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« Reply #270 on: September 27, 2012, 01:23:39 PM »
Love the custom vintage figs!  Your ROTJ Luke looks almost like Kyle MacLachlan in Dune!
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« Reply #271 on: September 27, 2012, 03:41:54 PM »
Awesome job on the carded figures and the Dak.
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« Reply #272 on: September 28, 2012, 06:41:52 PM »
Oh yeah, they turned out fantastic. I had hoped you would perhaps recard some of these great vintage customs. I bet I know one story that will be on the fp tomorrow.
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« Reply #273 on: September 29, 2012, 05:47:59 AM »
Mam oh mam is this fantastic.  Btw how did you make the custom cards for anakin and obi  wan ?  thats what i want to do with some of my custom figures  great work again man
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« Reply #274 on: October 09, 2012, 08:34:58 AM »
Glad you like the carded customs guys! I had these cards made up for me, but I'm going to try my had at doing my own in the near future - however the start up costs are pretty high!

Next up from "The Line That Time Forgot" ??

Jango Fett
Count Dooku
ATAT Door Gunner
Sandtrooper

But these may be a little down the line as I have far too much on the go at the moment!!
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« Reply #275 on: October 17, 2012, 05:37:25 AM »
Ok guys here's the mother lode!

I got my Falcon back in 1979 for Christmas and dang I loved her! She travelled with my my entire life and was played with everywhere between the snows of Scotland, swamps of Germany and deserts of Australia. Sadly though she's in a rough old state now...















Oh yeah, she a borderline junker - missing parts, broken parts, torn stickers, bad yellowing and covered in a world's worth of dirt and grime...

Now where shall we start...
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« Reply #276 on: October 17, 2012, 05:54:28 AM »
Ok how about searching through the loft and garage and finding as many of the missing parts as possible? Then hitting the 'bay to get the last few...



Keen eyed readers will notice that I'm missing the Jedi training ball and arm  I have one coming, but I also need to replace the broken peg!

Here she is after the nice and easy take down



The  it's off to the tub for a scrub! It was quite sad to see all that childhood dirt come out!



Here she is stretched out and drying off - just look at the state of that battered, rumpled cardboard insert - we need to do something about that!
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« Reply #277 on: October 17, 2012, 06:02:11 AM »
You can see how damaged the insert has become here -



I didn't want to print out a new one - so instead I've flattened it out by means of a gentle steam ironing



Done carefully the results are quite impressive! As 99% of the stickers are being replaced due to the respray I want to keep some original details - such as this insert and the holo table sticker, eve if they are slightly worn!



Next up? Paint and stickers!
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« Reply #278 on: October 17, 2012, 07:21:17 AM »
Cool! what did the motor do?
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« Reply #279 on: October 17, 2012, 07:44:29 AM »
Ghost it made a horrible screeching 'battle alert' noise - truly hideous!

Here's my final repair before paint...the peg for the training remote!



I've ordered a repro arm and ball from the US which will probably take a couple of weeks to arrive... However my paint should be here for the weekend and we can really get rolling!
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« Reply #280 on: October 17, 2012, 08:52:34 AM »
Quote from: Wookie-Balls on October 17, 2012, 07:44:29 AM
Ghost it made a horrible screeching 'battle alert' noise - truly hideous!

do you know if its the same sound the vintage tie fighter made?
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« Reply #281 on: October 18, 2012, 05:34:15 AM »
Glad to you starting on this one Ray! Can't wait to see more progress!
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« Reply #282 on: October 18, 2012, 02:34:26 PM »
So are you aiming for a brand new right off the assembly line look or will this be a realistic restoration?
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« Reply #283 on: October 18, 2012, 06:01:22 PM »
looking good.. cant wait for some updated pics
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« Reply #284 on: October 18, 2012, 06:14:16 PM »
 This is another one i cant wait to see completed .  This one looks like a big job !!! looking forward to the updates  ......Art
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