The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Figures => Topic started by: Rustyscustoms on February 08, 2011, 06:58:34 PM
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Hey everyone, ive talked to a few people and they all think its a good idea. So the purpose of this thread is to show us your first custom or the earliest custom you have pictures of. Just for a bit of fun, see how our favourite customizers have grown and give us all a reason to hunt down our 1st one.
So post away, ill post mine up tonight.
Thanks Rusty.
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These were not my first customs but were the first that I ever submitted online. They were first posted on FFURG in maybe 1999 or so, I can't remember exactly it may have been earlier.
Admiral Ozzel :
This was also my first "sale" as someone contacted me asking to buy it. I told them it wasn't for sale but to send me the parts and I'll put it together for them and send it out.
(http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/esb/ozzel.jpg)
Not too long after I submitted it, someone from FFURG, maybe Dan Curto, contacted me and asked if it was OK to use the custom on a FFURG banner which I agreed to, of course. Here is the banner...
(http://web.mac.com/barefoothiker/Customs/Misc_Jpgs_files/darkbanner2-filtered.jpg)
Admiral Ozzel FFURG Page >>>>>>> http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/esb/ozzel.htm (http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/esb/ozzel.htm)
Death Star Trooper
(http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/anh/deathstar_trooper_02.jpg)
Death Star Trooper FFURG Page >>>>>>> http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/anh/deathstar_trooper_02.htm (http://www.ffurg.com/custom_recipe/anh/deathstar_trooper_02.htm)
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Both of those turned out nice looking, Psyclone.
I think that these must have been my first customs. Added paint apps to rots clone troopers including a shock trooper and a green clone commander before hasbro released them. Yes Devin, I believe that is enamel paint. I painted these up and put em in an ebay auction, possibly with that gunship, I don't remember. This was before I belonged to any custom site, possibly 6-7 years ago. what year did rots come out?
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5430336264_31e5200e43.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5430336156_f059847834.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5430335916_1aa7792263.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5429730599_d9ba19b364.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5430335748_a0487713f3.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5430335678_a1bbb802da.jpg)
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Cool thread Rusty. I will see what I can dig up.
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Thanks mate.
Ill post mine up before work tomorrow
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Great idea Rusty. I am going to get this front page featured now.
UPDATE: I for one just don't customize, but if I may, I would love to share my thoughts when I first saw some customs. I was blown away by the sheer additions and paint jobs that I saw. I can remember seeing some of Clonehead's customs and saying I just had to have one of these. The skill and precision is just awe inspiring. It is probably a mushy thing to say, but I do get so proud of seeing the progress the folks here seem to show on an hourly basis. You guys are the reason I am still into star wars and so proudly try to promote your work when and where I can.
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"black opps boba" complete with enamel paint job that didn't last...
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs33/i/2008/309/5/1/Black_ops_fett_front_1_by_SpudaFett.jpg)
I'd count that as the first custom that realy got me into the hobby. I had done plenty of parts-swaps and I had done plenty of plastic models in the past but this was the first extensive re-paint and customization that I ever realy did. from there of course I've improved a ton (mainly on construction and sculpting more than I have on painting! lol).
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My 1st custom was:
(http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k503/JLaban4/Image0398.jpg)
811th Elite Legion clone trooper
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my first custom not to long ago :D
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My first custom was BAAAASICCC to say the least. Its not that its bad but i didnt change a single part of the original figure and just gave a full repaint. so here is my first custom Darth Sion.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QGrsNtuHIds/TQU-msZdHAI/AAAAAAAAAH8/JvGQmPR3m-k/s1600/SL374407.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QGrsNtuHIds/TQU_BxcisaI/AAAAAAAAAIE/kb-kDw4qJ5o/s1600/SL374410.JPG)
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I repainted a Hasbro defect and gave her a custom Jedi starship. It was a package deal.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dbsIrCJM0F4/TFCzXwyTxtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/NxBfV74CpNw/s320/07-27-10+104.JPG)
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that painted balaclava is great !!
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Custom Lieutenn ant Neo this figure was my first costum and he used to Captin Rex.
You can see a review on this figure at
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMasterHurst?feature=mhum#p/u/25/Rn41Uu3De5c
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Cool thread....wow! i can see that i have improved over the last few months.
(http://i56.tinypic.com/10y185x.jpg)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2isw1mc.jpg)
(http://i55.tinypic.com/w7lbg3.jpg)
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Its crazy how much you can improve from only a few months, I think ive been at it 9months now and I look at my paint jobs and part selection on customs like Malak and Vos and its leaps and bounds in such a short time. Its crazy the progress you can make if you stick at it.
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This is a great idea.
My first custom was a 1/6 Capt Picard by never saved pics of it, my second lot of cutsoms were a 1/6 TOD and ROTLA indy figures.
My first SW figure's were actually repaints of the VOTC Han and Obi Wan and my real first SW custom was a Obi Wan in clone armour.
Ron
(http://www.hemblecreations.com/starwarsfigs/hs4.JPG)
(http://www.hemblecreations.com/starwarsfigs/bk4.JPG)
(http://www.hemblecreations.com/starwarsfigs/ob3.JPG)
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Here is the 1st one I did it's just a simple head swap and gun mod.
Thats Luke's body from ROTJ, the Cloud Car Pilot head and a cape .
This is before I started painting customs.
The 2nd one Is the 1st one I painted. It's a clone with the red markings it came out ok.
I think I have grown scince then!!
Rich
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/darknsour/Photo9.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb162/darknsour/customfigures004.jpg)
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My first custom was terreble lol I used a potf2 Darth vader i spliced the helmet across the bottom triangle of the breath mask to remove the top part of the head and then holowed it out and then used a scuba diver g.i. joe head shaved down to fit under the helmet but i at to cut it down so small to fit it was realy bad. no images and no figure anymore. Funny thing is i liked it at the time!
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Fun topic. I'll join in.
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x298/pharomorgan/Scum-4.jpg)
I can narrow it down to three figures. The figure above was one of the three and my most likely culprit for first custom.
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My first custom was Wayne Holden from Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. Literally my favortie fictional character and I dont know why. But when I realized they never made a figure of him I had to make one. This was just a quick custom that I didnt put much effort into details, I was testing to see how good I was to start. I repainted and sculpted his head and some of the upper torso.
Base Figure:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Liger_11/WayneCustom001.jpg)
Completed Figure:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Liger_11/WayneCustom008.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Liger_11/WayneCustom009.jpg)
Lost Planet Game Cover:
(http://baxaj.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/lost-planet-extreme-condition-box.jpg)
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I love the idea for this thread! I don't even have a pic of my first custom---he was a simple boil-n-pop bounty hunter made from some old Boba, Jango, Trinto Duaba, and GIJoe parts---and I've already raided it for parts needed in more recent custom. Man, I wish I had a pic: it was a pretty, pretty poor job and it is giving me a laugh now just thinking about it! ;D
*Darknsour: I kinda like your first custom with the PotF Jedi Luke legs and cloak. That head on that one is pretty cool!
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Hi guys, love the thread. My first 'Sten is now an adult' custom was this republic Gunship. This thing was displayed at my work for a good 5 years+. Currently though it's in a moving box waiting to be re-customized. I can't wait to apply everything I've learned over the last few years.
(http://www.mypron.com/images/gslowrez/gunshipfinal_01.jpg)
(http://www.mypron.com/images/gslowrez/gsdeck_01.jpg)
(http://www.mypron.com/images/gslowrez/gsfull_02.jpg)
(http://www.mypron.com/images/gslowrez/gunshipfinal_02.jpg)
(http://www.mypron.com/images/gslowrez/gsfull_01.jpg)
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Here is my first custom. It is Cobra Commander with a Storm Shadow mask on. I also painted the inside of his coat black.
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Wow, this thread is on fire. I am really liking seeing those first customs.
Sten, good to see you around. I love that display stand you made to go with your gunship too.
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Thanks Tamer, good to be back. Still can't find enough time as of yet to finish some of my open projects. However , after I update my wifes website to its next version I'll be back to show case some new works.
Have a great day!
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my first figure customs (droid and clone)
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/nosaj37/070320092634.jpg)
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/nosaj37/070320092623.jpg)
my first vehicle custom :
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/nosaj37/14072008269.jpg)
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/nosaj37/20072008283.jpg)
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I don't remember exactly which was first but here are some of my first ones.
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Nice topic, here my first custom i did while ago
Damien.
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Oh my, most of these are very nice customs. My first customs were done ages ago, before some of you were born. They are at The Custom Alliance I think. If you can imagine this they were Rebel Pilot head swaps. Then there was an article in The Star Wars Insider about getting into customizing. They had a tutorial for Toshie Station Biggs and I did my first parts swap and repaint. It looked terrible but I loved it and was hooked from there.
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nice thread Rusty
my first custom was a Clone Assassin
the figure was also the beginning of my YouTube videos (at that time in german)
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Loving this thread glad people are posting good to see interest :). Im loving seeing all your old customs
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i gotta hand it to you , this is a great thread ! love seeing everyones work , i can't remember mine but it was a cw clone a LONG time ago ..