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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: German Vintage Cardbacks (Parker)
« Reply #135 on: September 13, 2016, 01:57:46 PM »
Hi guys, I've been really busy in real life lately due to a future job change on my part (in December), so I didn't really have time for a lot the last weeks. Now, as I'm comfortably sitting in a train on the way home, how to better spend the time with a nice and big update... ;)

I was able to do some more additions to my Vintage Collection lineup, here they are:

VINTAGE COLLECTION

Seven more cards were finished after my last update, four updates of classic cards and a few "new" ones. This also means I now have finished more than half of my goal of updating the 52 missing Kenner figures...28 down, 24 to go...  ;D

The updates are Warok, Teebo, Boushh and Artoo (pop-up lightsaber), though I've actually kind of done two cards for the latter - one version of Artoo uses the pic from the vintage POTF cardback, the other one the designation and figure... ;)









And here are the additional customs...









LEGENDS

As a lover of all things Imperial, I always wanted to do a card for a 181st TIE Interceptor pilot. It's a composite of several elements and I'm quite happy with the end result:

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #136 on: September 13, 2016, 02:05:51 PM »
.......and there's another project I started recently. ;)

"The world is coming undone. Imperial flags reign across the galaxy."

That trailer gets to me every time...and I really love the musical score they've done for the teasers/trailers so far... All in all, I'm really looking forward to RO, so I'm going to be doing a new line of Vintage collection cards for the new Rogue One figures.  ;D

So far I've designed 12 of 15 of the figures I want to do for the first wave, here are the first proofs I've done of two cards as well as the new reverse side:

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #137 on: September 13, 2016, 02:30:52 PM »
Excellent ! I really like the back of the card  keep them coming !

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #138 on: September 14, 2016, 02:31:47 AM »
Talk about awesome. I bet you know the one I used on the front pages. Those Rogue One are gonna look awesome too.

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #139 on: September 14, 2016, 02:56:35 AM »
Had to do an extra post on the Rogue One Cardbacks. Those are gonna look great. I just shake me head when I see them not use this style for Star Wars Action Figures period.

IMO there should only be star wars action figures on vintage style cardbacks period. period. period!

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #140 on: September 15, 2016, 11:16:52 PM »
Nice custom update, the figures and cards look outstanding, and those Rogue One cards look really spectacular.

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #141 on: September 26, 2016, 07:33:38 PM »
Very Nice work Blizzard Force

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Big update and Rogue One coming up...
« Reply #142 on: October 10, 2016, 01:49:12 AM »
Thanks so much everyone, especially for the front page feature, Tamer! :D

Sorry for my current lack of constant updates, but so many things are going on simultaneously at the time that it's hard for me to keep up... ;)

I've started recarding the first batch of Rogue One figures. I have six cards finished so far for the first wave of single and 2-Pack-figures....here are numbers #01 to #03:


#01 - Sergeant Jyn Erso (Eadu)



Jyn hasn't been modified, but I did give here an E-11 to match the pic. Also the respiratory unit bugged me, because it's cast in a single piece of transparent plastic, complete with hose, head straps and bottle...so I wanted to correct that. Things kind of escalated after I started painting pieces of it, so the end result was a full repaint... ;)


#02 - K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso)



I was pretty happy with the big guy (and fortunately he fit into the blister, too ;) ), only did minimal touch-ups on the eyes.


#03 - Imperial Stormtrooper



I adore the new helmet sculpt, I think it's the best Hasbro's done so far. Now if only the joints were more articulated... ;) I did repaint some areas of him, the belly buttons have been painted as well as some parts of the helmet and the E-11 (for a more metallic appearance).

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...next up: #04 - Deathtrooper
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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #143 on: October 10, 2016, 03:01:15 AM »
These are so cool. Man, what I wouldn't have given for them (Hasbro) to launch the Rogue One Figure Line like this. Your Jyn looks so much better than the stock figure too. Awesome update. I am off to share them all. HO HUM HASBRO!

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #144 on: October 10, 2016, 03:45:20 AM »
  Cool cards! Personally I like the stormtrooper one. You're right the r1 stormy is missing some paint apps, but you did great adding details to all the figures. Excellent.
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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #145 on: October 10, 2016, 08:36:26 AM »
Your cardwork is really cool.
I don't collect carded, but this iconic packaging is part of the Star Wars action figure experience and a well-made cardback is half the sale of a figure.
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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #146 on: October 10, 2016, 01:54:01 PM »
great job as always , Really loving the carded treatment your giving  the rogue one figures !

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #147 on: October 11, 2016, 02:48:28 AM »
This has almost 18,000 views on our Facebook Page. Tell me the vintage line look wouldn't see action figures, even 5poa ones!

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #148 on: October 16, 2016, 08:15:22 PM »
Fabulous cards! Nice upgrades on the Stormtrooper - he looks great.

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Re: Vintage Collection Extras - NEW: Rogue One figures #01 - #03
« Reply #149 on: October 19, 2016, 06:08:17 AM »
Very Nice Blizz, crisp and clean cardbacks