Topic: Starchaser's Custom Thread

[Starchaser]

Really liking all of your recent customs.  Great stuff!  Your paint job on Col Serra is really well done, love your take on Dass Jennir, too.  (I Wish Hasbro had gotten to him in the comic pack days...)  You are absolutely right about that comic pack Leia head, too.  It's a great sculpt that just doesn't have much of a Carrie likeness - pretty sure I used it for a different character as well.

Thanks! I'm feeling a bit more comfortable with painting.

[I-am-Boba-Fett]

Really liking that Rebel Heavy trooper!

[Starchaser]

It's been awhile. Life has been more than a little busy with not a lot of time for customizing. I have managed a couple in recent days so I thought I would post them.

First, a fun little custom using the head off the comic pack Yuuzhan Vong (with some modifications) and the body of a Mawhonic (and a little purple and gray paint).





I've named the species Apukachan and the character "Whorllu." Ever since I saw the Yuuzhan Vong I thought that I should make an imp-like character. Now I have.

I am also working on a female pro-Alliance bounty hunter from the EU: Ravallian Dast. I have yet to paint her, so technically she's still a WIP. I think I'll use a primarily blue color scheme on her.



Recipe:
     Head = Angelica (POTC)
     Torso = VC Zam Wesell
     Upper arms = clone wars Anakin
     Lower arms and hands = McQuarrie concept Han Solo
     Legs = CW Commander Cody
         can't remember where the belt came from

[Starchaser]

Two more figures:

Inspired by the gun-fighter look of Nico Okarr (the smuggler from the SWTOR trailer), I thought the new DC Hush body might make a good base for a "gun-fighter" figure. Don't have a back-story yet:

Backstory added: Colonel Madren Harker - Founder of the Harker’s Irregulars, a pro-Republic mercenary unit during the Clone Wars. He and his troops fought alongside the Clone Army in many battles. However, at the time of Order 66, orders were also sent to eliminate the Irregulars due to their commitment to the ideals of the Republic and “all species equal” policy. Most of the Irregulars were slain, but Harker himself managed to survive, taken captive by Separatist forces. He eventually escaped and re-emerged on the outer rim going by the name Tolos Fringe and selling his guns to unfortunates in need of protection.





It was really quite simple:
     Hat = CW Cad Bane (V2)
     Head = GI Joe Firefly (latest version)
     Body = DC Hush (DC multiverse figure)
     Kerchief = thanks to Ragin' Spoon Customs

Here's a second simple head swap for a female character (also no backstory yet):



Recipe:
     Head = Avengers Assemble Scarlet Witch
     Body = comic pack Mara Jade

[JDeck]

These are some really nice customs. You have an awesome  style, theyre all great the gunfighter stands out as my fave. Keep 'um coming.

[mr.Jedi1977]

great job ! I to like that gunfighter !

[Tamer]

These all look great. Let me get one on the front pages. Great to see you back.

[Starchaser]

Hey JDeck and mr.Jedi1977 thanks for the comments, I appreciate the encouragement.

Tamer, thanks for the kind words and the front page.

Its been a busy summer and since I posted the contest "me," I've been pretty well out of the loop.

[Starchaser]

So summer is over and I've got a few simple customs in the works, but not a lot of time. I did put this character together.

Nole Kironix - a Snivvian poet whose political satire earned him a bounty from the Empire, so he joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic (and Freedom of Speech). Being a cold weather species, the Alliance quickly put his natural hardiness to use as a scout on cold weather planets. Nole scouted Toola, Ordo Plutonia, Rhen Var and Hoth (among others).



The recipe is simple:
     Head = Target Exclusive Villians set Snaggletooth (I painted the hair much darker)
     Body = Black Series Wampa Damage Luke (I had to cut down the neck peg and build a thicker and shorter neck peg to mount the head).

Hope you enjoy.

[Tamer]

Great figure. now all he needs is a hat so he can go outside.

[I-am-Boba-Fett]

Cool Snivvian in cold gear custom figure!

[Starchaser]

Great figure. now all he needs is a hat so he can go outside.

Thanks Tamer! And thanks for the FP. I'm still thinking about a hat, not sure what direction to go with it.

[Starchaser]

Cool Snivvian in cold gear custom figure!

Thanks so much IABF - really appreciate the response.

[Starchaser]

I have finally been able to add the finishing touches to my Jenn Starchaser figure (as originally seen below):



I added a concept stormtrooper shield and a senate commando helmet (I've always been partial to the Corinthian style helmet). Painting the helmet was a bear because the plastic is so soft and slick. Anyway, while the colors don't show up perfectly, the blue on the helmet basically matches the tunic and there is a gray stripe as well. I think it ties the figure together well and looks more complete to me:





(I also added a backstory to my gunslinger figure above.)

[JDeck]

Great looking figures! I like the Hoth snaggletooth character, and this Jenn Starchaser is really cool too. The helmet and shield are a nice touch.