not alter it in any way, other than to slightly weather it and add detailing. I have three of the units, and this is the first one I've used so far. Picked them up at flea markets and thrift stores.
Thank you, love the new additions.
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ARC trooper A-201 (batch Alpha-0) aka "Trauma". One of the original ARCs trained by Jango Fett, A-201 took the name "Trauma" after a series of particulaly disturbing incidents while still undergoing training on Kamino. A-200 and A-201 were two of twelve in their batch (Alpha-0). A horrific accident involving LAAT-i drops under live-fire went bad. The craft they were on crashed, killing all but units A-200 and A-201.
Several months later, A-200 and A-201 (batch Alpha-0) were in the gun range, undergoing hands-on training with a variety of alien weaponry at the age of 8 actual years (16 accelerated). The Kaminoan Quality Control Supervisor in charge of their batch had concerns regarding A-200's performance since the crash. She decided that A-200 wasn't meeting quality control standards and that he had to be "reconditioned". While the pair were gearing up with Wookie bowcasters, the Quality Control Supervisor and her Product Removal Technichians arrived to "recondition" ARC A-200 (batch Alpha-0). Knowing full well what "reconditioning" meant, A-200 simply pointed his bowcaster at the Kaminoan and calmy blew her head off. He then took his own life before his brother could stop him, splattering gore onto A-201's armor.
A-201 took to calling himself "Trauma", and painted his armor with a facsimile of the blood splatter from his brother, as a way to honor him. He doesn't utilize the pauldron or rangefinfer common to most ARCs, only his kama and sidearm holsters (and horrific paint scheme) outwardly mark him as an ARC. It is widely believed that Trauma went rogue shortly after Order 66 and may have fled to Mandalore. At last count, Trauma utilized a customized DC-17 sniper blaster, and large vibroblade and a pair of DST-RO pulse pistols. He was known to carry an assortment of grenades and explosives charges.
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That is awesome! ;D
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one word: excellent!! love this trooper :)
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Nice! Guess where you can see this one now? ;D
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This is great I really like this back story as well. great work
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Epic custom! Love the back story as well!
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Awesome custom and back story man :o
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Yes, great custom and story line with this one.
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Thanks, guys. I got kinda burnt out on clones a while back, but I'm really diggin' this new sculpt. I need to get a pic of my new clone customs Dre & Trauma together.
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Here a a few quick WIP pics.
First is a no-sculpt kitbashed Predator:
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Next is a new Borg Drone using a Blanx Alpha buck. This one was a Rodian.
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Group shot of the three Blanx Alpha drones so far. Finished unit, primed & awaiting paint unit and freshly-assimilated unit.
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Lastly, a Sith Lord Predator. WIP name is "Maul". Any guesses to his skin color pattern? Looking for a Star Wars/Transformers lightsaber to finish him off. They are the only ones correctly sized for this fig.
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These look so EPIC! I cannot wait to see the finished Maul predator! :D
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Sweet. Time for this update to go to the front page.
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Thanks, everyone. Here are completed pics of my Steampunk Borg Drone, complete with smokestack. He's a "cut 'n' paste" (aka a kitbash), but was sooo freakin' fun to make. I CANNOT stop makin' these Blanx Alphas into Borg! Resistance is futile indeed!
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And here he is with my "standard" Drone
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The base body is a Blanx Alpha buck, the legs and feet are from a TCW Magnadroid. The "cog" armor and belt are from an Iron Man fig, the collar is from the armored vest from a GI Joe Iron Grenadier, the tank backpack is from a Spy Kids 2 fig, eyepiece is from a 25th Commando Snake Eyes, weapon arm is a mostly a Battledroid blaster and a GI Joe gun. The abdominal armor is cut down from the removeable Wookie Warrior shin armor. His thigh plates are the shoulder plates from the removeable armor vest from a TCW Weequay Pirate, shoulder plates are from a TCW Cold Weather Rex. Oh, and lots of random greeblies and hoses and wires and stuff. Lots.
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AWESOME! I cannot believe i did not see this before!!! :o
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Very interesting steampunk Borg Drone! Great parts usage :)
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Love the "steam" comming off that pipe! Awesome job man.
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gorgeous idea, great figure!!
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Great figure honestly,and he looks like he could fit in any series really,and even for someone who didn't necessarily like star wars,but liked steampunk would still truly enjoy this one.I've always loved how you add other customizing elements to your figures as well such as the "steam effect".Congrats on a great custom,and thanks for sharing.Awesome!
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Resistance is Futile!
Awesome Michael. Back to the front page with you. I really like this Borg phase you are in.
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Here a a few quick WIP pics.
First is a no-sculpt kitbashed Predator:
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Next is a new Borg Drone using a Blanx Alpha buck. This one was a Rodian.
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Group shot of the three Blanx Alpha drones so far. Finished unit, primed & awaiting paint unit and freshly-assimilated unit.
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Lastly, a Sith Lord Predator. WIP name is "Maul". Any guesses to his skin color pattern? Looking for a Star Wars/Transformers lightsaber to finish him off. They are the only ones correctly sized for this fig.
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qreat work,have you managed to source a lightsaber? i've got one or 2 in red and a couple in blue but i'm in the UK.........cheap to ship i reckon......i'll get a quote,PM me if interested
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Great stuff. I like them a lot.
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Thanks, everyone. Here are completed pics of my Steampunk Borg Drone, complete with smokestack. He's a "cut 'n' paste" (aka a kitbash), but was sooo freakin' fun to make. I CANNOT stop makin' these Blanx Alphas into Borg! Resistance is futile indeed!
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And here he is with my "standard" Drone
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The base body is a Blanx Alpha buck, the legs and feet are from a TCW Magnadroid. The "cog" armor and belt are from an Iron Man fig, the collar is from the armored vest from a GI Joe Iron Grenadier, the tank backpack is from a Spy Kids 2 fig, eyepiece is from a 25th Commando Snake Eyes, weapon arm is a mostly a Battledroid blaster and a GI Joe gun. The abdominal armor is cut down from the removeable Wookie Warrior shin armor. His thigh plates are the shoulder plates from the removeable armor vest from a TCW Weequay Pirate, shoulder plates are from a TCW Cold Weather Rex. Oh, and lots of random greeblies and hoses and wires and stuff. Lots.
that the size sith saber you need?
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Michael the SP Borg looks great! You are doing some awesome work with the Blanks figures. I love it!
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Super awesome man
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Thanks, guys. These are really fun to make. I've got a couple more Blanx left, but I'm quickly running outta bits to Borg them with. I wanna make a female drone before I run outta greeblies.
Benjani: yup! Perfect!
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really cool !!! Excellent use of parts I would love too see what you come up with for the female drone All the best
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Thanks, guys. These are really fun to make. I've got a couple more Blanx left, but I'm quickly running outta bits to Borg them with. I wanna make a female drone before I run outta greeblies.
Benjani: yup! Perfect!
it's yours.....ready to ship vadsab
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Hey DO
Sorry for the delay matey – but work has been hell for me over the last six weeks but things are now coming back to normal and I’ve spent a great while pouring over all of you latest customs!! I’ve really enjoyed having a catch up of your work with a steaming mug of tea!
My highlights have been…
1.)Your USCMC Marines. You and I both LOVE Aliens – and I can’t believe just how many of these bad boys you’ve been cranking out! I lve Cpl Stevenson the Medic (he is also a reminder that I need to make my own Doc!)
PFC Chen rocks! I love the buils and pain apps on this guy. But my all-time favourite has to be Riker and that Exo-Suit!! That is bada$$ beyond belief matey, I utterly love everything about this build, the parts, the paint and the details – utterly excellent work mate!
2.)Your use of the Blanx Alphas to create ST Borg are mind-blowingly good! You have really raised the bar for using the Blanx as a base – I wish more folk would get into using them – the possibilities are almost endless! That SteamPunk version is my total favourite though!
3.)Your Mortal Kombat Mandos are brilliant – lovely parts choices and paint work as always! I love the blue apps on SZ – they look great!
Sorry I left it so long to comment old buddy – but I have had a great time catching up with your work! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
All the very best,
Ray
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hey DO........lightsaber for the predator was posted last week,just letting you know
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Really is an interesting concept...I'm not a Star Trek fan myself, but this is a great-looking figure in its own right regardless. I particularly love the gear choices and the weaponized right arm; awesome work!
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Hey, everybody! Thanks for the support. Haven't posted in a long while, you know...life and stuff. Anyhow, I hope to get a few more WIP pics up tonight, nothing completed since last update. Thanks again!
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After a loooong hiatus, I'm happy to report that I am back. Kinda. Anyhow, on to the customs!
Rodian Borg Drone built on a Blanx Alpha buck. Iron Man armor added, Cobra BAT modded weapon arm, GI Joe Airtight gasmask, part of a TIE fighter helmet, a thermal detonator from the RC/SBD comic two pack, POTF2 Greedo, armor from a TCW Weequay Pirate from the Battlepack and lots of wires, hoses and whatnot.
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My two standard Drones. I freaking love making these Borg Drones from the Blanx Alphas. I've got another Drone in the works, along with a Queen(!).
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Mostly done Ghostbuster. He's got an opening ghost trap, PKE meter (with extendable tines), radio, goggles and an as-of-yet-unnamed piece of ghostbustering apparati. All gear is removeable. He'll also have a "beam" special effect for the proton wand, and (hopefully) a special effect for the trap as well. I really love this figure.
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Quick pic of the crew of the Red Dragon rogue AT-AT. Mo' betta pics to come! And yes, some of them are POTF2 figs. Wanna make something of it? LOL.
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Oh wow DO there's some great skill on display there! But that Ghostbuster takes the biscuit!! I've always fancied trying one myself but I doubt that I could ever top that guy! He is amazing! Honestly I'm gob-smacked, can't wait to see more pics of him! I'd love to see you partner him up with a SteamPunk Ghostbuster too!!
Best wishes
Ray
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The borg is AWESOME! I cannot wait to see the others and i cannot wait to see more pics of that rogue AT-AT squad! :D
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Oh yeah! Love that Rougue Dragon crew. Back on the front page.
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Hopefully you have a custom AT-AT to go with the crew...?
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This is an amazing update . the rodian borg is really cool... that red dragon crew is off the charts ... i reallly like the colors and how clean the paint job is awesome work man
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Thanks for the support, everyone.
And yes, krztfr...there is an actual Red Dragon AT-AT mod in the works.
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That Red Dragon rogues are awesome and the ghostbuster. Impressive.
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Now THAT is a cool use of the Sandtrooper backpack accessory!
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Man that Red Dragon crew looks awesome! Can't wait to see them in the AT-AT!
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awesome updates
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This is my entry into the 5th Birthday Celebration Contest:
"Captain's log, stardate 486675.4. The battle against the Borg is not going well. Despite Captain Picard's destruction of the Borg Queen, they have stepped up their assaults. Turns out that the Queen is not one single entity, but rather a control program downloaded into another host shell as needed. Evidence points out that there have even been Borg Kings as well. The Queen 2.0 (as we are calling "her") has initiated a drone upgrade program. Several new types of drones have been recorded. The low-res images that accompany this log entry have the only known pictures of the new types. Sadly, my First Officer, Commander Daniel Fett was lost in the reconnasaince raid that garnered these images. There are several still pictures that show his capture and subsequent assimilation."
"The first type are officially known as "Heavy Assault Units", although my Security Chief Lt. Commander Hicks has taken to calling them "Tanks". They are more heavily armed and armored than typical drones. The "Tanks" are granted more autonomy than the regular drones, and will attack in force. Their shielding prevents all damage, although they are susceptable to ballistic weaponry, high-temperature plasma burners and sonic blasters. The unit pictured here appears to have been a Duros. It is equipped with micro-proton launchers on both arms, dual-port phaser/disruptor combos and high-tensile shearing claws on both arms. This particular unit also shows a recent upgrade...a shoulder mounted plasma caster, most likely assimilated from the Yuatja Predators. The only good news is that they are still fairly rare, seemingly from the Queen's reluctance to lighten up on her mental grip."
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"The next batch of images focus on the second new drone type. Officially labeled "Assimilator Units", they have been dubbed "Runners". Lithe and agile, they are the least armed or armored of all the drone types. Their sole purpose is to overrun the opposition and implant the nanovirus that begins the assimilation process. They move like nothing we have ever encountered from the Borg before. They sprint down corridors, jumping over obstacles like old Earth freerunners. They are more common than the "Tank" units. The two units pictured were a Dressellian and a Kel Dor. They lack weaponized arms common to most Borg types, and are only equipped with the injection tubules that sprout from their knuckles. These tubules inject the nanovirus that ultimately leads to full assimilation."
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"Sadly, this last set of images are of the loss of my trusted First Officer, Commander Daniel Fett. He led the Away Team that infiltrated the Borg Cube that these new drone types were stationed on."
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"The nanovirus in action, visualized by the biotechnical tracks on is face and the immediate loss of color and blood flow."
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"As a last minute adition, here are the images of the Borg Queen 2.0 that were able to be salvaged from the Away Team's tricorder."
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"As you can see, the Federation is facing it's greatest threat since it's creation. The Borg have adapted in ways we never expected and we must evolve as well, or our very way of life will be extinguisehed. Captain Mulvo Skirata, USS Mandalore out".
BONUS! Here are shots of the Hive so far, one with the Steampunk Unit, one without.
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These are great!
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Michael you have really stepped your game up with these Blanks figures. Great mods and kit bashing, the details are so cool looking!Also love the queen, that head choice is perfect! The gloss and flat black is a great choice, love that contrast. One hell of an entry!
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Very cool!
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Thanks for the love, guys. These Borg units are super fun to make. Working on a mini-dio of an Alcove for them to hang out in.
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Love it ALL!!! Borg!!! BORG QUEEN!!!!!!!!
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Awesome. I really like that Queen. Back to the front page.
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Awesome job man. :o :o :o :o
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WOW!!! Excellent Work! Love them! :)
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Thanks! Here is my latest figure in my Kenner Predator Upgrade project. For those unaware, Kenner produced some kickass Predator toys in the late 90's. Be today's standards, they are simple...5 points of articulation, minor paint, kid-friendly rocket firing doodads. BUT, the sculpts are fantastic. I've taken it upon myself to modify them. It's a great opportunity for me to enhance my customizing skills. This is kinda like "Pimp My Predator". Anyway, here is my latest - a Predator Sith Lord, from the Old Republic timeline. You know...it's easier to make up stuff for that time frame.
Darth Ravage, Dark Lord of the Sith. Darth Ravage is a Yautja, known the galaxy over as a species of hunters. While most Yuatja hunt simply for the thrill, some have left the clans and gone rouge...operating as bounty hunters. Even rarer still is the Yuatja pup born strong enough in the Force to garner attention from those seeking followers...be they Jedi or Sith. Taken from his clan early on, Darth Ravage was raised on the Sith world of Korriban. Quickly rising thru the ranks of the Sith, Ravage was apprenticed to Darth Feral, the infamous Wookie Sith Lord. Ravage is only one of a handful of apprentices Darth Feral didn't kill himself (Feral killed more of his own apprentices than any other Sith Lord in their history). After a long and tumultuous apprenticeship, Darth Ravage was granted the title of Dark Lord.
Darth Ravage puts his innnate hunting abilities to the utmost use. He is the most skilled lightsaber combatant of his generation. Among the Sith (and the Jedi) he is known as the "Council Killer". This nickname is the result of Ravage's single-handed decimation of 5 of the 12 Jedi on the Master's Council. He also wields Sith Lightning with deadly accuracy and utilizes Force Speed, Force Push and Saber Toss to pinpoint accuracy. While Darth Ravage has killed dozens of Jedi (so many that fully one whole hallway of the Sith Temple on Korrriban is filled with Jedi lightsabers, the only trophies he considers worthy enough to keep on his person are the 5 hilts of the fallen Council members.
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Trophies
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Modified Biomask
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Biomask attached to backpack for storage
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Sith Lightning
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Plasma Caster bolt
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The biomask was press-molded by myself from an original. It came out lopsided (1st time attempting casting/molding), but it worked. Modified with some jaw bone armor from the parts bin and shaped to be a lil' different from the original. The Predator was upgraded with simple-to-do cut wrist articulation, and the hook for the biomask to hang added. Easy-peasy. The tatts were suppossed to emulate Darth Maul, but I sucked at that. So, they are just "Sithy tatts". This fig is based on a pic I found on teh interwebs of a cosplayer who created a Maul/Predator hybrid costume. If I can find the inspirational pic, I will post it. Just the thought of a Dark Side-wielding Predator is frightning. Hope you enjoy! I've got several more of these "KPU"s to debut soon. Ish. Thanks for tuning in!
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AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Thats an excellent figure & one truly scary Sith! Whats next Alien Stormtroopers!!??... Eeekkkk! :)
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SWEET!! on the FP!
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At Celebration Five, there was a guy dressed up as one! I have a pic of him.....somewhere.
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Thanks, guys. I love these old Kenner Preds. I've got another set of mash-ups with them planned.
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looks great now he's got all the trimmings,the lightsaber i sent turned up i guess. does the larger hilt fit in the hand ok?
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Yes! Thank you benjani! I thought I'd sent a thank you pm. It fits exactly as I had hoped. I really appreciate it!
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Thats a real cool crossover . The sith tatts look fantastic and you did a hell of a job on them
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Holy crap on a stick, that is awesome! Dang man this is one killer mash up! Very well done Michael!
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Yes! Thank you benjani! I thought I'd sent a thank you pm. It fits exactly as I had hoped. I really appreciate it!
That's ok,glad I could help........they aren't that common. looks great with the trophy hilts,tattoo's and the paintjob makes it stand out so well.
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WOW! That is pretty intense!
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Thanks for the love on the Sith Lord Predator. Here is another entry into my Aliens-inspired universe.
This squad doesn't exist. Officially, anyway. If they did, they would be labled "Copyright Enforcement" or "Asset Denial" specialists. Their mission is to secure areas that have had xenomorph sightings for teams of scientists to move in and set up shop. Rumors of their existance abound, despite their best efforts to keep witnesses from occuring. Children share tales of them during sleepovers, calling them "The Men in Black". They even have a rhyme they whisper to each other in the darkness: "Two by two, with hands of blue. The Men in Black will come for you. You can't run, you can't hide. The Men in Black want what's inside". Theories abound about their origins...some say that they are Synthetics, others claim that they are clones of an infamous bounty hunter. The truth is more insidious than all the rumors. They are actually genetically engineered xenomorph/human hybrids. Their human DNA has been spliced with the Alien's, giving them several unique abilities. They are telepathically linked, are stronger and more agile than baseline humans, have enhanced senses and have minimal natural resistance to Alien blood. They are not given names, only identification numbers and are trained in all manner of black ops tactics. The gengineered mutants are assigned to squads of four and their only semblance of individuality is they are allowed to choose their own gear and weaponry. All their items are black on black on black (hence the name), except for special bright blue gloves each member wears. The exact purpose of the gloves is currently unknown.
Squads of Colonial Marines have been wiped out by these so-called MIB units. Exercise extreme caution.
MIB squad:
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Unit 110-AZ1001, squad leader
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Unit 214-AZ36112, heavy gunner
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Unit 972-AZ2125, demolitions
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Unit 617-AZ5113, medic & sniper
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This squad was going to be my entry into the 5th year Bday Contest...but I felt that they weren't strong enough (mostly due to the monochromatic paint scheme and lack of real modification). So, here they are instead. Obviously, they are a mash-up homage to "Aliens", "Firefly" and "Men in Black", with a smidge of SW thrown in for flavor. Or, perhaps not-so-obviously, depending on your knowledge of those universes. Their helmets are Fordo's, all modified slightly (with greeblies). The heavy gunner's visor moves, as does the squad leader's range finder. Two of the units have the "acid-nullifying base spray" containers utilized by my USCM squad, and they are removeable. The paint scheme doesn't show up very well in the cruddy pics. They are painted in gloss black and flat black, with dark grey dry brushing for highlights.
BONUS:
Here is a quick WIP shot of a full-on Ronto repaint I'm working on. He/she will be the mount of the post-apocalyptic "gas mask" fig I'm working on for the Collector's Workbench contest. Thanks for tuing in!
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What another awesome update !!! That is one kick @$$ squad. And that ronto is looking sweet looking forward to seeing what you have planned for it ... all the best art
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These are so sweet!
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truelly some epic updates my friend!!! I love your Squad!
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Wow, I see so much goodness in here I don't know what I want to front page, but I will get one of em up there. Nice work.
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Oh yea, I have to agree with Shawn, you are on fire! Great update! Love your new squad, the ultimate mash up we shall call it. Great choices annd little touches that make them all there own verse, so to speak. The Ronto is so killer! I love the paint scheme and can't wait to see what else you are doing for the gas mask project.
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Thanks, guys. Here is a quick mod I did of a GI Joe "Airtight" fig I got in a trade. His chest armor and gasmask were donated to needy Borg, and I decided to zombify the remains. So, presenting Zombie Airtight!
"Log entry 23. This is First Sergeant Conrad Hauser. This is the first notification of death I've had to do in what seems like forever. We lost Kurt Schnurr aka Airtight three days ago. This log entry has my personal comments, and audio/visual recording from the lab.
It all started three days ago. A Joe team consisting of Stalker, Recondo, Spirit and Rock & Roll intercepted a Cobra convoy. In the ensuing firefight, Recondo managed to snag a cannister of "Compound Z". The lab boys were beside themselves...we've been trying for months to grab a sample. It turns out our good fortune was anything but. The cannister was brought to The Pit for analysis. The lab team (Airtight, Mainframe, Breaker and Lifeline) were suited up. Airtight and Lifeline were in the saferoom, the other two were in the adjoining monitor room. Airtight was the designated handler, due to his previous experience with biological warfare items. Things went bad right from the start.
The cannister was rigged with a microdetonator, filled with a new type of high-grade acid. The detonator went off in Airtight's hand, and instantly disintegrated his mask and lower jaw. The cannister it self then blew, releasing "Compound Z" into the saferoom. Kurt was dead and reanimated before his body even hit the floor. Lifeline barely managed to escape before the blastdoors closed and the incineration protocol was initiated.
I've never seen anything like this, General. Cobra isn't messing around anymore. Gone are the days of the absurd "Weather Dominators" and such. This "Compound Z" is the deadliest, scariest thing I've ever seen. Cobra has the ability to raise the dead. Zombies are real, and they are our newest top-tier threat. I'm requesting authorization of re-enlistment of all retired Joes. We're gonna need to go at this with everything we have. I firmly believe that Cobra Commander will use this menace on the population. Lifeline will be in therapy for months before he's released back into active duty. Duke out, end of log. What comes next are the pics from the security cameras, as well as audio of the incident."
AIRTIGHT: "Ok, this is Airtight in the saferoom with my buddy Lifeline. Say hello, Lifeline."
LIFELINE: "Hello, Lifeline."
AIRTIGHT: "Hardy-har-har. Everyone's a comedian. Ok, on the the new toy Recondo got for me. This is the one and only sample of the "Compound Z" we've been hearing rumblings of for months. We don't know what it does, exactly...but Cobra seems to hold it in high regard."
LIFELINE: "I bet it's some new metal polish for Destro's dome (laugh)!"
AIRTIGHT: "Let's find out...the cannister is approximatley one foot long and six inches around. It is metallic in nature and...hmm. What IS this?"
LIFELINE: "What is what?"
AIRTIGHT: "This right he...(explosion heard, screaming and gurgling)
LIFELINE: "OH MY GOD! AIRTIGHT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED! SHUT THE BLASTDOOR! SHUT THE BLASTDO..."
...end of transmission...
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Just a super-quick zombie mod. Based the entire figure and repainted the entire thing. The hands are from a Blanx Alpha. No big deal, just fun to make. And the story was fun too. Thanks for tuning in!
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Haha nice zombie nod !!!
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Truly great work here man your stuff ROCKS can't wait to see more from you keep up the great work!!!
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After many, many months of languishing in WIP hell, my Mortal Kombat-inspired Mandalorians are finished! Big thanks to Sith Happens aka Sanitarium Customs for getting my the buckets I needed swift as a whistle. Here are the first two Kombatants. Both of them include "special effects" base on in-game moves, and both have had the static wrists of the Jango fig removed and replaced with more articulate ones. They even feature additional hands for the "special move" poses. Enjoy!
MANDO KOMBAT! ROUND ONE, SUB-ZERO VS. SCORPION! FIGHT!
PLAYER ONE: SUB-ZERO!
The Lin Kuei clan have been Mandos almost as long as Mandos have had clans. Known for their scrict adherence to an internal code of honor, they are none-the-less fierce warriors. The Mando bounty hunter known as Sub-Zero is actually the second to bear that codename in the clan. Bi-Han was the first Sub-Zero, and was killed by longtime rival "Scorpion" of the Shirai Ryu clan. The new Sub-Zero, Kuai Liang, has taken up his brother's beskar'gam in memoriam and has vowed revenge against Scorpion. His armor boasts a "freezer pack"...a specially moddified backpack mounted cryo-generator. It is capable of creating instant-freezing blasts. Sub-Zero utilizes the blasts to create slippery ice obstacles, iced-up weapons or even freeze live tissue. He weilds a cold-saber (like a darksaber or lightsaber...only made of ice), a custom blaster and twin holstered pistols. His facial scar was recieved during a training exercise and is the only way to distinguish him from his brother.
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Special effect! This is from a M.A.R.S. toy I got from Dollar General, spruced up a bit. It's meant to represent his "slippery ice" special move. I attempted to give his gauntlets a "frosted over" look, kinda visible in the pics.
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PLAYER TWO: SCORPION!
Hanzo Hasashi, of the clan Shirai Ryu is better known by his codename "Scorpion". As deadly a hunter as any, he is utterly remorseless and ruthless. A percived slight by the Mando called Sub-Zero left Scorpion to hate the Lin Kuei member with an unbridled passion...ultimately leading Scorpion to murder Sub-Zero in cold blood. Shortly thereafter, Scorpion's ship was attacked by raiders and shot down over Tattooine. Scorpion survived the crash, but was horribly disfigured. He had a surgeon reconstruct his face into the skull-like visage he now wears. He will remove his helmet before finishing an opponent and gaze down at them, saying "Look into the face of your death and know despair". Scorpion's preferred weapons are a pair of swords sheathed on his jetpack, a custom bladed blaster and a chain-attached throwing knife that ejects from his guantlet. He often taunts his quarry, yelling "GET OVER HERE!" or "COME HERE!", whilst spearing them with his knife and reeling them in. His jetpack has been specially modified as well, granting him mind-blowing agility. He'll often appear before a target and quickly "jump" around them, seemingly in a split second.
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Special Effect! This emulates Scorpion's infamous kunai attack.
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Thanks for tuning in! Reptile and Cyber-Smoke up next! I really shoulda got a couple 'a shots of them fighting. Totally forgot!
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WOW :o!!! These are great I love the design on them. How about a Shao Kahn too? I mean is it possible?
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super cool, the blue one is my fave!
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Sweet! Glad to see you used the Airtight i gotcha! These look so cool! That zombie is SCARY!
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great X-over there D O......... sub zero so cool (no pun intended ;D)
I'd like to see you make my favourite character Raiden done in beskar........go on.........Finish HIM!! :)
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Now this is a crossover !!! Mk is still one of my favorite games . I hope you do more of the characters I would really like to see what you come up with .
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Thanks, guys. I'll be posting pics of Reptile and Cyber-Smoke shortly. I have Mileena in WIP stage, and a Jedi Raiden also in the works. If I can snag a couple more McQuarrie Concept Boba figs with the alternate head sI'll make a Cyrax and Sector.
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Thanks, guys. I'll be posting pics of Reptile and Cyber-Smoke shortly. I have Mileena in WIP stage, and a Jedi Raiden also in the works. If I can snag a couple more McQuarrie Concept Boba figs with the alternate head sI'll make a Cyrax and Sector.
WE ALL WANT TO SEE MORE NOW!!! These are truly awesome Darth Op make sure you tell me when you get more of them up ;D
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Flawless Victory!
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These are great. My comments are on the front page.
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These guys are so cool! My son loves them too! Can't wait to see the rest of these.
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Thanks, guys. I'll be posting pics of Reptile and Cyber-Smoke shortly. I have Mileena in WIP stage, and a Jedi Raiden also in the works. If I can snag a couple more McQuarrie Concept Boba figs with the alternate head sI'll make a Cyrax and Sector.
I can't wait to see your Raiden jedi,the god of thunder with a lightsaber,great idea DO :)..........these awesome MK pieces really inspired me to have a go at my all-time fave character,retro style Raiden with a hint of Christopher Lambert in him.
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Yes! Christopher Lambert! Top b-level sci-fi/fantasy leading man ever!
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Super cool customs man! :o :o :o
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Thanks, everyone. These are easily some of my favorite Mandos (of my own design)...and I've done a lot. I don't think I've ever seen anyone cross MK and SW in this manner.
BONUS CHARACTER: REPTILE!
The Mandalorian known simply as Reptile is an enigma. Little is known of his origins, or true identity. All that is known is that he's signed a long-term contract to hunt exculsively for Shang T'Sung, Vigo of a Black Sun offshoot known as Outworld. He is a hunter of much renown and his name is spoken in hushed tones. Apparently he is a shapeshifter of some sort. He wears the appearance of a human most of the time, with only his clawed hands betraying his alien origin. He is known to remove his bucket and balaclava during a particularly brutal fight and shift into what may be a more natural form. It is reptillian in nature, similar to a Trandoshan in most respects. In battle he wields a four-bladed mace and a pair of matched blasters. It is rumored that if near defeat, he will release a acidic venom from his mouth as a last resort defense. This has yet to be confirmed.
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Fairly happy with how he came out. I had to use an original vintage Bossk for the head. The hands are from that Nikto Jedi, the body is a Jango and the human head is the alternate head from a Blanx Alpha. I'd like to update to a newer Bossk sculpt or even that other Trando. If I had one with an open mouth, I could try to create a "acid spray" special effect. Of the four Mando Kombat figs, Reptile is the only one without some sorta special effect accessory.
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SWEET!
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Nice, time to go back to the fp.
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Again excellent, the vintage Bossk head and the hands worked quite well for reptile . ( just a suggestion if you have it or can find it you should try a herchek kal fas head, the reptile in the cantina scene if you want to update reptile that might be a good choice to use ) I'M psyched to see the rest of the gang your working on all the best.... art
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Thanks, Art. I actually was looking for that head you mentioned, just outta reach financially. We'll see.
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Hey, guys. My wife and I are facing a very desperate situation. I've had to sell the majority of my toy collection, excluding my customs (for now). Here is a link to some of what is left. Have a look, maybe you'll see something you need. Thanks.
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=8127.0 (http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=8127.0)
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loving the reptile fig,all of them in fact...........if you got a spare mastiff maybe the moving jaw could be cut in and blended somehow to a bossk head and done that way?
will be interesting to see how you recreate an acid spray effect,got me stumped at the moment. keep up the good work DO,love it :)
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Heck yea, Reptile is awesome!
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Here is the latest (and last...for a while) member of my Mortal Kombat inspired Mandalorians - Cyber Smoke!
PLAYER TWO - CYBER SMOKE! FIGHT!
A member of the Lin Kuei clan of Mandalorians that produced both warriors known as Sub-Zero, Tomas Vrbada was a mighty warrior in his own right. Friends with the younger of the two, Tomas was granted the codename "Smoke" following a successful Rite of Passage his clan required of all members reaching the age of thirteen. Smoke was present when the Mando known as Scorpion killed the older Sub-Zero. Smoke attempted to avenge his clanmate, but was hopelessly outmatched by the evil warrior. Scorpion left his battered foe at the bottom of a chasm, believing him to be dead. Smoke survived for the three days it took a scouting droid to locate his body by accident. Notifying his clan on Mandalore of the find, the younger brother Kuai Liang arrived to collect the armor of his fallen brother Bi-Han and what remains of his friend Tomas. Tomas is rushed to the nearest medical facility, and the clan authorizes his body to be rebuilt with cybernetics. What little organic remnants remain are forever locked insided a beskar body. Tomas, now called Cyber Smoke, vows revenge on Scorpion with his friend Kuai assuming Bi-Han's armor and codename of Sub-Zero along side him. The two travel the galaxy, seeking the one man who destroyed both of their lives. They will not be whole until Scorpion is defeated in Mando combat. Cyber Smoke's preferred weapons are a concussion greande launcher and the specialized gauntlet that spews a smoke mist that dissolves untreated beskar on his left arm. He also keeps a blaster pistol on his hip as a back-up weapon.
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"Special Effect" smoke cloud. Lame, but it was the best I could think of at the time. I may go back and revisit it sometime. It's a length of wire plugged into the gauntlet port with pulled cotton swab glued on.
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This was a McQuarrie Concept Boba Fett with the alternate head. Dreadlock cables came from a variety of sources. Kinda hard to tell from the cruddy pics, Cyber Smoke has a multi-colored "smokey" paintjob I'm fairly proud of. If I were to aquire more of this base fig I'd make Cyrax and Sector (complete with chest-launched projectile "special effects"). I have one of the bodies, need one more and two of the alternate heads. Thanks for tuning in!
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Cool! I love the dreds!
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I really like this cross-over group. Cyber Smoke is now fighting on the front page!
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Once again outstanding work man !!! im at work this is the only time i get internet cause im still out of power due to sandy so at the risk of getting in trouble this was more important then work so i had to comment lol all the best art
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Thanks, guys. I have a Mando Mileena and Jedi Raiden WIPs on "pause" right now. I love this universe mix.
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Cool color pattern! I wish there were more varied patterns of mando's like this one to customize. I think there's only the Boba/Jango-styled ones, Rohlan Dyre from the comic packs, this one of pre-production Boba, and the TOR female.
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so rocking good!
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Heck yea, Awesome figure! Very well done and a cool back story to boot!
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Thanks, e'reyone! For those following at home, you know I've been working on a series I call the "Kenner Predator Upgrade Project" for a while now. It's kinda like "Pimp My Ride", only for Predator figures produced in the 90s by long-gone toy giant Kenner. The sculpts were and still are awesome, but like most toys released in the 90s, the articulation and paint apps are lacking. Plus, most all of them feature some giant projectile launcher. I've taken it upon myself to upgrade these great figures. The latest KPUP figure is thus:
Ironhide, the Yuatja Armorer. A metalsmith of great renown in the Yautja region of space, Ironhide is the chief metal worker to the ruling clan. His work is famous for his artistry and ability to blend several rare metals (phrik, adamantium, beskar, vibranium) together in one piece. A walking advertisement for his work, Ironhide is covered nearly head to toe in armor. His chest plate features a xenomorph head and it's double jaw. He wears it's tail on his left shoulder. The trophies were taken from his first xenomorph kill, which he accomplished while still a cub. He has also studded his armor with teeth taken from a Rancor, which he defeated single handidly. In battle he wields a reptile-motif sword of his own design, along with a large shield and two perfectly balanced javelins housed in a quiver on his back, in addition to the standard plasma caster favored by Yuatja Predators. Ironhide is joined in the hunt by a large robotic scorpion. The device was claimed as a trophy from a larger transforming robot Ironhide defeated several cycles ago. The larger robot called the samller unit "Scorponok" and that is what Ironhide refers to it as. The unit is adept at flushing out prey, with it's innate tracking programs and ability to burrow under the earth while stalking prey.
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Mask now attaches to backpack:
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This KPUP was a straight-up repaint. Well, mostly. I removed and replaced his left hand into a more natural postion, and made a small hook and loop to store his biomask onto his backpack. The javelins are standard issue, the sword is from a Mummies Alive figure. The shield was gained in a trade and I believe it's from a Mega-Blocks set. The Scorponok was an accessory from the Blackout figure from the 1st Transformers flick, completely repainted. Sorry for the cruddy pics. I hope to get some "Before and After" pics done soon, since I'm fairly certain most of y'all have no idea of these figs and what they looked like before I got ahold of them. But, before that, I have at least a few more KPUPs to finish and post. Thanks for tuning in!
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Awesome! Love the design and paint apps!
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Wow, great backstory to go with a great custom. Back on the front page.
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That is a great story for this figure. The paint job and everything on this figure is awesome!! the alien tail and head completes it well ..... art
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just excellent!
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Such an awesome upgrade Michael! This one bad ass figure and great back story on this one. The paint work is just perfect and I would love to see some better photos!
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Thanks everyone! Spry...me too. I'm working on a better lightbox. I want to post some "before and after" pics of the KPUP figures to give folks some idea of what they looked like, well...before. Maybe I'll be able to work on that this weekend. But, then again, the Mrs. wants me to do yardwork so...
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I just want to take a moment and say Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. And, if you will allow me to share (via my faith and worldview) this is one of the most special times of the year, at least to me. I am truly thankful to God above for His grace, mercy and salvation. He has richly blessed my life. I have the blessing of an amazing wife, beautiful children, and a loving family. I am also thankful that I live in this great nation. I hope you have a chance to take a moment today and look at your life and reflect on how fortunate you are. I also want to make a statement to the ISYs in general that even though we don't all know each other personally and face-to-face, I am thankful that in our hobby we have a common place to share our creations with one another. Happy Thanksgiving enjoy some turkey!!!
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Thanks, Mungo. That's a really nice sentiment
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Hey, Yarders! I'm in the process of uploading a TON of pics on finished peices and WIPs to be unveiled soon. In the meantime, check out this page:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/CANCELLED.FIGURES/?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/CANCELLED.FIGURES/?fref=ts)
It's for a Facebook page called "Bring Them Back" and it's for discussion of cancelled, prototype, one-off and never-were action figures. It's by my buddy Red Rebel Customs, and it's super awesome. You know how I know? 'Cause I'm totally an admin there. :)
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Anyway, here are some new customs.
This is the key crew of the rogue Star Destroyer "Dragon's Fury" under command of the power-mad Zabrak who insists on calling himself "The Dragon King". His chief means of conveyance ground-side is a modified AT-AT called "The Red Dragon". His top officers took his cue an they all gave themselves nifty "pirate-ish" nicknames.
The Dragon King. Former first officer aboard "The Tamer", a special operations Star Destroyer in the Outer Rim during the Battle of Endor. Seeing the destruction of the Deat Star via the holonet, he quickly inacted a mutiny and siezed control of the ship for himself. Christining himself "The Dragon King" and renaming the ship "Dragon's Fury" he set about on a course of piracy and pillaging. The majority of the crew stayed aboar, thinking work under this crazy Zabrak could not possibly be any worse than under the rule of Palpatine.
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Trooper Commander Gravedigger, a Fett clone. Equipped with a prototype dual-barrel quad blaster. What? The blaster has two physical barrels, each ending in two focal points...thus resulting in four blasts.
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Heavy Door Gunner Widowmaker, also a Fett clone. Favorite thing to do? Hang out the door of the Red Dragon, shootin' stuff. His smartgun is equipped with a cutting-edge flip-up display screen, displaying info from a variety of sources in a form of code known as "The Matrix". The purpose is coallate the various data streams into a cohesive, useable form. Widowmaker can pick out targets from the screen using his helmet HUD and then "fire and forget", as the projectiles are self-guiding. The other troops insist, however, that he is actually watching Twi'lek pr0n...as he is the only member of the crew who can read "The Matrix" code. And maybe he is...
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Chief Engineers Scar and Purge. These twins are mechanical geniuses and are in charge of keeping the ship and all her vehicles in top form.
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ARC Trooper Fatal. The only surviving ARC trooper on the ship. He functions as The Dragon King's personal scout and assassin.
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Captain, Air Patrol Screamer. One of the best Imperial pilots, like EVAR.
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Spacetroopers Rampage and Psycho. These two hulking freakshows are experts in orbital EVA (extra vehicular actions) tactics. That means they leave a perfectly good spacecraft, head on to the hull and kick ass. It is also said that Psycho enjoys the "affections" of Ewoks, but that's just a nasty rumor. Right?
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Dark Trooper Power Armor pilot Berserk. Pilot of one of the few Dark Trooper Phase 3 suits to survive Kyle Katarn's assault on the secret lab, Berzerk is a monster. Abnormally large and strong, he is rumored to be a gengineered hybrid clone of Wookie/Human DNA. He is mute and has covered his pale, slightly orangish skin in Wookie tribal tattoos. He wileds a power hammer in battle, along with a massive twin-barrel concussion launcher.
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Scout Droid "Whisper" and astromech R2-T1 "Lil' Monster". Whisper displays the same odd "Matrix" code as Widowmaker's smartgun. "Lil' Monster" is The Dragon King's personal aid.
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Roving Assault Droid "Rage". Custom built by the twins, this unit can be dropped ground-side to wreck havok behind enemy lines.
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Group shot! Yes, I am aware that a good number of these are POTF2 figures. I had 'em in my trade post for the longest time with no interest. So, being 1) low on funds and 2) crafty, I decided to go ahead and use 'em. Thanks for tuning in!
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PS: The "Red Dragon" AT-AT is in WIP mode.
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Holy gobbidy gook! What a crew! Man you make the POTF figures look great! Love the little droid featuring your greeblies. This is really bad ass Michael!
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Thanks, Spry! I appreciate the love! This was a gun crew to make. I may add more to the ranks.
And I need to finish "The Red Dragon" AT-AT mod for them to cruise around in.
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Of course I had to front page this. The Door Gunner is my favorite, but all of them are very nice. Well done and what a great use for POTF2 Figures.
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Off the scale.
Your POTF customs are really cool.
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Great job!
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WOW AWESOME JOB!!!
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Awesome!
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Thanks, guys! Here are a few WIP pics.
First up is my latest Mando Mash-up fig. This one is based on Kratos, from the "God of War" series. He will have a nifty chain-whip effect when finished. And the obligatory mixed universe backstory.
Kratos, the Ghost of Keldabe:
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Next up is a BAT variant. This unit is a pilot.
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Third, the next Mando Mash-up figs. This duo and their rides will be inspired by the Junkion tribe from the old-school Transformers. They are also my first attempt to meld Joe lowers onto SW uppers without losing the waist articulation. Wish me luck!
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Lastly (for tonight), this is a TCW trio of clones. I don't normally customize TCW style, but I had a fistful of clones in my parts bin and three of these heads. I figured I'd make them into a team. Not happy with the camo work (I suck at camo), but maybe after weathering it'll look better.
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Don't knock the camo you've done there.........I seriously like the look,I agree a bit of weathering will top it off but it looks a great design already.
Ghost of Keldabe is outstanding,I can already tell it's going in my favourite customs album. what head is that you used?
Seriously good work
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Diggin' it all!!! Great work!
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All Awesome! Really like the B.A.T pilot and the mando duo !
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These are great!
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Thanks, guys!
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The Mandos on Sith speeder project you've got going on looks very interesting...can't wait to see how those guys turn out.
The Junkions concept sounds pretty cool; looking forward to seeing those when they're finished.
Nice concepts!
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Nice updates, I really like the camo! The silver compliments the blue scheme very well, I like it! Kratos also looks very cool, I'm digging the chains and soft goods on him!
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Consider my mind blown sir what a an excellant update!!!!! I really Love that Bat the exposed plate sells it
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Kratos looks awesome. I can't wait to read the backstory.
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So, Collectors Workbench had a contest for "Gasmasks and Survival". This is my entry. Go vote for your favorite (as long as it is me!).
http://forums.collectorsworkbench.com/forum/3852237/ (http://forums.collectorsworkbench.com/forum/3852237/)
The Fiction:
After "The Incident", everything changed. Those that remained struggled daily for survival. A few faired better than most and began roaming the wastelands, offering their services to the highest bidder. The best of these was the man known only as "Fett". Wild rumors swirled about concerning his unknown past. Some claimed he was a clone of an infamous bounty hunter from days past. Others claimed he was a deserter from the Grand Army. What was known was that he was indeed the best of the best. He commanded outrageous prices for his services. He traveled the wastes alone, a nomad, with only a trained Ronto whom he called "Slave" as his companion. A man of few words, Fett was a force to be reconned with. He carries a wide assortment of weaponry (both visible and cleverly hidden) on his persona. He is never seen in public without his ever present gasmask, even when environmental controls have filtered out contagions.
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Slave, faithful trained Ronto:
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This is great! My favorite figure from you!
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Awesome customs man
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Dude...this is an awesome figure! Well done. I hope you win!
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Looks great to me. Time to do a front page shoutout for this and the contest vote.
I tried to share this on FB too, but it wouldn't let me yesterday.
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Thanks, guys! I'm very pleased with how he turned out. After I got done painting him, I sat back and noticed he was vaguely Fett colored. So I ran with it. Like an alternate universe version.
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Very cool! I really like alternate universe versions of favorite characters. Creative and well executed. Keep em rolling!
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wow, awesome figure!
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Incredible figure. I liked this post-apocalyptic-fallout-style figure and his animal. By now I'm working on a Fallout Hummer and a power armor soldier.
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Ok, so it looks like my alternate-reality post apocalyptic Fett took third place in the contest. Thanks to everyone who voted for me.
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As I said on fb, this is really creative and some of your best work. I really like the this beast and figure combo! Paint work is also really wel done.
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Thanks, Spry! I credit all the fantastic customizers here for giving me the drive and inspiration to get better. I've actually customized off and on for over ten years, only just got decent after joining ISY a year or so ago.
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I have been away from here for longer than I thought! Life's been really busy (and complicated), and it's easier to snap pics w/ the ol' iPhone and post directly to Facebook...so that's what I've been doing. But here are a few of the many (many) WIPs I have going on in the lab. Thanks for looking!
Mandolorian Xenomorph Hunters. This pair of siblings is for my Aliens universe, meant to co-exist along side my USCM squad and the team of gengineered Weyland-Yutani "Hands of Blue" team. Gotta love the Samuel L. Jackson "Bad Mothafraka" head sculpt!
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Up next is a large scale foray into Joe-style customs, and my latest fad: NINJA! Who don't like ninja? E'ry body like ninja!
These are Lin Kuei ninja, the same clan as Sub Zero from Mortal Kombat. 1st pic is a quick parts fitting, 2nd pic is a rough draft of color schemes.
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Next up is a photo collage of my other ninja project: a trio of ninja from the movie "The Warrior's Way". If you have seen that awesome piece of film work, high five yourself. If you haven't seen it, go now. It's available as Instant Watch on Netflix. Just waiting on casts of the wide-brimmed Asian hats.
(http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af216/DarthOptimus/IMG_2139.jpg)
Lastly, what's this? A finished piece? Whodathunk it!
This is my No Sculpt Kitbash Predator. This beauty is made from equal parts Avenger's Chituari and Thor's Frost Giant, with "dreads" donated by a SW Kit FIsto. Assorted greeblies round out the armor, weaponry and trophies. The smart disk was hand cut from a "bubble" from on of the figs cards.
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Very cool Yautja concept.
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Ninja's!!! Hey..... now you have my attention.
Looking good.
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What a great update, just awesome. I used the kit-bash predator, but I really like the look of your ninja work too.
It is snowing today and I will be stuck inside for at least today and probably tomorrow the ways it going so I am going to go watch that movie you recommended.
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awesome kit bash predator
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Thanks, everyone! Here are moar kustomz!
A new Star Wars/Transformers crossover. This time, it's the Constructicons (and their gestalt Devestator)! Done up in genuine G1 lime green/purple/black paint scheme!
The Devestators! A gang of Constructicon brand (tm) labor dorids, this unit of six was hit with a computer virus of unknown origin. The virus (codenamed: Decepticon) swept thru the ranks swiftly due to a low-level subsonic carrier wave that links the minds of all the units in a team of six. This team, gaining new-found sentience, left for the stars. Gaining work as mercenaries, bounty hunters and enforcers, they are a force to be reconed with. Several times the Devestators have come into conflict with the team of Mandalorians called Mythosaur Squad. The two teams will stop at nothing to defeat the other. Only unforseen intervention by outside forces have kept the two teams from destroying each other.
Scavenger and Scrapper (Team Leader)
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Mixmaster and Hook
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Bonecrusher and Long Haul
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Team pic!
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The Devestators were M.A.R.S. robots sold in two different 3-packs at Dollar General. I picked these up a couple of years ago, but they still have them from time to time. It's a pretty neat deal: three different robots (with decent ball jointed hips and shoulder for parts-swapping), a hand-held weapon, 1-2 shoulder-mounted weapons and three mino dio bases for only $5. They are slightly shorter than 1/18 scale figs, but they work for this idea. I'd love to snag another complete set or two and do one set in the G2 yellow/black color scheme and maybe one in "Shattered Glass" alternate-universe red/white. Maybe one day...
BONUS PIC! Here is a team shot of the Dinobot-inspired Mythosaur Squad Mandalorians, for those who haven't seen them before:
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Nice, I just got done watching The Warrior's Way an hour or so ago too. Good flick.
The only thing I hate about most foreign movies is that they never ever let the guy get the girl or have some type of generally happy ending. Cmon, just once let the hero live or get the girl or be happy at the end!
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Very cool mando team the paint is awesome, the bots are all well painted too.
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Transformers and Star Wars. Two great universes! Mashed together you get............ FRAKKIN AWESOMENESS!
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On the front page. It would be cool to see a dio of these guys battling.
Awesome way to use those Mars robots too.
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Outstanding !!!! i was planning to revisit my line of the sw /transformers crossover in the new year and one of the projects was gonna be the dinobots and you picked a perfect set to use them.
i have a few others in mind also. the constructicons are awesome another great use for the mars robots . we should put ours together and create the core of the generation 1 figures lol Again beautiful work ....Art
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Thanks, everyone!
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Brilliant work Michael! Love these SW x Transformer customs!
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These mash-ups are fantastic! I absolutely love your Dinobot-inspired Mando squad and these new 'Constructicons' are a nice addition on the 'droid' side of things in the SW universe. Great work!
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Man, it has been FOREVER since I was kickin' around the Yards. Sometimes life gets in the way of fun, ya know? Anyhow...here are some WIP shots for those interested. I have more WIPs now than ever before...eventually I'll have finished pics to show.
This WIP is an Ice Elemental for my Cryomancer member of the Lin Kuei ninja to summon. 1st pic is factory standard, 2nd is with a little dry brushing done and weapon built.
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This is a fig I picked up for $3 at Big Lots. It is from a failed multi-media game called "Redakai". No work done to this fig yet. Imma turn him into an armored gladiator named "Rumble Bee". Punny, right?
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This is a WIP of one of my most favoritest literary characters EVAR, Drizzt Do'Urden, Drow Elf Ranger by RA Salvatore.
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This WIP is a modern ninja commando mercenary named "Bloodloss".
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These WIPs are a ninja trio based on the "Sad Flutes" clan from the awesome movie "The Way of The Warrior".
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Lastly, here is a WIP of my Predator "Dark Hunter" Avatar of Death. He still needs LOTS of work.
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Thanks for tuning in! I'll try to not be such a stranger!
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HOLY CRAP!! That Predator is crazy awesome! I like the ninja commando too. Can't wait to see more.
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Wow! That stuff is awesome! I love em all but that ninja commando is really talking to me. I had to put him on the front page.
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Awesome update. I can't wait to see how Drizzt turns out as he is one of my favorite characters too. That Predator is gonna rock too. Nice to see you back Michael.
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Thanks, guys. I really missed the Yards. Hopefully I'll get more things done and posted.
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Awesome!
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The ninjas are awesome but that Predator is sick you should call him Lucifer or Mephistopheles...
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Michael so good to see your work back on here!!
I love your TF/SW crossovers which have been a massive influence on my own projects and those Constructicons are just pure awesome!! I love them mate! And you truly are the Predator master, how many do you have now!?!
Great work my friend - cant wait to see more from you soon...
Regards
Ray
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Thanks for the love, guys.
Ray: I've got 8 Kenner Predators Upgraded, with 2 more in WIP stages. I want to refresh my pics of them, hopefully they'll ome out better.
And speaking of crossovers, two of the KPU figs are inspired by Mortal Kombat.
Genre mash-ups 4 lyfe!
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One weekend, Dr. Mindbender got hammered drunk and watched the nothing but the "Robocop" trilogy for three days straight. When he stumbled into his lab on Monday, he decided to create a squad of cybernetic ninja. The Arishikage Clan saw his plan for what it was...the drunken ramblings of a psychotic madman. The Lin Kuei Clan, on the other hand were all for it. They volunteered two of their top assassins, code-named Sektor and Cyrax.
Cyborg Ninja Team Go!
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Sektor, Unit LK-9T9
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Cyrax, Unit LK-4D4
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Testing on-board weaponry
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Awesome customs man
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Cool deal. Great to see you back. On the front page.
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Michael, that Sektor and Cyrax are off the funkin chain! I also happen to love MK, haha. Good to see you back!
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I love the dreads they have, nice touch. I cant wait to see that predator done.
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this is excellent !!! Another flawless victory, good to see you back !!!
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Thanks, guys. It's been a rough few months in the Wade Clan household. I haven't had the physical energy or mental energy to make toys. But!...that is hopefully in the past and I plan on sharing lots more with ISY.
I'm doing Joeverse customs now. Not totally done with SW, just taking a break from that universe for a while.
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excellent job man!
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Very cool Michael! I too love the dreads on these, nice touch.
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Next up, another Joeverse custom.
Once a Cobra Security Officer codenamed "Night Adder", this mountain of a man is now Cobra's Chief of Security on Cobra Island. Rechristened "Maul", he is head of an elite squad named after his former title: The Night Adders. His weapon of choice is a prototype drum-fed, plasma cooled chain gun he refers to as "Terminator". His massive backpack holds spare drums. He keeps his beloved dogs, a pair of pure-bred German Rottweilers with him at all times, and they are almost as deadly as his gun. He calls them "Rumble" and "Frenzy" and they respond only to him.
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The "Terminator" prototype chain gun. Kitbashed using a variety of stuffs.
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Rottis "Rumble" and "Frenzy". Hand-made harnesses and painted from the solid black dog sidekick accessories of the Night Adder figs.
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Maul was made from the following:
Head: MU Crossbones
Helmet: DG Cobra Trooper
Vest: POTF2 Ponda Baba
Dog Tags: GI Joe Major Bludd
Body: GI Joe Night Adder
Backpack: Dunno
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Fantastic Update. Man, i love that gun! On the front page.
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Nice. Nice. Nice. And someone beat me to the front page to boot!
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Nice figure.
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Very nice work Michael!
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Another cross-over idea! This one brings the Shirai Ryu clan from Mortal Kombat (Scorpion's posse) cutting and slicing into the Joeverse!
As the battle with Cobra intensified, it got quieter...more personal. Gone were the days of eight-wheeled, missle-laden, neon-colored weapons of mass destruction. Gone were the Weather Dominators. In their place, were small inter-squad skirmishes...the outcomes of which were no less serious than in the days of large machinery based battles.
Both the Joes and Cobra attempted to hire members of the Arishikage Clan to no avail. The Clan Elder decreed that since it had a son on both sides of the battle (Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow), that it would not furnish ninja for either side. But the Arishikage aren't the only option.
Cobra soon contracted the Shirai Ryu Clan for mercenaries. It's most infamous member, the ninja assassin codenamed "Scorpion" was unavailabe, but the Shirai Ryu hired out the best squad available, the "Desert Winds" squad. These ninja are more along the lines of Snake Eyes, being closer to "ninja commandos" than the "standard ninja" of pop culture. Not afraid to wield any and all weaponry, these deadly assassins are a force to be reckoned with.
Desert Winds squad, ninja commandos of the Shirai Ryu Clan:
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Taipan, squad leader and expert swordsman:
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Sidewinder, team brute:
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Coyote, crossbowman and squad lunatic:
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Vulture, squad medic and demolitions:
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Thanks for tuning in! Next up, members of the Lin Kuei Clan!
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Awesome, back on the front page.
I enjoy the backstories you come up with for these too. Makes me want to see Retaliation now instead of this weekend.
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Most excellent!
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Another great crossover! I love the story as well as the execution on this group. Really nice work Michael!
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WOW! I really love these Ninja Bees! :)
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Thanks, guys!
And Shaman LogRay: your "Aliens" stuff is mindblowing!
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Nice work on the ninjas mate.
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Love that clan, Michael. I also like the back story as well as the background.
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Hey DO!
Just dropping by to say awesome ninja clan!! I love the weathering on these guys - really great work my old mate!!
All the best,
Ray
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The ninja assault continues!
Anybody old enough to remember the classic NES game "Ninja Gaiden"? From way back when games were hard as sh*t to beat?
This is my version of Ryo Hyabusha, the main character from the game. I can't list a parts recipe...'cause he was built from bits from the ol' parts bin. EXCEPT! His neato neck wrap was provided by my good pal Doc Outlands, who's Production Platform 3 casting services is up and running.
Ryu Hyabusha, Ninja Gaiden:
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AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Great job!
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I remember the NES version. Cool game. Great figure!
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Very nice. Back on the front page.
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Heck yes! That is a great looking figure Michael!
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Oh yeah i remember that game , that was one of my favorite games i was able to beat the first two but could never get the third game finished and as a result many controllers were broke by throwing them and screaming at the controllers for not working ahhh yes the good ole days lol ... anyway that is a great figure well done !!!!
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Cool work! I think a lot of us are getting the "Ninja-ized" with the coming of the new GI Joe movie. I've got a couple ideas I want to work on.
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Thanks, guys! I caught "ninja fever" and several good trade partners loaded me up with ninjutsu paraphanelia. I have several more shinobi to debut, but first...something different!
First Sergeant's log: This is Duke reporting on a new batch of Cobra BAT variants. We are calling this type the BAT-p. It seems to be geared towards piloting any and all Cobra aircraft. According to recon intel from Scoop and Hit & Run, these are a limited edition variant that are still in prototype phase. Externally, they differ from the standard model in the following ways: they are kitted out in a "Cobra Blue" flight suit, have large shoulder armor, are equipped with a modified head (featuring an enhanced sensor suite and "piloty" design scheme. Their hands have been upgraded to entail finer motor control. Although they can still exchange their arms with the typical secondary BAT weaponry, they don't carry the usual armed backpack. Instead they are equipped with a short-range backpack. When their craft are shot out from underneath them, auxilary programming kicks in. They eject, rocket down and engage the enemy as battlefield assistance. For that, they come with a machine gun and the standard BAT sidearm. While the ninja variant (BAT-n) is a more radical design change and upgrade, these new units are going to be a real pain also. Mainframe and Breaker believe that they have been trained via downloaded memory algorithms from Cobra's ace pilot, Wild Weasel in the same manner the BAT-n units utilize VR training from Storm Shadow. See the attached photos for reference. End log entry.
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Now that is one awesome looking BAT. On the front page.
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That Ryu is just textbook badass!
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Those are some super clean paint apps on both Ryu and the BAT, awesome use of parts as well.
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DO, blue is my favourite colour and that Ryu is pure win! Dang that game was hard back in the day, now we need Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja!!
Awesome work as always and your painting skills have gone through the roof mate!
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Thanks for the support!
WB...blue is yer favorite color, hmmmm? Stay tuned, then.
The Lin Kuei ninja clan "Frozen Souls" squad is inbound!
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Heck yes! That new BAT design is really cool! Love the new head and added bits. I love that you cut down those lower arms. Works great and looks less flamboyant, very nice!
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Thanks, again guys! Here is probably one of the easiest mods I've ever done. While parts fittin' in the ol' fodder bin, I came across this maroon vest. I then pulled out a Zartan cowl and they were the same color. *IDEA!* I put them on a DG Cobra Trooper and changed out the arms. The head is from a DG Storm Shadow, the scabbard and sword are from an old skool Snake Eyes. I color matched a maroon for more details and threw a little red in as well. The result is below:
Bloodloss, leader of the mercenary squad Blood Syndicate, currently employed by Cobra. Rumor has it that Bloodloss was an apprentice of Snake Eyes that went rogue. Bloodloss himself will not speak of his past. He employs SE's signature combat style (ancient martial arts techniques combined with cutting-edge technology) so well that Storm Shadow had Dr. Mindbender run a DNA test on him to ensure Bloodloss wasn't SE in disguise, or a clone, offspring or sibling.
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Like I said, super simple to make...almost a "no paint kitbash". Almost. It's also my first attempt at painting a stand's faction sigil. It was fun, I may have to do it for the rest of his team. Anywho...thanks for tuning in.
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Buddy, that guy looks awesome. It would be a no brainer for me to pick this one up if I seen it on the pegs.
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I don't usually like ninjas very much, but this ninja turned out very cool.
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Great work, i would buy him if it would be in a regular hasbro series. :D
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Looks good. Back on the front page.
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Awesome stuff Michael! You just can't beat quick customs like this that look so good!
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Really cool figure!
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Hey, Yarders! Time for another episode of "Darth Optimus' Customs"! Today we have a "roboty" offering.
First up is a BADJER Trooper from the Joeverse.
This fig was directly inspired by my all-time favorite customizer, John Mallamas aka Jin Saotome...http://www.jinsaotomesdangeroustoys.com/ (http://www.jinsaotomesdangeroustoys.com/). If you aren't familiar with his work, has a look at his site. He does all franchises, has useful tutorials and does figure reviews. Anyhow, on to the show!
"First Sergeant's log: The tech boys have been loosing their collective minds ever since they got wind of the Cobra BAT program. "Why can't we make robots? We can make robots! Please can we make robots, too?" is all I hear, day and night. After several months, the fervor died down...until Hit 'n' Run brought back intel of two new BAT varieties, the Bat-n (Ninja Type) and the BAT-p (Pilot Type). Holy cow...you'd think somebody cut the line to their WoW server. I relented and allowed the nerds to build a prototype Joe android. They are calling it the BADJER (Battlle AndroiD Joe, Enhanced Recon). *sigh* I am willing to let them have their fun as long as it doesn't interfere with the battle with Cobra. I even went as far as to tell Sci-Fi "If I even THINK that this thing is gonna stage a robot revolution and kill all of humanity, I"ll have Snake Eyes dismember it". He reluctantly agreed. End of log entry, Duke out."
BADJER unit 01
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The BADJER is made of the following:
Helmet: Old school GI Joe
Head: Superhero Showdown Iron Man
Torso: TCW Magna Droid
Hands: TFU Evo Trooper
Legs: GI Joe 25th Tunnel Rat
Backpack: TCW Snow Clone Trooper
Belt: TCW Clone Trooper
Assorted Pouches, Greeblies
Machine Gun: 25th GI Joe BAT
Underslung Heavy Machine Gun: PTE gun cut down, ammo belt from a Iron Man 2 War Machine
This lil' guy was fun to make! I may sacrifice another Magna Guard or two to build more.
Next up:
You remember the "Terminator Salvation" figs that Playmates put out a few years back? Overall they were neat, but lacked articulation. I had a handful in storage and decided it was time to do something with them. I hacked one apart and using a small wooden dowel, created simple cut joints. The points of articulation (POA) on the fig now stands at 14, up from the standard 8.
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The extra goody is that the T-700 can now be "sliced up", as our good friend Ryu Hyabusha shows us.
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Oh yeah loving that T800 Mike! Great, great work! :-)
I could just see you doing a partly battle-damaged skin job with one of those too - perhaps rocking an old school
Joe Uzi???
Great work buddy
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I like the Badjer, but that T800 articulation work is just outstanding. Thank you for sharing it with us. I could definitely see this being used for any figure that needs improved articulation. It works so well for any type of robot that needs blown up too. So simple yet so effective.
I am thinking that what we might need is a super articulation custom contest where you have to take a figure with 5 points of articulation and do some type of treatment like this to get into a pose that needs at least 14 poa. Thanks again for the tutorial and on the front page.
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BATs are probably my favorite thing in the joe-verse. I love your take on the pilot bat. I may have to add that to the list of bat variations I need to get done! I also love the magna guard turned "joe-bat" that's a great idea. One that you would have thought they'd have done in the cartoon back in the day!
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Nice work on the Joes , and thank for the tutorial to make the T-700 superpossable
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Very ood idea with the T800! Really like the Badger and he write up you did!
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Some quick WIP shots.
Paint study WIP of Jedi Lord Raiden, another SW/MK mash-up character.
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Behold! The only weapon worthy of a true warrior: the Klingon bat'leth! Forged in the fires of the Kri'stak volcano by Khaless the Unforgetable himself. In actuality, I took a screenshot of a bat'leth from Google images using my phone. Then, I placed the bubble from a fig package on the screen and traced the image using a fine-tip Sharpie. Cut them out using X-Acto and small scissors. Wrapped the handles, quick paintjob and viola! The figure in the pic is for just a model for the bat'leth set. Handle wrap material courtesy of Sprywalker via a trade. Now, I need some Klingons...
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Female ninja mock-up WIP. Codename: Fatality.
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Finally, a quick shot of some cargo containers cast by my bud Doc Outlands. The rear set are cast from the true vintage Dagobah playset from about 1,000 years ago. The foremost set are castings of the scanners from a Detention Block playset from the POTF2 line, e-imagined as cargo containers. What's in them? Liquid Krypton? Energon? Mt. Dew? Compound Z? Who cares? They are awesome and you need several hundred for that dio you are working on. *BONUS* They are solidly cast and are the perfect size/weight to wing at that annoying person for a critical hit.
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Samuel L. Jackson for muthafrakin' scale only.
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Nice hat. :D
Seriously, nice mashups there. Kel Dor Klingon? I approve.
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I think this is an excellent cross-over. On the front page.
Sorry it took me so long to get it on the front page.
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Excellent update !!!! Very cool on that Bat'leth !!
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Nice update, and there's a fave of mine too.....Raiden looks great
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Hey, Yarders! Been away far too long. Took a promotion a while back and the hours are way longer than my old position. Anyhow, on to the toys!
First in the queue are a trio of ninja inspired by the film "The Warrior's Way". I've shown these guys as WIPs before, but here are the final pieces. If you haven't seen "The Warrior's Way", you are missing out. It is on Instant via Netflix, for those who use that.
The Sad Flutes Clan. The name is taken from the whistling sound that comes from the severed jugular vein of a fallen foe.
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The recipe:
Hat is a cast from Tofu Jesse
Head and sword from a DG exclusive Storm Shadow
Hands from a Blanx Alpha
Body is from a super-articulated Kit Fisto
The leader (in the middle) sports a cape cut from eyeglass cleaning cloth and the two subordinate's capes are from SW Imperial Knights.
All three feature flat black/gloss black paint work.
Next up is a simple repaint of a "Redakai" fig I got at Dollar General for $3. It was originally a "Warnet", done in orange and green, with no details. Totally based in flat black, added some simple scars, and battle damage and repainted in gunmetal and yellow. This fig can go in either my Star Wars universe, or my Mortal Kombat universe and is a gladiator.
Ladies and Gentlebeings! Introducing 5-time Heavy Weight Champion of the Outer Rim: Rumblebee!
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"If ya smeeeeellllllllll....what the RumbleBee is cookin'!"
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The hardest part was the veins on the wings. I don't do so well with tiny, thin lines...but it works. Axes from "Knights of Tir-na-Nog", a line of medieval Power Rangerish figs from the late '90s.
This is Shadow Walker, Storm Shadow's top apprentice. Trained in the traditional Arishikage style, Shadow Walker eschews modern firearms, relying on a pair of teko-kagi (bear claws), a kitana/wakizashi sword set and shuriken. Rumor has it that should Storm Shadow fall in battle, Shadow Walker will assume his codename and place as the clan's chunin.
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Always two there are...a Master and an Apprentice:
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This fig used:
Body from Avenger's Hawkeye (modern rig)
Belt from a 25th anniversary Storm Shadow
Backpack, bear claws and swords from the Ninja Assault RET 3-pack.
Hat is a cast from Tofu Jesse.
Next! Here is a mock-up of the WB's "Arrow". I've never seen the show, but I dig the look of the character...plus I need to do SOMETHING with all the DG SS bows I have accumulated.
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Lastly, (for now) we have a WIP of Marvel's Agent Venom done as a mercenary under pay as a Cobra Operative.
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Whew...that was a lot to get out! I have more to post, but I will wait until these can be digested. As always, thanks for tuning in!
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NIce stuff! Those Sad Flute Ninjas are really Rockin'. "The Warriors Way" was a cool flick.
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Hey Michael, it is good to see you back. Geesh, now to pick the first of these to front page?
Love the Sad Flutes, I enjoyed the flick a good bit. That apprentice to Storm Shadow is for the win too. Wow. He looks killer with that hat on.
The Gladiator is pretty rad too. Overall that diorama really adds to enhance all these customs too.
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Ok, the Sad Flutes have to go first. I will be to get another one for the front page though. Sorry it took me so long.
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No worries, Tamer! I appreciate the love all the same.
And Willoughbian, thanks!
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No worries, Tamer! I appreciate the love all the same.
And Willoughbian, thanks!
I like Storm Shadow's apprentice too. Back on the front page.
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Sweet update, DO!
Love the apprentice.
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Great update! Loving the sad flutes and SS apprentice rocks!
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They all look spectacular bro!
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Thanks, guys! More to come soon.
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Hey, Yarders! Back with another update.
First up in the queue are some WIPs.
A Joe-verse Carnage to go along with my Agent Venom WIP debuted last update:
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Mandaolrian light-armor Scout Sniper:
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WIP shots of characters from the "Legend of Drizzt" series. Drizzt the Drow Ranger, Wulfgar the Barbarian, Bruenor Battlehammer the Dwarf, Guenwhyvar the Astral Panther:
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An Oni (demon) ninja:
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Riot Squad of the famed Bith JetJumpers, Rebel black ops team:
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Eric Draven, The Crow:
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Finally, some finished pieces as well. These figures represent mash-ups of several franchises (Star Wars, Star Trek, Aliens):
Samuel and Isaiah Sisko, Mando Xenomorph Hunters. The brothers Sisko have been hunting Xenos for far longer than they can remember. Samuel is the elder of the two, by ten years. When he was 14, his life was destroyed. Both their parents were stationed aboard the USS Cloudrunner, a Starfleet deep-space exploration vessel. They came across a damaged mining vessel (secretly harboring xenomorphs) and broadcasting a looped distress signal for warp core breach. The Captain of the Cloudrunner ordered survivors to be beamed directly into sick bay, overriding safety protocols. 17 of the rescued 23 crew members of the mining vessel were harboring xenomorphs. The outbreak was disasterous. The entire ship was lost, as the Captain ordered the ship to activate self-destruct. Samuel and Isaiah were the only survivors, as their mother placed them in an escape pod, directly against her Captain's orders. All hands had been ordered to remain on board, in a desperate attempt to halt the xeno infestation of any where the crew members might end up. The brothers Sisko were adrift in the escape pod for 13 days, until they were picked up by a Mandalorian warbarge, returning to Mandalore from a campaign in the Re'dho Sector. As is commonplace with Mandos, they were adopted by Clan Redblade, and taught the ways of warriors. Samuel, who was old enough to remember the horror of the Xenomorph attack, leads his brother on a never-ending quest to rid the galaxy of the "bugs" that still haunt his nightmares. Samuel and Isaiah wear modified armor, based on Samuel's design. The chest pieces incorporate several Xenomorph pheremone synthasizers effectively rendering them invisible to the bugs.
Samuel has painted his armor to honor their father, the Cloudrunner's Chief Engineer, in Starfleet Gold. Isaiah's armor honors their mother, ship's First Officer, in Starfleet Red.
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That's all for now. Thanks for tuning in!
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Looking good. I'm loving the squad of Bith.
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Man, now that was an update! Can't wait to see how all the WIPs turn out and I am loving the Crow!
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Wow, love the SW, ST, and Aliens Mandos. Back on the front page.
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Love your Thor barbarian! He looks so bad @$$!
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Great stuff!
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Very cool!
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Thanks for the love, guys! Here are a group of Lin Kuei Clan ninja I did a ways back and forgot to post. They are from the same clan as Sub-Zero, and exist in my Joeverse. They are the sworn enemies of the Shiry Ryu (Scorpion's) Clan, who are mercenaries to Cobra. They have been attached to the Joe team, under the leadership of Snake-Eyes.
Ash, the archer. This ninja, like Smoke, has chosen a grey color scheme. His armored hat can be used a shield or throwing weapon.
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His bow has been properly strung with sewing thread:
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Snowblind, the berserker. Snowblind is completely blind and deaf. He relies on his incredible senses of touch and smell to find and defeat his foes. His weapons of choice are his custom Snow Claws.
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Icepick, standard ninja footsoldier. Weapons of choice are chain-linked kusurigama.
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Tundra, standard ninja footsoldier, with one exception. he is the younger brother of the famous Sub-Zero, and is the next in line of succession to the codename. Weapons of choice are katana.
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Coldsnap, the Cryomancer. Able to manipulate moisture of any type into ice/frost, he is a dangerous adversary. He fights totally unarmed, but is able to "ice up" his arms and hands to devestating effect. Under extreme duress, he is somehow able to "summon" an Ice Elemental.
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Summoning the beast:
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FrostBite, Ice Elemental. A literal walking ice sculpture, this creature from another plane of existence lives for only one thing: to destroy the enemy before him. Wielding a massive ice sword and capable of taking a mind-numbing amount of damage, it is truly a sight to behold.
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I totally forgot to do a team pic. Will need to remedy that!
That's all for now! Thanks for tuning in!
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Looks great. So much ninja goodness you have now. Back on the front page.
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Vey cool, I love all of these!
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Hey, Yarders! Here is a small update. Enjoy!
First up is another addition to my ever-expanding Battle Android Trooper (BAT) variants. I have BAT-p (Pilot) units, BAT-n (Ninja) units and now...
BAT-rg units. The Royal Guard BAT variants are assigned in pairs to all high-ranking Cobra Command staff as personal bodyguards. Larger and more heavily armored than standard units, they are equipped with gatling fore-arm bracers and vibroblade staffs.
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Recipe:
Body = Savage Opress (armored)
Head = BAT mark III
Gatling bracer = Accelerator Suit Duke
Closed Fist = Gundam G "Asura Gundam"
Grasping Fist = Clone Trooper
Vibroblade = shaft from a POTF2 Tusken Raider, blade from BAT mark III arm accessory
WIP of Quicksilver from the "Silverhawks" cartoon in the Joeverse.
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Very cool Michael. I like em. I need to go get this update on the front page too.
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Very cool! That is a great looking BAT design and idea. Love the paint work on them as well.
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Thanks, guys. I love BATs. These two are my third variants so far.
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Thanks, guys. I love BATs. These two are my third variants so far.
I hope you keep making more. I haven't seen a bad one out of you yet!
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Thanks, Tamer. I have a few more planned.
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Hey, Yarders! Time for another update. Strap in and hold on tight, yer in fer some chop!
First up is a squad of Rebel SpecOps troopers, the Riot Squad. These Bith specialize in urban recon/saboteur missions. Each is equipped with a Mandalorian-made jetpack (the best in the 'verse) and are an essential part of the Rebel Alliance. This particular squad is comprised of three Bith.
Riot Squad, Bith JetJumpers:
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Waw Quapal, squad leader and gunfighter:
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Hiri Trutol, demolitions:
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Ence Ome'o, heavy gunner:
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Riot Squad was made using:
Heads: POTF2 Cantina Band Members
Bodies: GI Joe MARS Troopers (Waw has Jango Fett lower arms and feet)
Waw's armor, all weapons and greeblies from the parts bin.
Modern-era "Gun Ninja" WIP:
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Thanks for tuning in!
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wow awesome work love them all
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Wow, I really like those Bith Troopers. I really enjoyed reading about the Bith Sith in a novel I just read called Darth Plaeguis. Back to the front and fb pages.
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I love your Bith squad, good to see that those MARS bodies can be put to good use.
Excellent work, i love the camo color scheme.
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Thanks, guys!
Here are the final pics of the "Crow" fig I debuted as WIP a while back. "The Crow" is absolutely one of my favorite films of all time. Released in 1994 and directed by Alex Proyas, it is based on a graphic novel of the same title by James O'Barr. O'Barr's graphic novel (which he wrote and illustrated) came about after the unexpected death of his fiance. The comic and the movie both resonate deeply with me, even though I've never known such a loss. There were several follow-up movies, comics and novels (each portraying a different "Crow"). While the movies never were as good as the original (and that's putting it nicely), the comics and novels were surprisingly good. This figure represents the Eric Draven Crow we see in the first film, along with the mystical crow that assists him in his quest for revenge. I have several other (original) Crow-powered characters in the works. I know the pics are cruddy, (a combination of using an iPhone and playing with "lighting effects" but there you go. As an added bonus, you should totally open this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izUSpFYq5N8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izUSpFYq5N8) in another window to listen to as you peruse the pics. It's "Burn" by the Cure, which stands as Eric's theme during his transformation into The Crow.
Eric and the crow:
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Gear: Tin-Tin's jacket and knife, shotgun taken from Gideon's Pawn and Shelly's engagement ring on a cord around his neck:
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With the flaming crow symbol:
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Nightclub assault scene weaponry (twin uzis and a katana):
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Artsy pic using a free filter app:
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The recipe:
Hair: Rex "The Doctor" Lewis from GI Joe, ROC
Head: Blanx Alpha (I purposely chose not to paint in the eyes, hoping the darkened areas would play as shadows, leaving a more "haunted" look...I may reconsider)
Torso: Dollar General Duke
Arms: Rex "The Doctor" Lewis from GI Joe, ROC
Hands: Blanx Alpha
Upper legs: Rex "The Doctor" Lewis from GI Joe, ROC
Lower legs: Dollar General Duke
Trenchcoat: MU Nick Fury (IM2 4-pack exclusive)
Crow: Redwing from MU Falcon
Flight stand: clear post heated and shaped, plugs into Eric's back
Weapons: assorted from The Bin
I had wanted to enter this into the "Ultimate Build-off" challenge, but then I realized I'd disqualified myself for showing WIP pics a while back. Anyhow, hope you enjoy. Thanks for tuning in!
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Looks great. Thanks for sharing it with us. Time to go get it featured on the pages. I also noticed you are up to 65 pages worth of custom figure posts. Wow! ()rr
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Very cool man, great to see it finished!
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Awesome! Love that Crow, well done
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This was to be my submission into the "Ultimate Build-off" contest, but I missed the deadline. The goal was to create the ultimate, realistic style Scorpion from the "Mortal Kombat" series. I really had fun making this figure.
PLAYER ONE: SCORPION! STAGE SELECT: ABANDONED WAREHOUSE! FIGHT!
Gear! Grasping right hand, open right hand, sword, sheath, kunai, chain-linked kunai effect, alternate skull head!
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"GET OVER HERE!"
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Different views:
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The build:
Body/Head/Arms/Legs - MU Hand Ninja, red and white versions
Kunai - CW Embo
Sword/Sheath - ARAH Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow
Open Hand - Blanx Alpha
Grasping Hands - SW Clonetrooper, Phase 1
Skull Head - Cap'n America movie Red Skull
Harness - POC Red Fang Ninja
Kama - Red Faction Marauder
Those of you that have been with me for a while know I love the MK franchise. I've done mash-up Scorpions, but this is the first "true" Scorpion I've built. I may need to make him a Sub-Zero to fight, lol. Anyway, thanks for tuning in!
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This looks great to me so I have to get it on the front page.
And you know what, we have known you for many years now and always loved your work. We decided to allow it into our voting thread.
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Hey Darth Optimus i am so glad you are still doing the mortal kombat customs ! Some of my favorite customs you have done are from your mk line and this ultimate scorpion just went right to number 1 excellent job!!!
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Thanks so much guys. I really appreciate the love. The MK franchise is a long time favorite, and I enjoy trying out the characters in different styles. So far, I have this Ultimate Scorpion, a set of MK/SW Mash-up Mandos, a Lin Kuei squad in Joe style, a Shira Ryu squad in Joe style and a pair of MK/Predator mash-ups I don't think I've ever shown.
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Trying to catch up on this awesome thread! Man you have been cranking them out! Love the spec ops Rebels! You just don't see enough customs like them! The Crow ROCKS! and now Scorpion! I know you love that series and you have made some great figures from it. Nice work Michael!
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Thanks, LE! I've been diggin' that collabo speeder project you've been killing.
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A W E S O M E ! :o
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Man! I've been away for a long while. That's not cool. Here are pics of my latest piece...AXE COP! If you don't know what Axe Cop is about, that's just sad. This fig is based on the cartoon based on the comic developed by a 5yr old and his 28yr old comic book artist brother. It's super ridiculous and loads of fun. Also, Axe Cop is voiced by Nick Offerman, who is totally awesome. http://axecop.com/ (http://axecop.com/)
Source pic, from the cartoon:
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Axe Cop, with trusty axe and the Secret Attack Almanac accessories.
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Reading from the Secret Attack Almanac:
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Which initiates "Giant Axe Lightning Attack!":
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And, of course Axe Cops needs some Jetpack Zombies to fight until he chops their heads off:
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The build:
Head from 25th Gung Ho
Tie cut from a DCU Commissioner Gordon
Badge cut from package clamshell
Body from an unknown fodder Joe
Arms from ROC Sgt. Stone
Upper Legs from ROC Storm Shadow
Lower legs from a 25th Tunnel Rat
Axe and Secret Attack Almanac are LEGO minifig accessories
Giant Axe from a DG generic Army Man set
Lightning effects from various SW figs
Jetpack Zombies were just random fodder bodies from The Box, with heads from Sith Happens, aka Sanitarium Customs. Thanks for tuning in!
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Wow, great custom that really matches up awesome with your reference pic. And how can you not like rocket pack zombies! FTW!
Off to share.
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I'm only slightly familiar with the show, but you definitely captured the look here. There isn't much one can do with extra Gung Ho heads, but this is the perfect use for them!
Absolutely LOVE the jetpack-wearing zombies! Perfect!
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The Mando known only as "Phaze" was Jango Fett's top sniper teacher choice when he was recruting the Cuy'Val Dar. A self-taught Mando with no clan of his own, Phaze usually operates as a scout sniper for a larger force, speciallizing in urban actions. He's equipped with a custom weapon that operates as either an energy blaster or slugthrower. He also utilizes a pair of DL-44 sidearms after his time in the Cuy'Val Dar and a vibroblade housed in a sheath on his left forearm. Phaze doesn't wear the standard Mandolorian armor style, instead using a lightweight design that focuses on speed and stealth. It won't hold up in a prolonged gunfight, but Phaze doesn't need it to. Quiet in manner, slow to anger but fiercely loyal and deadly to a fault, Phaze is just what Jango needed to train Republic Commando units.
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Cuy'Val Dar RC Sniper Trainer "Phaze" in light armor with urban camo was built using a variety of SW and Joe parts. Thanks for tuning in!
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Nice. Very nice. Off to share.
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thats one badass mando great job !
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Sweet, Just love the back story.
Nice paint job.
Now, I have to ask what is up with the red X?
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Awesome mando and story. Is he a Chiss?
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That is just killer looking. I love the helmet mods and the colors you used.
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Thanks Michael! Loving these latest figures, Axe Cop turned out great!
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That is an awesome Mando!
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Thanks, guys. At this point, I may need to re-brand myself as "Mandatory Mandos". Hmmm...
Now, onto the questions:
The red "X" on his armor is a personal decoration, with meaning only to him...i.e. I just thought it looked cool and would pop against his blue color-scheme.
He's not a Chiss (he'd have to be an albino), but rather one of the several (nearly-interchangeable) species of "near-human" as listed on wookiepedia. I didn't pick one. Mandos don't consider bloodlines to be important, and he's a loner anyway.
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Going to feature your great Mandalorians on the front page. Just awesome work there Michael.
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Great work on the Mando.
Ron
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Here are two figs of 12 I made for the Birthday Contest. My theme ws "Mando Mash-ups". Basically, the premise is simple: take a character from another universe or franchise and turn them into Mandalorian warriors.
First up: Wade "Deadpool" Wilson, Mando Merc with a Mouth. Wade is a character, no doubt. He claims he is the product of a "super secret underground black-ops" experiment that left him with a "healing factor" that will let him recover from nearly any injury. he also claims to be Palpatine's lovechild, lead singer for something called "Van Halen" and consort to holostar Betty White. He says a lot of things, come to think about it. Despite the inane banter, he is quite deadly. He packs a multitude of weaponry, heavy bolt rifle, twin pulse blasters (in cross-draw holsters), vibroswords and hold-out blaster pistols. That's in addition to the more "unique" one-off weapons he sometimes sports...like his "sheep cannon".
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Frank Castle, The Punisher. Frank is a tortured man. A Mando who has lost the most important thing to a Mando, his family. Frank was a Mandalorian Police Officer who served with distinction until he put away the wrong Hutt. Zeebod the Hutt retaliated by having Frank's family murdered as he was tortured. Left for dead, he rose from the ashes of his former life with one goal - revenge. Donning a set of armor in mourning black, adorning it with the death's head sigil of his father's clan, Frank Castle died and in his place rose The Punisher. In his quest to find his family's killers, The Punisher rips thru the galaxy's underworld, dispensing punishment to all those who would harm innocents. His arsenal is as varied as the scum he hunts, but he always packs an assortment for all occasions: standard blaster rifle, sonic blaster rifle, ion blaster rifle, plasma blaster rifle, Verpine-enhanced sniper rifle, concussion grenade luancher, mines, flash-bang grenades, vibroblades and crushguants are the standard fare. And a shovel. don't ask what the shovel is for.
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I know the pics are cruddy, but that;s what I'm working with right now. I've got 10 more from this series that I will be posting up, along with some other stuff. As a teaser, her is a pic of a WIP Ghost Rider custom using his Penance Stare power.
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By the way, if anyone has two or three of those Super Battle Droid blaster effects for trade, lemme know. Anyhow, thanks for tuning in!
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Loving these as I am a big fan of your Mando Mashups! Made for a great contest entry too!
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Awesome Work!
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Both great characters and they look awesome on our front page.
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Excellent character choices, I can't wait to see your others.
Great Works!!
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Taking a break from MAndos to present a pair of custom nnja!
Kaminari (Thunder) and Inazuma (Lighting), identical twins and Oni (demon) Hunters from the Cold Mountain Clan. They are able to focus their chi into specially forged weapons to generate electical effects. Built from a mixture of GI Joe ninja parts, with Force lightning special effects via Star Wars figs.
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I have a trio of Oni for them to fight, just need to finish them up and take pics.
Thanks for tuning in!
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Very nice work! I love your idea for these Ninja's!
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Love what those weapons look like on those ninjas too. Off to share.
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Excellent work, i just love the Mando love to give to the the site.
All things are always Mando, it doesn't matter where the story comes from.
your Twins are just flat out cool! I can't wait for the Oni
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Fantastic work on the twins.
Ron
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I've been gone far too long from this awesome site. If anyone is interested, find me on Facebook under "Michael Wade" (avatar is a Sith Lord Predator). It's easier for me to post on FB.
But anyway, here are some WIP shots from various "lines" that I am working on. Sorry for the cruddy pics, but it is what it is.
First up is my "Ghost Rider: Forever" line. This will feature various (mostly original) Ghost Rider versions and characters that would fit into that "universe". There will also be villains, of course.
Pictured here are: Dust: a mutant immortal gunslinger, Jebediah Graves (Civil War-era GR), Johnny Blaze/Dan Ketch "leathers" GR, not-yet-named Lady GR, Johnny Blaze in human form, Drifter: a Dhamphir and a not-yet-named Future GR.
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Jebediah's ghostly steed, Shadow Flame.
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My version of Blade, Daywalker to go into the GR:F line, which is an amalgam of looks from the movies, tv series, comics and anime. I kitbashed a custom pistol to resemble the one he uses on film, but otherwise there's little worry for "screen accuracy". I'll be attempting to make a scale, working glaive (folding boomerang blade) he uses also. Wish me luck!
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The Shadow, also for my GR:F line. Again, not concerned with "source accuracy".
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Moving away from that, here is a WIP I bashed together one night, randomly. His name is Locust and he is a cyborg, but I don't know much more than that yet. He'll have a full bio once I get closer to finishing him.
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Strider Hiryu from the classic arcade game "Strider". I'd like to make one or two of the robotic "sidekick" power-ups found in the original game as well.
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Thanks for tuning in!
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I love all the ghost riders... That civil war era ghost rider is SWEET... consider that recipe stolen :P I have enough spare parts for that recipe... gonna have to come up with something similar.
One idea I've had for a while is a ghost rider fighter pilot... add that to the list of ghost riders you need to make!
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I totally agree with Spuda on ur Jebediah Graves (Civil War-era GR).
Great figure, can you post a single picture of him?
I got to find the parts to make one for me, just a great set u are making.
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Good to see you back for a bit. Love they cyborg with wings too. Off to share.
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Hello! This is great work! You might consider GR 2099 as an addition. In my opinion, a terrific design for a future GR!
Also, check out the Dungeons and Dragons nightmare steed from the 80's as a possible basis for an older GR mount.
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Thanks guys!
nikletcd: I'll post single pics once the line is closer completion.
spudafett: Steal away! Just consider I may make a Pilot GR in return!
Tamer: Thanks!
BigKev: GR 2099 is a possibility. Also, thanks for the Nightmare Steed D&D idea!
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so much good stuff right here Love all the Ghost Rider Customs
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an awesome bunch !!! i like them ... plus i too would like to see what you can do with a GR 2099 !! Great work
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Thanks guys!
nikletcd: I'll post single pics once the line is closer completion.
spudafett: Steal away! Just consider I may make a Pilot GR in return!
Tamer: Thanks!
BigKev: GR 2099 is a possibility. Also, thanks for the Nightmare Steed D&D idea!
Absolutely! Already got some wip shots of my civil war era ghost rider on my fb page.
Btw, while I was doing some research I fohnd an article that talked about a female ghost rider character named alejandra blaze.... should check her out. I plan on doing a custom of her too which will basically be a headswap.
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Loving your gunslingers and great job on the shadow.
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"Muscle & Bone" Xenomorph. This is a vintage Kenner "Scorpion" alien, which is based on their appearance in the film "Aliens". I am a huge fan of the old Kenner sculpts. They are really detailed and sized just right for 1:18th Colonial Marines to fight.
The idea from this stemmed from a set of Warhammer 40K minis that I came across online. It's meant to represent a "skinned" Xeno. And yes, I know enough about Xeno physiology to know that this is not what they would look like inside out, but it looks cool...so there ya go.
Based in flat black, then dry brushed light grey, then again with white and highlighted a very light cream. The "muscle" was done in maroon, then dry brushed red and then a light pink for highlights.
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Thanks for tuning in!
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Whoa, that is pretty cool.
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...But is that even his final form?
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More greta looking figues mate but that xenomorph is execellent.
Ron
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Nice, it looks even better on our front page!
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Awesome paint job. Was going through some of your previous stuff, LOVE the Punisher mando.
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looks like you took inspiration from the colouring of Genestealers and Tyranids.
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Here are some quick pics of a WIP 90s-style Bishop from "X-Men". He's a Battle-Kata Roadblock body, Thorin head, with hands and weapons from the Parts Bins. His webgear is handmade (with a sling for his plasma blaster and his belt and holster are kitbashed. He'll have SFX to represent his power as well. This body works well to not only to represent his look from the comics, but is big enough to bring him nearly eye-level with the MU Cable. I've been a fan of Bishop since his premier in the comics, and this is a good opportunity to add him to my 1:18 collection.
His classic look, as seen in his vintage Toy Biz fig.
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My interpretation.
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My wife was kind enough to point out that "Bishop is a black dude", lol. He will have correct skin tone once he is finished. Thanks for tuning in!
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Oh yeah, that is gonna turn out nice. More comments on the front page.
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Looking good.
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well done !!!
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Thanks, guys! Bishop is still a WIP, but here are a couple a' finished figs!
First up is my "ultimate" version of Blade, the Daywalker. This look in an amalgamation of his appearances in various media (hence the "ultimate" tag). He's sporting three removable knives, a sword, two removable pistols and two scratch-built guns, body armor and stakes on his right leg and both arms. the stakes on his arms have blue tips to simulate the "anticoagulant serum" seen to devastating effect in one of the movies. I'd planned to make a scale folding glaive, but haven't as of yet.
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Fairly easy build. Head is Agent Jay from MIB, upper body is from a Jungle Duke from POC, arms from nearly every Storm Shadow released in any movie line. the legs are from the Firefly that came with the luge. Assorted greeblies round him out.
"Who knows what evil lurks I the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Second is The Shadow. The Shadow is a pulp-era hero that spanned all sorts of media...comics, radio dramas, novels, serialized films. The Shadow is a masked vigilante superhero with psychic powers, including but not limited to telekinesis, clouding the mind's around him, and appearance alteration. He's also the inspiration for many more-recognized superheroes, including the Batman. I know of him from the 1994 movie starring Alec Baldwin as the title character. The movie is kinda hard to find, but it is one of my favorite superhero flicks.
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This custom was super easy. The body is an Agent Jay from MIB, hands from the parts bin, head from unmasked Firefly from GI Joe: RET, hat is a cast from Indy, pistols are from modern Joe BATs. The scarf is cut from a vintage SW Imperial Guard and holds its shape nicely.
That's all for now. Thanks for tuning in!
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Love that Blade. He is one of my favorite Marvel characterS, wish he was as big as the rest of the Marvel "regulars".
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Thanks, Hanzo. I'm a fan as well. I'd like more movies, either a continuation or reboot, but with the same "R" mentality of the first three. Sadly, I don't think Marvel will do "R" rated movies anymore.
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Wow, awesome update. That Blade is awesome and looks like he could dish out some major punishment. That is a perfect Shadow too. You might make me go back and watch those movies sometime next week. Off to the front page.
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Amazing works!
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I love th both, but The Shadow is crazy retro. Very cool. Nice job on both. Thanks for the recipes.
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Excellent work, the Ultimate Blade is super cool with all the additional weapons, while the Shadow is sweet.
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Nice work on that Ultimate. Blade...I'm really interested in how your Bishop is going to turn out. Nice choice on the Thorin head sculpt, I might have to steal that idea if/when I ever get to a Marvel custom. (SW customs take up most of my time...when I have some.)
Great concepts and execution here!
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Whenever innocent blood is spilled, the Ghost Rider appears! Dispensing unflinching vengeance with his enchanted chain, hellfire-spitting shotgun, mystical fire-breathing motorcycle and soul-searing Penance Stare, the Ghost Rider is a force to be reckoned with.
Ultimate-version Ghost Rider, in classic black/grey leathers with updated paint apps to bring out a little detail.
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Alter-ego Johnny Blaze, stunt cyclist supreme, in classic blue racing leathers.
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Both sides of the mirror.
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These are the cornerstones of my Ghost Rider: Forever line. The line will include several versions of GR, allies, aligned characters and villains. Some of them will be established characters, but most will be original creations. Thanks for tuning in!
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Those are both sweet figures!
Would you be open to sharing your recipe with us?
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Wow AWESOME WORK!
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AWESOME. I love it. I really love the fact that you went the extra mile and made a johny blaze to go with it.
The bike is also phenomenal. Great interpretation of the character.
I like how you threaded wire through the chain to be able to pose it, nice touch!
Did you sculpt the bones on the bike? And did you make the flame effect for the back of the bike, hot glue? (I recognize the front flames as the mcquarrie fett flames).
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Awright! Thanks for the love, guys. Here are the recipes (both are super simple):
Johnny Blaze is the Storm Shadow that has come in every wave since Rise of Cobra. The head is a Joe Blowtorch. That's it.
The Rider is uses 3/4 of the same body. The lower legs are from a 25th Roadblock, I believe. The skull is a cast from my buddy Sanitarium Customs, with the MU GR head flames attached. The spikes are toothpicks tips. The belt is fodder-built. The holster for the shotgun is cut from a length of leather-looking material. The Penance Stare effect is the laser effect from a Super Battle Droid and the shotgun blast is a SW blaster effect. The glow in the Penance Stare was achieved by shining a laser pointer into the effect while snapping the pic.
The bike sports the same skull cast as GR, modified for an open mouth look. The flame breath effect is the one from the McQuarrie Concept Boba Fett. The rear flames are from the RC/SBD comic pack. The bike itself is one I picked up from Walmart (a Harley, I think) and the bones are from a Halloween skeleton light decoration.
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Wow, that is awesome. He looks good riding on our front page.
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Another set of figs in my "Ghost Rider" Forever" line. Up first, a samurai!
Tsukahara Hanzo, the samurai Spirit of Vengeance. Another character for my "Ghost Rider: Forever" line.
Loyal guard, slain by assassins while protecting his lord's children in a kidnapping ambush. Resurrected 3yrs later, when the last child died, as Fukush? o Nensh?...the Burning Vengeance!
Dispensing justice with a flaming sword and soul-searing punch, he can also summon a doppleganger of himself as a lightning elemental. His skull still bears the scars of his death blows, half the dome is gone and his lower jaw is missing.
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Summoned doppleganger:
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Also, a WIP of a far-future robotic or cybernetic GR, what can harness the power of electricity.
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All right, moving right along. Next up in my "Ghost Rider: Forever" line is a female Spirit of Vengeance.
Elana Braum, the Lady Ghost Rider of 2050. Last blood relation to the Blaze GR. Medallion of Power activated within her after being assaulted and left for dead in an alleyway.
Powers include: two enchanted chains, twin hellfire blasters, Penance Stare & powered-up Inferno Mode. Rides an old-fashioned mystic-powered chopper. The satchels on her thighs open into a "pocket universe" which she is able to keep her chains and blasters in.
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The Blaze bloodline:
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Inferno Mode, supercharged with preternatural power. Creates a void that pulls all light and heat into herself to exponentially increase powers and abilities. Used as a finishing move against otherwise unstoppable foes:
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Lady GR was made from an Avengers Black Widow, with arms and vest from a TCW Cad Bane. The whips are from the MU GR, the guns are kitbashed, their blast effects are Megabloks fire pieces. The Penance Stare is from a SW Super Battle Droid laser effect. It's the same one from my Blaze GR. The head is from an unknown source. It is clear orange and I've never seen the sculpt before. The Penance Stare flare and Inferno Mode Flare were created by shining a laser pointer into the effect piece while taking the pic.
Thanks for tuning in!
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Hey, where did my comments go on your last two. I did get those on the front page.
This new gal looks great too. Love the weapons she is sporting too. Off to the front page again.
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How's about a Mando? E'rybody loves Mandos!
This is Ry Geth, Mando merc under the employ of "The Heartless" squad. The Heartless mark their armor with a blood-red "X" on the left-side of their chest piece. Ry utilizes an variant of the "standard" Mando beskar'gam, which is an alloy. It is thinner, lighter and quieter. It won't stand up in a gunfight, but is perfect for hit-and-run missions. He also uses a winged repulsor pack for added flight time (which also gives him the option to hover longer). The wingpack has earned him the nickname "Raptor". His weapons of choice are a human-sized bowcaster and a semi-circular "moonblade" forged of pure beskar.
Ry Geth, "Raptor":
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With "Heartless" squadmate Phaze, former Cuy'val Dar urban sniper instructor.
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Love the mandos.
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Awesome Mandos. Vader's belt looks great on there. His wing controls I assume. Really cool.
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Never enough Mandos!
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Wow, that is awesome! Off to share. Man, if we get the Mando contest on this would have been perfect for it. Guess you will just have to make a new one now!
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Great idea for the Mando group as a whole, but "Raptor" is really cool. What did you use for the repulsor wings?
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Thanks!
Starchaser: the wings are from a GI Joe POC "Skydive, HALO Jumper" fig. I traded for a half-dozen a few months ago. They are super useful.
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Finished up my 90s-era inspired Bishop over Labor Day weekend. Here ya go!
Lucas Bishop, the time-travelling X-Man, in his classic blue 'n' gold Xavier Security Enforcer (XSE) uniform. Equipped with two future-tech plasma blasters, standard sidearm and combat knife:
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Plasma blast effects:
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Side by side, and head to head with MU Cable:
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WoW he looks sweet. I love Xmen.
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Awesome look for this character. I like all the accessories too. He looks good on our front page.
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That is a great-looking Bishop! When I was at Wondercon earlier this year, I ran into a Bishop cosplayer that NAILED it.
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Classic Bishop is best Bishop. Great job on your figure!
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Awesome Bishop! Recipe?
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The recipe for Bishop is as follows:
Head: Thorin Oakenshield
Body: Battle-Kata Roadblock, with a random casted pouch
Webgear: scratch-built from TCW clone Trooper bandoleers and wax string
Belt: kitbashed from a Saga Clone Trooper belt & the sling from a Sandtrooper's large bore blaster
Holster: MU Maverick
Blaster: Red Faction Marauder Captain
Plasma Shotgun: MIB Agent J
Sidearm: Jungle Viper pistol
Power "charge-up" effects: Red sections from the TCW Sith three pack Darth Maul, unknown for the purple sections
Power "blast" effect: MU Iron Man (several)
The blue in his uniform is slightly darker than the source material, but I feel it works for a more "realistic" take on a comic character. He feels like he could be displayed with either MU or Joe figs and fit in with each.
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I thought that was a Thorin head. Man, it works great for Bishop.
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Very nice Bishop!
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Hey, guys! Happy belated New Years! I'm back with a new line of customs. This is a fantasy-based line, inspired by the "Forgotten Realms" line of books and gaming products.
First up is Gilgesh, a pale Orc Warrior equipped with the mighty warhammer "Skullcrusher". This is an original character and is a full repaint of a TRU "True Heroes: Mythical Warriors" Orc 4 pack. The warhammer is from a "Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog" bad guy. The last pic in the series is a 'before" shot. The rest are coming...
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He sure does look good on our front page. I like your theme. Great to see you back around too!
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Hey welcome back ! Really cool orc and one butt kicking Bishop ! I agree also that the Thorin head was a great choice , and a great choice in parts you used !
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Here's another one:
This is Kurko, a raging Goblin equipped with "Bone Splitter" battle axe. Again, this is a full repaint of the TRU "True Heroes: Mythical Warriors" Orc 4 pack. Kurko is an original character for my "Forgotten Realms" line and was inspired by the goblin cards from Magic: The Gathering.
Thanks for tuning in, more to come.
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I like that little thing on his arm too. Nice work. Off to share.
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I haven't done a Joeverse fig in a while. This is Scourge, Cobra's premier Scout Viper. Trained to be one-man Black Ops units, Scout Troopers utilize super-advanced-tech HUDs in their helmets, which are tied directly into their plasma blasters. They are also equipped with two plasma pistols in differing calibers and anti-sensor armor with full temp control capabilities.
Scourge is my first attempt to fuse a SW torso onto a pair of Joe legs. He is a kitbash of several figs with assorted greeblies added. The idea was to recreate a SW Scout Trooper in the Cobra forces. The paint job is reminiscent of the classic Cobra Viper.
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I have certainly enjoyed the Orc re-paints, they look fabulous. The Scout trooper, however, is really brilliant. Your paint job is wonderful, and I love the parts combination (never mind the concept, which is fantastic).
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Looks good! On the front pages.
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Great work mate.
Ron
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Love the scout viper's colors. Reminds me of deadpool's colors.....and I love Deadpool.
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Oh yeah, I like that guy!
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Thanks, guys. Here we go once again into the Forgotten Realms, this time with my representation of an established character:
King Obould Many-Arrows, Orc Warlord - created by RA Salvatore and dangerous enemy to Drizzt the Drow Ranger.
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This is a kitbash figure. The body is a MU Planet Hulk figure, with the head from an Orc figure that was pictured several posts back. The armor is from a "Mummies Alive" fig, with pauldron from the Planet Hulk and additional plating made from foam sheeting. The massive broadsword is from a "Mystic Knights of Tir Na-nog" baddie, the bow, arrow and quiver are from a Grune the Destroyer fig form the new "Thundercats" line. His greathelm is the head from some "Yu-Gi-Oh" demon figure and is simply swappable with his Orc head. I dunno where the shield came from. Various other greeblies were added and several metal chains were added for "flavor". The bow has been strung and the (already) magnetic quiver can attach to a magnet hidden in the armor. I need to get pics of him with my Drizzt fig so that you can see how massive he is. Thanks for tuning in.
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Wow, this one is fantastic. I love the image with the helmet on too. You have really captured what I envisioned this character looking like. Off to share.
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Master work !
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blown away by that one, awesome work!
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What a great custom! The attention to detail is great and the use of parts from so many different figures - wow!
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Thanks, guys! Here are a couple of steampunk-inspired customs. Nothing too fancy, just kitbashes, full repaints and "cut and paste" jobs.
Steampunk Robocop!
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Steampunk Iron Man!
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Thanks for tuning in!
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The steampunkish figures are cool. I like the mechanical look of steam/dieselpunk. Two thumbs up!
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That rocket pack on Iron Man is just fantastic! Great work all around. Off to share.
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So, hello 'Yarders. It's been a long while. I don't really do SW customs anymore. I've moved onto my own 'verse, which is "The Wastelands". It was inspired by the "Mad Max" franchise (especially "Fury Road"), but is not limited to it. The Wastelands are populated with monsters, mutants, warlords, demigods, robots...pretty much whatever I think is cool.
With that, though...my first custom in the "Wastelands" is "Mad" Max Rokatansky, former Main Force Police officer. The look is a gestalt of his movie looks, with artistic license. My timeline takes place shortly after "Fury Road", with Max liberating a car and motorcycle from Immortan Joe's motorpool and heading out. The cycle "stows" in the passenger side of the car, in-universe. The rear of the car has been modded to house all manner of removeable gear and equipment. All of Max's gear is fully removeable, as well.
As always, thanks for tuning in.
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Welcome back. Too bad you dont do much star wars any longer. I understand with it almost being impossible to find fodder. However, i Love the wasteland theme. Myself and a fellow customizer are doing a similar project. We like the whole acid rain, threea style figs. These customs of yours are pretty B.A
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First off, ditto so cool to see you back.
Two, don't forget we love all kinds of customizing here not just Star Wars. I know we predominantly promote that and we do like it a lot, but for me it is so refreshing to see new genres and takes on themes like you have done here. Let me go share this before my internet time leaves me this morning.
So hope you continue to share what you come up with.
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Just been catching up on you post and excellent work all round but damn the wasteland vehicles and figure is awesome.
Ron
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Very nice diorama, fantastic paint job and mix of accessories, love the Mad Max movies
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I love this stuff! Fantastic detail
That is some loadout he has.
Is that a metal car you modded?
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Thanks for the love. The car is actually a remote controlled vehicle from "The Fast and The Furious" line. I kept the internals so it still functions as a remote controlled car.
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I kept the internals so it still functions as a remote controlled car.
Now thats awesome, remote controlled customizing! I like it.
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Here is the next occupant of the Wastelands - Thomas Longclaw, nomadic werewolf lawman. Thomas is an oasis of fair justice in the desert of lawlessness that is the Wastelands. He travels the Fury Road, stopping along the way, offering his services to any settlement that needs it, free of charge. He only asks for as much water as he can carry in his pack, and nothing more. Thomas was once an ordinary man, and a police officer. When the latest Apocalypse Event took place, he was changed into a man/wolf hybrid. He retained all his cognitive abilities and gained the strength and senses of a wolf. No one knows how or why Thomas was stricken with lycanthropy. Some believe it is just another Curse from when the sky rained fire and the cities were torn asunder. There are tales of other Wastelanders being transformed into frightful beings. Others whisper "mutant" and remember a time in the long ago when people were simply born with fantastic abilities and powers. Regardless, all those who know him respect him, and those who do not fear the Man-Wolf of the Wastelands. He has yet to encounter another like him in his travels, although there are rumors of a "pack" of lycanthropes up north, past the Dune Sea.
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I would love to read more stories like this. I love Apoc type stuff and this seems like it will grab a bit I like from all genres. Great back story.
I really like the custom figure too. Off to share the latest to the front pages.
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Looks great.
Ron
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The future of law enforcement. Using ideas from across the "Robocop" franchise (movie trilogy, tv series and tv movies in particular).
OCP Crime Prevention Units v1.2 - Alex Murphy and v3.1 - John Cable, or as their squad nicknames "Seek" (Cable) and "Destroy" (Murphy).
Their most dangerous foe is OCP CPU v2.3 - Cain (Urban Assault Armor). Cain was the third personality subjected to the "Robocop 2" program and the only one to survive. This unit was designed prior to Murphy's upgrade. An attempt was made to control him by addicting him to Nuke, but the drug and the cyborg process drove him insane. His flesh is deteriorating and he is utterly unpredictable. Heavier armor and a multitude of heavy assault weapons make him a formidable foe.
Murphy was upgraded into heavier armor some 20 years after he was brought on-line as Robocop. Built using v2.3's schematics, but with fewer weapons to keep his profile "heroic" for the press. He is outfitted with a pair of impressive forearm-mounted weaponry - a grenade launcher (with variable ammo) and a larger version of the Cobra Assault Rifle, the gun he used to destroy an ED-209. His frame is officially designated as OCP Crime Prevention Unit v1.2 (Urban Protection Armor). John Cable was selected to undergo the Robocop transformation in order to give Murphy a partner that offset his frame's inherent weaknesses. Cable is officially designated OCP Crime Prevention Unit v2.1 (Urban Recon Armor) and features hidden holsters in each thigh, a carry-over from the original Robocop design. His frame is far faster and more agile than Murphy's, but cannot stand up to prolonged firefights like Murphy's frame can.
No mods to the new (reboot) Robocop body, other than painting the human hand and an ink wash. The larger unit is built on an IM2 Drone body and a cast, shrunken Robocop head. The bad guy unit is the same body, zombie viper head and various bits 'n' pieces. Thanks for tuning in!
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They look great. Off to share yet again.
That Cain sure looks menacing.
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first off welcome back my friend ! Glad to see your posting again just sorry your no longer doing Star wars customs in the mix. I am just catching up with your new posts and great work ! I look forward to seeing what you have coming next !
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Based on the classic arcade game (and later home console ports), this is my take on Strider Hiryu, ready for action. Equipped with a tonfa-style Cypher blade named "Falcion" (with removeable plasma wave FX), trusty folding Climb Sickle in shoulder sheath, all three Robot Option power-up sidekicks and the glider used to travel to the next levels, Strider Hiryu is ready to take on all enemies. Provided, of course, you brought enough quarters.
The Option Robots, mechanical semi-autonomous helper units, and are labeled thus -
Option A, Tripodal Robot
Option B, Panther Robot
Option C, Hawk Robot
Strider was built with a variety of GI Joe parts and topped with LEGO anime-styled hair. The kitbashed Cypher blade's plasma wave FX slides on/off and is cut from a paint-wiped "Magic: the Gathering" foil card. The climb Sickle is handmade from greeblies and fully opens/closes to sit in his shoulder sheath. The glider is just a repaint from a Joe glider. The Panther and Hawk sidekicks are repaints of animal accessories from "The Batman" series, the Tripodol unit is scratchbuilt. Lastly, Strider features a poseable scarf and magnets in his feet to better emulate the source materials.
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This continues the pic dump of the Strider and friends custom. I could only load 4 attachments in the last set.
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I like it. Time to share it to the pages and make you famous.
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Awesome work my friend! I am a huge fan of your wasteland work. Those vehicles are so perfectly done!
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Very cool! really like the Robocop custom
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Really nice set of customs! Hiryu looks amazing. The Robocop customs are great. But I really like the wolfman custom. Excellent job!