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I've been thinking hard about the custom contest, and have the pieces for these figures I'd like to make and if good enough enter in the contest. This will at least give me one to focus on, and if it doesn't turn out I'll focus on the next highest. Hopefu

Vergere with forest or bioship diorama
0 (0%)
Gorc and Pic with ship diorama
1 (20%)
Massassi with sith tomb diorama
3 (60%)
Pong Krell with ship or forest diorama
1 (20%)
Terentatek (KOTOR version, like in the drwaing I posted) with forest diorama
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 5

Voting closed: October 19, 2014, 05:19:22 AM

Author Topic: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (6in Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus)  (Read 89004 times)

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Clone Wars Kix)
« Reply #405 on: May 14, 2016, 03:47:11 PM »
Great looking Kix. Yeah small ensignia and symbols cand be tedious. Looks good
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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Clone Wars Kix)
« Reply #406 on: May 14, 2016, 08:53:13 PM »
Something I've had SOME success with...although it definitely doesn't work all of the time: rather than try to paint small details like that, carve them with an xacto knife, then paint roughly and wipe away with a wet cloth so the only paint left is in the channels you made with the knife. Your milage may vary, and I'm admittedly a lot better with a blade than I am with a brush.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Clone Wars Kix)
« Reply #407 on: May 15, 2016, 05:09:22 AM »
Wow, all kinds of cool info in this last update. I have to go get some of this on the pages. Thank you for sharing it.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Clone Wars Kix)
« Reply #408 on: May 16, 2016, 06:15:51 PM »
Love the Maw figure! He looks splendid. Kix turned out really well. The other feedback is great for ideas on small features. Thanks all.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Clone Wars Kix)
« Reply #409 on: May 31, 2016, 09:22:49 AM »
Thanks guys, will have to try some methods for small details, I just felt weird about it for I've never had too hard a time of matching tattoos, but those fancy markers I mentioned really help with that. Been really busy lately preparing to move again, this time it will be for a while at least. Anyway, here's my Tahiri Veila from the New Jedi Order book series. Made her from a G I Joe Cover Girl, think the get up looks pretty darn close to the book art.

She's listed here if anyone is interested: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Star-Wars-Jedi-Knight-Tahiri-Veila-3-75in-figure-sith-mandalorian-vong-EU-/351747151977?hash=item51e5c39869%3Ag%3ABjcAAOSw7ehXTaRj


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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #410 on: June 01, 2016, 02:40:24 AM »
Looks good to me. Off to share.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #411 on: June 01, 2016, 01:03:12 PM »
Pretty much spot on, great work! :)
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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #412 on: June 07, 2016, 06:50:09 PM »
Great job with Tahiri. Using a GI Joe body was a great idea!

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #413 on: June 23, 2016, 12:03:28 PM »
Looks good to me. Off to share.

Thanks Tamer, I say it a lot, but always want you to know you're appreciated.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #414 on: June 23, 2016, 12:05:14 PM »
Pretty much spot on, great work! :)

Thanks Blizzard, my figure is even closer to a different pic, but I like the way she looks in the reference I shared better.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #415 on: June 23, 2016, 12:08:51 PM »
Great job with Tahiri. Using a GI Joe body was a great idea!

Thanks Starchaser, it just hit me out of the blue that her outfit looked rather military, so I googled female GI figs until I found a good base.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (New Jedi Order Tahiri Veila)
« Reply #416 on: June 23, 2016, 12:41:48 PM »
Been a while, but I'm back, and with my 194th figure! Planning some bigger things leading up to #200, and feel free to check out nearly all of them at the Dartharmoresscustoms facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DarthArmoressCustoms  For #194 I made Alema Rar from the New Jedi Order, and later book series, specifically this version is Alema as a Dark Jedi. Very playable figure as the base figure is black, used Black Widow, with plain hands, and a retooled Aayla Secura head. Alema doesn't have straps around her lekku, and they are longer, so I rectified this, along with a completely new paint job on the head, I just felt the need to make her eyes blue to be proper.

If anyone is interested, she's listed here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Star-Wars-Dark-Jedi-Alema-Rar-3-75in-figure-sith-mandalorian-darth-EU-/351767132652?hash=item51e6f479ec%3Ag%3At7QAAOSwM4xXbCiF




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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Dark Jedi Alema Rar)
« Reply #417 on: June 23, 2016, 11:10:49 PM »
Alema turned out really well. The lekku looks especially good.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Dark Jedi Alema Rar)
« Reply #418 on: June 24, 2016, 04:29:52 AM »
You can read my comments on the front pages.

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Re: DarthArmoressCustoms by Mandalore25 (Dark Jedi Alema Rar)
« Reply #419 on: June 28, 2016, 06:49:31 PM »
Been working on a Terentatek for my 195th figure, here's the work so far, shaved him down, sculpt him up, and put a base coat on.