Yakfinities #51 – Roundup Report

The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has come to a close, and with 50 entries, there are plenty of great custom figures in the Yakface forum gallery for your viewing pleasure!  Check our the Roundup Report in the forums, and see who is walking away with prizes!

The Realm Recap: Episode #9 - The Winter Collector

Dad's Duros Jedi custom action figure that was given away as a prize on The Wolfpack Podcast was mentioned on the latest episode of Yakface.com's The Realm Recap: Episode #9.

Yakfinities #51 Winding Down…

Yakface.com's current Customizing Challenge is entering its final days – and wraps up on Monday, March 31. That gives you one day left to submit your custom Space Pirate. Just check out the latest submissions like the group of cool customs submitted by forum member my kind of scum by clicking here!

OUR ENTRIES:

Clone Wars Weequay Pirate 

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate with Massiff

Yakface.com presents "THE REALM RECAP"

Just wanted to put the spotlight on a new video podcast that is being featured over at Yakface.com hosted by Jayson Krebsbach and Steve Scott from Flyguy.net.  It's a great show for Star Wars collectors and Star Wars customizers too!  Star Wars custom action figures feature pretty heavily on here, so for fans like us, it's a must view every time a new episode releases every week.

"THE REALM RECAP"

EPISODES 1-8

Yakfinities #51 Continues

You only have until the end of March before Yakfinities #51 winds down, and as usual Yakface.com has plenty of random prizes to go around.  So if you like to customize, this is a great category with lots of potential – head on over to the forums and submit a custom Space Pirate after the jump!

OUR ENTRIES:

Clone Wars Weequay Pirate 

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate

 Clone Wars Weequay Pirate with Massiff

STAR WARS REBELS CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE

Imperialshipyards.net and Yakface.com have joined forces again to bring customizers another joint customizing event...STAR WARS REBELS! The rules are simple - create a custom figure, vehicle, playset, etc., that's inspired by the upcoming STAR WARS REBELS animated series and post your work in their forums. Read the full details here and get your plan together to show Hasbro what a real REBELS Action Figure ought to look like. And you can even make em more than 5 POA (sorry couldn't resist that)!

Yakfinities #51 Continues

The latest Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues – and the entries have really been mounting up the past couple weeks as customizers create their visions of Space Pirates in the Star Wars galaxy.  Check out all the latest submissions, or try your hand at making your own custom figure after the jump!

localgotal Added to "CUSTOMS I WISH I OWNED"

Star Wars customizer localgotal does not physically create his action 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

His imagery can best be described as a Star Wars collector's wishlist  of vehicles and action figure that they'd like to see released before it is too late.  If Hasbro wants to know what collectors would like to see in 2014, check out Yakface.com presents...Concept Series: Action Figure Customs by localgotal.   I can't pick a better voice to speak to what I know I want as a collector.  What he has put on display is exactly what I I'd like to see next month when Hasbro has it's big reveal at Toy Fair in NYC.  Clear the parking lot!  This is the last chance for these figures to be released with all the new product that will be produced with the new films coming out. Between the new Trilogy and Spin-Off movies coming out, there are just so many things he displays that I'd like to get before OTC toys are gone from toy shelves forever. His suggestions are a love letter to Hasbro spilling forth all our wishes and desires.

localgotal has such great eye and his representations of the characters from the films are spot on.  He definitely picks the best parts from everywhere and fits everything together seamlessly.  I almost wish this stuff was reality and I'd be able to bring it all home.  Hasbro's investors are sleeping at the wheel.  Stockholders need to take a more active role in the companies that they invest in.  I wish this was Hasbro's selection in 2014 giving a last hurrah to the OTC to prep everyone for 2015.  They'd make a fortune off of me!

What I like is this is an "ongoing series" and I can see us getting figures from all the Star Wars content eventually. He's only been at it since November. This is only the beginning. His recurring feature on Yakface.com needs to become part of your web browsing activity if you are a fan of Star Wars figures.  As a customizer, it is definitely a completely different skill set, but the task is equally difficult. 

And this guy definitely brings the Photoshop skills! Love his imagery! I certainly couldn't do what he does.

I want localgotal in charge of the Star Wars line going forward. We need to change the guard. Yakface.com stumbled upon greatness when they found localgotal.

WARNING: THE IMAGES YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ARE MOCK UPS AND ARE NOT PRODUCT THAT YOU WILL SEE RELEASED... ALTHOUGH, I WISH IT WERE.

localgotal

CLICK BANNER TO GO TO THE CONCEPT SERIES INDEX

DARTH DADDY TAKES THE GRAND PRIZE AT YAKFINITIES #50 IN A TIE WITH STAR WARS CUSTOMIZER SJEFKE!

 

 

Re: Yakfinities #50 - THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY

by YAK_Chewie » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:00 pm

Time to announce the Grand Prize Winner(s)!

"After a very tough vote, the Yakface Staff could not decide on one single winner. We felt that we had to go with two winners. This was not expected, so we felt it would only be fair to double up on the Grand Prize. So both winners will EACH receive the Droid Factory Wave... and those winners are:

- Cane Adiss by Sjefke
- Ewoks by Darth Daddy

"Great work by both of you, and everyone who took part in Yakfinities #50! There were quite a few other entries that had consideration for this too - this was tough! I'm glad that these are usually random prize winners only!

Everyone else... sit tight! In a couple days we'll conclude with the complete Roundup Report, as well as the 3 RANDOM PRIZE WINNERS." -  YAK_Chewie

"Sjefke, if I was one of the judges for this contest you totally would have taken the prize all by yourself and there would be no tie. Your Cane Adiss action figure is my pick for Star Wars custom action figure of the year in 2013! What I wouldn't give to have that action figure! The amount of articulation you added to that figure was admirable, just astounding! You should definitely mold and cast your headsculpts. I really love how you documented your entire process. So much work went into it, and it totally paid off. I tip my hat.

Can't tell you what an honor it is to win the Grand Prize at Yakfinities #50.  I'm on Cloud 9. This is the first forum I ever started showing my figures in and this win will always hold a lot of sentimental value for me. It was #50! How Cool! So many amazing entries from so many talented artists. Can't wait to see the round up report!

I bet you Remco's happy. He owns the winning pair.

*Remco - Makes me feel a little less guilty that I was so late getting those Ewoks done now that they were one of the Yakfinities #50 winning figures. Glad I sent you something prize worthy after all that procrastinating."

- Darth Daddy

"KAINK & CHUKHA TROK"
created by Darth Daddy

photo by Mr. Black's Customs

Yakfinities #51: Space Pirates

The first Yakfinities Customizing Challenge of 2014 is underway!  This should be a fun one, so get out those customizing supplies and show them what you’re capable of!

Reminder:  Yakfinities #50 results will be posted next week.

Yakfinities #50 Continues

Yakface.com's 50th Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues as several customizers have already contributed to the latest theme, The Original Trilogy! The entries thus far have been outstanding, and in addition to their standard random winners, someone will win the Amazon exclusive Droid Factory wave for the grand prize! Whether you’ve never customized before or are a crafty veteran, head on over to the forums and and show off your skills!

Yakfinities #50 – The Original Trilogy

The first customizing challenge at Yakface.com began as a bit of an experiment back in August of 2006 – and here they are now, seven years later, and have hit a bit of a milestone – the 50th Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has begun!

The rules are simple… create any sort of new custom that is inspired by the Original Trilogy… it can be that certain cantina alien that Hasbro just won’t pull the trigger on, an ultimate Luke Skywalker,  something “off screen,” or whatever – the choice is yours.

But this time, rather than the usual random winners, Yakface.com will also be selecting a Grand Prize winner… which will receive the upcoming Amazon exclusive Droid Factory wave of figures.  Head on over to the forums for all the details after the jump!

HERE'S OUR SUBMISSION:

YOU SHOULD ENTER TOO!

Yakfinities Deadline Approaching

Customizers have until 11:59pm CST June 30 to submit an entry for Yakfinities #48 – The Clone Wars. Entries can be realistic or animated style for this, and should be in the spirit of the Clone Wars theme.  Head on over to the forums to submit your entry, or to enjoy the most recent entries by clicking here.

Yakfinities #48 – THE CLONE WARS

Hasbro may have given the Clone Wars line the cold shoulder, but Yakface forum members have expressed a different sentiment altogether.  This new customizing challenge allows for both animated and realistic style figures – join in the fun and show off your skills (or lack thereof) after the jump!

CONTEST COMMITMENTS

Even though we are hard at work here at home promoting the "Smuggler's Gambit" Custom Action Figure Contest with RebelForce Radio, we have some good friends over at Yakface.com and ImperialShipyards.net who are hosting a contest of their own, a Star Wars Episode VII Customizing Challenge to be exact.  We figured since we are judging our own contest and we can't submit entries that Customs for the Kid should definitely support others in the community by participating in our friend's event in the meantime.  

Here are the entries we threw together.  Just background characters. Although, if there is one thing that can be said about Star Wars, it is that the background characters even have great tales told about them along the way.  Here are our characters, but their stories are still a work in progress.

STAR WARS EPISODE VII 

CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE ENTRIES

by Customs for the Kid

PACITHHIP

by Darth Daddy

This custom was inspired by a custom made by our good friend Luke Sprywalker....

"PACITHHIP"

by Luke Sprywalker

Zabrak

by Darth Daddy

Twi'lek

by Elias

Our submissions were featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

"SMUGGLER'S GAMBIT" CUSTOM ACTION FIGURE CONTEST