Topic: Darth More's Customs: Ugnaught Smith

[Darth More]

Thank you very much Christoph! I could only achieve this result with YOUR help! So thank YOU very much for your prescious advice! Tuskgor Fur turned out to be the best choice...if applied correctly with a nice dry-brush!
Cheers!

- Philipp

Stay tuned for more yellow action on the battle droids, soon!

[Darth More]

So to wrap up this Battle Droid project for now and continue, here is a quick update with some detailed shots of the paint apps on the red tan Security & Pilot droid:







And once again I need your help! I still try to find the perfect color this time around for the tan version:





I even got two paints from vallejo and Revell and started to mix the acrylic paints in beige/sand/tan - still no satisfiying result...






Well, BANDAI nailed the color for their two Battle Droids. Another reason why I got them - for reference:







So your support would help me a ton! Thank you guys!






Please also take a look at my new project: STAR WARS: Battlefront - custom figures:

http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10513.msg207918#msg207918


- Philipp

[Darth More]

Jayson over at YakFace has posted his ideas for variations of the new 6“ Battle Droid:

http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2019/02/22/6-battle-droid-variants-lets-get-it-done/




And I also wanted to share this picture, which I found on rebelscum. Much respect to AgentClaret for these repaints. This is actually what I aimed for from the beginning of this project:

https://forum.rebelscum.com/showthread.php?t=1078245

[Tamer]

I don't know how I didn't get this update, but I have it on the front page now.

Once again you have every avenue of this figure covered.

Are you going to get the six inch version that I see is releasing now?

[Darth More]

No worries Tamer! I know you’re busy. And I thought you were tired of Battle Droids by now! lol
Thank you for putting it on the front page today! I hope to find a solution, soon. The next projects are already done and waiting in the pipeline to be shared.

My second version of the Destroyer Droid on page 3 wasn’t posted, either. Instead, you posted the Super Battle Droid back then, which was only a “side dish”. That was a little letdown, but definitely my bad because I posted two customs at once and two of the same kind in a row. That would’ve been awesome to see the second Droideka on the pages. It’s my favorite figure of all. But it’s okay, I’m gonna make a third one


- Philipp

[Tamer]

Sorry, I do try to get em all featured, but drop the ball every so often.

[Darth More]

It’s all good Tamer - it’s just a hobby. I’m glad and thankful that you run this entire website AND Facebook for us at all even on a daily basis!

[Tamer]

Droideka on the front page. That was some awesome paint work there.

[Starchaser]

Great work on the paint matching, and thanks for sharing your discoveries.

[Darth More]

Tamer: Thank you very much! I hope you’ll like my next project, too.


Starchaser: Thank you for your feedback! I’m pretty pleased with the Pilot Droid.
I also got two new colors from Apple Barrel an can’t wait to work with them when I get home next week.
Also the new TBS6 Battle Droid screams for a 4-Pack. Great news for all 6” fans there.
I really hope we’ll see a similar (maybe a 3-Pack) dedication for the B1 in The Vintage Collection. Once I’m done with my Battle Droid Repaints, I’ll post them here and show you how the perfect Packs of Separatist Forces to me would look like. It looks like Hasbro makes more use of these Special Action Figure Sets...


- Philipp

[FialaFernbrugg]

To find the correct colour is always a complex subject especially when there is no standard or specification.
I wish I could help you more but you tried pretty much all the colours from the manufacturers I know.
The Geonosis droids look brilliant. I really like the blue on the pilot droid in contrast to the dark brown colour.
I hope you find the perfect colour for the tan version.

[Darth More]

FialaFernbrugg: Thank you very much for your feedback my friend. It'd be great to see an official template from Lucasfilm/Disney, but that will probably never happen. They could even sell their official colors as acrylic/email paints...

I keep looking for the perfect match and try my best to find it.



Talking about the right colors: It's important to note that Lucas and his team worked with color schemes available in North America. Colors may vary outside the U.S. - so some shades might not be available in the rest of the world.
My dad brought me these red colors from Apple Barrel - Made in U.S.A.

I'm going to use these in hope to find the perfect shade of red for the Security Battle Droid.
Thanks to Nihilus000911 for making me aware of these acrylic paints from WalMart!

Make sure to check out his YouTube channel:

http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10560.0

[Darth More]

1,000th Post Special

So for my 1,000th post on Imperial Shipyards I move on to a new project I did in February. This idea came to my mind quite spontaneously.

I found these 5 fellows here on eBay for 20 bucks shipped and gave two of them a repaint!
Please, read on because you can make a choice on one of them!




As you might remember I already repainted & weathered my very first BB-8 figure:

Check it out on Page 2, Reply #20.

http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10186.15



Now, may I intorduce to you BB-R and BB-B!




How they were made...

First, I covered BB-8's orange applications with a white primer from Citadel.
 





Tools used for "high prescision" painting:





BB-R


- Figure: BB-8 from TFA 3-Pack
- Paint: Humbrol's Enamel No. 60 Mat Red









BB-B (Triple B)

- Figure: BB-8 from TFA 3-Pack
- Paint: Humbrol's Enamel No. 52 Metallic Blue






Eiffel 65 - Blue

Now, they can have a RACE!






Now, please help me make the choice for the next colour!




There are so many possibilities! And I'm sure Disney know that, too, to make more $$$.
Would you like to see a BB-Y, a BB-G, a BB-P or a BB in Black and Red? Let me know and if you like to, share your BB-Repaints here, too!

Votes: 16/03/2019

Purple: 1
Green: 1



Comment:

This was another fun project! To me BB-8 is the only good thing, that is NEW, about the Sequels.
Easter is right around the corner and maybe this inspired you to give some eggs a BB-Costume!
Thanks for taking a look at my work, feel free to comment, share pictures of your projects and let me know what you think!

I chose these colours because I like red and fell in love with this metallic blue!
But in retroperspective it's funny that I chose red and blue out of all - actually this doesn't have to do anything with my previous work on the Security & Pilot Battle Droids. And after I posted this on here I was reminded of the U.S. flag! That's actually quite nice to see both droids in Stars & Stripes! (Stars are presented by the metallic blue.) 
Humbrol's enamel paints are much thinner than Revell's - I'm used to work with somewhat thicker paints. That's why I messed up some spots...maybe I'll add some weathering to them, too.


I joined the Yards ten years ago. I haven't been the most active member because live is keeping all of us busy, I'm not the most talented or creative member by far, but I am very thankful for this awesome community on here! Thank you all for commenting, giving feedback with tips and suggestions, sharing your creativity and imagination here and most of all: being nice and respectful to each other! This might sound trivial or even childish, but it's definitely not a matter of natural course anymore. Special thanks to Tamer for your great support EVERY SINGLE DAY!



Have a great weekend everyone & best regards from Germany!


- Philipp

[Tamer]

First off congrats on 1,000 posts. I like the way you are celebrating. I like the idea of a purple BB-P. Off to share this great post.

[JDeck]

Congrats on the 1,000th post. Very nice BBs, your paint aps are always of high quality.