Raylen shares an awesome custom vehicle...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, October 13 2024
"Cobb Vanth Speeder. Me and a friend picked up a cheap Anakin podracer at a con and each of us took a half. Just finished mine. Couldn't quite make out some details about this vehicle from screen grabs. There's a lot going on around the seat and controls. I wasn't worried about getting super accurate."
Don't forget to check out his place Hole in the Ground Productions too. He makes a lot of his great custom stuff available to buy and paint up yourself.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, September 15 2024
RCW Creations is creating one awesome Temple Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, September 15 2024
It is awesome to see some of the new items coming out from Hasbro Pulse Con. As you can see from the playset above there are some great items coming our way, both in the Vintage Collection and for Black Series!"
Ron Hembling is back with two great dioramas...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, July 14 2024
I wanted to give this the look of it is windy and I'm happy with the way it turned out.
Recipe.
Trooper - is from Hasbro's Black Series and I glued the joints and then puttied them up and I then painted and weathered him using Vallejo Paints and pastel chalks. The cape is made using a dry baby wipe and then painted, the flagpole is made using plastic tube and the tassels are pieces of strings, the flag was printed and before it dried, I used a lightly damp baby wipe and dabbed it over the flag to make it a little aged.
Base - is blue foam and the groundwork is a mix of spakfilla/ground up mulch and sand and once dry it was painted and the grass tufts are from Army Painter.
Darth Revenge shares more great diorama updates...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, July 14 2024
"A few work on the room between carbonite and main room. 2 arches added on the walls.
I had made a mistake in the order in which the panels were pasted. Had to improvise to get a result that wasn't too bad.
First shot from the carbonite, second from the entrance."
He has added some great light work too. As if that were not enough, he has shared work on a general dio too.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 30 2024
Not movie accurate, but I need to play with available space and offer a maximum of point of view inside the palace via those stands. Not finished of course. I tried to use tile joint paste, the result is not conclusive. I think that the layer of plaster should be enough to hide the few defects in the fittings."
He is making great progress and it looks fantastic!
Starchaser shares a new custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, July 07 2024
"Mikgel originally built a family cafe but it wasn't profitable, so he accepted Greef Karga's proposal to turn it into a cantina for the Nevarro Bounty Hunter's Guild."
Make sure you click through to see his full recipe and backstory.
Echo Six shows us some great Cantina Customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, July 07 2024
"With the Haslab cantina close to funding I called an all-hands/paws/flippers/pincers meeting with my custom patrons and locals. In this case, "custom" could be as simple as a vest swap or re-painted eyes.
"Ladies and gentlebeings, it's almost time to start packing for the move to new digs. Yes, Arleil, you'll probably be hanging around... Wuher, Brea, and Senni, we need to have a private chat."
It sure won't take him long to get his Cantina fully populated!
RCW Creations is creating one awesome Temple Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, July 07 2024
"To finish off this build, I have made a few rocks which will sit at the front of this piece. The rocks have been made from foam spray and then cut down into shape, painted grey, dipped into a black wash and then highlighted.
The wall of the temple has also been dry brushed with a lighter brown to pick out the stone detail."
Looks like he is in the home stretch on this one! Be sure to scroll around as there are multiple updates.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 30 2024
I don't know yet if I try full home made or continue with Frank Dioro's decals I bought on Etsy . Hangar Bay with BMF is the main part with the iconic Obi-Wan/Darth Vader duel from ANH. The ground level will be the Emperor's arrival from ROTJ. Detention blocks under the Duel, the Red Control Room above the duel. On the shelves, conference room and a try of Emperor Throne Room (ROTJ)."
It is great to see him back! He is also working on a Jabba's Palace dio
Darth More checks in on Tunghori...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 30 2024
"TungHori listed 3 highly desirable and rare Jedi figures from 2011 and 2013. He sells them for a little premium, but still less than half the price that they cost in the bay!
It is crazy to see the figures he gets his hands on!
Darth Daddy creates a custom for his Cantina that is coming...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 30 2024
"With the the new Cantina HasLab now in full swing we thought it would be an appropriate time for us to pull out some really spectacular headsculpts we were fortunate enough to acquire from the talented sculptor John Evergrey. We wanted everyone to get as excited as we are about Hasbro's latest campaign offering and we figured what better way to go about that than by creating and sharing some really cool custom action figures with you all.
Talk about one great custom. We can only hope we see a ton of new Customs for the Cantina.
RCW Creations continues his Temple Build...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 16 2024
"My next steps are to add a front wall piece to the front of the slopes and add brick work on the insides where the steps are before I start work on the entrance."
The brick and stone work on this are epic folks.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, June 13 2024
The Ghoul - the body is a ROTLA Indiana Jones body with the vest from TLC Professor Jones figure and both from Hasbro, the shoes are from a Hasbro Death Star Trooper. The head/hat/weapons/bandolier/holster and belt is a STL I got from Tristian Miller over on Cults3D.
The jacket is from Hasbro's Endor Solo and was repainted and torn and the Mr Handy robot is a STL I got from DS.Artworks.
The base is foam cut to shape and the ground is a mix of spakfilla/mulch/dirt/sand and paint, the building is made is balsa wood and corrugated cardboard and the signs I got from the net.
Ron"
Everything Ron creates looks like it just stepped off the screen.
RCW Creations adds new images for his Star Wars Temple Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, June 13 2024
Been working on the floor, I decided to change the way I was going with the floor. I rebuilt the stairs from using 6 mm boards to 10 mm. The sides I decided instead of having rectangular pieces either side of the steps, to slopes. I built the frames and then used 10 mm board for the top.
My next steps is to carve stonework into stairs and either side."
This one is really taking shape now.
Hasbro shares new Acolyte Figures for multiple lines...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, June 13 2024
Just in time for the new show, we have multiple offerings in 3 different lines for the Acolyte. The full descriptions can be found in the galleries along with ordering information where pertinent. No doubt look for more offerings for this show in the future.
RCW Creations shares new work on his SW Temple Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, June 11 2024
"I’ve finished carving the decorative pieces for the top of the temple and not time to work on the base. Live I did with the temple front I’ve built some stairs and now I’m placing foam pieces down to see which work."
I am really liking the gritty, small, intricate details on this one.
Dan shares new toy news...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, June 11 2024
Looks like we are getting a new version of Man-Thing coming this Fall. Dan really does a nice job keeping us aware of the new things coming and great deals to be had.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 09 2024
JDeck adds to his Jungle Ruin Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 09 2024
"I got back from my vacation and continued working on my Jungle ruin. Instead of laying the brickwork then paint, I wanted some of the bricks to be stacked and semi buried so I layed the groundwork before giving it a base coat. I made the soil from spackle, water, glue, and paint."
That was just the first part of the description. This is really looking nice.
Darth Sinister adds some new items to his shop...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 09 2024
"Hi All,
"A few new items heading to the shop this coming weekend. All in 1:18th scale!"
They looks pretty daggone nice to me!
RCW Creations sends in a diorama update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 09 2024
"Hi All,
"The walls I painted with a burnt umber for the bricks, the bottom of the walls was painted beige. The bricks were then coated with a black wash, I then dried brushed two lighter coats of brown to bring out the highlights. The black wash was applied to the beige and then gone over with a brown wash."
He has also started a new Star Wars Dio you can see in the above post
Hasbro shares their new HasLab...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 09 2024
"Hi All,
I have been out for a bit, but definitely want to comment on the latest Hasbro HasLab Offering in the form of the complete Cantina. As you will see when you peruse the above gallery, it comes with two different ordering options (Basic and Deluxe) and also offers never before seen or produced figures (The Tonnika Sisters). Fans of our community have screamed for years about getting this type of set and while expensive (Deluxe version is $500) this no doubt would be the centerpiece of any Star Wars Collection. There is a limit of five, but you can see the full details and one sheet here or on the above Facebook Gallery. Bravo Hasbro. Bravo!
I would also be remiss if I didn't share the new information we got on some Black Series offerings in the form of the Shriek Hawks and the two different offering available at Target and Wal-Mart later this Fall. What a great time to be a collector!
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 02 2024
Fighter and Figures - the Tie fighter is from AMT and was built straight out of the box and the figures are from WARBEAR Studios over on Gumroad and I printed them using my resin 3D printer.
I added the pilots hoses using string and the ladder is scratch built using plastic card, the base is foam, which was painted, and the small computer is from my bits box.
Ron"
As if that were not enough he has created a new Panzer dio too!
Dan is finding new toys...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 02 2024
He has posted quite a few new updates from his various forays.
More great custom figure work from RCW Creations...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, June 02 2024
"I’ve finished painting my latest two custom Star Wars figures. The first is Kyle Katarn from the Dark Forces game series, I still need to make his belt, paint up his gun and do his lightsaber.
The second figure is based on my character from the SWTOR game."
JDeck shares the latest with his new diorama...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 26 2024
"I finished the stairs. I painted, dry brushed, grey, tan and black. I then spread on my fine jungle dirt, then torn up preserved moss, then the little plastic bromeliad like plants, then sprinkled on my chunky jungle litter, spraying glue water mixture between each coat.
I started on the other side of the stairs. I don't really want to make another tree, it would be too symmetrical to be natural. Im thinking make it falling apart, then add some of those Michael's micro plants all around. I think ill do that. Sometimes its best to go with your first initial thought than to waste time overthinking. For me at least."
This is really turning out awesome!
We get all kinds of updates from RCW Creations...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 26 2024
As if working on his latest diorama wasn't enough he is also sending in two updates on custom action figures. I like it all! You will see the link in each of the gallery posts!
JDeck finds some awesome accessories...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 26 2024
"I got a couple 3D printed ISB agent aromor sets for TVC officers
Pretty dope. They're made to order, so the shipping time varies. I ordered two sets, so it took a little longer, but I did get them before leaving for vacation. He did send me two extra chest plates, everything fits well. Help us 3D printers on ebay and Etsy your our only hope."
I think we are starting to see the trend when it comes to getting what folks need for their favorite AFs!
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, May 23 2024
I’ve been making full use of the glorious weather by cutting out two extra supports for wall, one for each side for support. Cutting the floor pieces, marking and carving in bricks, cracks and blemishes on the wall and floor.
I just have a couple of extra pieces to do for the floor and then I can start painting this. My client never wants anything small!"
I think we are starting to see how awesome this is gonna be!
JDeck updates us on his dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 19 2024
"I started on the stairs. The foam hotwire table makes it real easy to make blocks. Next I'll weather the blocks with aluminum foil and glue them down."
Update! He has finished the steps and moved on to add more! New pictures have been added.
Darth More checks in on Tunghori...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 19 2024
And the latest from Tunghori brings two figures of TVC 2011:
The past couple of days I have been carving my usual brick work into the foam, each board has taken me around 8 hours to mark up, carve, while all so cutting, marking and carving bricks into the beams for the walls. I’ve used McFarlane Batman and Batmobile to show the scale of this piece. Once I’ve finished work on the walls, I can start on the floor pieces."
He is definitely off to a great start!
Echo Six is back with a huge update...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, May 15 2024
"I really dislike the "Solo" Han's lower body. No redeeming qualities in my opinion - Too short, with gummy hips and terrible articulation. I've been on Team Han since 1977, so the re-use for Endor Han irked me. I'd previously used Bespin Han legs (not perfect by a long shot, but better in my eyes) to modify the "barrel chest" Endor Han, and decided to repeat the process on the latest version.
CAUTION: The vest on the new Endor Han is incredibly soft and will tear very easily at the back of the collar during removal. Use heat and be gentle. You can guess how I know."
Trust me that is just one part of the great update.
Elias shares a 3D Print custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, May 15 2024
"A month ago our good friend Chad Peak aka Peak-OB1 Custom Creations sent us a box chock full of some of his latest 3D printed designs.
As I painted up Fozec, Dad grabbed this Jawa from the box and painted him up. The Jawa action figure has swivel wrists and an articulated head. We absolutely loved this design and he is currently sitting on the steps of our Jabba's Throne Room.
I’ve been asked by my animator client to build him a warehouse piece consisting of a wall (1 metre in length) and a floor for another project he is working on. So far I have cut two 20 mm thick boards to 50 cm and each board has two windows (6x9”) cut out, perfect to stand a Batman in each window. I’ve also marked out where the wall braces will so walls can be free standing.
My next steps is to mark out the bricks on each board. That’s going to be a long job lol."
It is great to see him back with the start of a new project!
Black Thorne shares a great Falcon diorama...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 12 2024
"I finished this new diorama a few days ago: the death star II superstructure using an old Ftoys Millennium Falcon. The tunnel was 100% made from scratch."
Talk about some fantastic greeblie work!
JDeck starts a new diorama...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, May 10 2024
"I made an armature for a Kapok tree out of hangar wire. The root system will be growing around a stone ruin. The next step is to make the stone ruin and cover the armature in foil, then paper mache over the foil.
Also I made two Monstara Deliciosa armatures with wire and leaves from the Michael's micro plant monstara. The Michael's miniature had it like a bush but it's actually a vine."
It will be interesting to see how this progresses.
UPDATE! He has made some awesome progress!
Starchasers shares two new customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, May 10 2024
"Hewe Nieblain – Hewe has spent most of his life working in and around mines. He ended his career as a mining foreman in the mineral mines deep in the Farsolax tundra, fleeing after having accused the mine’s corporate owners of dozens of code violations.
Prodishu Teridol – Yet another refugee who has found solace in Safa Thewel. A Klatooinian, Prodi was sold to the mines by his Hutt master after insulting her Kowakian monkey lizard. "
Click through to see his recipes and the most excellent backstories.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, May 09 2024
JDeck is back with some Endor Info...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, May 09 2024
"Michael's has 60% off summer decor. They had these Miniature potted plants. Jungle plants like monstara and arrow leaf get pretty big depending on sunlight and humidity, so they are in scale. The small ones were $1.99- 60%, so i got a few. I ended up going to another Michael's down the road for more. Usually I use artificial aquarium/terrarium plants, but they're hard to get in the right scale.
The palms, monstaras and big leaf philodendrons would be perfect for a Yavin IV diorama especially since those plants are native to central/south America where Yavin was filmed."
Click through to see how he creates Endor.
Hasbro shares May the 6th Info...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, May 07 2024
"Happy May sixth! The Dark Side took over today with exciting new reveals from Hasbro including the Star Wars: The Black Series Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 3-Pack and Emperor Palpatine & Throne.
Celebrate the Dark Side of the Force and add these figures to your collection. Available now for pre-order exclusively on Amazon."
You can find the links to each of the products with their image galleries.
Darth Daddy shares a May the 4th Custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 05 2024
"May the 4th Be With You! This will only be one of many reveals you are sure you to come across on this year's Star Wars Day!
Today we have a figure reveal for you all! Fozec is an action figure Dad has been wanting to add to my collection for many years now. Dad and I took turns here with the paint too and what you see is the final result of all of our efforts.
Fozec was a spy for the Empire who kept tabs on Jabba's activities for the ISB. He secretly hoped to leave the Empire and pursue lucrative opportunities in the criminal underworld.
Darth More attends Power of the Force Convention...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 05 2024
"Saturday morning...8 am on a remote moon. 2 hours before the gates opened for 6,000 guests!
Hall 1: Vendors, Artists' and Stage with the Emperor's Throne
3D Printing"
It sure looks like a lot of fun was had by Philipp!
Hasbro shares May the 4th Livestream...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, May 05 2024
"Revealed during this morning’s Hasbro Pulse Star Wars Fanstream to celebrate May the 4th, bring home the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection X-Wing Pilot 4-Pack, Star Wars: The Black Series Darth Sidious, Super Battle Droid, Yoda & Clone Commander Gree, The Phantom Menace 3-Pack, and Retro Collection Episode II & Episode III Multipack!
Celebrate the greatest galactic holiday of the year with these new figures and packs from Hasbro! All of these products will be available for pre-order tomorrow, 5/4 at 1pm ET.
Additionally, at Walmart - upload your receipt for any Hasbro Star Wars item pre-ordered through Walmart.com between 3/21/24-5/13/24 to receive a FREE limited edition Star Wars pin! These Walmart exclusive pins are available for a limited time only on a first-come, first-served basis. Directions on how to participate can be found below my signature ahead of the product details. "
How to Participate in Walmart Promotion
Shop: Purchase qualifying items(s) between 3/21/24-5/13/21 in one transaction, and star/check items(s) and the date on your receipt.
Snap: Snap a clear photo of the entire receipt with your phone.
Send: Head to www.preorderforapin.com and click Get Started to submit your receipt.
Register: After your photo is submitted, you will receive an automated confirmation and request to complete a registration form.
RC 1136 is back with three new customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, May 03 2024
"A two-fer post!
First up is my ex-Journeyman Protector (trainer of Commander Bacara).
While not directly a clone, this character is clone-related. A likely member of the Cuy'val Dar - "those who no longer exist." Hand-picked Mandalorians chosen by Jango Fett himself to train the clone army.
Next up is more military stuff. I got sick of the old 21-st Century Toys Pavehawk Pilots. Hardly any articulation and their body proportions looked...odd. So I naturally kit bashed some Marauders Pilots!"
It is great to see him back and with some great new customs.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, May 02 2024
Head designed by @ingra_customs
Head printed by @syndicate_customs_creations
I painted the head, gave her a new right forearm, and painted the flesh part of the gloved hand. The mods were done on the 3.75 Juno Eclipse figure from the Toys R Us exclusive figure pack."
She looks spot on to me.
Toysatsu shares Mission Fleet Project...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, April 30 2024
"One of the owners of our Indy toy company has had a passion project in the works for a few years. Said owner and youngest daughter have a massive love for the Mission Fleet series. Join us on our journey as we create the toys that Hasbro is failing to give us. Now without further Ado we give you our Fleet Friends Line brought to you by your friends at Toysatsu.com"
You have to love customizers continuing a line!
Starchaser shares a customs update...
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Posted by Tamer on Monday, April 29 2024
"For tonight, I finish off the Wandering Star cell:
Dirette Garralo - Human criminal (Wandering Star) – cell leader. Dirette was reared in a pro-Imperial household on Ghorman. Her childhood was anything but joyful, her father was physically and verbally abusive and eventually sold Dirette into slavery to pay off a gambling debt.
Eclun Garralo - Human criminal (Wandering Star) – a member of the impoverished underclass on Corellia, Eclun wound up working as a “scumrat” for Lady Proxima."
That is a great group of customs. He gives the full recipes and has great backstories for all of these if you click through.
Mungo Baobab imagines Shaggy and Scooby as Jedi Knights...
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Posted by Tamer on Monday, April 29 2024
Darth More shares an awesome gaming mod...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, April 26 2024
"My brother made me aware of this a couple days ago. I'm watching gameplay footage of this mod made by fans who obviously really care about Star Wars.
If you didn't know Squad before like me, it's a war simulation that aims for maximum realism like Arma 3. Now if you already have Squad, download this mod for free, gather your Squad of friends and have the Star Wars gaming experience of your life. This mod shows how passionate fans are about a Battlefront III that we never got.
Galactic Contention shows how the Clone Wars must've actually felt. If this footage makes you want to buy a gaming computer, don't blame me! lol
Dan shares Jurassic World news...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, April 25 2024
Looks like Target is the store to start looking!
Starchasers shares a new customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, April 23 2024
"Another member of the Wandering Star cell:
Tevvo Borr - not all Rodians make it as hunters. Some are simply too impatient to track and too implusive to bring in a live bounty."
It is always interesting to see what he has in stock.
Darth More shares the latest on Tunghori...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, April 23 2024
"TungHori's latest additions are two exclusive figures from HasLab's Razor Crest! As far as I know the Offworld Jawa is complete and was never listed before here. The Mandalorian is still missing the Jetpack Last time he was listed for $13.99.
He also added a hologram which was part of a Comic Pack in The Legacy Collection.
Luke Skywalker was just re-listed."
It is always interesting to see what he has in stock.
Hasbro shares additions to the TVC Collection...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, April 23 2024
"Hasbro expanded their Jedi: Survivor and Mandoverse lineup with the announcement of the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Cal Kestis (Imperial Officer Disguise) and Mandalorian Judge figures! Infiltrate the Empire, train the next generation of Mandalorians, and add these anticipated new figures to your collection this summer.
Both figures are available for pre-order 4/23 at 1pm ET."
Darth Daddy shares a great update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 21 2024
"We recently received a really awesome gift box in the mail from our good friend and fellow artist Peak-OB1 Custom Creations that included an amazingly cool green resin print of Mother Talzin's Sword that inspired the below custom. We had a spare Morgan Elsbeth TVC action figure on an extremely damaged card (Thanks to Amazon's horrible practice of shipping collectibles in paper envelopes! WTH!). All we had to was break out our paintbrushes and get crackin'!
I based her face, neck, and hands in Reaper's Elf Flesh paint, and then used Caucasian Flesh as a medium tone. I generously highlighted with Maiden Flesh to give her that pale Nightsister look. I painted her tattoos with Reaper's Ashen brown, and mixed in some black to make the shaded areas pop.
Dan is at is again...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 21 2024
Looks like Five Below and TJ Maxx are the stores to check out!
Dan is finding great toy deals...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, April 19 2024
The find above is from Burlingtons. I mean from and orignal of almost fourty dollars to about four bucks. That is some awesome math for the customizer and collector!
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, April 18 2024
Even more Hasbro May the 4th reveals...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, April 18 2024
Today we are looking at new Black Series additions in the form of the Mandalorian Privateer and a Droid 4-Pack
Hasbro starts the May the 4th reveals...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, April 17 2024
Looks like we start off the May the 4th Be With You Holiday early in the form of two new additions to both the Vintage Collection and the Black Series. TVC showcases a Jango Fett and Mandalorian from the Mines(already up for order). The Black Series sees a Destroyer Droid and Darth Vader.
Darth More shows how to remove super glue from and AF...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, April 16 2024
"I got a GONK Droid from TungHori, which had super glue on it.
On YouTube I looked for ways to remove it and found this one here that actually worked."
Hal Narthax 87 shares new images...
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Posted by Tamer on Monday, April 15 2024
HN87 shares new AI created images of new Imperial Officers. It would be so cool to see some of these in action figure form.
Darth Sinister shares new facial sculpts...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 14 2024
"These are a collaboration with Echo-Six using some of Stan Opiel's original parts. I've worked the heads into a closer likeness.
It is so awesome to see some of Stan's stuff continuing. Man his modern vintage customs were so awesome. Nice of Darth Sinster and Echo Six to keep that stuff going!
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, April 11 2024
Starchasers shares a customs and dio update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 07 2024
"I don't want to be "speciesist" so I thought a couple of non-human princesses would be a good addition to the quick and easy female diorama fillers (though requiring paint this time) using the Disney princess bodies. So I add two more to the "bevy of background beauties" seen on page 79 of this thread. :)"
As if the princesses weren't enough he got a rare nice day outside and created a dino dio!
Ron Hembling shares a new WW2 Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 07 2024
Train/Base - both are from Trumpeter and built straight out of the box and it was first sprayed with Army Painter Dark Sand and then dry brushed using Vallejo Paints Dark Sand and then weathered using Vallejo Paints and Pastel Chalks.
Ron"
Definitely looks like the regular Ron magic!
Hal Narthax 87 is back...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 07 2024
"I should do this more often. Post, I mean.
I still customize figures a lot, I just stopped feeling the need to share for some reason… Anyway… (insert rank here) Gideon receives the darksaber after the Mandalore purge.
… and I guess he makes Vader angry (as you do as an officer of the Empire) and gets a throat hug… and in that moment makes it his life goal to become a force user."
It is great to see him back. Man I could so see Vader choking Gideon out!
Hasbro WonderCon Reveals...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, April 07 2024
WonderCon has seen new TVC and Black Series Reveals
Darth Daddy shares an Easter Update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 31 2024
"Happy Easter to all who celebrate! The timing of this commission couldn't have been more serendipitous. Due to her bunny like features Lop made a fitting post for the holiday.
This was a 100% sculpted custom. The body was hand sculpted with Aves Fixit and ProCreate. The head was designed in Blender and completed in Zbrush before we printed the finished headsculpt on our Longer Orange 30 and painted the finished product."
What a great way to wish everyone a Happy Easter!
Mungo Baobab wishes everyone a Happy Easter...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 31 2024
The dimensions are 25 cm x 29 cm x 23 cm. This is a two piece diorama, made from foam board, the wall and base I’ve used 20mm foam board, the wall I have layered a piece of 10 mm over the top then used pieces of 6 mm foam board for wall detail. I’ve carved in details into the base and wall and now this piece is ready to paint."
This is look great!
Raylen shares two new accessories...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 31 2024
"Two new tiny accessories now available. First we have an accessory that was a complete no-brainer. Seriously, how could Hasbro have not included a death star plans hard drive accessory with Jyn Erso in either TVC or TBS?! Mind boggling. Anyway.... Fixed that. Comes with two decals. Have your tweezers handy! LOL
Second, just for S&Gs you can now get 3 3/4" scaled ghost traps. Comes as a set of two. One open and one closed. Again, tiny tiny decals included.
Starchasers shares two new customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 27 2024
"Qesenial Tsarman – A senator representing the Callia Sector on the Inner Rim. The Callia sector is near Hutt space and is not a wealthy sector – its primary economic engine being the prison planet of Ord Vaxal."
Don't forget to scroll down and see his Benthic Two Tubes too!
Lenny Quinn shares a GI JOE update...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 27 2024
Dan shares one awesome DC/Star Wars Crossover...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 27 2024
Wait till you see who helps take out the Death Star in this one!
Great stuff Dan!
Hasbro shares new TVC and Black Series Reveals...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 27 2024
"Today, Imperial March came to an end with Hasbro announcing the all new Star Wars: The Black Series Star Wars: The Last Command 4-Pack, Clone Trooper & Battle Droid, The Vintage Collection HK-87 Assassin Droid (Arcana) and Dark Trooper."
Darth More checks in on Tunghori...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 24 2024
"Mighty TungHori got more surprises in store for you on
https://www.tunghori.com/starwars"
I haven't seen some of those in awhile!
Hasbro shares new Black Series Holographic Light Up Vader...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 24 2024
"STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES DARTH VADER
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $27.99 / Available: Fall 2024)
Receive transmissions from the dark side and across the galaxy with THE BLACK SERIES Holocomm collection, featuring light-up holopucks. STAR WARS fans and collectors can display this premium 6-inch STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES DARTH VADER figure, featuring premium detail, multiple points of articulation and hologram-style deco in their collections. Press the button on the puck to light up the bottom and illuminate the figure. Press and hold the button to activate a 30-minute light display! This collectible figure includes a bounty chip with an Aurebesh inscription, a holopuck and Darth Vader’s signature Lightsaber accessory! Look for more Holocomm Collection figures to build a galactic communication hub on your shelf! (Each sold separately. Subject to availability) Requires 3 AAA batteries, not included.
Raylen shares great new E-11 and DH-17 Offerings...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, March 22 2024
"Wow, what an in-depth project. So many parts needed as there's not a good way to cast a lot of it together. Even then the front sight is 3D printed due to a crazy shape. Around 40 pieces but easy to assembly. I'd say minus painting, I did my second one in less than an hour. I designed this well. Comes with instructions and decals.
While working on the E-11, I figured I may as well do the Dh-17 at the same time as they share a lot of parts. Really happy with how it came out. Easy to assemble and comes with instructions. Chose between two scope designs
This just seems fantastic folks; both for the price and ease of assembly.
More Black Series reveals from Hasbro...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, March 22 2024
"Just announced on the collector side, fans can look forward to the Star Wars: the Black Series Darth Vader, Grand Admiral Thrawn, General Grievous 3-Pack and Black Series Baylan Skoll (Mercenary) figure. The Dark Side three-pack will be available for pre-order now exclusively at Amazon and the Black Series Baylan Skoll figure will be available later this summer exclusively at Walmart.
Fans can check out more Star Wars products both part of, and separate of the campaign, at the following links:
Hasbro shares word on new additions to Black Series and Vintage Lines...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 21 2024
"Hasbro announced tons of new figures as well as a brand new Black Series Premium Helmet in celebration of Imperial March! Highlights from today’s reveals include figures inspired by the highly anticipated series Star Wars: The Acolyte including the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Mae (Assassin), Jedi Master Sol and from The Black Series, Padawan Jecki Lon, Jedi Knight Yord Fandar, Jedi Master Indara, and more!
Additionally, fans can look forward to the brand new products from the other end of the Star Wars timeline such as The Black Series Moff Gideon Premium Electronic Helmet, The Vintage Collection Princess Leia Organa, Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2), and The Black Series Darth Maul (Holocomm).
Fans can check out more Star Wars products both part of, and separate of the campaign, at the following links:
Panther - is from ICM and built straight out of the box and I painted and weathered it using Vallejo Paints and Pastel Chalks, the tarps were done using tissue paper and the tools are a mix of Miniart and Italeri.
Ron"
Ron always has a realism that just stupifies me.
Darth Sinister re-imagines the Prequels...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 20 2024
"Re-Working the Prequels!
I always felt the Prequels missed the mark. I know some of you grew up on the Prequel Series but I'm an old timer. I grew up with the OT. I'm still reworking these but for the record since the sequels came out the Prequels look a lot better."
I have to agree with his interpretation of the prequels now.
Star Wars shares new Acolyte Trailer...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 20 2024
"On June 4, don’t miss the two-episode premiere of #TheAcolyte, a Star Wars Original series, only on Disney+."
It is so awesome to see new Star Wars coming!
Mungo Baobab goes green on us...
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Posted by Tamer on Monday, March 18 2024
I cut and rotated one of the downward facing tusks on these "Masters Of The Universe: Masterverse" Pig-Head figures to face upwards.
In the second image, I combined parts from the left weapons to make the ones on the right. The weapons need to be repainted before they can be displayed."
I so like the look of the new weapons!
Mungo Baobab shares Scooby Doo Series...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 17 2024
RCW Creations sends in many updates...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 14 2024
"Latest diorama finished and ready to be collected by my client. Two story alleyway diorama, each story is modular and the top two floors in each I’ve turned into rooms, one as an office with working lights and the second is a dilapidated room. It’s measurements are:
21” in height
23.5” in width
36” in depth.
The buildings and road are made from foam board and the accessories are either made from foam board or 3D printed."
As if that weren't enough he has also sent in some great updates for his roadway too.
Clone Troopr shares a new custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 14 2024
She was a slave-turned-Sith that fought her way up the Sith Empire's ranks with the help of dead Sith Lords. This is my last of 8 character classes in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This was probably the most hours I have ever put into a custom figure. It was really hard to get the hair and face right. I restarted SO many times 😅
- sculpted hair, facial scarring, top, and bracers
- painted the entire figure
- added a softgoods skirt
- sealed with Krylon matte spray (first time posting a figure I've done this on)
I need to get my 8 SWTOR characters together in a group shot sometime soon."
She looks spot on with his reference image.
Hasbro shares new Villian Series...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 14 2024
"Hasbro announced several new additions inspired by the Dark Side of the Force with the all new Star Wars: The Black Series Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 3-Pack, Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Captain Enoch & Thrawn’s Night Troopers pack, as well as Darth Vader, and Stormtrooper as the two appeared in Star Wars: A New Hope! All of these products will be available for pre-order tomorrow, 3/14 at 1pm ET.
These reveals are part of Lucasfilm’s month-long product unveiling celebration kicking off today which will reveal new action figures, toys, collectibles, apparel, accessories and more with a spotlight on the villains of the Star Wars galaxy. Fans can visit StarWars.com/ImperialMarch throughout the month for more news and reveals tied to those foes of the Star Wars Saga.
Fans can check out more Star Wars products both part of, and separate of the campaign, at the following links:
Starchaser shares a new custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 13 2024
"Jek Taasren - Another member of the Wandering Star cell. Jek grew up in extreme poverty on the lower floors of Coruscant. In an effort to help feed his sick mother and younger siblings, he turned to a life of petty crime - mostly burglary. "
Starchaser is well on his way to creating his crime syndicate.
Mungo Baobob turns Jedi to the Dark Side...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 13 2024
"Let’s flip the script again. What if…the Jedi were actually the ones that served the dark side of the force? What if they were the ones with evil intentions, spreading fear through the galaxy?"
I have to say, some of these look pretty daggone good as Sith!
UPDATE! Mungo shares three new images of Darth Mace Windu!
Dan shares possible customization find...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, March 13 2024
Looks like you could turn this popcorn bucket into a nice ship custom!
Starchaser shares two new ones...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 10 2024
"Karph Mest and Onk Foe are two members of the Wandering Star criminal organization, in the same cell as Maaro. (Backstories still to come)"
You sure would never think of him as a Sith Lord. I mean perfect character to be Sith!
Mungo Baobab shares an image update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 10 2024
While on a hunt early in his career, Vaxo happened upon another hunter after the same quarry. Vaxo thought it was a friendly competition until he apprehended the mark and the Trandoshan hunter ambushed him."
He always has such great backstories for all of his customs.
Mungo shares a Jedi Knight Talong...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, March 08 2024
Starchasers shares a new custom...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 07 2024
"And a new one:
Ezikarri Sorusalial – A landscape artist and professional gardener. In spite of his imposing size and somewhat frightening appearance, he is a gentle and serene being."
They look surprisingly good as the good guys.
Mungo Baobab shares new images...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 07 2024
What if the Sith were actually serving the light side of the force?
Dooku
Palpatine
Vader
Maul"
They look surprisingly good as the good guys.
Dan shares new toy news...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 07 2024
Looks like Spinmaster is delving into the cinematic universe! As always, Dan keeps us aware of what is happening with the different toy lines.
Black Throne shares a Mandalorian Dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, March 07 2024
"I made another base to display a flying ship and for this round I present the mandalorian's N-1. It was a quick project squeezed between some larger ones."
BT is making me realize how much I miss the Mandalorian.
Darth Daddy sends in an Elias Update...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 03 2024
"This commission only took one base figure to create. We took a Clone Wars Pre Vizsla animated action figure then completely sanded and re-sculpted the body to make it look like Dengar in his Clone Wars appearances.
Elias sculpted the head in Blender and after he completed his design, he printed the head that he made on our 3D printer."
Talk about one awesome custom done up in TLC style!
Darth Sinister is working on some famous sister customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 03 2024
Maaro - A Pelleezeean (stolen straight from MOTU - call it a crossover if you wish). Due to the small population of Pelleezeeans and their simple pattern of life, most in the galaxy have not encountered them."
Starchaser sure comes up with some nice combinations.
Dan shares new toy news...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, March 03 2024
Dan always figures out where the new stuff is whether online or in store! Click here to get your new set today.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 29 2024
STAR WARS fans and collectors can imagine scenes from the STAR WARS galaxy with this 6-inch STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES MANDALORIAN NITE OWL figure, inspired by the character’s appearance in season 3 of STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN. A group of mostly female Mandalorian warriors spearheaded by Bo-Katan Kryze, the Nite Owls joined forces with Children of the Watch to reclaim Mandalore. Fans and collectors can display this fully articulated figure featuring premium detail and multiple points of articulation in their collection. Includes figure and 2 entertainment-inspired accessories including a jetpack and blaster.
Available for pre-order 3/14 at 7am PST at Walmart.com as a part of Walmart Collector Con."
We will get you the link as soon as we are able!
Starchaser is back with an update...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, February 28 2024
"Bec Tondeetra - Big Rotunda the artisan behind Thewel’s Gold small batch brews, “Far from the Galactic Core, Big Rotunda lives in a mystical land and strives to perfectly blend the magical ingredients to produce Thewel’s Gold Brews, small batch exotic spirits that will lift your spirit.”"
Once again a great character with a great backstory!
Clone Trooper shares a new one...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, February 28 2024
"Cipher Nine" Vantarus Fel
This is my Imperial Agent character from the SWTOR (Star Wars The Old Republic) videogame. He is wearing the RD-06B outfit with various other pieces.
This was a really fun figure to put together!"
Man, he is on fire this past few months!
eBay asks us to clarify...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, February 27 2024
We are an eBay affliate and our links do provide us compensation to keep the site running and operational. Thank you for using the links we provide. Without your supoort we wouldn't have this place!
Clone Troopr revisits one of his old customs...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, February 23 2024
"Refreshed one of my favorite customs from almost 10 years ago: Satele Shan.
I replaced her braids, forearm armor, lightsaber hilt, belt buckle, and lower leg armor with 3D-printed parts designed by MJBcustoms
I also repainted the brown gloves, brown belt, black leggings, and brown boots with a matte paint.
Wow, talk about a great difference!
Mungo Baobab shares new AI artwork...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, February 23 2024
He has created some Cathar Jedi images this time out. It is hard for me to pick a favorite.
Dan shares new toy news...
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Posted by Tamer on Friday, February 23 2024
Dan is finding out some information on the new Godzilla vs. Kong Line.
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 22 2024
Hurrmen – a Fluudling. 'urrmen (he always pronounces it with a silent “H”) is friendly, kind, generally happy and somewhat simple-minded. He is also exceptionally strong. He is a laborer who can be found wherever he is needed in the community. When he is frightened (either for himself or a friend) he can become very agitated and in this state is dangerous due to his prodigious strength."
It will be interesting to see if this is integrated with his alleyway dio.
RCW Creations shares a dio update...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 22 2024
Well the clock is ticking on me to get this road painted for this afternoon. Yesterday I glued, scored, marked up and 3D printed a manhole cover but couldn’t get it painted because I had to go out last night but I got the first coat on this morning, cracked the heating on and hope in an hour I can go back to it."
It will be interesting to see if this is integrated with his alleyway dio.
Black Thorne creates a great display piece...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 22 2024
"Last year I bought some of my firsts full metal sabers, but had no ideal way the display them in a cool way. A few days ago I put together this small rack using some leftovers metal pieces I had lying arround, painted the thing to better fit the star wars universe and for now this is will be my Katarn's display:"
Sure looks like a great way to display them to me.
Darth More checks up on Tunghori...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 22 2024
Cyano Scudd was a Galgrebian pirate, most known for his aggressiveness and hatred for the Empire. To many of his fellow pirates he exemplified the true spirit of Galgrebaa."
This is a great parts swap!
RCW Creations starts work on a roadway...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, February 21 2024
Work on my current diorama is currently on hold because it’s been loaned out to an animator for a week but he has asked me to build him a road with two pavements running up either side for Thursday for another animation he has planned.
This piece is 47” x 90”, the road is made from 10mm foam board and the pavements are 6 mm. Last night I cut the pieces and scored in the pavement flags and curbs. At the moment I am waiting for the glue to dry as I’ve glued the pavements to the roads and later this afternoon I will be adding pavement cracks, potholes etc before applying the first layer of paint."
I look forward to hopefully seeing this animation too!
Dan shares Mattel News...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, February 21 2024
Looks like Jurassic World is creating new mutant dinos! Wow, the size of that new Allosaurus!
RCW Creations updates his dio...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, February 20 2024
Darth Sinister creates his own Jaxxon using AI parts...
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Posted by Tamer on Tuesday, February 20 2024
"Okay. We're having a crossover event. There is a discussion over on Mungo Baobab AI Art pages about the acceptance of AI art as a whole. Some of you know that I create my "digital customs" with other photos and art work. I'm even starting to use AI parts in my digital customs. I don't credit any models or artists because some of these have hundreds of layers and the picture part used could be the size of a dime in perspective.
This digital custom is one of my favorite EU characters. That's no secret and Mungo Baobab has tackled him in AI. He has graciously allowed me to use his AI Art to create my Jaxxon."
Now I really like this one!
RCW Creations starts work on the innner rooms...
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Posted by Tamer on Monday, February 19 2024
I’ve been working on one of the interiors of my alleyway diorama. I’ve gone with an abandoned interior, tattered walls, floorboards, cracked walls, when I’ve finished painting the interior I will add a broken ceiling. I’ve started to paint the bricks and floorboards and then added a dark brown wash over them. The next steps is to paint the walls."
It is amazing to see all the small pieces of work he has done here to make this something truly epic. Take a look at the outside of this.
Mungo Baobab shares new AI Generated Artwork...
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Posted by Tamer on Sunday, February 18 2024
When Order 66 was enacted, Clone Captain Rex turned on his friend and former Jedi Ahsoka Tano – but with the help of a few brave droids, Ahsoka removed Clone Captain Rex’s inhibitor chip just in time. Fans can celebrate the legacy of STAR WARS, the action-and-adventure-packed space saga from a galaxy far, far away, with this premium 3.75-inch scale STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION ESCAPE FROM ORDER 66 figure pack inspired by STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. Build out the iconic scene from the series with figures of Ahsoka Tano (Siege of Mandalore), R7-A7, CH-33P (Cheep) and RG-G1 (G-G). These figures feature premium detail and design across product and packaging inspired by the original Kenner line, as well as the entertainment-inspired collector grade deco. Includes 4 figures and 2 entertainment-inspired accessories.
Available for pre-order 2/15 at 1pm ET exclusively at Amazon. "
Looks like a nice set to me..
Big Bad Toy Store shares their latest newsletter...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 8 2024
Clone Troopr shares a custom droid...
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Posted by Tamer on Thursday, February 15 2024
"GE-3 Protocol Droid - (KOTOR) Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
This is in 3.75 inch scale.
3D model designed by Skylu 3D Props. Super nostalgic for me when I saw that this was available. So many of these droids are riddled throughout both KOTOR games. I purchased the printed kit, assembled it and painted it."
First off it is great to see him back! I also am interested to hear your take on AI generated artwork.
Mungo Baobab is back...
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Posted by Tamer on Wednesday, February 14 2024
Member of the Dark Council and Head of Imperial Intelligence, this Sith lived during the Old Republic. The player can meet him in the SWTOR videogame.
The 3D model was created by Solidsoulju. I purchased the 3D-printed parts and painted and fitted them onto a blank figure. I also added 3 layers of softgoods. I added some bendy wire to the bottom of the softgoods to make it poseable. The lightsaber blade is removable."
Now this is a great addition to his Sith Lord Collection!
