Topic: spuda's customs 2 (update: older ahsoka )

[Clonehead]

after seeing the clone wars episode "overlords" I decided to try and make this fig.  in the episode ahsoka has a vision of her older self... 

Mainly this was an experiment to create the head... then I had to figure out a decent body to put it on.

To create the older ahsoka head I took and peeled off the TCW shaak-ti's head tails.  Then trimmed ahsoka's head of all of hers until I was left with just the face and ball joint.  Once I had enough of the ahsoka head trimmed away I fit it up inside the shaak-ti's head tails and glued it in place.  I re-painted the face and I wish I hadn't because it filled in the small seperation between the face and the head tails and in some of the images you can see this.... 

as for the body I used shaak-ti's arms on a ventress body.  I trimmed up the sternum of ventress to remove that awkward bulge she has there...  then used sculpy to re-form the stomach. 
then just re-painted the entire thing and made a new belt out of ventress' belt.

I can see that your creative funk isn't going anywhere soon, Devin. To me, she looks about spot on with what we seen last week on the show. Masterful work there, my friend. This one needs to be up in lights and I will make it so.

[spudafett]

actually there are a few things I took creative liberties with... in the episode the older ahsoka has a full top that is reminescent of her new outfit... I tried to take this figure back to her character's roots with the bare midriff (even though people hate that and that's why they put a full top on her new outfit...).  The belt is closer to what her new outfit has with the double banded belt and double lightsabres... however the "vision ahsoka" or older ahsoka in the episode is wearing a single band belt with a larger single banded belt beneath it... closer to what the other jedi wear....

the main thing I was trying to go for in this one was putting the longer fully mature head tails on the ahsoka head, everything else just followed.  I'm not happy with the ventress body... for one I think the neck is too long and too thin.  I tried putting sculpy around the neck to thicken it up but when I tried putting the head back on the ball joint it caused the soft neck to flex and break off the hard sculpy.... so I abandoned that.

I'm glad you guys like this.  I might re-visit this figure later if I can find a more suitable body.

[Rustyscustoms]

Great custom man, very cool and nice and creative. Obviously you took your time with this and it shows

[CloneSniper78]

Spuda, you're one of the best man!

[clone10]

That is a awesome ahsoka.

[wraithnine]

devin  i think you've made a damn fine job of that!

[Commander_Kurgan]

This is one great custom!
Very well done.

[Tamer]

Devin, I saw this on the front page and hit on through to the forums quick like. I really think this is just spot on as far as what her overall look would be. Awesome job.

[lucasclones]

Devin when I watched that episode I thought that i would love to have a figure of the older Ashoka and that the guys on the Yards would make one.  I just didn't know you would have it that fast.  The ep. isn't even a week old.  I may try this now that you have paved the way ahead.  Very creative techniques!!

[Phatty]

Awww, little Ahsoka all growed up!  Seriously, she looks great Devin.

[jediwolf69]

She looks great man! can't wait to get my hands on the new Ahsoka whne she comes out, then I may try a custom of her. but still yours looks great.

JW

[Graeber]

That is awesome. You are very gifted.

[spudafett]

thanks for the kind words everyone, I know I havn't been putting out as many star wars customs as of late but it's nice to get the praise again. lol.  that's why I love it here.

in response to lucasclones, I know as soon as I saw the episode I was going to be making this figure... in fact I already had most of the recipee in my head before the episode was over... then of course I worked night shift friday night and mulled over it all night, hit wal-mart as soon as I got off work and bought the ventress figure I needed to complete the recipee and got to work as soon as I got home.  A few hours into it I had the figure basically done, I had to wait for the sculpey to cure and solidify before painting so that took the longest time.  I finished the paint work on monday and was finished putting it together...  It only took me this long to post it because my camera broke and I had to buy a new one! 

which... by the way I am loving!  I bought a nice point-n-shoot canon that has a 35x zoom on it and incredible optics and settings, hopefully my figures will realy start to shine.  you can realy see the difference in the new and old camera in my "misc. customs" thread in the other section.  I retook shots of my space armor iron man with the new camera and the difference is amazing!

[Clonehead]

Like your figures don't shine already..............The camera sounds cool, buddy. I did see those space armor shots and I can see a difference.

[CaptainLux]

Its an amazing custom!