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Monday, March 20, 2017

"RANCOR PIT DIORAMA PARTS" by OUTER RIM TRADERS




Outer Rim Traders has knocked it out of the park with their latest offerings to enhance your Rancor Pit dioramas.  They are now offering the large Rancor pit door, the Palace entry door, and the Round gate that Luke and the Gamorrean Guard enter through.  They commissioned FigureWorks to design and laser cut the acrylic masters that were then molded by Outer Rim Traders and mass produced as resin casts. You can get all three pieces for $57 plus shipping.  Head on over and get your parts now!




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Sunday, February 26, 2017

OUTER RIM TRADERS


Outer Rim Traders is a new casting storefront that customizers and diorama builders should take notice of. This site will be of particular interest to people with a Jabba Palace focus.  The store contains some casts of props that can do a great deal to enhance your Jabba displays from Tauntaun heads to fruit in a bowl.  Casts are available in both the 1:12 and 1:18 scale.  We highly recommend giving this store a view.  Not only do they have great pieces for fans of Star Wars, but there is plenty available for followers of the Indiana Jones films as well.  Outer Rim Traders has plenty for everyone!























Saturday, April 23, 2022

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT "KRRSANTAN" created by Elias

Krrsantan, also known as Black Krrsantan, and nicknamed "Santy," "BK," and "Black K" by Doctor Aphra and "Santo" by Garsa Fwip and Boba Fett, was a male Wookiee bounty hunter whose career spanned from during the rule of the Galactic Empire into the era of the New Republic. Originally escaping his homeworld Kashyyyk and trained by the infamous Xonti Brothers as a gladiator, Krrsantan later became a ferocious bounty hunter. He was regularly hired by the crime lord Jabba the Hutt and at one point fought Obi-Wan Kenobi, receiving a scar from the Jedi Master's lightsaber. During the Galactic Civil War, Darth Vader hired Krrsantan to track down and capture an agent of the Emperor.

Following the death of Jabba and the end of the war, Krrsantan was employed by that late Hutt's cousins, brother and sister crime lords known as the Twins. Their cousin's criminal empire had been taken over by the former bounty hunter Boba Fett, and the Hutts sought Krrsantan's services in wresting control away from the self-appointed Daimyo. Krrsantan attempted to assassinate Fett, but was captured by his forces. Shortly after, the Twins promised to leave Tatooine, and Krrsantan was eventually employed by Boba Fett. As part of Fett's forces, he participated in a battle against the Pyke Syndicate, which resulted in the Fett gotra's victory.

All it took to create this action figure was the body of a 3.75" scale Black Series Merumeru action figure, a headsculpt and armor kit designed by SKYLU3D, and blaster rifle sold by Outer Rim Traders. First I cleaned out the joints on the Merumeru to eliminate paint rub, then I based the figure out in black and dry brushed in some highlights. After I primed the accessories in brown paint and dry brushed in the gold, and followed that up with a wash. Once the accessories were fully painted and weathered, I called the Krrsantan action figure complete!
 
Highly recommend picking up these parts from Outer Rim Traders if you are an impatient for a release from Hasbro!



"THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT"
KRRSANTAN
created by Elias



















SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE


Big thanks to @greedo_collection for the photoshopped pictures of our Black Krrsantan to give him the Vintage Collection treatment.


Big thanks to @greedo_collection for the photoshopped pictures of our Black Krrsantan to give him the Vintage Collection treatment.



KIT COMPONENTS CAN BE PURCHASED AT


Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Kessel Run Review - Episode 24


When we found out that Kessel Run Review was coming back from their seven year hiatus, we were so excited that it was hard to stay tight lipped about it. Thankfully, our good friend Luke Sprywalker and his Outer Rim Traders store were also being featured on the show so we were able to talk about our excitement with him before the newest episode was released today.  Like many of our friends in the Star Wars toy collecting community, we were huge fans of the show. From solid toy reviews to hilarious creative commercials, Kessel Run Review always impressed. What we really loved about Wookielover1138's toy review show was that she always took the time to feature custom action figure art in every episode's "Custom Cargo". Showcasing custom action figure artists in every episode was unique to all other toy shows at the time, and we became loyal viewers. The return episode does not disappoint. It brought back all the best elements of the show and it felt like they never left. Their new studio looks great, and did you see that awesome Padme nose art on that Republic Gunship at the end of the video, so cool! We can't thank Wookielover1138 enough for letting us be a part of Kessel Run Review's special return episode!

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

A COUPLE CUSTOM CREATIONS FOR OUR JABBA'S PALACE created by "Customs for the Kid"

One of our favorite scenes from the Original Trilogy Star Wars films was always Jabba's Palace, with its ambitious creature designs, outlandish sets, scum, and villainy.  Over the years our Jabba's Throne Room display has gotten closer and closer to being completed, and these two additions bring us closer to that goal.

The Drumheller Harp was sculpted by our friend Jeff Thompson and is available to purchase on the Outer Rim Traders store.  Darth Daddy assembled and covered the Harp in a base coat of silver.  To achieve the rusted effect, it was covered in a wet coat of sealer and then sprinkled with cinnamon.  Once the sealer dries, the cinnamon is secured to the surface and won't wear off.  It also has a pleasant smell! After that, all I had to do was string up the instrument with grey thread.  I applied a brown wash to the thread to get the color where I wanted it.  I also sculpted the streamers onto each thread and the bar the cymbal rests on.  I then did a final pass of paint to clean up and get all the details locked in.

The second custom creation was an unnamed extra who populated Jabba's throne room standing next to Boba Fett.  Some refer to him as Dranyam Trebor, but as of yet he has no official name.  He sported a red jumpsuit and crossed bandoliers.  We assembled him out of parts we had laying around.  The body is a repainted Legacy Collection Bane Malar.  The head came from a container we had lying around full of parts, so we're not exactly sure who it used to be.  The pike was made from two parts that were left over from previous projects.  I then painted the pike to unify the color pallet.

We still have a few more characters to make before our Jabba's Throne room is complete, but we're getting there.  Stay tuned!


"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
DRUMHELLER HARP
Painted and finished by "Customs for the Kid"

3-D Design by Jeff Thompson

















"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
DRANYAM TREBOR
Created by "Customs for the Kid"








Saturday, December 28, 2024

"CANTINA SPACER" created by "Customs for the Kid"

This was a quick custom thanks to a helmet Dad picked up from Outer Rim Traders. We filled the helmet with some glue from the glue gun and slapped it onto a body of a Brock Starsher action figure. Painted him silver and some gloss black for the helmet's visor. Another great beginner custom that requires no sculpting or modifications. A great project for those who recently invested in the Cantina Haslab and want to fill out the soon to be released playset.



"CANTINA SPACER"
created by "Customs for the Kid"









SKILL LEVEL:
BEGINNER

Sunday, August 11, 2024

"RETURN OF THE JEDI" NIZUC BEK custom action figure by "Customs for the Kid"

Nizuc Bek was a male human who was in the palace of the crime lord Jabba the Hutt prior to the Battle of Endor. Bek was hired by Jabba the Hutt to guard celebrities visiting Jabba's palace. He was assigned to protect Sy Snootles, the Max Rebo Band's lead vocalist. When Luke Skywalker arrived and failed to persuade Jabba to release Han Solo and Chewbacca, he use the Force to possess Bek's DL-18 blaster pistol in an attempt to kill the Hutt.

A Velkin Tezeri action figure was used to create our Nizuk Bek. We used a head and accessories we received in the mail from Outer Rim Traders. We then painted the items and modified the head with some soft goods and a scrap of plastic from some old plastic robes. We then repositioned the holster . the canteen then sculpted a rectangular pouch onto the belt of the Velkin Tezeri torso.


"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
NIZUC BEK
created by "Customs for the Kid"














Headsculpt and accessories by Jeff Thompson