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Want to see another custom trooper from...

the 419th Black Ops Battalion (Green)
2 (15.4%)
the 500th Reinforcement Ops Corps (Blue)
2 (15.4%)
a new legion entirely
3 (23.1%)
No custom legion; a Clone Wars character, instead.
6 (46.2%)

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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #360 on: July 25, 2011, 05:24:09 PM »
Finished five of the staff figures today, with three left to do...  Yes, it wasn't a mistype: three.  I just discovered two have gone missing, and unless I put them somewhere besides the three cases I keep all my figures in, I think my brother's friend stole them...   :-\  Ah well, I'll try to acquire another EVO Trooper, and a Jumptrooper... 

To L.E., I know I promised you a staff figure a LONG time ago, and I haven't gotten around to it, yet.  Do you mind re-specifying which colors you'd said you wanted on it.  You can even go as far as picking the base figure (of course, as long as it's an Imperial Trooper of some sort.)
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #361 on: July 26, 2011, 09:59:03 AM »
Finished!  Here you guys go; hope you enjoy the repaints...
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #362 on: July 26, 2011, 10:00:01 AM »
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #363 on: July 26, 2011, 10:03:55 AM »
The next two, Jay and Greg (Wraithnine and Darth Aussie), were the ones with the biggest changes added.  For both figures, I had the Union Flag (Australian for DA) on the chest, and when looking at it last night, I couldn't help but think, "What made me do that?!".  Anyhow, I redid the paint jobs similar, enough to give a hint of the old figures, but not fully the same.  Greg's is probably the one I'm most proud of.  I'm liking the look of the Union Flag, minus the Scotland Flag...  But, I felt it should be included, so I moved the Cross of Saint Andrew up to the helmet.   Check out what I mean:  

To Jay, I utilized a good deal of English history on yours.  For the left shoulder and the right leg, I painted on the Cross of Saint George, which you'd taught me all about.  The reason the cross is on the left shoulder, though, is because in the Middle Ages, when there would be jousts, the riders would be opposite of each other, but always on their right of the center divider; thus, the pole would always strike them on the left side.  As for the chest symbol, I used a Crusades cross, but modified it slightly to look reminiscent of the symbol on Clint's figure.  (The symbol is supposed to give the slight impression of an "M", for Moderator).
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #364 on: July 26, 2011, 01:16:14 PM »
Those are great!  ;D


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« Reply #365 on: July 27, 2011, 09:35:33 AM »
I'm working on the repaints of Sparky and Flare, now; these guys are "sloppy", to say the least, as they were my first two, but, I'm hoping this repaint will make them shine. 
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« Reply #366 on: July 27, 2011, 12:32:11 PM »
Sparky and Flare (revamped);I'm quite happy with how these turned out; the paint apps are smooth and straight, and the new camera really does them justice; I did all the weathering by hand (with a Sharpie...)  I also added the pauldron, the gun "bag" from an Airborne Trooper, and the force-pike to Flare (which was made from a Sandtrooper pike).  The backpack and duel-wield conc. rifles were added to Sparky.     Enjoy!
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #367 on: July 27, 2011, 12:34:40 PM »
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #368 on: July 27, 2011, 01:13:38 PM »
they look very cool Dan ,and i'm glad you've been brushing up on your english history  ;)
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« Reply #369 on: July 27, 2011, 05:54:45 PM »
they look very cool Dan ,and i'm glad you've been brushing up on your english history  ;)

Thanks for the comment Jay; yes, I have been...  It's quite fascinating.  I'm quite intrigued currently about the time period before there was even a "United" England, and there were just kingdoms such as Sussex and Wessex.  But, the modern history is great, too... 
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« Reply #370 on: July 27, 2011, 09:56:50 PM »
ahh your talking about the period 432AD -1066 AD  also known as the "Dark Ages"
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #371 on: August 27, 2011, 03:16:06 PM »
I still can't find my staff figure, or that of Jules', so, through a good friend of mine, I managed to acquire a Jumptrooper.  As usual, the first pic is the former paint job, the second being the more recent.  Here's my figure, re-vamped...  Enjoy!  (As for the remaining staff figures, I believe I can have them completed by Tuesday or Wednesday, granted I can acquire some Stormies.  Might have to look into getting the new TRU Force Unleashed Battlepack   :D)
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #372 on: August 27, 2011, 03:22:04 PM »
I loved the look of the US flag on my figure, so, I also added one to Greg's.  (I have it propped in his holster, as his hands are full with his blaster...)
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Re: USD's Customs
« Reply #373 on: August 27, 2011, 04:10:49 PM »
This is a nice batch!  ;D


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« Reply #374 on: August 28, 2011, 04:23:39 PM »
This is a nice batch!  ;D

Thanks!

I decided to create a secondary banner for my guy, to assimilate more with Greg and the "Southern Cross"...  I utilized the Grand Union Flag (a really old version of the US flag) but stretched out the Great Britain canton, just to the center of the piece.  That way, it gives it that United Kingdom look, whilst remaining a flag once flown by the United States.  
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