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Sunday, August 27, 2017

"YERKA MIG" created by Darth Daddy

Yerka Mig was a male Human Imperial bureaucrat with a high security clearance. As of 0 BBY he had well been established in Tatooine. Mig, stricken with remorse after his home planet Ralltiir was brutally occupied by the Empire, retired and fled to the Outer Rim Territories, pursued by the Imperial Security Bureau. He was a patron in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina on Mos Eisley, and was hiding from Imperial agents inside when Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker sought passage to Alderaan there.

To create this figure we repainted a Black Series Ceremonial Luke Skywalker and swapped out the head of the figure for a cast that we acquired through a friend.  There is nothing more fum then adding another Cantina denizen to the collection!



"YERKA MIG"
created by Darth Daddy













SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER







"Cantina Distillery" by Hole In The Ground Productions




There is another great piece from Hole In The Ground Productions that we may just have to purchase. This large "Cantina Distillery" kit measures 11 inches long and comes with 26 pieces! Due to complexity and customizing purposes, there is no piping included to connect or suspend the various containers. For those with smaller dioramas in mind, you can purchase one half of the kit. The side that you receive will be random. 





$70 (complete kit)


$35 (half kit)



http://www.holeinthegroundpro.com/dioramas.html

Hole in the Ground Productions 
Very cool cast store for Star Wars fans! Cast diorama pieces for 3 3/4" and 6" scale figures.




"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 59

"Governor Roshti" created by Sneekpick Customs Studio


Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" are back to showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episode "Kidnapped".








Saturday, August 26, 2017

YAKFINITIES #65 - CUSTOM MINI RIGS


The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge is starting to heat up as some fantastic entries have rolled in over the past few weeks.

Want to get in on the fun? Then create your own custom mini rig and share some pics of it in the Yakface.com forums after the jump!


Friday, August 25, 2017

"K-2SO with Improved Articulation" created by Darth Daddy

This was a quick Rogue One project we did to add some articulation to Hasbro's K-2SO action figure. The 6" version of the figure had the super-articulation that we all wanted in the 3.75" scale.  Too add the articulation we used the knee and elbow joints from a Terminator action figure we purchased on eBay. We added two metal rods to the knee joints for stability by creating a post that we inserted into a hole we drilled up into the upper leg of the original figure. We did some sanding to the joints of the Terminator figure to keep the rounded edges that the original K-2SO action figure had.  By the time the project was finished we had the version we wanted adding both knee and elbow articulation to increase the figure's range of motion. We skipped adding articulation at the ankles and wrists due to the thin plastic. It was really nice to be able to increase the pose-ability of this 5 poa figure! 


"K-2SO with Improved Articulation"
created by Darth Daddy

















SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE









Sunday, August 20, 2017

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 58

"Hardcase" action figure created by Wraithnine Customs
Head painted by Darth Daddy

Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" are back to showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episode "Plan of Dissent" & "Carnage of Krell".





Sunday, August 13, 2017

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 57

"501st Clone Troopers - Dogma, Hardcase, Jesse, Tup & Kix" created by Wraithnine Customs

Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" are back to showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episode "The General".







Monday, August 7, 2017

"WED-9-M1" created by Elias

Hole In The Ground Productions has a new droid kit available on their web store full of great resin cast pieces made to enhance your dioramas and display shelves.  Their latest WED-9 is a fun day project that only requires some paint, sandpaper and krazy glue. I first sanded down any small imperfections in the cast, then primed the figure in black paint before I dry brushed in some color. After, I applied multiple washes to give the droid the "used" look.

When everything was completely painted, I glued on the head and arms to finish up the figure.  He looks great on display along with the other figures found in our Mos Eisley street display.

WED-9-M1, also known as a bantha droid, was a WED Treadwell droid seen around Mos Eisley. Built out of spare parts by Jawas, it was owned by Ohwun and Chachi De Maal.


"WED-9-M1"
created by Elias










SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER





http://www.holeinthegroundpro.com/dioramas.html

Hole in the Ground Productions 
Very cool cast store for Star Wars fans! Cast diorama pieces for 3 3/4" and 6" scale figures.

THANK THE MAKER - ACTION FIGURE BLEACHER KITS

Action Figure Bleacher Kits from THANK THE MAKER! It's a kit you put together and paint. There are three different models for purchase, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi! Each bleacher can display up to 24 figures comfortably. You can purchase one kit for $55, or get all three kits in a Bundle Pack, knocking off $15 of each kit!

Highly customizable! The possibilities are endless!









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