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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #210 on: May 17, 2016, 04:18:01 PM »
I agree that arm works very well ...Well done !

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #211 on: May 17, 2016, 05:54:28 PM »
Awesome Wookiee! The mechanical arm works great.

Thanks JDeck. I like the way it turned out (and with the two peg holes he can add accessories!). :)

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #212 on: May 17, 2016, 05:55:04 PM »
Nice, that sbd arm looks great on him. Off to share.

Thanks Tamer. And thanks for the FP and encouraging words.

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #213 on: May 17, 2016, 05:55:49 PM »
Great use of the vong legs, I dig it!

Glad you liked 'em, they were a last minute design addition. Thanks for the feedback!

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #214 on: May 17, 2016, 05:56:29 PM »
I agree that arm works very well ...Well done !

Thanks mr.Jedi!

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #215 on: May 17, 2016, 06:13:52 PM »
Finished another project that's been sitting in my queue for a long time. This is Teshugan, a Wookiee Jedi that survived the Clone Wars. Slightly smaller than the average Wookiee and having an relatively rare black pelt, Teshugan would have faced an up-hill battle as a child, but the Jedi found he was force sensitive and took him off-world to be trained as a Jedi. Teshugan has an affinity for flora and fauna and served the Jedi Order as an excellent explorer, but was not well known to most Jedi because he rarely returned to the Temple or any other Jedi enclave. He preferred to meet up with other traveling Jedi to pass along his notes and discoveries so as not to loose time in  the meetings and other inevitable formalities that accompanied a return to established Jedi centers - it was this pattern and contributed to his survival of the Clone Wars.







Recipe:
     Head = VC Chewbacca
     Torso = Realistic Clone Wars Seasee Tiin
     Arms = VC Chewbacca
     Legs = Merumeru

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #216 on: May 17, 2016, 07:45:21 PM »
Cool stuff!  How are you separating the torsos to swap arms?

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #217 on: May 18, 2016, 02:28:35 AM »
Nice, a new Wookie. I enjoyed the back story too. Off to share.

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #218 on: May 18, 2016, 01:44:21 PM »
Hey Jedi Minstrel, thanks for the comment. Good question on the torso. I use one of two methods (I think I have seen these both described on this site before, but I hit on them on my own):

Method 1) I carefully separate the torso at the seam using a very sharp craft (X-acto) knife. I go slow and try not to use too much pressure. When I've cut through the torso I use a jewelers flat blade screwdriver to separate the torso just enough to pop in whatever part I need to (I usually heat the arms or legs so they are more malleable as well). Then I glue the part back together (usually I use Citadel glue) and a mini-clamp. I find this works well, if I'm willing to be patient. But it's a lot of work. Oh, and I don't usually break the whole torso apart, I cut as little as I can get away with.

Method 2) I don't bother cutting the torso apart if the arms or legs are the softer plastic and I can "boil and pop." In this case I will often dremmel the limbs I want to attach so that they will fit into the unaltered torso and then fill the body cavity with hot glue. Once the hot glue is in there are two options: 1. let the glue dry and dremmel it - but be careful the heat from the dremmel might soften the glue making it hard to work with, and hard to clean the dremmel; 2. before the glue sets, stick the limb in and wait a moment then start turning the limb so it has mobility after the glue is completely set. I've had moderate success with both strategies. The nice thing about the hot glue method is that if you goof up just reheat the glue and try again.

Hope that helps. Feel free to follow up with other questions.
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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #219 on: May 18, 2016, 01:48:39 PM »
Tamer, thanks for the FP again and the comments!
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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #220 on: May 18, 2016, 04:45:46 PM »
One more quick head swap:
Den Banso, a Nautolan aqua-commando.





Recipe:
     Head = VC Kit Fisto
     Body = GI Joe 50th Anniversary Torpedo
     Rifle = Red Faction Marauder Officer

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #221 on: May 19, 2016, 02:20:29 AM »
Looks good to me, off to share.

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #222 on: May 20, 2016, 07:08:44 PM »
Digging that Wookiee Jedi....Teshugan cool name by the way. And your Nautolan....let me just say, Starchaser we may be kindred spirits when it comes to customizing.....awesome work.

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #223 on: May 20, 2016, 11:05:59 PM »
Tamer, thanks again!

bdc41866 - Thanks for the compliment on the name. Kindred spirits works for me:)

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Re: Starchaser's Custom Thread
« Reply #224 on: May 21, 2016, 07:45:11 AM »
Lots of great builds here...I especially like the Noghri!!