Author Topic: JediMerc's Customs: Harn Vandeth - EpVII Custom Contest Entry (upd 3/24/13)  (Read 40778 times)

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Alternate Takes - Skywalker Family (upd 9/24/12)
« Reply #300 on: September 24, 2012, 03:29:03 PM »
Alright, here's one more.  The progenitor of the line itself: Anakin Skywalker.

I started putting this one together quite awhile ago and then I just lost track of him.  Found him again recently and decided to finish up some details on the chest armor paint, finally photograph him, and be done with it.

This was largely put together when the CW series was first getting started and I was inspired by the somewhat armored look of the Jedi in the show (despite still wanting more gritty realism).  So I pulled some parts together and came up with this:


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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Alternate Takes - Skywalker Family (upd 9/24/12)
« Reply #301 on: September 24, 2012, 03:31:16 PM »
SWEET! :D
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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Alternate Takes - Skywalker Family (upd 9/24/12)
« Reply #302 on: September 24, 2012, 04:03:15 PM »
Another fantastic Skywalker Merc :D

Love what you've done to bring this Anakin together - the over all look of the figure is so, so, so  good it almost hides the subtle parts choices and construction! He looks like he's just been popped off a card! Well done yet again mate  - I can't wait to see a family shot of these guys all together. PLease tell me that you have a Ben Skywalker in the pipe line????

Cheers!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Alternate Takes - Skywalker Family (upd 9/24/12)
« Reply #303 on: September 25, 2012, 04:40:28 AM »
Wow.  Love the part choices.  Well done!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Alternate Takes - Skywalker Family (upd 9/24/12)
« Reply #304 on: September 25, 2012, 09:29:20 AM »
very nice Skywalkers, love the Luke especially. Keep em rolling!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #305 on: September 27, 2012, 04:11:12 PM »
I've got a couple of Luke Skywalker outfits that Hasbro's put out over the past few years that I feel needed some slight improvements.  I targeted Jedi Luke (Death Star) with chest flap down and some parts changes to the Yavin Ceremony Luke as well.  No paint; just part swaps and accessory additions (like the flap on Luke's Jedi garb).

I used an Exacto to file off the peeled flap from the TAC version of Jedi Luke (the one with the interchangeable chest) and glued it onto an extra Jedi Luke I had.  It lines up perfectly with the flap on his outfit and I think it looks pretty good.  (I probably won't be buying any of Hasbro's obvious updates on this figure now.)

The Yavin Ceremony Luke uses Bespin Han's upper legs and the lower legs/feet from a Saga "vintage" Endor Han; I also swapped out the Bespin Luke holster to this one.  I wanted to use the Bespin Luke head sculpt because I've always pictured him using this outfit on smuggling trips, etc., with Han in between EpIV and EpV.  Regardless, I like the look of the upcoming Yavin Ceremony Luke coming in the new Legacy line, so I'll probably pick that one up to swap out with this one.  Until then, here's my slight fixes (and, IMO, better results):

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #306 on: September 27, 2012, 06:01:47 PM »
Drooling over the Yavin Ceremony Luke figure. Well done!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #307 on: September 27, 2012, 06:10:01 PM »
Love these updated Lukes.  The Yavin Luke is out of this world!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #308 on: September 28, 2012, 07:33:58 PM »
These Lukes are AWESOME! :D
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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #309 on: September 28, 2012, 11:31:10 PM »
Awesome yavin luke!!! Are those ball jointed hips? freakin' lovin it man!!!

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #310 on: September 29, 2012, 05:10:27 AM »
Yepper looking good JM. Time to go to the front page.

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #311 on: September 29, 2012, 05:40:04 AM »
Those Lukes looke awesome!

Not sure if my custom was any inspiration, but I did a Ceremonial Luke almost identical to yours back in July.



I trimmed the bottom of the boots down to make him the same height as Bespin & Jedi Luke, and added the feet from a Baron Fel officer figure so he didn't have those tiny little feet.

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #312 on: September 29, 2012, 05:55:56 AM »
Awesome job on those lukes,  very good use of parts .  all the best   art

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #313 on: September 29, 2012, 09:16:26 AM »
I love your Luke's man. I was thinking of doing a flap down Jedi Luke. Great job man.

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Re: JediMerc's Customs: Slight Fixes = Whole Lot Better! (upd 9/27/12)
« Reply #314 on: September 29, 2012, 09:34:09 AM »
Those Lukes looke awesome!

Not sure if my custom was any inspiration, but I did a Ceremonial Luke almost identical to yours back in July.



I trimmed the bottom of the boots down to make him the same height as Bespin & Jedi Luke, and added the feet from a Baron Fel officer figure so he didn't have those tiny little feet.

Jason

I  had the pieces for the Yavin Luke laying around for awhile waiting for the right parts to fall into place.  I did come across yours back in the summer and it looked great; I'm sure it got me thinking about the parts options at the time.  I knew i had to get rid of the black thigh "holster" from the original fig: it just seemed awfully out of place.  I also opted for the lower legs from an extra Endor Han I had lying around instead of the Bespin Han lower legs...there was just an added thickness to the legs that looked better to me.  It looks like we both went with the Bespin holster instead.  I not a huge fan of the DS/Resurgence head, opting for the Bespin version (until something better comes along).   That new Legacy version of Yavin Luke looks to have a killer head sculpt with it, so I'll likely swap that for the one I have on there now.  


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