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Showing posts with label Solo: A Star Wars Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solo: A Star Wars Story. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2020

"C26-T SIFTER DROID" painted by Darth Daddy

C26-T was a sifter droid that was forced to work in the criminal Pyke Syndicate's spice mines on the planet Kessel during the reign of the Galactic Empire.[1] In 10 BBY,[3] C26-T was freed from slavery when its restraining bolt was removed during a slave revolt in the mines started by the droid L3-37.

This figure was created by another 3-D print file from Isotelus. We have been having a blast adding these droids to our collection, because what fun is a droid revolution with no droids!



"C26-T SIFTER DROID" 
created by Darth Daddy









These are the droids we made so far in 2020 and there's plenty more on the way!

 

SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE




Saturday, January 25, 2020

"DD-BD" modified and painted by Darth Daddy

DD-BD was a masculine-programmed WDD adminmech droid[4] that operated within the control hub of mining operations on Kessel. Before being sold into slavery, DD-BD served on a Morseerian pirate ship. However, when the ship was impounded by the Empire, he was found there and sold at auction to the Pyke Syndicate for just a fraction of his worth. From there, he was put to work as a slave in the mining operation center on the planet Kessel. In 10 BBY, DD-BD was freed from slavery when his restraining bolt was removed during a slave revolt in the mines started by the droid L3-37. As the first of many droids freed, DD-BD helped spark a rebellion on Kessel.

The base of this figure was printed from a 3-D design by Isotelus. Dad then modified the sculpt of the print with Aves and some ProCreate to increase the screen accuracy.

DD-BD was encased in a white plastoid shell with heavy weighted feet for enhanced stability. He was equipped with a hybrid radar eye and photoreceptor and an electroprobe with variable voltage settings. During his time working on Kessel he was fitted with a powerful restraining bolt that was welded to his body and capable of shutting him down or shocking him for failing to obey commands.


"DD-BD"
created by Darth Daddy











SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

Sunday, January 5, 2020

"JV-P12" modified and painted by Darth Daddy

Back in February of 2019, we shared some really cool 3-D print files from Isotelus featuring unreleased 3.75" droids that appeared throughout the Star Wars saga. We loved his offerings and as a result, we heavily modified one of his prints to create our Professor Huyang action figure back in July.  For that action figure we had to use a third-party to produce the print and ship it to us so Dad could get to work on adding articulation and sculpt in some details missing from the design. It was just one of many figures that we wanted to add to our collection from the ones that were available. The major roadblock that we faced when adding more of these droids to our collection was the high cost of using third-party printing companies to achieve our goals. Huyang alone ran us almost $30+ dollars to print and ship. Much too expensive for us to keep making more! 

Well this holiday, we saw our biggest impediment to reaching our goal of making these droids removed when my grandmother bought me and Dad a 3-D LONGER Orange 30 SLA Printer for Christmas. Originally, when asked what we wanted, Dad just said a tube of Green Stuff, 90 grams of ProCreate putty, and a 1/4 lb. of Aves Fixit to replenish all of our sculpting mediums. Getting the printer as a gift was way beyond anything we could have ever imagined.

While we had absolutely no experience with 3-D printing, Dad got to work on learning various software like Meshmixer, Meshroom, and CHITUBOX  in preparation for making our dreams a reality. For our first print, Dad picked Isotelus' JV-P12 droid that appeared at the Kessel mines in the film Solo: A Star Wars Story. Dad is a huge fan of the movie and we both thought the HVAC droid was just adorable. The first print that we attempted had some imperfections, but at just 35 cents a print compared to more than $30, we were fine with a little trial and error. We are still trying to nail down what went wrong the first go round, but have since had a successful run on our second try. Once the print was cured under a UV light, Dad set to painting the droid and used the metal handle from a Chinese food container and two strips of gift wrapping tape to manufacture the bar that protrudes from the front of the droid that was absent in the original design. By the time Dad was finished we were able to add JV-P12 to our Kessel Mine Escape Playset display in my room!

We are blown away by the possibilities this new machine will offer to our craft. We hope you were all stick around in 2020 to see what the New Year brings to our blog.




"JV-P12"
modified and painted by Darth Daddy













Quay Tolsite action figure by Hasbro


SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED






Sunday, May 12, 2019

CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #52: "GLAUCUS, LARK & JONK" created by sterlistr


Glaucus was a Octeroid male who was also known by the nicknames "Big Guy" and "Big Eye". In 10 BBY, Glaucus spent time watching matches of sabacc in the Lodge on the planet Vandor and witnessed matches between the smugglers Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. He preferred spectating to playing as other players could see his card values reflected in his eye.

Lark and Jonk, nicknamed the twins was a Danzikan who was also present playing inthe infamous sabacc game where Han Solo and Lando Calrissian first met.

Star Wars customizer, sterlistr, offered painted resin casts for both of these characters for sale an his eBay page and we jumped at the chance to add these characters to our collection. Because Hasbro has not released any of the sabacc players from the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story", action figures of any of the characters are in high demand. We highly grab picking up some for yourselves while they are still available.


"GLAUCUS"
created by sterlistr





"LARK & JONK"
created by sterlistr









Sunday, March 3, 2019

"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:





Sunday, December 23, 2018

"TOBIAS BECKETT - IMPERIAL MIMBAN DISGUISE" created by Darth Daddy

Dad made me this Tobias Beckett figure as a Christmas present to accompany the Val figure that he gave me. He used the chest of a Black Series Stormtrooper Commander action figure that he modified with a Dremel to include the blast marks, and some spare random Imperial body parts we had in fodder. The head of course is from the Force Link 2.0 Tobias Beckett figure that was modified to accept the hat and the holsters were also from that figure. The goggles were modified goggles from the Hoth Han Solo. The jacket was a modified one from the Vintage Endor Han Solo. The collar on his shirt, rank insignia, and jacket were all hand sculpted with ProCreate.

This figure was inspired by a Colin Hobbs custom action figure. We made a few changes to his recipe based on what we had available in parts.



"TOBIAS BECKETT - 
IMPERIAL MIMBAN DISGUISE"
created by Darth Daddy





























SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED











Val - Mimban Imperial Disguise

RIO DURANT

Enfys Nest

Tobias Beckett (Kessel Disguise)

Chewbacca  (Vandor-1)

Chewbacca