Wow, now that is some detail work; kinda like painting an astro if you ask me.Back to the front page.
That is how it should've been sold. I hated this figure, there was a great amount of detail in the armor, but they hide it by making it all one color. You have made my day sir. Great looking figure.
Great job! What figure is that bald head from?
So for Christmas I decided to paint up some X-Wing pilots and give them to my brother, nephew, and future brother-in-law. We're all 49ers fans in my family (couple of exceptions; nephew is a Raiders fan and my wife used to cheer for the Cowboys). Regardless, I thought I'd do up some pilots in Niners colors. I even have a back story.The mining colony Sa'Fran was a small outpost in the Mid-Rim. Like many at the time, they didn't care about the Republic, the Empire, or the Rebel Alliance. They just wanted to do some honest work away from politics. Whoever was in charge would pretty much do the same thing; tax the colony, pay for the minerals, and think them nothing but outback yokels. One day, the Empire decided it best to acquire all mineral rights and pay the colonists less than the value of the mines and mining facility. They said no and a small Imperial task force soon came to take possession. In preparation, a ragtag fleet of shuttles, old Z95's, even a couple of ARC-170's and one LAAT/i; ships that were worked on by hobbyists of classic space vehicles. The Imperial task force barely won. Of the 65 ships the colony was able to launch, 16 barely survived. They were forced to land their ships. Instead of being punished by the Imperial commander, he let them go with the rest of the colonists to be resettled on a new planet. When they made planetfall on their new "home", twelve of the pilots decided to leave for the Rebellion. Upon arrival at a Rebel base, they requested to stay together and form their own squadron. Reluctant to do so, the base commander did so only after finding out that one of the pilots was a former Corellian Fleet officer. The pilots named their squadron the 49ers in remembrance of their fellow pilots lost at the battle of Sa'Fran.Commander Joj, Captain Brod, Lt. Sey, and Lt. Naton are the first of these customs
Well it's been a long while since I've last posted.Quote from: Jedi Minstrel on December 26, 2013, 12:03:05 AMSo for Christmas I decided to paint up some X-Wing pilots and give them to my brother, nephew, and future brother-in-law. We're all 49ers fans in my family (couple of exceptions; nephew is a Raiders fan and my wife used to cheer for the Cowboys). Regardless, I thought I'd do up some pilots in Niners colors. I even have a back story.The mining colony Sa'Fran was a small outpost in the Mid-Rim. Like many at the time, they didn't care about the Republic, the Empire, or the Rebel Alliance. They just wanted to do some honest work away from politics. Whoever was in charge would pretty much do the same thing; tax the colony, pay for the minerals, and think them nothing but outback yokels. One day, the Empire decided it best to acquire all mineral rights and pay the colonists less than the value of the mines and mining facility. They said no and a small Imperial task force soon came to take possession. In preparation, a ragtag fleet of shuttles, old Z95's, even a couple of ARC-170's and one LAAT/i; ships that were worked on by hobbyists of classic space vehicles. The Imperial task force barely won. Of the 65 ships the colony was able to launch, 16 barely survived. They were forced to land their ships. Instead of being punished by the Imperial commander, he let them go with the rest of the colonists to be resettled on a new planet. When they made planetfall on their new "home", twelve of the pilots decided to leave for the Rebellion. Upon arrival at a Rebel base, they requested to stay together and form their own squadron. Reluctant to do so, the base commander did so only after finding out that one of the pilots was a former Corellian Fleet officer. The pilots named their squadron the 49ers in remembrance of their fellow pilots lost at the battle of Sa'Fran.Commander Joj, Captain Brod, Lt. Sey, and Lt. Naton are the first of these customsSo, I finally did that Raiders/TIE pilot for my nephew.Lt. Nath was one of the hottest hands on board the star destroyer, Castle Fire. Upon arrival at Sa'Fran Nathan was already in his TIE ready for launch. He single handedly took out the most ships. Members of the colony's ragtag fleet caught his Imperial ID# and made him a personal enemy of the colony's survivors. And so began the blood feud between the 49ers and the Raiders.
Quote from: Jedi Minstrel on December 02, 2014, 07:49:39 AMWell it's been a long while since I've last posted.Quote from: Jedi Minstrel on December 26, 2013, 12:03:05 AMSo for Christmas I decided to paint up some X-Wing pilots and give them to my brother, nephew, and future brother-in-law. We're all 49ers fans in my family (couple of exceptions; nephew is a Raiders fan and my wife used to cheer for the Cowboys). Regardless, I thought I'd do up some pilots in Niners colors. I even have a back story.The mining colony Sa'Fran was a small outpost in the Mid-Rim. Like many at the time, they didn't care about the Republic, the Empire, or the Rebel Alliance. They just wanted to do some honest work away from politics. Whoever was in charge would pretty much do the same thing; tax the colony, pay for the minerals, and think them nothing but outback yokels. One day, the Empire decided it best to acquire all mineral rights and pay the colonists less than the value of the mines and mining facility. They said no and a small Imperial task force soon came to take possession. In preparation, a ragtag fleet of shuttles, old Z95's, even a couple of ARC-170's and one LAAT/i; ships that were worked on by hobbyists of classic space vehicles. The Imperial task force barely won. Of the 65 ships the colony was able to launch, 16 barely survived. They were forced to land their ships. Instead of being punished by the Imperial commander, he let them go with the rest of the colonists to be resettled on a new planet. When they made planetfall on their new "home", twelve of the pilots decided to leave for the Rebellion. Upon arrival at a Rebel base, they requested to stay together and form their own squadron. Reluctant to do so, the base commander did so only after finding out that one of the pilots was a former Corellian Fleet officer. The pilots named their squadron the 49ers in remembrance of their fellow pilots lost at the battle of Sa'Fran.Commander Joj, Captain Brod, Lt. Sey, and Lt. Naton are the first of these customsSo, I finally did that Raiders/TIE pilot for my nephew.Lt. Nath was one of the hottest hands on board the star destroyer, Castle Fire. Upon arrival at Sa'Fran Nathan was already in his TIE ready for launch. He single handedly took out the most ships. Members of the colony's ragtag fleet caught his Imperial ID# and made him a personal enemy of the colony's survivors. And so began the blood feud between the 49ers and the Raiders.As a huge NFL fan I approve of this feud.... though the Raiders may be going back to LaSan' Geles. hehe
Nice, love this concept. Good to see you back around. Back on the front page.
