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Saturday, August 26, 2023

ROTJ Sic-Six painted by Darth Daddy (3D design by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations)

Our friend Chad aka Peak-OB1 Custom Creations sent us a glorious package a few weeks ago with all kinds of goodies. Dad has been having a blast painting up the box's contents. This week we are sharing a creature Darth Daddy has been wanting to add to my Jabba Throne Room display for years now.

Sic-Six were a six-eyed intelligent species who, due to their unusual appearance, were easily mistaken for pests. One Sic-Six resided in the palace of Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War.



ROTJ SIC-SIX
painted by Darth Daddy
3D Design by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations













 

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Friday, August 18, 2023

CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT: "THE CLONE WARS" GORGA THE HUTT designed by Uzay Customs & painted by 3dstufflk

After seeing how long it took to paint up Oruba the Hutt, we decided to purchase a painted print of Uzay Customs design that was made by 3dstufflk. We were really happy with the quality of the figure. He even sent an extra microphone and monocle in case the others were lost or broken. 

The paint was well applied. The swivel shoulders moved smoothly but the head was a separate piece that rested on the torso. To keep the head from coming off the body we added magnets to the head and torso to maintain some movement.

Gorga Desilijic Aarrpo was the accountant of the Grand Hutt Council during the Clone Wars. Born some years prior to the Clone Wars in Hutt Space, Gorga was the cousin of Rotta, nephew of Jabba, grand-nephew of Ziro and Ebor, grandson of Jabba's father, and the great-grandson of Mama and Papa.



"THE CLONE WARS"
GORGA THE HUTT
designed by Uzay Customs
printed and painted by 3dstufflk











Ziro the Hutt created by Darth Daddy





Gorga the Hutt designed by Uzay Customs. Painted and printed by 3dstufflk. Oruba the Hutt painted by Customs for the Kid.











ZIRO THE HUTT

ORUBA THE HUTT


Wednesday, August 16, 2023

"THE CLONE WARS" ORUBA THE HUTT painted by "Customs for the Kid" (3-D Design by Uzay Customs)

As longtime fans of customizing figures from The Clone Wars, we jumped at the opportunity to add an Oruba the Hutt to our Clone Wars action figure collection. This design was from Uzay Customs in Turkey who released this 3D print file on his Patreon account. We didn't have a 3D printer large enough to make him at home so we purchased a print on eBay from 3Dstufflk based in Sri Lanka.

Once the figure arrived in the mail, Dad painted the whole figure and then I painted the eyes and the spots on his face to complete him.

Oruba was a male Hutt crime lord and a ruling member of the Grand Hutt Council during the Clone Wars. Oruba was born with a genetic defect that left his skin devoid of pigment, giving him a dissimilar look to most other Hutts. For this reason, he was one of the select few Hutts to wear any form of clothing, sporting an elaborate cape and a beret. When Maul and Death Watch came before the Hutt Council to demand an alliance, Oruba asked them if they had anything to trade in exchange for such a thing. All of the Hutts present laughed heartily at the proposal before ordering their deaths, but the expected execution became a skirmish in which Oruba lost his life at the hands of Savage Opress, but not before giving Maul the location of Jabba's Palace, Tatooine.



"THE CLONE WARS"
ORUBA THE HUTT
painted by "Customs for the Kid"
3-D Design by Uzay Customs






Sunday, August 6, 2023

"THE CLONE WARS" HUNTER animated headcast painted by Elias

While we prefer our animated characters to keep their animated likenesses when made into action figures, we certainly won't turn down a realistic release if it provides a base for an animated upgrade. Especially if all that is needed is an animated headcast to replace the Hasbro head. 

We purchased this particular headcast printed by Syndicate Customs out of Australia and designed by MJB_Customs. All we needed to do was to fill the ball socket with a little dab of hot glue from our glue gun to form a tight seal around the neck peg. Then I just did a quick headpaint and sealed the head with Testor's Dulcote when I was finished to complete the figure.



"THE CLONE WARS"/"THE BAD BATCH"
HUNTER
painted by Elias