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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #30 on: June 28, 2015, 07:46:25 AM »
More development of the Luke Pilot custom



Luke - Heir to the Empire: This is my version of the Luke & Mara Jade comic-pack; which these arms are taken from. Legs are the same as the Luke X-wing custom, torso from TBS Dagobah Luke, head from TVC Bespin Luke. The folded coveralls section around the waist is made from pieces of an Episode I Anakin Skywalker plastic Jedi Robe. I plan on making a ‘Splinter Of The Mind’s Eye’ version with black t-shirt



Shown with TBS Mara Jade with a modified head.



Comparison of original TBS Mara Jade and the modified head I have done. With this I pulled off the hair, cut away some of the top underside hair, then repainted the features on the face and glued the hair back on. Hope you like.

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #31 on: June 29, 2015, 07:16:14 AM »
Great update, love what you did to get rid of that big hair look on Mara. Off to share.

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #32 on: June 29, 2015, 02:45:43 PM »
A much improved mara ! great job !

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #33 on: July 01, 2015, 06:25:32 AM »
That rework of Mara is stellar!  :o
I dabble in the Star Wars Universe of Toys... I rip apart little plastic people and turn them into other plastic people. Sometimes I take pictures of them and post them.

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Mara Jade update
« Reply #34 on: July 01, 2015, 02:09:48 PM »
Here are some pics of the Mara Jade mod, now with a cowl and goggles:



The goggles are cut from TVC Naboo pilot helmet (with goggles down) then glued to a piece of elastic and repainted.
The cowl is made from a piece of chamois leather; wetted and shaped. It was a bit of a test piece really. I like the look of it, but with the hair still being fairly big; it does make the headgear relatively large.



Thanks for all the features and feedback.

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Luke Skywalker (Pilot Gear) update
« Reply #35 on: July 01, 2015, 03:02:31 PM »
Here is a pic showing the Luke (Echo Base Flight Gear) custom I did, with the alternate pilot parts made to interchange with it:



I've narrowed the pegs on the knee, elbow and waist joints so they can be easily swapped. I would make all the individual figures for these, but I would need to sacrifice a few more Rebel Ground Crew figures to achieve that, and I quite like the idea of this being a kind of 'ultimate Luke pilot set'. (I should have put the 'Heir To The Empire' helmet in there too.)



I have recently done the ‘Splinter Of The Mind’s Eye’ version. This was made using a repainted torso and arms from TBS Luke Dagobah. To try and get a better look to these arms, I have filled in part of the elbow joints and sanded them down a bit; taking off the square edges. They still have as much movement as before, but now have a smoother look. I think they now look more like arms and less like a bundle of joints. The holster is just a temporary one and is the cut off piece from the TBS Luke Dagobah belt; which I used for the Luke snowspeeder version.

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #36 on: July 01, 2015, 03:16:01 PM »
Awesome job there. 

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #37 on: July 02, 2015, 06:15:57 AM »
This is terrific! Could you break down the formula and parts origin?

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #38 on: July 02, 2015, 04:51:18 PM »
Those are some great figures. Mara's head scarf looks fantastic. And the custom pilot Luke is amazing.

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #39 on: July 03, 2015, 10:27:39 AM »
Excellent modifications on Mara and Luke.
Robo-Luke's arms look a lot less noticably unnatural.  The black T-shirt helped a lot.?
« Last Edit: July 03, 2015, 10:30:27 AM by Sjefke »

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #40 on: July 04, 2015, 05:59:20 PM »
Again fantastic work ! This would be something i would love to see in the stores ! Almost tempted to make you an offer lol ! 

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #41 on: July 05, 2015, 05:35:47 AM »
Hey, where did my post go? I got this on the front page a few days ago and also posted here (maybe I had a senior moment). That pilot is the ultimate edition for this. I love what you did with the super articulated madness that hasbro did with luke's arms too.

That Mara Jade Hood is awesome too.

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #42 on: July 05, 2015, 07:13:25 PM »
Really nice customs here, great update on Mara as well, keep up the fantastic work!

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #43 on: July 05, 2015, 07:24:12 PM »
Amazing work!

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Re: StarAlien70's custom figures
« Reply #44 on: July 06, 2015, 05:59:29 PM »
Your Luke mega-figure looks really great. I love the work you did to manufacture the scrunched up flight-suit - that was inspired! The modifications to Mara Jade are fabulous, and the chamois was a great idea. I think as a test piece it was a spectacular success.