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Sunday, March 31, 2019

3.75" THE FORCE AWAKENS "GENERAL LEIA ORGANA" Custom Action Figure created by Customs for the Kid

This figure was a team effort to bring to life. Dad modified the head and body of the figure, while I sculpted on her collar and painted her face and vest.  The body we used to make her was from the Star Wars "Dark Horse: Infinites" Action Figure Comic 2-Pack, with the "White Vader and Princess Leia (Sniper)". After we sanded off the pockets below the shoulders on the Sniper body, we cut the circular braid off of the figure and fused it to the head of the Black Series - "Princess Leia Organa" action figure. The soft plastic part of the dress from the Black Series figure was then modified with scissors to make the vest for the new figure. After some minor sculpting and a fresh coat of paint, we added a very much desired figure to the collection and we just love the way she looks.



3.75" THE FORCE AWAKENS 
"GENERAL LEIA ORGANA"
created by Customs for the Kid







  










SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED



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Monday, March 25, 2019

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 67


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 "Bounty".

Saturday, March 23, 2019

"DJ - FIRST ORDER DISGUISE" created by Darth Daddy

As far as difficulty goes, this custom action figure creation is some pretty low hanging fruit and it is an easy way to add to your Last Jedi collection. We sincerely doubt we will ever get a DJ in this outfit from Hasbro, so we decided to make one of our own. We maintained his 5 points of articulation so he matched his companion figures. To make him, we just needed the bottom half of The Last Jedi "DJ (Canto Bight)" head, and the body and hat from The Last Jedi "Finn in First Order Disguise" action figure. We used a hot knife for a precise cut when we removed the hats from both heads and then glued Finn's hat to DJ's head after we sanded away all the extra plastic and hair from his forehead. All that was left to do after that was paint the neck of the Finn body to match DJ's skin tone and we added a new toy to the collection.


"DJ - FIRST ORDER DISGUISE" 
created by Darth Daddy






SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE



Sunday, March 10, 2019

"RED BALL JETT ORGAN SPEAKER ADD-ON" painted by Darth Daddy


With many collectors now receiving their Jabba Sail Barges, we thought it would be a good time to let you all know about a way to enhance the Nalargon instrument for your Max Rebo action figure with this cool 3-D printed accessory. For some reason, Hasbro left the speaker to Max Rebo's instrument off when it was released as a toy in stores. Star Wars customizer IzzyMel45, designed a 3-D printed version of the speaker that can be purchased on Shapeways and shipped to your home. We highly recommend purchasing one if you feel your Jabba display looks naked without it. Click the link below to order!




SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

Sunday, March 3, 2019

"Jabba's Palace Modular Playset Add-Ons" by localgotal

Concept by localgotal 

At the 2019 New York Toy Fair, Hasbro made some stunning toy release announcements related to Jabba's appearance in Return of the Jedi. We learned that Star Wars fans will have an opportunity to add some amazing pieces to their 3.75" collections to accompany HasLab's release of the Jabba's Sail Barge. While whispers were going around in the collecting community that we might see new versions of the Skiff or a Skiff Guard 3-pack at the event, the real surprise of the day was the announcement of a diorama piece from Jabba's Palace of his trophy wall.  Immediately after its announcement, everyone started asking if more of these sets would be released that would complete the rest of Jabba's Palace. One fan immediately set out to give us an idea of what these other sets could potentially look like, and his work really grabbed our attention. The accompanying action figures he showcased are the perfect additions to these sets that we'd love to see included in the box on Vintage cardbacks.

Star Wars customizer localgotal does not physically create these playsets or figures with plastic.  Instead he makes a digital custom. 

What is a digital custom you ask?  Let's hear a description from localgotal himself. 

"By "digital custom" I mean that I've taken various images of other figures from across the web and in Photoshop pieced them together to create an image." - localgotal

We featured the work of localgotal in one of our previous posts and his imagery can best be described as a Star Wars collector's wish list of toys that they'd like to see released in the near future.  If Hasbro wants to know what collectors would like to see one day, check out Yakface.com presents...Concept Series: Action Figure Customs by localgotal.  We can't pick a better voice to speak on our behalf as collectors.  What he has put on display is exactly what I I'd like to see announced when Hasbro has more reveals at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago this April. His suggestions are a love letter to Hasbro spilling forth all our wishes and desires.

This artist definitely brings the Photoshop skills, localgotal has such great eye and his representations are spot on.  We really wish this stuff was reality, and we'd be able to bring it all home. These two Jabba diorama sets are exactly what I want to see released in time for the holidays. Especially that Throne room set. We wouldn't change a thing!


Concept by localgotal 



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HASBRO's ANNOUNCED RELEASES

Hasbro's Star Wars: Vintage Collection" Jabba Palace Adventure Set" available exclusively at Walmart.

Hasbro's Star Wars: Vintage Collection "Desert Skiff"

Hasbro's Star Wars: Vintage Collection "Skiff Guard Action Figure 3-pack"


"Imperial AT-Hauler" by thewriteguy - NOW COMPLETE!!!





We are pleased to announce that Howard Wen aka thewriteguy has completed his Imperial AT Hauler from Solo: A Star Wars Story. It's made from cardboard, paperboard, wood coffee stirrers, toothpicks, and clear plastic sheet. It's designed to be a Hasbro-style toy: It features a claw mechanism to grab, hold, and release Hasbro's Imperial AT-DT walker toy. The completed piece is just phenomenal and we had to share pictures of his completed project. Like thewriteguy's 1:18 scale U-wing, he has released the templates and building plan photos for this AT Hauler for FREE!




































To make your own, visit his tutorial: