Topic: Luke Sprywalker's Custom Action Figures Reloaded 12-28 Lt. Feng!

[Clonehead]

Nicely done, LE. What an improvement articulation wise. Now that was a learning experience.

[darthdaddy]

I love your Gregor knee articulation fix.  Awesome idea!

[Luke Sprywalker]

Thanks guys. I figured I may as well take a few pics as I went. It is not that hard to do just time consuming and I always drill a smaller pilot hole then step up to the size that should fit. Hope someone can use the info in the future.

Mr. Black, It is true. No wrist, knee or ankle articulation. Sad isn't it?

Chad, they are kinda weak but I have used them for elbow articulation with great success.

[Tankster]

Man that looks great LE! nice mods to get better articulation

[StenHunter]

looking good man! Keep it up! It would be nice to see some video of your knee/wrist work just so we can get a good idea of what you did you get the new articulation.

[CloneSniper78]

That RC is great LE. I have the old comic book white RC, I might have to give him that leg treatment. Thanks for showing how you did everything.

[TheIRISH Rogue]

That ACU camo is awesome looking! Well done

[Luke Sprywalker]

Thanks guys! I hope to get back on Gregor in the next week or so. A few parts I needed came in so I am in the middle of several commissions. Some parts I need can't be found or are too expensive so guess what? Time to start casting this stuff!



DSC_0015 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



DSC_0026 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr


All cleaned up and a few pieces painted.



DSC_0029 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



Pouches



DSC_0027 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



Custom Riffle



DSC_0025 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



Emperors Hood



DSC_0022 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



GI Joe Hood



DSC_0018 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr




Starkiller Cowl cast and painted.




DSC_0016 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



DSC_0017 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



DSC_0019 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



DSC_0020 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



Engine Pods/Equipment



DSC_0024 by Luke Sprywalker, on Flickr



None of these are what I would call perfect but they are fine for me. It seems the larger the piece the better cast I can get. The engine pods look the best to me, though I need to touch up each one in 4-5 places. The Starkiller cowls have good number of super small air bubbles all over but as you can see when painted, POOF, they are gone. I like everything worn/weathered looking so it is perfect as it lends itself to looking that way. I am having trouble getting resin to fill the gun hand grip fully so I should have added a small strip of tape to that area on the next mold. This is a learning process and I hope to get better each time, this is actually my 3rd time casting parts. A huge thank you to my good friend Clint aka Clonehead! If it were not for your wip pics of parts you have cast I would have been lost here. Thanks so much for that, adding tape or styrene to areas you think will give you trouble is a must without a pressure pot. Now to get this room cleaned up! Man that sprue flies everywhere and our pup Chewie eats anything that hits the floor!  Vaccuming for the 4th time in 2 days!

[Clonehead]

Lol, I track the stuff all over the house, LE. I even find it in the bed sometimes.
The parts look good, LE. I like those hoods and the starkiller scarf.
Man, how much resin do the engine pods take?

[Tamer]

Wow, everything seems to have turned out great. Bet that feels good. Off to the front page.

[SITHHAPPENS]

great job spry welcome to the casting world

[The Spectre]

Any chance of getting some of those cast engine/equipment pods?

[wraithnine]

great job LE its great that as customizers we now have the ability to produce the parts we need our selves and not have to rely on Hasbro(thank christ!)

[jlw515]

I'd like to see how you put those boxes together.

Jason

[ghostskull18]

Amazing work! Any future plans to cast the entire starkiller figure?