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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #210 on: August 01, 2014, 03:05:07 PM »
Quote from: Tamer on August 01, 2014, 05:50:05 AM
Wow, that is great. Off to share. I so miss Action Fleet.

Me too. I really hope we get some AF-scale ships from the new movies!
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« Reply #211 on: August 01, 2014, 03:19:51 PM »
I have good news and bad. I'm going overseas for an exciting new job opportunity. It's a dream job so I'm very excited. Unfortunately, it pretty much means that I won't be able to do any customizing over the next year or so. I'm going to miss the hobby as well as all the friends I've made through customizing forums. I very much hope to resume when I return to the U.S. In the meantime, here are some photos of my collection (although most of my collection is already in storage). Enjoy:

Jabba’s Palace:





Cantina:





Jedi:




Sith:
 


Bounty Hunters:

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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #212 on: August 01, 2014, 04:33:11 PM »
Great pics, Darthcrassus! Have a safe trip and a great time abroad. We'll try to keep the customizing home fires burning while you're away!
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6'' Finn in Stormtrooper outfit custom
« Reply #213 on: September 04, 2015, 06:16:51 AM »
I got a pretty good haul on Force Friday. I decided to try a simple custom. I swapped 6'' Finn's head onto an extra 6'' Stormtrooper body. Fortunately, the peg fits the hole and voila a Finn in Stormtrooper armor custom. My first TFA custom!

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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #214 on: September 11, 2015, 08:11:48 PM »
Also working on redoing 6'' Kylo Ren's lightsaber so it looks more like the cross guard in the trailer (rather than the weird electric static Hasbro has going)...
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #215 on: September 11, 2015, 10:35:52 PM »
Cool new FinnTrooper custom!
I bet hasbro has something like that available right after the new movie drops.
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #216 on: September 12, 2015, 05:56:12 AM »
Looks fantastic. I would have bought a figure like this.

Off to share. I am getting ready to post our BDay Custom Contest so hold off on posting any new TFA customs you have super articulated till I post it please. I will try to get that done today. Thank you!
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #217 on: September 12, 2015, 02:23:13 PM »
Quote from: Tamer on September 12, 2015, 05:56:12 AM
Looks fantastic. I would have bought a figure like this.

Off to share. I am getting ready to post our BDay Custom Contest so hold off on posting any new TFA customs you have super articulated till I post it please. I will try to get that done today. Thank you!

Thanks. Turns out I didn't get any 5'' 5POA TFA figures, so I probably can't enter the contest anyways. BTW, sorry about your wife's diagnosis. Hope everything turns out OK.
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TFA 6'' Kylo Ren lightsaber crossguard
« Reply #218 on: September 12, 2015, 02:34:10 PM »
I wasn't a huge fan of the funky red electricity on the cross guard of Kylo Ren's lightsaber (TFA 6'') so I decided to modify it. I basically cut the extra lightsaber plastic off, then glued the remaining pieces into the hilt. Because the lightsaber blade plastic is translucent, cutting it can lead to chaffing and white scarring, so try to cut as little as necessary.



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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #219 on: September 12, 2015, 03:56:14 PM »
Quote from: I-am-Boba-Fett on September 11, 2015, 10:35:52 PM
Cool new FinnTrooper custom!
I bet hasbro has something like that available right after the new movie drops.

Possibly, but the beauty of this custom is that it's entirely reversible. If Hasbro makes one, I can just swap the heads back on and have 1 extra Stormtrooper and 1 extra Finn. And if Hasbro doesn't make this figure, then I've got a unique item.
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #220 on: September 12, 2015, 04:14:49 PM »
You promised to tell me you were posting.
 
Nice work.  Love the mods on Finn and Ren.
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Bandai 6'' scale R2-D2
« Reply #221 on: September 16, 2015, 11:53:51 AM »
I made an R2-D2 from a Bandai model kit. Before building, I sprayed the dome with chrome paint before painting to give it a nice sheen. I then added some weathering in line from what we've seen of R2 from the Episode VII promo photos. It was an easy build.





The model is as articulated as a TBS action figure, so you can put him in different poses. Best of all, it's perfectly in scale with the 6'' action figures, making it a great replacement for the underwhelming TBS 6'' R2 Hasbro made.

in scale with the 6'' Bespin Luke
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #222 on: September 16, 2015, 04:43:42 PM »
Great job on R2! The painted dome is much better than the plastic. That was the only complaint I had with the Bandai R2, but they would have had to use chrome plating and that wouldn't have worked. But this works I'll have to keep it in mind.
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #223 on: September 17, 2015, 02:27:57 PM »
Absolutely a big improvement on TBS.   Love this little guy.   Any more coming? 
 [wink, wink,  nudge,  nudge]

 
Ya know,  I'd like to see you use this Bandai figure to customize into other 6" astromechs.
No pressure  ????
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Re: Darth Crassus Customs
« Reply #224 on: September 17, 2015, 02:49:59 PM »
Quote from: Sjefke on September 17, 2015, 02:27:57 PM
Absolutely a big improvement on TBS.   Love this little guy.   Any more coming? 
 [wink, wink,  nudge,  nudge]

Ya know,  I'd like to see you use this Bandai figure to customize into other 6" astromechs.
No pressure  ????

There's really infinite potential with this kit for astromech lovers. I've already ordered another one and want to build another R2 for dioramas and displays. I might make an R5-A2 or A7 with the extra R5 body. I'm tempted to order even more kits so I can make more R2-D2, or even other R2 units.
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