Author Topic: Darth Optimus' Custom Nerdery! STRIDER HIRYU, fully kitted  (Read 133081 times)

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2011, 09:54:39 PM »
sweet looking ;D

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2011, 02:15:57 AM »
Very Cool!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2011, 04:41:48 AM »
Welcome to the Yards!!!

Amazing stuff!!!

Great painting !!! Great detail!!!

Can't wait to see more!!!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2011, 05:56:35 AM »
Everything so cool!  Welcome to the Yards.

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2011, 10:50:30 AM »
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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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2011, 11:35:59 AM »
I really like those last two and the anti-arcs were great too. Welcome to the Yards!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2011, 03:52:02 PM »
Omg these look great
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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2011, 05:53:03 PM »
WOW! cooool customs

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2011, 06:32:54 PM »
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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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2011, 05:14:39 AM »
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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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #25 on: June 21, 2011, 06:30:41 AM »
Daggone, I am speechless. Great work!

And welcome to the Yards!

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #26 on: June 21, 2011, 01:01:32 PM »
dude these are epic   they make a great addition to the yards again great job

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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2011, 06:21:38 PM »
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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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2011, 06:36:00 PM »
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"!

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  Command Unit T-900CC1



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Re: Darth Optimus' Customs
« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2011, 08:53:33 PM »
ohh that looks killer!