Topic: AFE's Custom Vehicles--Updated 08/06/12--Sandalorian Chicken Walker! New!

[ActionFigEmpire]

The Sandalorians are a tribe of Mandalorian/Tusken Raider/Sandtroopers who live in the harsh deserts of Tatooine. To find out more about them go here: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=6619.660

So as mentioned before the Sandalorians steal all that they can and that includes vehicles like old derelict Barc Speeder Bikes, antiques from the clone wars, Imperial vehicles, and anything they can find or take from the Jawas and repair. One of the most common vehicles they utilize is a Sandalorian Swoop bike fashioned from an old Barc Speeder and outfitted with all sorts of weapons and defenses. This particular Sando Swoop is nicknamed the "Sand Bastard" for it's incredibly tough reinforced armor and its ability to take most any damage and be rebuilt better and meaner than before.

The Sand Bastard comes armed with all 4 standard Barc speeder laser cannons, a rear mounted heavy repeating bunker buster turret that is fired by a gunner or remotely by the pilot using a neural link slave circuit. Mounted in the swoop's front grill is an EMP fork used for ramming and disabling enemy vehicles. There is a hidden hold-out blaster pistol in a holster by the swoop's controls so that the pilot is never unarmed, and he sits behind an armored windscreen crafted from an old droideka head plate. The hull has been retrofitted with tons of razor sharp durasteel spikes to ward off would be attackers and to utilize when ramming. The chassis is full of blast damage, laser burns, and scorch marks. Behind the pilot's seat there are pouches for supplies and rations and tools and 2 handles for the gunner to hold onto when not gunning or for long distance travel. The Sand Bastard is not to be trifled with and it packs a heck of a punch. There's also a bleached Cerean (Ki-Adi Mundi's people) skull on the front of the swoop. Sandos use the skulls of their enemies for decoration and to ward off evil. They're also known for mounting the severed heads of their foes on durasteel spikes. They also affix strips of Bantha hide and Tusken bandages to the hulls of their vehicles for added camouflage and ornamentation.

I also have a Sandalorian Tank and stolen Tatooine mining Speeder Truck in the works so stick around for those!


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Can you spot the blaster pistol?


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DSC_3181 by Sandalore!, on Flickr


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Don't forget to check back for more soon!

[YakFace]

Man I love this thing! Awesome!!

[JediMindtrix]

  SWEET SWOOP!!!LOL,that thing really give anyone a good idea of what the sando's are.Mad Max meets Star Wars.

[ActionFigEmpire]

@Yak: Thanks Brent! She's one heck of a cruel lass. Total blast to make!

@JMT: Thank you! Was waiting for someone to make that connection! Yes definitely a big influence. As you and Spry know I looooove sci-fi desert movies!

[Luke Sprywalker]

Sam, I have been waiting for you to post since you told me you were working on a few vehicles, man was it worth the wait! The perfect blend of Road Warrior x Star Wars, I mean perfect! That swoop is so bad ass man! You have really gone all out on this one! All the bits you added like the pouches, weapons control/arm gauntlet, chains, spikes, Droideka wind screen, man this list could go on for ever! For me this is your finest work to date. Great parts bashing, great pait work and awesome weathering with all the blaster marks and burns. Most impressive, my friend.

[ActionFigEmpire]

@Spry: I am honored by your words. As one of the resident master vehicle builders and got-to-guy for all things customs this means a lot. I dunno if it's perfect, but I did paint the undercarriage lol. I'm so thrilled you like it! The tank and mining truck are in the exact same vein, lots of spikes, new weapons, and nasty little surprises for the enemy. For the battle damage I used a nail I heated with a lighter and a soldering iron. Followed a really good tutorial about making blast craters and then played around on this vehicle testing things out. Hope you like the other vehicles when they're done

[ghostskull18]

Awesome! 

[Clonehead]

Sam, this speeder turned out perfect in my eyes. You couldnt ask for a better custom speeder and your theme is excellent in execution.
My hats off to you, sir. On the front page.

[CloneSniper78]

Love this speeder .... is that Ki Adi Mundi's skull on there? haha

[smeagol92055]

That is one of the most badass vehicles I have ever seen.

Is that skull from an Indy 4 figure?

[ActionFigEmpire]

@Clonehead: Thanks brother! Glad you like the theme and the additions It's my first ever custom vehicle so i really tried to push the envelope on an otherwise somewhat plain vehicle (the Barc Speeder). I'm honored to have the front page! Thank you again!!

@CS78: Good eye! Guess that's why they call you the sniper No it's not Ki's skull but it is a Cerean skull, Ki's race. Honestly It's an Indie Crystal Skull that I had sitting around and it looked perfect for a Cerean skull!

@Smeagol92055: Thanks mate! Glad you like it! Yep, good eye! It's a Crystal Skull from IJ4. Would also work as a Cone Head skull too haha.

[smeagol92055]

Well now I'm wondering if the aliens from Indy 4 were really Cereans that somehow ascended to a higher plane of existence... one with the Force, one might even conjecture.

[ActionFigEmpire]

I think you might be on to something either that or they're coneheads.

[deathstar66]

thats an awsome speeder great rider's to

[ActionFigEmpire]

Thanks death star! For more of the riders check my custom figures page. Lots of detailed photos