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Showing posts with label Video Tutorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video Tutorial. Show all posts

Friday, October 18, 2019

TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin


Like always, anytime we come across helpful information for the customizing community we try to share it with all of our readers. Well this week's discovery was the YouTube channel TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin. He posted a Star Wars custom figure tutorial on installing a swappable peg system to your Star Wars vintage figures.  We figured we'd post his video here and include a few other useful videos he has created that we think a customizer would find helpful.





















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Sunday, June 23, 2019

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 70


Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations along with Darth Daddy & Elias of "Customs for the Kid" showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 5 of The Clone Wars TV series "Onderon" arc. Featuring tutorials on making an "Onderon Combat Training Instructor" Captain Rex, as well as Steela Gerrera and Saw Gerrera.


Saturday, November 24, 2018

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 62



Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations along with Darth Daddy & Elias of "Customs for the Kid" showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episode "Deception".






Friday, September 21, 2018

IMPROVING YOUR VINTAGE COLLECTION "ENFYS NEST" ACTION FIGURE




Just a quick YouTube video tutorial from Darth Daddy on how to swap the more detailed 5 poa head of Enfys Nest onto your Vintage Collection Enfys Nest action figure that even a beginner can accomplish with little effort. It only takes as long as it will for you to watch this video.  Feel free to leave any questions you have in the comment section below.  Adult supervision required.






This technique will work on almost any action figure with a ball socket that is too big for the neck peg. If there are no soft goods, just pop the head on right away before the glue from your glue gun even dries. While the glue is drying, shift the head into all the positions you desire while on the neck peg to maintain the full range of motion.  It will end up with a perfect fit. Cut off the excess glue with an X-acto knife and you're done.



Saturday, April 29, 2017

"TUSKEN RAIDER CAMP DIORAMA TUTORIAL" created by Elias


So for school, I was recently given an assignment where I had to create a blog explaining the process of adopting a new skill and putting it into practice.  I had hoped I could have written a blog about anything since I had seven years of experience writing this one.  Although that would have given me an unfair advantage over my peers if all I had to do was some copy and paste to get my assignment done. Therefore, I decided to try my hand at something closely related to creating my own action figures, I figured I'd tackle learning how to make a Star Wars diorama.  

You would have thought for as long as I've been writing this blog, that I would have tried it at least once, but we never really had the space in the house to both build and display a large scale piece. Dad once made a small display piece for a few of our Star Wars Rebels action figures, but that is about all we ever attempted and I wasn't even home for that build.

I have a feeling that this may be the only diorama that I do.  Not because I didn't enjoy it, but because I have no idea where I'm going to even put this one now that it is completed.  I probably should have went a little smaller on this build.

Nevertheless, I learned quite a bit making this diorama. By the time I finished, I realized I acquired more than just one skill, but I added several new ones to my skill set.  I learned how to use plaster of paris bandages, installation and utilization of LED lighting in a display, and ways I could create an uneven surface in my display base with a variety of mediums I never used before.

I have to give a shout out to Frank D'iorio's Diorama Workshop website for providing me with a great step by step explanation on how to fabricate the outer shell of the Tusken Raider Hut.  I took it a step further and fleshed out the inside too, complete with tusked supports wrapped in real leather bindings, fur rugs, and a metal fireplace with light effects.

On top of that I had to make my first video tutorial explaining the entire build process in great detail so viewers could recreate my final result.  Dad even taught me a few tricks in post production as I edited what I had filmed.

But enough talk, watch my tutorial!







"TUSKEN RAIDER CAMP DIORAMA"
created by Elias



View inside the Tusken Raider hut. Real leather straps were used to accent the hand sculpted tusks that were painted and then used to simulate the hut's supports.


 A metal electrical fitting was used to construct the fireplace.


 Rugs and wall hangings were made from a furry fabric to simulate animal hides.






SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED






BACKGROUND IMAGE:

_Pixelpiper. Star Wars Tatooine Landscape. Digital image. Flickr.com. Flickr.com, 13 July 2013.   


Monday, April 17, 2017

COMING SOON - TUSKEN RAIDER DIORAMA TUTORIAL


So Customs for the Kid have been hard at work all week creating content for our blog. Dad has been working on a new Clone Wars action figure for a future episode of "Customizing The Clone Wars", and I have been venturing into some new territory by tackling my first ever Star Wars diorama piece.  I had a school assignment where I had to document my journey as I adopted a new skill. Since I have been making custom Star Wars action figures for 7 years now, I figured it was time that I tried to make my first diorama. The best part about this assignment was that I decided to do a step by step video of my entire process from start to finish.  I put so much work into the video that I decided I would share the tutorial with all of you once it is completed. In the video, I cover the build of the Sandpeople hut complete with interior details, the creation of the desert environment, and how to use LED's and a glue gun to create fire effects.  I'm almost done with the video editing so stay tuned for the release of my video and pictures of the completed project!


Saturday, December 17, 2016

MAKING "ZIRO THE HUTT" TUTORIAL with DARTH DADDY of "CUSTOMS FOR THE KID"

Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" was commissioned by Jimmy Mac of Rebel Force Radio to create a Clone Wars "Ziro the Hutt" action figure. Darth Daddy created this short step-by-step tutorial of the "Ziro the Hutt" build to assist you in making your own version of the character.

We tried to keep the video short to make it more digestible, but if you have any questions, just put them in the comments section and we'll do our best to answer them.



MAKING "ZIRO THE HUTT" TUTORIAL





CLONE WARS
"ZIRO THE HUTT"
(Jimmy Mac Commission)
created by Darth Daddy


























"So many times, people come to my house and they look at my collection and they say, "What's your favorite thing in here?' I'm never really sure what to answer that question with.  Now...I have a solid go to answer every time.  Ziro arrived today and he is magnificent.  Such amazing work.  Hasbro could not do any better. It's great and I love it.  I'm going to make a big deal about it on RFR so I hope you don't mind." - Jimmy Mac









SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED


Sunday, September 4, 2016

3-D PRINTED STAR WARS TOYS with DARTH DADDY & THANK THE MAKER



Darth Daddy & Thank The Maker discuss 3-D printed Star Wars custom action figures, dioramas, and vehicles.  We cover what tools you need, potential costs, design timeframes, adding articulation, troubleshooting and more.




SHOW NOTES:

Flashforge 3-D Printers:
http://www.flashforge-usa.com


Caliper


123D Design Software:





Thank The Maker on Facebook:

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Make Your Own Admiral Ackbar's Command Chair, Tatooine Hut & Endor Imperial Bunker (4" scale)





We're huge fans of TheBudgetJedi's tutorials and his latest video is another awesome installment that teaches us all how to enhance our Star Wars displays on the cheap!





Here's are two bonus videos that we missed when they came out, but they are equally cool.




I think we're going to try this one.




YouTube page:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBudgetJedi
TheBudgetJedi