The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Figures => Topic started by: Rogue Jedi on February 23, 2013, 07:47:14 PM
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Hwy everyone! My name is Lucas and I'm 29 and am a lifelong Star Wars fan. I'm brand new to the boards but have been coming here for years and finally broke down and decided to become a member of this great community. I've been customizing seriously for about 6 years now and am looking forward to any feedback to help me further refine and improve my skills. For my first post I've included a few pictures of the ever popular Boba Fett at various stages of his life.
Young Boba Fett with resized Jango Fett armor
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/031_zps90ffed6c.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/032_zps29bdbe8f.jpg)
Fett in an early version of his infamous armor
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/033_zpsec1607a6.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/034_zps74a2d64a.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/035_zpsedc4a79b.jpg)
The Fett we all know and love
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/037_zps5223a901.jpg)
Old man Fett
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/039_zpsd35bcc2f.jpg)
Fett "out of uniform"
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/040_zps04661724.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/041_zpsdd32f74b.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/042_zps1d940406.jpg)
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Here are a few more.
Clone Wars era Rodian Jedi General
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/064_zps8be9e96c.jpg)
A Jedi Ace (aka best of the best pilot)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/071_zps413994b5.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/072_zpsbd71e93b.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/073_zpsd00c5654.jpg)
Clone Wars era Jedi
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/075_zpsd9cb255e.jpg)
Another Clone Wars era Jedi
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/079_zps94210beb.jpg)
Lightside Revan
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/012_zps57652485.jpg)
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Well now that is some nice work. Some of your Boba versions are just stellar.
Expect to see this post on our front page tomorrow. Once again, welcome to ISY.
Daggone that Ace looks really good too.
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That some nice work there. I second Tamer's comment on the Ace figure. Liking the rodian general as well.
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very cool! and highly imaginative
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Thank you for the kind words here are a few more then I'm off to bed.
Trandoshan Hunter
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c31_zpse1f70b8f.jpg)
Sandcrawler droid (I have never been happy with any of the hasbro releases because they are always to "clean")
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c34_zpsdb215e5b.jpg)
Nobot/"ghost droid"
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c33_zpsbd8251f3.jpg)
Random protocol droid
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c32_zps65f32b7f.jpg)
A LOM protocol droid
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/050_zpsb5851409.jpg)
Astros
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/017_zpsdba0d113.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/018_zps35da68a9.jpg)
Danz Borin
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/013_zpscfb8c6dd.jpg)
And the final for the night is Arleil Schous (Got the idea from jackoftradz site. I saw it and knew I had to attempt it)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/014_zps3b3ee000.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/015_zps9aceb3cb.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/016_zps2d88fec9.jpg)
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These all look great! Your washes on the droids look good, and I love the brighter color choice for the Trandoshan.
My favorite pieces from your recent posts are the young Boba Fett, Rodian general, and the Jedi Ace: the Jedi Ace in particular stands out to me as its a concept I've really not seen used by anyone before and you executed it quite well with the choice of parts.
Glad you joined the site; now we can see more of your work!
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Welcome once again and this is now featured on our front page.
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These are great! I am just blown away by some of them especially the trando welcome to the yards
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Love your work!!!
The Early Boba is my fave :)
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Cool customs, really like the light side revan.
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thats some clean paint on those astros but that Trando is very interesting.
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very very well done mate!
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wow very cool customs great way to make an entrance welcome to the yards
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Man I don't know what to say other than thank you to everyone. Definitely didn't expect to make the front page. I am honored to say the least. I'll be posting some more pictures soon.
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Up next is a Sith Lord inspired by Shredder from TMNT
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/043_zpsbbb5e538.jpg)
A deranged cannibalistic Sith Lord (inspired by a pic I saw of a fan costume)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/048_zps3f24267c.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/049_zpsda31bfd0.jpg)
A Bothan snowspeeder pilot
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c7_zps28e20296.jpg)
Wedge in his snowspeeder gear
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c9_zps6ceba054.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c10_zpsbd6fd623.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c11_zpsfb8f9de4.jpg)
A little pilot diversity
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c8_zps0205a928.jpg)
And this little guy...
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/custom1_zps543e3137.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c1_zpsdfce27ab.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c2_zpsd16c422e.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c3_zpsfa2216b7.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c4_zps4b601fb8.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c5_zps3b57fdb9.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c12_zps57510eed.jpg)
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great update really liking your droid
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This is some fantastic work !! i really like the sandcrawler droid update as well as the wedge !!! welcome to the yards!!!
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Wow, more great work. Latest update on the front page.
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Really liking your customs. The Fett series is really cool. I like the Trandoshan too. I actually have the Arleil Schous that was made by JACKOFTRADZE sitting in my cantina display. Originally it was owned by Von Frost, but I bought it from him when he was selling off his collection. He had a lot of great JACKOFTRADZE figures. Keep up the good work :)
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Oh Rj that little droid is all sorts of awesome! Great work on them all mate - way to make an entry to TheYards!!
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woooow nice droid really good
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That droid is awesome, digging his weapons.
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Thanks again Tamer! Wookie-balls thank you...it was kind of a thrown together custom done to experiment with creating rusted and worn look and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Glad to see others are as well. Darthdaddy you lucky dog! he. I would love to have some of his figures and FYI the young Boba Fett was inspired by something similar I had seen on your site. Also can't wait to see your trandoshans when you finish them. Mr.jedi1977 thank you. You would think that the Wedge would have been easy (I certainly did) but it required a ittle more work that I was expecting. Glad he turned out how he did.
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Small update tonight.
Anakin Solo in pilot gear
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/030_zps3fd494a2.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/028_zps8f1f344d.jpg)
Mon Cal Jedi
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/025_zpscf51e11e.jpg)
Mon Cal rebel officer
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/c6_zpsa6a585cb.jpg)
Jorus C'baoth (you know pre-cloned and pre-crazy)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/023_zps9cda7a7c.jpg)
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Very Cool! Great Work and Welcome to the Yards!
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I am on custom overload looking at these. Hard to choose a favorite from the sith lord or the anakin pilot. Great stuff!
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Nice work, the Anakin is looking sharp! The Mon Cal Jedi looks pretty sweet too, I like the soft goods on him.
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Thank you. I try to give credit where credit is due and I know that I saw a custom on here of Baron Fel that was the inspiration for the Anakin figure but I can't remember who made the figure. Also to some of the more experienced guys on here; I'm working on a few sets of figures based of the Jurassic Park franchise for my son and have run into a problem with one of the figs. The jacket I am using is very pliable and the paint keeps chipping off. I have tried to seal it the traditional way and when that didn't work I tried glue but I encountered the same problem. Any suggestions?
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One update for the night: When I saw this figure a few years I knew it would make a great base for Valance the Hunter. Once I had finished putting it together I realized I liked the black and grey better than the blues from the comic. Originally he had an interchangeable head but I ended up using it on a second battle damaged version. I think I would like to go back and redo the battle damaged one at some point because I was experimenting with different things and looking at it now I am not entirely happy with how it turned out. To me it's just to messy I guess. Anyway enjoy!
Valance the Hunter
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/002_zpse59b931e.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/003_zpse57a3cdc.jpg)
Battle damaged version
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/004_zps21fc8aff.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/005_zps6785b31e.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/006_zps63c14e98.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/007_zpsdac6a7fd.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/008_zps5a75fab8.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/009_zpsadf8fcb0.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/010_zps7e83e5b4.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/011_zps1966353f.jpg)
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One update for the night: When I saw this figure a few years I knew it would make a great base for Valance the Hunter. Once I had finished putting it together I realized I liked the black and grey better than the blues from the comic. Originally he had an interchangeable head but I ended up using it on a second battle damaged version. I think I would like to go back and redo the battle damaged one at some point because I was experimenting with different things and looking at it now I am not entirely happy with how it turned out. To me it's just to messy I guess. Anyway enjoy!
Valance the Hunter
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/002_zpse59b931e.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/003_zpse57a3cdc.jpg)
Battle damaged version
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/004_zps21fc8aff.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/005_zps6785b31e.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/006_zps63c14e98.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/007_zpsdac6a7fd.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/008_zps5a75fab8.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/009_zpsadf8fcb0.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/010_zps7e83e5b4.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/011_zps1966353f.jpg)
Thank you. I try to give credit where credit is due and I know that I saw a custom on here of Baron Fel that was the inspiration for the Anakin figure but I can't remember who made the figure. Also to some of the more experienced guys on here; I'm working on a few sets of figures based of the Jurassic Park franchise for my son and have run into a problem with one of the figs. The jacket I am using is very pliable and the paint keeps chipping off. I have tried to seal it the traditional way and when that didn't work I tried glue but I encountered the same problem. Any suggestions?
I really like the valance figure. Is there any way to apply a light sanding prior to paint to said vest. Also, I am having pretty good luck by applying the acrylic varnish first, then the paint, and then even more varnish.
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Thanks for the advice CH. I'll definitely give it a try. I guess I've never ran into this before because when I do my customs they are for display but now that my son is getting older and I can use this particular skill set for him I'm running into the "play" issue. I'll give your suggestion a try and if it doesn't work then I'll just have to adjust the plans for the Dennis Nedry figure and make him without the yellow rain jacket.
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I am missing some great updates. Back to the front page. I like both versions of your Valance by the way.
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Very cool stuff! The battle damage looks so cool!
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Great looking portfolio you got going here. I like your interpretation of Jorus pre crazy days..
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What a great custom thread - you certainly have a creative spark in you to say the least. I really enjoyed going through and viewing your work.
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That Mon Cal rebel officer is awesome, impressed me a lot!
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Thank you. I try to give credit where credit is due and I know that I saw a custom on here of Baron Fel that was the inspiration for the Anakin figure but I can't remember who made the figure. Also to some of the more experienced guys on here; I'm working on a few sets of figures based of the Jurassic Park franchise for my son and have run into a problem with one of the figs. The jacket I am using is very pliable and the paint keeps chipping off. I have tried to seal it the traditional way and when that didn't work I tried glue but I encountered the same problem. Any suggestions?
I think BlackSh33p was the one whodid that pilot; that was a cool-looking custom. Your Anakin (pilot gear) look great too; the blue flight suit was a good choice.
Regarding your second question, maybe use a dye? I think some people have tried Rit (for dying clothes), but I don't know exactly whether that is the best to use as I haven't tried it before. Just a thought...
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That looks awesome! Great customs man!
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Well first off thanks for the kind words. It's truly appreciated. It's great to share work that you are proud of and have others enjoy it. Secondly thanks to those who gave me some advice on my sealing issue. Haven't tried it yet (get a huge shipment of "parts" in for my side project for my son so I have been focusing on that). Like I said I am focusing on doing the customs for my son right now but I do have a couple of my own to share. Up first is a realistic Clone Wars Plo Koon.
Plo Koon
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/080_zps024739ff.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/081_zps5195b70c.jpg)
The next three are more of concept figures. Here's the background. First off I am eternally grateful to Mr. Lucas for making the Star Wars movies and I appreciate that they are his stories and were told in the way that he wanted to tell them. That being said I, like most, was let down by the prequels (they have grown on me I'll admit). I guess the let down stems from the fact that for many years that era was open to our own interpretation and over the years we, the fans, made our own prequels based off of given information and clues and the let down came from the movies not being the story we imagined. Now these concepts are of how I envisioned that the Jedi would be a generals in the Clone Wars. I know some people took issue with the Jedi dressing like monks and felt they should have worn something different. I disagree and feel the robes are the only attire that makes sense but will conceed that when the War started the robes make little sense. I feel like by Episode III we should see battle worn Jedi in armor that is individual to them. This would serve to visually communicate that not only has the war taken it's toll on these once noble beings but the armor would also serve to show how far they had fallen from their peaceful ways and the fact that the armor isn't uniform but differs to a great extent between Jedi would also show just how fractured this order had become. Phew...That was a mouthful. So that being said these 3 customs are inspired by that idea.
Seasee Tiin
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/069_zps084935b5.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/070_zps2dc86a46.jpg)
Agen Kolar
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/074_zpsb665880e.jpg)
Anakin Skywalker (I wanted a look that was closer to Vader while still being "heroic" and I also wanted to allude to the line "...great pilot...")
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/088_zps24ab5bf1.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/089_zps4289f36b.jpg)
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I love the concept Jedi, especially Saesee Tiin and Anakin. Tiin looks great in the AT-TE tank gunner armor; nice choice there! The metallic helmet is so much better than the plain white clone armor we see in TCW.
I love your alternate take on Anakin! The parts work really well and the Starkiller legs, for some reason, just seem to work very well with this fig. The addition of the pilot harness sells the look too.
A very nice job!
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I liked the agen kolar improvements but that anakin just rocks! After passing up anakin figures for years, I would snatch that one up, were it on the shelves.
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I liked that Anakin too, but still for some reason went with Plo for the front page news article. Keep em coming!
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Cool Stuff.
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Wonderful custom Jedi. I really like the battle armored look.
I agree with your thoughts when it comes to the Clone Wars. "I [ also ] feel [ that ] by Episode III we should [ have seen ] battle worn Jedi in armor that is individual to them. This would serve to visually communicate that not only has the war taken it's toll on these once noble beings but the armor would also serve to show how far they had fallen from their peaceful ways. The fact that the armor isn't uniform but differs to a great extent between [ individual ] Jedi would also show just how fractured this order had become."
FYI...the [ ] symbols represent the words I changed to simply give my perspective in my TOTAL agreement with Rogue Jedi's thoughts about the prequel movies. In NO WAY was attempting to correct anything. Just wanted to clarify for everyone reading!
Again...great work!
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Great work! i just love the pilots, i am trying to do the same thing. You have great diversity.
Huge fan of the Boba's, outstanding!!! thanks for sharing.
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Wow!! the concept Jedi are awesome man, my favorite is Ploo Koon and Anakin. Very nice choice of parts, the pouches on Plo Koons belt look great and the tabards match perfectly with the detailed torso.
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WOW! Great figure thread. Sorry I am late to the party but I am catching up. So many awesome customs, love your creativity.
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Hey everyone it's been a while. Sorry I have been very busy with work and my spare time has been largely spent doing Jurassic Park Customs for my son (I'll post those in a new thread at some point) I do have a small update tonight with a little back story. These are all a self custom of me from a galaxy long ago and far away. The back story is my character is a Jedi during the old republic era and a general during the Clone Wars named Luki Erisfulk. He is from a little known near human race with an incredibly long life span of 500 years. No body, not even the race themselves know whether their long lives are due to genetic tampering in the past or if that are an off shoot of humanity that evolved. On top of the long life span the is stronger, can endure more and heals more quickly than humans (came up with it so I could essentially use the same head for different periods of time and have an in-universe explaination why he isn't aging). He is kind of a "Rogue Jedi" that plays it loose to the point that some consider him "grey". During the Wars, while against it, he participated on the grounds that he could hand pick his own troopers. The council agreed and assigned him and his squad to a Special Operations unit that answered only to the Jedi Council. Due to him picking clones that showed individuality to an extreme when Order 66 came down his clones disobeyed and helped him escape. From then on he hid in plain sight as a smuggler in the outer rims and wild space.
Regular Jedi duds
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/024_zpsd389090d.jpg)
Clone Wars General
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/085_zps919ed1c4.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/086_zpsd79b47ea.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/087_zpsc659be54.jpg)
Post Order 66 Smuggler
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/001_zpsdf58549f.jpg)
New Hope and beyond era smuggler
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/055_zps43a24f14.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/051_zpsfd33f95d.jpg)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/053_zpsa09f2b04.jpg)
Messing with lighting
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/me1_zpsed884231.jpg)
I tend to drink Monster quite a bit so it seemed fitting to add this as an accessory
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/me2_zps9ff92d1c.jpg)
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You can kind of see it in the last pic but I have a large tattoo on each forearm that I tried to recreate on him. I'll post some comparison pics at some point. Also sometime this week I'll upload pics of his clone troopers and also some black ops clones and their Jedi Handler.
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Looks good. On the front page. Definitely want to see some of those dinos too.
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Just to clarify (and hopefully not disappoint) I'm not doing any Dino customs for my son but rather am making figures of the cast from the 3 Jurassic Park movies and also from the old toy line (aka the dino trackers and dino raiders) as well as one or two characters from the books. Sadly no dinos...Ebay has treated me surprisingly well when it comes to buying the old dinosaur figures from the 3 movies...the only reason I'm doing customs of the human figures is that the old toys were in a 4.5 in scale but all figures now are in the 3.75 in scale or 6 in scale. For compatibility purposes instead of ordering the original human figures I wanted him to have 3.75 inch figures so that he could also use his GI joe figures etc...to add to his dino play time.
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I love the Jedi and his different looks post-Order 66. I echo Spry's earlier comment: great creativity here!
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Great Stuff!!!
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Ok, so I've been gone a while and missed several pages worth of awesome! A belated "welcome to the Yards"! Keep up the good works.
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Thank you Darth Optimus. As a side note I am a huge admirer of your work as well as many many others on this site. It's great to finally be a member of this great community and even better to be greeted with such an awesome reception. This site and the people who populate it are what it's all about.
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Your jedi through the ages is a great back story. Excellent work.
My daughter really wants to see your Jurassic Park figures you are making for your son. She loves the movie series.
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I'll definitely share them! I've been working on these and nothing else for the most part so I've kinda been MIA here but I should start posting some new stuff soon.
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Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've posted anything new but rest assured that between work and family I have been hard at work crafting new custom figures. In my Star Wars Custom figures thread I mentioned that I was working on a series of figures for my son based off the Jurassic Park franchise and that I would post them at a later date...today is that later date. Some are from the movie, some are from the novels, some are from the old kenner toy line and some are just made up characters. With a few of these (based largely on the available parts) they may not be a carbon copy replica but I feel that, in-spite of that, I have captured the 'essence' of those characters so browse through these and as always comments, questions and critiques are always welcome. With that all I have left to say is "Welcome to Jurassic Park!" Enjoy!
Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DrGrantCollage_zpsf2523ed1.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DrGrantCollage_zpsf2523ed1.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DrGrant1Collage_zpsefd3201c.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DrGrant1Collage_zpsefd3201c.jpg.html)
Dr. Sattler from Jurassic Park
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DrSatlerCollage_zps472a0f18.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DrSatlerCollage_zps472a0f18.jpg.html)
Dr. Malcolm from Jurassic Park w/Jacket and sunglasses
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/Ian1Collage_zps8a591f2d.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/Ian1Collage_zps8a591f2d.jpg.html)
Dr. Malcolm from Jurassic Park without Jacket and Sunglasses
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John Hammond from Jurassic Park
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Dennis Nedry from Jurassic Park
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And just like the original Kenner figure (could rip off arms) Ol' Dennis was made to have some dino damage action....a trend that would continue with other figures I made for my lil' man.
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DennisNedryDinoDamageCollage_zps461a6e54.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DennisNedryDinoDamageCollage_zps461a6e54.jpg.html)
Robert Muldoon from Jurassic Park (This figure showcases the figure's head but the body is a 'fill in' until I receive the new GI Joe figure wearing shorts as that body will be his actual body).
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/MuldoonCollage_zps92e7ca1b.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/MuldoonCollage_zps92e7ca1b.jpg.html)
Lex and Tim Murphy from Jurassic Park
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And of course Tim's night vision goggles
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Mr. Generro the Lawyer from Jurassic Park
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To quote the movie "I think this was Generro...." "I think this was too..." So of course Mr. Generro comes with dion damage
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Mr. Arnold from Jurassic Park with Dino Damage
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/MrArnold1Collage_zps900a3688.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/MrArnold1Collage_zps900a3688.jpg.html)
Dr. Wu from Jurassic Park
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I'll leave it at that for today but over the next few days I'll update this with figures from the other 2 movies, remade figures based off the old toy line and some made up characters as well as adding some pics to my Star Wars Custom Thread.
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Alright it's been a while but I'll be posting some more updates over the next few days and by the way I know a few people were interested to see the Jurassic Park customs I did as a birthday present for my son so I started a new thread titled Rogue Jedi's jurassic park customs so check it out if you want. Anyway up first is an update of the concept Anakin I did a while back. Keeping with the great pilot line spoken by Obi Wan to Luke I wanted to add a flight helmet that would serve as a visual predecessor to both the rebel pilots helmet as well as the imperial pilots while also containing hints of the mask he will end up wearing until his redemption and death so I hope you all like it.
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/sw9_zps287b6046.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/sw9_zps287b6046.jpg.html)
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Up next is another concept figure: Kit Skywalker Anakin's younger brother and Obi Wan's Padawan. Like I alluded to in a previous post I had a different take on what the prequels would be and this is part of it. The short version is Kit is the one who goes down the dark path and Anakin rushes off to rescue him (sound familiar) and blames Obi Wan's failure as a teacher as why his brother turned to the dark side and a three way battle between Obi Wan, Anakin and Kit (now calling himself Darth Vader) ensues. At some point Obi Wan is seperated from Anakin and Kit who locked in battle end up going over cliff and falling into lava. Obi Wan believing both to be dead picks up Anakin's lightsaber and leaves. A short while later now Emperor Palpatine arrives and sees two badly burned bodies. One clone confirms that one body is dead while another says this one is still alive...Palpatine leans in close and asks the survivor who he is and gets the reply "Darth Vader." Palpatine smiles and chuckles....Now the one that lived is Anakin but he has embraced his fate and taken his brother's name and place but the audience won't know this so when the reveal in Empire comes out not only is Luke screaming "NO...That's impossible!" but so too is the audience thus keeping the surprise intact for a whole new generation to experience. Anyway here's Kit Skywalker before he turns to the dark side.
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A couple of Mandos
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/211_zps3b01d797.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/211_zps3b01d797.jpg.html)
A background pirate
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A bounty hunter (can't remember who did this one or where I saw it but I thought it was too cool and had to attempt it myself).
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A few Jedi
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/075_zpsd9cb255e.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/075_zpsd9cb255e.jpg.html)
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A clone trooper to add a little diversity to my 501st collection
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That's it for today but I'll be posting some more in a few days.
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Hey its great to see you back and with a huge update. Time to get this to the front and facebook pages.
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Wow! You have been working!
I love the alternate take on the PT and the character concepts you developed along with it. Always interesting to see how others perceive the CW as having played out...
I love the 501st with the scars on his face; nice addition to add some interest to the figure. The Mando with the lime green outlining caught my eye as well. Nice update!
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Tamer it's great to be back and Jedimerc I agree I love seeing/reading about what other people thought the prequels would/should be. On that note I can't wait to finish and post Kit Skywalker as Darth Vader...also just some more background on my take of the prequels...Owen Lars is dating (and of course ends up marrying) Beru Skywalker. As a side note I have a decent stockpile of photos of Star Wars customs as well as more Jurassic Park Customs I made for my son that I will be posting in the next few days so keep a look out for them.
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wow what a bunch of cool customs. I love the Jurassic Park customs and the Monster drink with the smuggler.
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Looking forward to seeing the new work too.
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Here's some more Jurassic Park Customs that I did for my son. These figures are from the second and third movie. The only ones I didn't get to were Kelly Malcolm, Carter, Mr. Lodlow and Roland's hunting partner from Jurassic Park the Lost World and Mr. and Mrs. Kirby from Jurassic Park 3 (We used a GI Joe Road Block figure for the third mercenary Nash so there was no custom to post for him).
Nick Van Owen from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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Eddie Carr from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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Dr. Burke from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DrBurke2Collage_zps71ea3107.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DrBurke2Collage_zps71ea3107.jpg.html)
Roland Tembo from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/RolandCollage_zps2d508629.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/RolandCollage_zps2d508629.jpg.html)
Dieter Stark from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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Sarah Harding from Jurassic Park the Lost World
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Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park 3
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(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/DrGrant31Collage_zps072a7134.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/DrGrant31Collage_zps072a7134.jpg.html)
Billy from Jurassic Park 3
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Eric Kirby from Jurassic Park 3
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Mr. Udesky from Jurassic Park 3
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Cooper from Jurassic Park 3
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There's a few more Jurassic Park Customs that were remakes from the old kenner line as well as some background guys and a few made up ones as well. There might even be a couple of dinosaur customs as well. I'll post those in a few days and leave you with one final custom of a realistic Captain Rex.
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/sw28_zpscc78af9b.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/sw28_zpscc78af9b.jpg.html)
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Wow, what another great update. I cannot wait to see where you go from here. Your son has to be ecstatic about those JP Customs. Off to tell the news.
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man, I am just catching up on the customs you have posted! Some really nice customs and I love your Jurassic Park line!
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So I kinda like the Trandoshan species as they provide very fertile ground for some fun customs. I've seen fan art as well as "cannon" art of some trandoshans with spikes and decides to give it a go. This fellow below is less of a bounty hunter and more of a galactic big game hunter, however he may or may not hunt sentient beings for sport as well (think of the group of trandoshans from the Clone Wars). Any way I hope you all enjoy and as always comments, critiques and suggestions are always welcomed.
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/sw17_zps622d611b.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/sw17_zps622d611b.jpg.html)
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That trando is magnificent! Like the Rex and all of the Jp stuff as well.
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The trandoshan game hunter is out of this world! Great look with the added feathering(?) and blood stains. Very nice!
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Wow, that Trandoshan is absolutely fantastic. Just off the charts. Time go share the news.
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that trandoshan is fantastic. awesome job, very well done. How did you make the spikes?
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spudafett the spikes were made using some plastic dental wedges (the docs at our clinic prefer the wooden ones and we had a couple of boxes of the plastic ones lying around that were never going to get used so I asked if I could have them because I knew eventually they would come in handy). JediMerc I was going for spikes rather than feathers but now that you mention it I do like the idea of using them on something else as feathers...might have an idea brewing on that one...
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Alright my update for today is the final installment of the Jurassic Park figures that I did for my son (I have a few more that I would like to do and will eventually get to but for now this is it as I'm back to focusing on my own customs with a focus on some Special Forces Jedi Commanders and their clones as well as some Star Wars customs inspired/influenced by Marvel characters and I should have some updates of those in a few days). First up are some dinosaur food...I mean background people.
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Alright some background on these next characters (and also a little of what I imagine would be the continuation of the Jurassic Park universe past Jurassic Park 3); In the third film during Dr. Grant’s lecture a student makes the point that paleontology will soon be DOA as soon as the U.S. and Coasta Rician governments figure out what to do with the island and by this point they have and it has become a biological preserve that also serves as a study facility for paleontologists to observe dinosaur behavior (This is kinda the gist of how my son and I play because it allows us to bring in old characters such as Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler as well as a now Dr. Billy Brennan and also Dr. Sarah Harding as well as Dr. Malcolm who begrudgingly agrees to come along at Sarah’s insistence but also for the reason of providing insight and forethought so lacking in JP to prevent another disaster from happening) So now we have the dinosaurs roaming free while the observation teams utilize facilities protected by electric fences and other security measures however due to the events from Jurassic Park 2 (T-rex on the mainland) and the fact that after that happened they can’t keep people away from Isla Sorna as evidenced by Jurassic Park 3 (both the boat tour at the beginning and subsequent landing on the island looking for the lost kid) plus a handful of other events (if it were a movie these other events would be mentioned in passing with perhaps one shown at the beginning of the film typical JP style to set up what’s to follow) a company consisting of former soldiers/specialists (think Blackwater) is contracted out to provide island and facility security as yet one more safety measure.
The Commander
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Members of his team that provide security for Jurassic Park
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Next up we have the dino wrangles. It is these individuals who are in charge of keeping the staff safe and protected on the frequent trips outside the fences. All but one of these are inspired by the old Kenner Toy line.
T-rex Turner
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Harpoon Harrison
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Jaws Jackson
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And our made up wrangler (my son had a big hand in designing this) Taser Tex
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Now on to the antagonists; While the books mentions InGen’s rival company as Biosyn and that it was this company wanted to steal InGen’s secrets that lead to the chaos Biosyn is never mentioned in the movies and only hinted at (by way of Dodgson paying Nedry to steal the embryos). Having failed in the past the Owner of Biosyn tasks Dodgson with putting together a team to infiltrate the preserve and shut down their operations…but why? As a diversion to divert attention away from their true target; The new dinosaur cloning lab located somewhere in mainland South America. (The story goes on from there and involves why the cloning lab exists and what it's purpose is as well as introducing 2 more islands on top of the 2 original ones as a way to try and keep the dinosaurs from different time period separate for better scientific study and due to what happens at the South American lab thanks to another Biosyn team thousands of juvenile dinosaur species escape...)
The Owner of Biosyn
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Members of his team. Again a few of these are recreations of the old Kenner toys.
Dr. Snare
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Skinner
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Scrap Davis (as this was a prototype that was never released I did take some liberties on it)
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Ok last series of updates for this line. I know originally I said I wasn't doing any dinosaurs but I did end up doing 2. A huge brachiosaurus for my son and after seeing the Allosaurus my son received for a grandparent from the recently revamped JP line while I didn't like the colors I loved the design and knew I had to get my hands on one myself and then do a 'tweek" of it.
Brachiosaurus WIP and completed
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Allosaurus before and after
Before (The colors/pattern seems so unnatural which is ironic because it's inspired by a lizard with a pretty much identical coloration/pattern)
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After (much better!)
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On top of a new paint job I also wanted to give him a bit of a personality...like a past confrontation with a stegosaurus didn't go so well so I dremmeled some scars and then sculpted some epoxy into the grooves to give them some texture.
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As always thanks for looking and comments, critiques and questions are always welcomed.
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Wow, what a great Jurassic Park Update. I can't wait to get some of this on the front page tomorrow.
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woooooooooooooooow :O no words are enough, looks complety awesome this updated I love jurassic park since I was kid, great figures the allosaurus rocks
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Thanks Mandalore_1992. I was a huge fan of JP as a kid as well and when my son started showing an interest in dinosaurs I introduced to him to JP and it rekindled my appreciation for it as well and I wanted to do something special for him so he could have some fun JP toy memories. I scored a bunch of the old dino toys on E-bay but rather than try and score the old figures as well I wanted to give him figures that would be in scale with what's out today. That being said I had a great time working on these and while I still have a few more to make here and there I'm a little disappointed that the bulk of it is completed. On a plus note now that this project is all but wrapped up I am once again able to focus on Star Wars customs.
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Holy massive update Batman! Loving your JP line! The dinosaur you built is really well done and great job with all those figures.
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Way Cool! Impressive all around. I need to pull out the old Jurassic Park from the VHS box in the closet now!
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hi Rogue Jedi i was just wondering what head and hat did you use for the Robert Muldoon figure ? i planning on making him. he is my favourite character ;D (i know what body i'm going to use) thanks 8)
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Both the head and the hat came from GI Joe Figures. For the head I used SGT Airbourne from the GI Joe 25th anniversary line and the hat came from the Recondo figure from the Pursuit of Cobra line. Hope that helps! Post a pic when you finish it I'd love to see it!
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Finally got the body in to finish up Robert Muldoon and will post the pics later today. Also as you may or may not know I am in the military; specifically I work in dental (for the other military members pog...I know). I am currently in the process of applying to school that will build on what I already know and be more in tune with my interests, give me a backup plan should I get out before I finish my degree (need at least a masters to do anything useful with my degree plan) and also help me further refine my skills in customizing while hopefully taking it to a new level. The school is for dental lab tech (making crowns, dentures, implants, etc...) and in preparation for it I have been making wax models of heads from scratch. I currently have made 4 so far; A generic Nimbanel (what Mosep Binneed is), Jaxxon, Dashade (the creepy looking alien from the holiday special) and a realistic Zim from Invader Zim. When I post the updated Robert Muldoon I will also post these...now on to the actual question:
I have watched the tutorials on making molds and have made a few using dental impression materials that have expired but my stock on that is running out and while I have looked into mold making materials as well as resins for casting there are too many products out there and I don't know what I should go with so I need some good info from the members of the community who make molds/casts on what products to use to 1. Make molds and 2. To make the casts so that they have roughly the same consistency as the materials that Hasbro uses.
Thanks in advance for the help and I'll post those pics later today.
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Alright back with one new custom and a few wax sculpts.
Robert Muldoon with his final body.
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A few wax sculpts I've been working on (also please read the above post by me and if you have any good info on mold making products and resin materials for casting please let me know).
Jaxxon (not finished; His ears will be cast separate and then "plugged" into the head sculpt before casting and then the two casts will be married)
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Generic Nimbanel (not finished and not entirely happy with this one...need to sharpen the features)
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Realistic Invader Zim (finished)
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Dashade (not finished; still need to sculpt the lower jaw and shape up the back of the head)
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Realistic Kif from Futurama (almost finished)
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On top of these at some point I also plan on sculpting the following: Fly Guy and the Colonel from the cantina as well as the cat faced guy from the Holiday special, realistic Zoidberg and Morbo from Futurama, Realistic Alf, Big Gizz and Spiker (helmet), Furlag and Skor and Halsey to name a few. Any way again if anyone has any info about good mold materials and casting resins please let me know. Thanks!
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Wow! All are great, especially your Bonciosaurus. Tell your boy that Taxer Tex is fantastic. That guy looks like he's been through the ringer and back again.
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A couple more sculpts in progress;
Tawss Khaa
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/005_zpsa7cc6170.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/005_zpsa7cc6170.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/006_zps4c7f75bf.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/006_zps4c7f75bf.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/007_zpseb48b086.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/007_zpseb48b086.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/008_zpsbc5051e4.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/008_zpsbc5051e4.jpg.html)
A Verpine
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/001_zpse38d6cb9.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/001_zpse38d6cb9.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/002_zpsa3cb01e7.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/002_zpsa3cb01e7.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/003_zps47fa61d1.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/003_zps47fa61d1.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/004_zps5ec7556c.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/004_zps5ec7556c.jpg.html)
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Very nice work. I love seeing all if the original sculpts. Good to see someone else is making Jaxon! Keep up the great work! Just wondering why there is glitter in your sculpts?
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Thanks for the compliments Sprywalker...yeah the glitter...More times than not I find myself working on these sculpts on my back porch once my kids have gone to bed and recently my wife also used that area to work on a Tinkerbell costume for one or my daughters that involved covering a pair of shoes in copious amounts of glitter. Needless to say her glitter shoe mess ended up getting in the mix of the wax I'm using and walaa glitter infused sculpts. ;D
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Cool Stuff! Are you just sitting on the back porch whittling these out? Oh and not to sound like a know-it-all but I believe it is spelled "voila" not "walaa". French, I think. Anyway, can't wait to see the end result.
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Jedi Minstrel for the most part I work on these here and there once my kids have gone to sleep and generally do it on the back porch or sitting next to my wife while she (and I depending on what she's watching) watches T.V. Every so often I'll start one during downtime at work. And yeah I think you are right about the voila. Also I've been trying to get info on good mold making materials and casting resins so I can start making these to paint and use so any info on good products to look into would be great!
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Wow, what a nice update. I love some of those head sculpts. Back to the front page and our facebook page.
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Cant wait to see how that Jaxxon turns out! Keep up the good work.
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Wow, what a nice update. I love some of those head sculpts. Back to the front page and our facebook page.
Thanks!
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Cant wait to see how that Jaxxon turns out! Keep up the good work.
Thanks and I'm hoping that I can find time to finish at least Jaxxon and the Dashade this weekend.
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Nice work on those JP figures! Really liking that Verpine headsculpt. I sculpted an original headsculpt of that species too a couple years back. Good job!
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Nice work on those JP figures! Really liking that Verpine headsculpt. I sculpted an original headsculpt of that species too a couple years back. Good job!
Thanks. The verpine is a great species that I have always wanted a figure of yet I doubt that (especially considering everything as of late...) hasbro will ever produce one. On that note: I would love to see a pic of yours.
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Nice work on those JP figures! Really liking that Verpine headsculpt. I sculpted an original headsculpt of that species too a couple years back. Good job!
Thanks. The verpine is a great species that I have always wanted a figure of yet I doubt that (especially considering everything as of late...) hasbro will ever produce one. On that note: I would love to see a pic of yours.
I totally agree with you on the whole hasbro fiasco. Since you asked, I'll post a few pics of the Verpine headsculpt and a Verpine Jedi that I made years ago in my thread here for you to check out
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Just checked it out and it's great.
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A few wax sculpts I've been working on (also please read the above post by me and if you have any good info on mold making products and resin materials for casting please let me know).
I have something you may like. It's not fast or cheap, but it makes the best molds. Mold Builder by Castin Craft. You have to apply about 6 thin layers over 3 - 6 days, but I find it picks up the detail you want.
http://www.eplastics.com/MOLD-BUILDER-PT?origin=product-search&kwd=&source=pla&gclid=CImC8_jlybkCFYZlOgod9gkAMQ
(http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t414/sjefke59/mold-builder-pint-300.jpg)
BTW, love the wax sculpts. I have to try that. I have some old dental tools that I use for sculpting. What tools do you use? Do you use any old wax?
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I work in the dental field for the army so I use dental tools as well to sculpt as for the wax: it's a type we use at the clinic so it's not normal wax as it remains somewhat pliable (if you let it sit it will "harden" but unlike say wax for candles it will become pliable again once you start messing with it). I'll have to look into what kind it is to be specific and how to get it but I really do love working with it because unlike candle wax it is much easier to work with (think sculpy but better) and again while it never fully hardens like candle wax might it does harden enough (especially if you put in in the freezer for a few hours before you make the mold) to allow you to make a mold.
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Sjefke also thanks for the info I'll have to look into it. Also here's a link that shows the type of wax that I use; It looks like you can order it from there as well but I'm not positive on that.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/109239808/Dental_Wax.html
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A few wax sculpts I've been working on (also please read the above post by me and if you have any good info on mold making products and resin materials for casting please let me know).
I have something you may like. It's not fast or cheap, but it makes the best molds. Mold Builder by Castin Craft. You have to apply about 6 thin layers over 3 - 6 days, but I find it picks up the detail you want.
http://www.eplastics.com/MOLD-BUILDER-PT?origin=product-search&kwd=&source=pla&gclid=CImC8_jlybkCFYZlOgod9gkAMQ
(http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t414/sjefke59/mold-builder-pint-300.jpg)
BTW, love the wax sculpts. I have to try that. I have some old dental tools that I use for sculpting. What tools do you use? Do you use any old wax?
I have worked with this mold builder numerous times before also. I do not have the slow drying time issue as reported above. Here's a tip to cut drying time down in between each layer you apply. Use a hair dryer set to low heat and have it blow the warm air directly onto the part you want to dry. Saves a TON of time. I can build a mold in no time using this method. Just watch out for warping if the part you are making a mold of is very thin plastic. Hope this helps, I-am-Boba-Fett
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Sjefke also thanks for the info I'll have to look into it. Also here's a link that shows the type of wax that I use; It looks like you can order it from there as well but I'm not positive on that.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/109239808/Dental_Wax.html
Thank YOU
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I have worked with this mold builder numerous times before also. I do not have the slow drying time issue as reported above. Here's a tip to cut drying time down in between each layer you apply. Use a hair dryer set to low heat and have it blow the warm air directly onto the part you want to dry. Saves a TON of time. I can build a mold in no time using this method. Just watch out for warping if the part you are making a mold of is very thin plastic. Hope this helps, I-am-Boba-Fett
Thanks for the tip. I like that. I tend to really smear the 3rd and 4th and 5th layers on kind of heavy, but with thin enough applications, it dries fast enough. I guess I should have said, "I leave it to dry for 6 hours, while I go do something else like watching water boil" ;-)
I'm sure to hear the Mrs complaining about her missing hair dryer.
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So still haven't gotten any resin to make cast with (again if anyone has any info on some good products to check into let me know...and thanks for those who gave some info on good cast making material...if anyone esle has some good recommendations for that as well I'd love to hear them.) but I did use some recently expired material from the clinic to that we use to make temporary crowns with to make some "mock up" cast just so I could see how they look. Granted they all need a bit of polishing up so to speak but out side of Zim (need to recast and make teeth more prominent before I do) I'm happy with how Jaxxon and Tawss Khaa turned out. Also got a little more sculpting of the Dashade done too.
Zim mock up
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/001_zps3fa31d0f.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/001_zps3fa31d0f.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/003_zps600b5156.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/003_zps600b5156.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/002_zps6dcfb4cc.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/002_zps6dcfb4cc.jpg.html)
Jaxxon mock up
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/011_zps09f02d33.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/011_zps09f02d33.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/010_zpseb44c551.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/010_zpseb44c551.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/009_zps17360682.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/009_zps17360682.jpg.html)
Tawss Khaa mock up
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/004_zps713332b2.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/004_zps713332b2.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/006_zpsa4358e59.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/006_zpsa4358e59.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/005_zpsa9d3d9a3.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/005_zpsa9d3d9a3.jpg.html)
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/007_zps029ce791.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/007_zps029ce791.jpg.html)
Dashade WIP sculpt
(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u551/lfolkers/012_zpsc84a0ca4.jpg) (http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/lfolkers/media/012_zpsc84a0ca4.jpg.html)
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If you take a look at the CAFN Archive Page you will see a round table we did on molds and casting that has some great info.
Nice work, let me go share it.
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If you take a look at the CAFN Archive Page you will see a round table we did on molds and casting that has some great info.
Nice work, let me go share it.
Thank you. It's always great to make the front page alongside so many other great customizers! Also thanks for the info. Sjefke has already shared some great info on material to make molds with; I look forward to checking out CAFN archive page to get some more info!
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http://www.imperialshipyards.net/CAFN/cafn37to42.html
And then scroll down to the one you need. Talk about awesome information and tips from some of the best mold makers and casters in the hobby!
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I really like the jaxxon head sculpt, Amazing work on the others as well
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I really like the jaxxon head sculpt, Amazing work on the others as well
Thanks for more good info Tamer. Ghostskull18 thank you as well. Once I check out the info provided by Tamer and others I'll make some resin casts and at that point I'll clean them up; I'm really happy with how Jaxxon turned out but the sculpt looks a pit rough to me and could use some smoothing; unfortunately the wax I'm working with doesn't really allow that...I can smooth out figures like Tawss Khaa and Zim with no problem but when it comes to Jaxxon, due to the furry nature of the character, if I were to smooth out the wax sculpt I would sacrifice detail so like I said I can't wait to make a resin cast; perfect it and then make a new master mold out of that. There is another wax I could use that is basically candle wax (in fact if I go that route I would just use unscented candle wax) but it's more involved and requires a little more skill as you're constantly heating/melting the wax to make it more workable. I think I may start experimenting with it though and use this Zim mock up as my trial and error and use that type of wax to fix some imperfections and to make his teeth and gum line more defined. As always I'll be sure to post pics.
On a side note thanks to everyone for the kind words and to the admins for putting my work on the front page; I've been coming here for a few years and have always been amazed at the level of craftsmanship displayed by so many fellow customizers and have used that to inspire me to try more so it's a huge honor to see me work on the front page alongside the work of those whose work I've always admired and I am humbled by it and just hope that my work can be an inspiration to others like so many of the memebers work has been an inspiration to me. So thrilled to finally be a part of this wonderful and great community!
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http://www.imperialshipyards.net/CAFN/cafn37to42.html
And then scroll down to the one you need. Talk about awesome information and tips from some of the best mold makers and casters in the hobby!
Thanks Tamer.
I an use this link too. I'm just starting out casting with resin. It ain't easy on your own.
Liking the Jaxxon.
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On a side note thanks to everyone for the kind words and to the admins for putting my work on the front page; I've been coming here for a few years and have always been amazed at the level of craftsmanship displayed by so many fellow customizers and have used that to inspire me to try more so it's a huge honor to see me work on the front page alongside the work of those whose work I've always admired and I am humbled by it and just hope that my work can be an inspiration to others like so many of the memebers work has been an inspiration to me. So thrilled to finally be a part of this wonderful and great community!
Its posts like this that keep me doing it even when I don't really have time to do it! Thank you for sharing your work here.
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Hey everyone sorry I have been MIA for a while now but with the move from Okinawa back to the states and everything that it entails plus preparing for a deployment (that is no longer happening) I have been pretty busy. However I am back into the swing of things and will begin posting some older stuff (I had a ton in storage while I was in Okinawa) as well as some new stuff (both completed and WIP) that I am eager to post for this great community. That being said while I may not have posted I have been checking in and seeing amazing things from you all! Can't wait to jump back in!
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Good to have you back! Can't wait to see what you have gotten into.
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Welcome back Rouge. Love the Jaxxon head. I must have missed it when you posted last year.