THE 16TH TRIAL: CAVERNS OF DEATH

Chewie just recently released the latest chapter in his photonovel from his Rykrof Enloe series! Check it out now!

RYKROF ENLOE: RISING DEPTHS

A new chapter in The Enloe Trials is completed. Head on over to the Yakface forums for the latest adventure in the saga of Rykrof Enloe!

RYKROF ENLOE RETURNS SOON

The Enloe Trials Photonovel Series is about to pick up steam again – for previews of the next installment, click here!

RYKROF ENLOE RETURNS

Rykrof Enloe is back in an all new adventure in The Enloe Trials Photonovel Series and for those that haven’t followed the series in the past, this new chapter launches a new story arc. Now is a great time to get acquainted with Star Wars customizer Chewie's craft!

NOTEWORTHY PHOTONOVELS

Several of the photonovel artists have posted some outstanding stories as of late for their readers’ enjoyment.

First up, Yakface staffer Jodo continues his outstanding Era of Darkness series, which can be seen here.

Next up, forum member Choi has added another action packed installment to his Alliance Intelligence series.

Need a break from the Original Trilogy? Then check out the latest update in the Will of the Force series by CloneCrazy by clicking here.

CHEWIE shares a new chapter of the Enloe Trials...

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For reference, you can catch up on the past chapters at the links below -- plus character profiles too:

The Enloe Trials Prologue: The Baron's Crusade

Chapter 1: Seeds of Insurrection

Chapter 2: Atrocity

Chapter 3: Revelations

Chapter 4: Shadow of Death

Chapter 5: Depths of Despair

Chapter 6: Seekers of the Dark Relic

Chapter 7: Veils of Deceit

Rykrof Enloe Returns in Catastrophe

Chewie's adventures of Rykrof Enloe returns to the Yakface Forums, as the former Clone Wars hero finds himself mixed up in his first major battle of the Galactic Civil War. Head on over to the Yakface forums for the full chapter; The 8th Trial: Catastrophe after the jump!

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim - Action Figure Customizing Panel Video Presentation & Commemorative Video

Big thanks to swnut77.com for posting this video.  It's the first one we found so far.

Sillof provided the audience with an introduction to the hobby, and explained the different types of customs that exist. He gave a brief overview of how custom action figures are made, how to disassemble and reassemble action figures, sculpting help, paint tips, as well as information on molding and casting. Other topics covered were 3-D printing, as well as the supplies and resources that Star Wars custom action figure artists utilize in their step-by-step process.

Six artists were featured: PeakOB1, Sillof, Sith_fire30, Chewie, and Customs for the Kid aka Darth Daddy & Elias. It's was a huge honor for us to be included in the featured artists at this year's panel.

The Panel had some of the best Celebration exclusives available, random giveaways of Star Wars custom action figures created by the featured artists. This was one panel you didn't want to miss.

The event was sponsored by Aves and Sculpey.

CELEBRATION ANAHEIM 2015: 

STAR WARS CUSTOM ACTION FIGURE PANEL 

COMMEMORATIVE VIDEO

created by Darth Daddy

If you were bummed that Hasbro had no 3 3/4" exclusive for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015, fear not.  The artists that are being showcased at the Action Figure Customizing Panel have provided some of the coolest Celebration exclusives ever available at a Star Wars Celebration event.  Artists like Chewie, PeakOB1, Sith_fire30, and Elias of Customs for the Kid have all provided unique action figure art that were given away to lucky attendees at the Panel.  

 "Commander Faie, Commander Cody & Admiral Screed" created by Sith_fire30

 "Imperial Troop Transport Pilot" by Elias

 Vehicle and additional figures not included.

"The Force Awakens" Han Solo created by Chewie

"Star Wars: Rebels" Lando Calrissian created by PeakOB1.

http://www.sillof.com/C7-Custom_Figure_Panel.htm

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: CELEBRATION ANAHEIM - ACTION FIGURE CUSTOMIZING PANEL

So if you all have been wondering why I haven't posted in a while, it is because I have been working on developing content for the upcoming Action Figure Customizing Panel being held at Celebration Anaheim. It is only the second time ever that this panel is being presented at a Star Wars Celebration. The first time was at Celebration VI. Jamie Follis aka Sillof will be hosting the event once more on Friday, April 17th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on the Collector's Stage 210AB.

Sillof will provide the audience with an introduction to the hobby, and explain the different types of customs that exist. He'll even give a brief overview of how custom action figures are made, how to disassemble and reassemble action figures, sculpting help, paint tips, as well as information on molding and casting.  Other topics covered will be 3-D printing, as well as the supplies and resources that Star Wars custom action figure artists utilize in their step-by-step process.

There will also be a customizer showcase featuring some of the most talented Star Wars customizers in the hobby today.  The five artists being featured are: PeakOB1, Sillof, Sith_fire30, Chewie, and me, Darth Daddy. It's a huge honor for me to be one of the featured artists at this year's panel. Unfortunately, I will not be attending Celebration, but I'm glad I will still have some kind of presence at the event.  The Panel will also have the best Celebration exclusives available, random giveaways of Star Wars custom action figures created by the featured artists.  This is one panel you don't want to miss.

The event will be sponsored by Aves and Sculpey. Also be on the lookout for Sillof at the Diorama Workshop located at the Hasbro booth where he will be teaching classes on how to build Star Wars custom action figures.  Class participation is limited so be sure to sign up as soon as you get to Celebration so you don't miss your chance to be taught by one of the masters.

by Darth Daddy

by PeakOB1

by Sillof

by Sith_fire30

by Chewie

If you were bummed that Hasbro had no 3 3/4" exclusive for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015, fear not.  The artists that are being showcased at the Action Figure Customizing Panel have provided some of the coolest Celebration exclusives ever available at a Star Wars Celebration event.  Artists like Chewie, PeakOB1, Sith_fire30, and Elias of Customs for the Kid have all provided unique action figure art that will be given away to lucky attendees at the Panel.  

Last Celebration more than half of the people who were waiting on line for the Action Figure Customizing Panel had to be turned away once the room filled to capacity. so if you want to get one of these exclusive items, you better get on line for the panel early.  It's a must see event!  Be there on Friday, April 17, 2015 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at the Collector's Stage 210AB.

 "Commander Faie, Commander Cody & Admiral Screed" created by Sith_fire30

 "Imperial Troop Transport Pilot" by Elias

 Vehicle and additional figures not included.

"The Force Awakens" Han Solo created by Chewie

"Star Wars: Rebels" Lando Calrissian created by PeakOB1.

This video was put together by Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid".  It was created to play during the Q&A of the Action Figure Customizing Panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this past Friday.  The video features almost all of the Star Wars custom action figure artist's work Customs for the Kid have archived here on our blog. We hope it's a nice surprise for the artists whose work appears in the video to know that their work was planning on being displayed in front of the Celebration audience this year.  

http://www.sillof.com/C7-Custom_Figure_Panel.htm

Yakface.com's Customs & Answers is Back!

We are very pleased to share Yakface.com's a new installment Customs & Answers for all you customizing fans out there!

It had been a while since they had interviewed one of their active forum members like this. It made sense to interview a customizer who keeps the 3.75″ dream alive – PeakOB1. 

Go grab a drink and kick back and enjoy some helpful tips and walkthroughs from one of our favorite customizers in the hobby after the jump!

Rykrof Enloe Returns…

The Enloe Trials Photonovel Series by Chewie returns with an all-new installment in the series – Veils of Deceit!  Check out this new chapter in the Yakface.com forums, filled with all kinds of new custom figures and dioramas after here!

Seekers of the Dark Relic Photonovel

An all new adventure in The Enloe Trials photonovel series picks back up, as Rykrof Enloe and his team of Rebels attempt to recover an ancient Sith artifact from a destroyed Imperial research facility on Dathomir.

Rykrof will discover he’s in for much more than he expected as the mission quickly falls apart; as Darth Vader has taken an interest in recovering the relic as he leads his best troops into battle on the planet.

Head on over to the forums for the latest installment!

 This latest installment features Darth Daddy's "Vurk Zombie"

 Abyssin & Vurk Zombies

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: CHEWIE

Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featuring Star Wars customizer Chewie in the latest Customizing Corner over at The Star Wars Underworld.

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I can't tell you how happy I am to present you with this week's artist in my next installment of DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER. Justin Cook, who is also known in the Yakface Forums as Yak_Chewie is by far one of the most talented and creative customizers out there today. Chewie is an administrator over at Yakface Forums and he oversees the custom creations part of the forum where I first received the foundation for my own customizing education.

Anyone who's looking for inspiration to build a custom action figure or needs a kitbashing recipe to follow need not to look any further, Chewie has more recipes than a cookbook.

His great body of work landed him the lead off spot on the Customs for the Kid "Customs I Wish I Owned" archive page.  He was the first artist that I ever featured on the Customs for the Kid blog.  Chewie has made over a hundred action figures over the years and they are all figures I'd love to have in our Star Wars custom action figure collection.  Chewie was my most dominant influence as a customizer when I first started to make action figures of my own.  Chewie's work opened up my imagination and helped me realize that as a customizer, I now had the opportunity to create my own Star Wars stories with Star Wars characters of my own invention.  If you watch the video we posted of his customs you'll immediately see that his body of work is something special.

Chewie is also the creator of "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series which is probably known to be one of the most famous Star Wars photonovels ever made.  The Enloe Trials photonovel series is what's driving Chewie to customize more than anything else. The latest chapter in his most recent story is just another awesome Star Wars adventure where a group of heroes race to locate an ancient Sith artifact before it falls into the hands of The Emperor.

This week I'm going to present Chewie's custom action figures the way he does in the forums.  Complete with their recipes so you can all have the opportunity to try and recreate them if you so wish.

Rykrof Enloe - As seen on Dathomir in "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series.

head - SAGA Endor Rebel
torso - TVC Kithaba
chest armor - TAC Rahm Kota
scarf - fodder bin
arms - TVC Kithaba
tunic - TVC Kithaba
hands - random Stormtrooper
crotch/things - fodder bin
shins - Legends Bikers Scout



Imperial Infiltrator - Made for the ISY/Yakface Rebels themed customizing challenge that runs through the end of April.

head - SAGA Legends
rest - TVC Captain Fordo

Walrus Man, realistic Clone Wars version

head - TVC Ponda Baba
rest - SAGA2 Death Star Gunner



Talbarr - Wookiee who will show up in "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series.

head - Early Bird Chewbacca

cloak - random cloth painted

bandolier - McQuarrie Chewbacca

rest - Black Series Merumeru

Tibanna Gas Miner - For a past Yakfinities, Cloud City Denizens.

helmet - TVC Padawan Anakin x 2, thermal detonator

torso - TVC Admiral Ackbar

arms - McQuarrie Boba Fett

gloves - OTC Cloud Car Pilot

tunic - TVC Admiral Ackbar

legs - McQuarrie Boba Fett

Freelo, Dathomir Assault - This is how he appeared in Chapter 3 of The Enloe Trials

head - Legacy Mon Calamari Warrior

torso - TVC Endor Rebel

chest gear - GI JOE Airtight

arms - TVC Rebel Trooper

hands - Legacy Mon Calamari Warrior

belt - random Darth Vader

legs - TVC Rebel Trooper

Innoril the Slayer - Decades ago, Innoril left the Jedi Order and then slaughtered a group of Jedi Masters, including Rykrof Enloe's mother. Innoril has lied dormant for years and is preparing to reemerge.

head - Captain America Red Skull

scarf - Evolutions Starkiler

tunic - TVC Starkiller

rest - The Hobbit Orc figure

Battle Hardened Stormtrooper Squad - Chewie painted these guys to look like they've been going at it against the Rebels for a while on some distant planet in the Outer Rim. They are showing up in current chapters of his photonovel series.

Everything - TVC Sandtrooper repaints

To see more work from Chewie, visit the links below:

Yakface Forums:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80&start=1455

(great place to find action figure recipes)

The Photonovel Alliance:

http://www.thephotonovelalliance.com/pn ... icles.html

(for a good read...)

The Enloe Trials: Chapter V

Our 666th post here at the blog! And what a fitting post it is.  Chewie's zombie Star Wars tale is not one to be missed.  A new chapter in The Enloe Trials photonovel series is now available over at Yakface.com!  Complete with a Darth Vader lightsaber battle.

The Enloe Trials: Chapter IV – Shadow of Death

The latest installment in The Enloe Trials Photonovel Series is here… in this new adventure, Rykrof Enloe and his comrades face death at every turn as they seek an ancient Sith artifact on Dathomir.

It’s a race against time and countless dangers in Chapter IV – Shadow of Death – check it out after the jump!

The Enloe Trials - Chapter III: Revelations

Former Republic Officer Rykrof Enloe has lead a strike force to the remote world of Dathomir. Unaware that an evil force that has lied dormant for years has awoken; his team of adventurers now encounters its biggest challenge yet!

Check out this latest chapter in The Enloe Chronicles photonovel series in the Yakface Forums!