Author Topic: Making The Band, Part 2 3/1/23  (Read 109643 times)

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Re: Jedi Minstrel Customs II (49ers vs. Raiders revisted)
« Reply #495 on: December 21, 2014, 12:51:10 AM »
Well, here are some actual customs.  I've had that haven't been downloaded.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel Customs II (49ers vs. Raiders revisted)
« Reply #496 on: December 21, 2014, 03:56:37 AM »
Nice, off to share.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel Customs II (49ers vs. Raiders revisted)
« Reply #497 on: December 21, 2014, 06:33:45 AM »
Looks like an interesting bunch.  I'd love to see more individual shots.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel Customs II (49ers vs. Raiders revisted)
« Reply #498 on: December 21, 2014, 05:22:44 PM »
These are a just a bunch of WIP's.  In fact, I've got so many that I might spend next year on just these.  Of course, as a fairly new father….maybe 5 of them….maybe.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel Customs II (49ers vs. Raiders revisted)
« Reply #499 on: December 27, 2014, 07:03:24 PM »
Look forward to seeing how these all turn out. It looks like it will be an ambitious year.

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« Reply #500 on: December 28, 2014, 08:04:50 AM »
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Chanukkah, Happy Kwanza, and just plain be Happy.  Anyway, in that last post of WIP's, I didn't include a very important new batch of actual completed customs.  I introduce to you the Republic Rangers.  These are customs I started a few months ago.  They are from the same time period as my War Wolves circa 3472 before the battle of Yavin (page 29 on my thread here).  Here's the first of them.

The era is some few thousand years before the Battle of Yavin.  It is about the time of the Cold War.  Tensions with the Sith Empire are high and faith in the Republic is at an all time low.  The Republic depends on such military units as the Republic Rangers.  They are not the armor wearing big guns that is more abundant in the military but an elite force of specialists that use special weapons and tactics. 

Commander Niev'Kasel leads this group of soldiers.  He is known to be hard but his compassion for his troops and the cause they fight for is apparent.  The Republic Rangers was his idea.  "There are times when going in with subtlety and stealth is preferred than guns blazing as a walking tank.  Don't get me wrong, I started out as an armored soldier but there were those times I could have snuck up behind the enemy and won the day in a short time".  The Rangers train in hand to hand, pilot ground and airborne/spacial vehicles, and all types of hand and heavy artillery weapons.  Other training includes languages, history, and protocol.  They are the best that no one knows about and that's the way he likes it.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #501 on: December 29, 2014, 02:07:48 PM »
Looks nice, update on the front page.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #502 on: December 29, 2014, 02:20:52 PM »
Thanks for the FP Shawn.  This is the first one of about 8 I have done.  I'll post those pics later.  There are probably another 4-8 I have in the works.  You know how it goes.  You start on one idea and it turns into 10 other ideas before you finish.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #503 on: December 29, 2014, 11:44:41 PM »
I really like the back story for this character - it's a great concept. The paint job looks great. I don't recognize the head, what's it from?

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #504 on: December 30, 2014, 06:20:06 AM »
I love reading all the history and back stories with these characters too!

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #505 on: December 30, 2014, 09:54:04 AM »
I really like the back story for this character - it's a great concept. The paint job looks great. I don't recognize the head, what's it from?

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (Republic Ranger 12/28/14)
« Reply #506 on: December 30, 2014, 09:55:22 AM »
I love reading all the history and back stories with these characters too!

They are fun to write/type.  Adds depth to the whole concept.

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Jedi Minstrel (How to end 2014!)
« Reply #507 on: December 31, 2014, 11:25:45 PM »
I've been wanting to add pics of a special set of customs with lots of angles and in a dio or two or three, even.  Alas, that is not the case.  I'll try and get some in next month…in my free time.  Until then, here is a group shot of some customs.  I'll add the backstories when I can get more pics of them.  The other pic is of a friend of theirs.  Hope this is teaser enough for ya'll.  Happy New Year to you all and of course, May The Force Be With You!

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (How to end 2014!)
« Reply #508 on: January 01, 2015, 12:30:39 PM »
Nice end of year post. Happy New Year. To the front page.

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Re: Jedi Minstrel (How to end 2014!)
« Reply #509 on: January 02, 2015, 09:12:14 PM »
Thanks for answering my question about the Ranger head. I'm really liking these new figures. You do a fantastic job of bringing together parts from different figures lines (POTC, GI Joe, Star Wars, etc.) to create original characters.