I'm Featured on Kessel Run Review: Episode 16

Being featured on Kessel Run Review was a dream come true. It was totally awesome!!

CLICK THE IMAGES TO SEE THE FULL POSTS OF THE ACTION FIGURES THAT I CREATED AND FEATURED HERE IN EPISODE 16:

A BIG THANK YOU TO WOOKIELOVER1138 & KESSEL RUN IMPORTS FOR HAVING MY ACTION FIGURES ON THEIR AWESOME SHOW!!

Kessel Run Review - Episode 15

How to "Make Any Action Figure in Carbonite" Tutorial: PART ONE

Darthy Daddy's"Wookielover1338 in Carbonite"

Since this photograph was taken, Jenn's left hand has been repositioned into a pose Dad preferred more.



"NEW"
IMPERIAL SHIPYARDS CONTEST:
Create a Wookielover1138 Contest

This is how Dad is turning Jenn into "Wookielover1338 in Carbonite" for the latest Imperial Shipyards contest.

He traced and then cut plastic pieces from a plastic Chinese food container and turned them into the top and side panels of the carbonite block. He used his Han Solo in Carbonite as a template to trace the panels out so they turned out the right size. He then fastened the panels together with Apoxie Sculpt. Dad cut a silhouette of Jenn into the top panel. As a template he used a custom Wookielover1138 action figure created from the body of a CW Padme in Adventure Gear with the head of a Marion Ravenwood. He laid the action figure in his desired pose and traced around the action figure with a marker. So Dad then placed the action figure in the center of the cut out in the top panel and fastened the action figure in place with the Apoxie Sculpt. He finished today's work with priming the top panel with some grey paint.

Next Dad has to do all the sculpting on the side panels, sand and smooth out the top with more Apoxie Sculpt and then do all the painting to finish it up.

This is a technique that could be used with any action figure.

How to "Make Any Action Figure in Carbonite" Tutorial:

PART TWO

If you read our blog, we are sure you all know of Wookielover1138 and her very cool show the Kessel Run Review. We can't even begin to say how great she has been for the customizing community and the Star Wars collecting hobby in general. All entrants will have from now till the end of June to create their version of their very own Jenn action figure. We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Click here for the full contest details.

THE GREAT STAR WARS CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE 2011: CKTK ENTRIES

Last week, we announced the Great Star Wars Customizing Challenge 2011 contest that is being sponsored by Mercury Art Studios, hosted by Echo Base News, with collaboration and promotion by Imperial Shipyards, Custom Action Figure News, Wookielover1138 and Customs for the Kid, as well as a few others. So in our effort to help Echo Base get their fair share of web traffic, we are posting the entries we are submitting today in hopes you will click the link for the contest to read our custom's back story, see the photos and explanations of what we did, and go and see what else has been posted by all the other customizers. Hope to see some of your customs there too!!

http://echobase.d2i.net/index.php?topic=631.0

(click link to see the full post!!)

CFTK ENTRIES
by Darth Daddy & Elias

Dad used this image of a Hutt as inspiration for his action figure.

The body armor, face, and mouth were sculpted with Aves Apoxie Sculpt.

Dad painted the monkey lizard blue.

I created this Mirialan female with a Leesub Sirlin body and a Luminara Unduli head.

Kessel Run Review - Episode 14

THE GREAT STAR WARS CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE 2011!!

LADIES & GENTS!! CUSTOMIZERS AND ARTISTS!!

!! Mercury Art Studios custom challenge has started TODAY !!

Be sure to visit the Echo Base News page and enter the contest.

!! THE PRIZES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOONER THAN EXPECTED !!

http://echobase.d2i.net/index.php?topic=631.0

This contest is being sponsored by Mercury Art Studios, hosted by Echo Base News, with collaborators and promoters such as ISY, CAFN, Wookielover1138 and customsforthekid.blogspot.com, as well as a few others. This contest will be worth it guys!! I hope to see your talent pop up over there and help Echo Base get their fair share of web traffic.

Hope to see you there.

Kessel Run Review - Episode 13

"NEW" IMPERIAL SHIPYARDS CONTEST: Create a Wookielover1138 Contest!

If you read our blog, we are sure you all know of Wookielover1138 and her very cool show the Kessel Run Review. We can't even begin to say how great she has been for the customizing community and the Star Wars collecting hobby in general. All entrants will have from now till the end of June to create their version of their very own Jenn action figure. We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Click here for the full contest details.

Kessel Run Review - Episode 12

Kessel Run Review - Episode 11

Kessel Run Review - Episode 10

If you have been reading our blog for the last few months, you probably have noticed the posts we have been doing of Kessel Run Review. Kessel Run Review is a Youtube show produced by two people, Wookielover1138 and Kessel Run Imports. Their goal is to reach as many Star Wars fans as possible with their awesome new show. Initially they started just doing reviews for fun, but the show quickly grew to where customs and art became a large part of the presentation. The review show is further enhanced by comedic shorts that are just fantastic. They both do the writing and voice-overs, but Kessel Run Imports does all the video and graphics. Both are long time Star Wars fans and customizers themselves. They spend most weeknights working on the show and they have been having a great time. The team started off as best friends and roommates before they were an item and if you ask us they make one great team.

Kessel Run Imports started customizing in 1994 when he made a custom Spawn for a contest in Wizard Magazine in 1994. Then he dabbled around with some sculpting, but didn't do another custom until he made the Geonosian Catacombs Padme in 2009. He later created the Star Wars photocomic fan films Aperture's Eye and Vanishing Point which took about 2 months of free time to make. Although, Aperture's Eye was much more involved taking a whole month just to create the two 3-D scenes. Kessel Run Imports doesn't have any new films in the works at the moment, but his current project is making Trading Card Sets of Customizers.

Be sure to check out the website below to see the photocomics Aperture's Eye and Vanishing Point and their Star Wars custom action figures.

Kessel Run Review - Episode 10






To see more from this awesome team check out:

http://www.ciurla.com/starwars/

and:

http://www.youtube.com/user/wookielover1138




We are happy to announce that the future episodes of Kessel Run Review will have a permanent home here at Customs for the Kid when Season 2 begins. Be sure to subscribe at the Youtube page so these two will have the ability to make longer episodes as their subscriptions increase.

Kessel Run Review - Episode 9

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Custom Action Figure News - A podcast by Lucasclones and Tamer : EPISODE #6

Be sure to tune in and check out this awesome Star Wars show hosted by Lucasclones and Tamer from Imperial Shipyards!! Special guests Wookielover1138 and Wraithnine!!

Custom Action Figure News- A podcast by Lucasclones and Tamer: Episode 6
(click the link above to listen!)

Kessel Run Review - Episode 8

Dad has his "Jabba Dancers" action figures featured in the episode.



For more from wookielover1138 go to her page located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wookielover1138


IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED, NOW'S THE TIME!!

Kessel Run Review - Episode 7

For more from wookielover1138 go to her page located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wookielover1138

IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED, NOW'S THE TIME!!

Kessel Run Review : Special Report

Star Wars Community Pulls Together


For more from wookielover1138 go to her page located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wookielover1138

Check out "Customs for the Kid" on Kessel Run Review: Episode 3

Wookielover1138 has always been a fan of Star Wars, but in 2008 the Clone Wars movie hit theaters and her interest in collecting was born. Inspired by the online collecting and customizing community, she created her own review show. She wanted it to be different and showcase the creative talents of other collectors as well as the new toys out there in an entertaining way. Teaming up with her one man production crew, Kessel Run Imports, the first episode of her new show "Kessel Run Review" hit YouTube on March 2, 2011 and it's a must see. The show is well put together and the production quality is superb. The show is filled with humor and showcases some really creative skits that are just great. So if you want to check out some insightful toy reviews and be exposed to some really talented customizers, look no further...the show for you is here.

Kessel Run Review Episode 3

Featuring a custom created by Elias and Darth Daddy



Here is a link to Kessel Run Imports where you can view some Star Wars comics customs and artwork:
http://www.ciurla.com/starwars

See more from Wookielover1138 at her Youtube channel located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wookielover1138


SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE THERE!!

VIXEY

OUR "VIXEY" POST:
http://customsforthekid.blogspot.com/2011/02/revisiting-old-custom-action-figures_23.html