Lannik Bounty Hunter

Dad threw this one together on the fly today.  Originally he was just going to hang out at the kitchen table with me while I created a custom.  Next time I looked over, figures were boiling on the stove top and Dad was at it.  He sculpted hair with Apoxie Sculpt onto the head of a Clone Wars Even Piel from which he also used the hands and lower legs along with the torso, arms and upper thighs of a Discover the Force Mawhonic.  The bandana around his neck is from a G.I.Joe Tunnel Rat and the backpack is from the Vintage Dengar.  The arm band is from an Indiana Jones figure.

Lannik Bounty Hunter (WIP)

by Darth Daddy

Dad says he wants to do some more work on the braids now that the skeleton for it is dry.  All he has to do now is sculpt in the fine details.

Dad's Lannik Bounty Hunter was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

Head Casts by sithhappens

 Dad is always wishing he had extra alien heads for creating new action figures, but doesn't want to pay the price of an entire figure to get it.  When Dad found out Star Wars customizer sithhappens started to sell head casts of some of the figures he wanted most, he went straight to his ebay page to place an order.  When he received his order in the mail, Dad was really impressed with the high quality casts that he received and placed a second order right away.  Any customizers who are looking for some hard to find heads at a reduced cost, look no further.  These heads are awesome!

http://myworld.ebay.com/sithhappens

Savage Opress Robot Arm

Dad was talking to Star Wars customizer Peakob1 today and he told Dad that if he watched the Clone Wars Season 5 trailer real closely that he would see Savage Opress has a robotic arm in this season.  We're curious to see how Savage loses it, and if a custom of this version of Opress will ever be made.  At least I know what I'm going to do with my extra action figure of him when I get the Target Exclusive 3-pack with Darth Maul and the Nightsister.

Images of Savage Opress are courtesy of the Clone Wars: Season 5  Trailer

Robot Arm Savage Opress 

(Work In Progress)

created by Darth Daddy

Dad still has to sculpt the upper arm to complete the figure.  We're waiting for the "Eminence" episode in Season 5 so we can get a better view of the new arm and correct anything we need to on the forearm also.

Our story was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

Star Wars Previews: SDCC 2012 Hasbro Presentation

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 "Darth Maul & Savage Opress Fighting ...

Darth Daddy Interviewed on the SWAG77 Podcast

On this weeks episode Josh and Gina are joined for the third time by Ruari Williamson! They sit down for a talk with Darth Daddy of Customs for the Kid!  They talk about collecting, customizing and what was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2012 regarding Star Wars collecting!

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 - Obi-Wan and Bo-Katan - Comic Con 2012

Qirassh Female

To create this action figure, we used the Clone Wars Padme Amidala in Adventure Gear body and the head of a Leesub Sirln head that Dad modified with Apoxie Sculpt to give her a different hairstyle.  Every now and again the Leesub Sirln action figure can be found at clearance at Toys R' Us.  Since female action figure bodies are hard to come by, we always try and grab as many as we can.  Dad had me practice painting on this figure and then he added the finishing touches to complete the figure.

Qirassh Female

by Darth Daddy & Elias

Our Qirassh Jedi was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

CAFN Episode 34: Sillof Innovations Interview

CAFN Episode 34

CAFN had a blast talking with Jamie of Sillof's custom's. Sillof is a guy who loves the hobby and has had a great deal of experience in it. He has been working on figures since the 90's!  He will be leading a customizing panel at Celebration VI with Sith_fire30 and Luke Sprywalker.  I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that one!

Listen up and get all the details.

You can see custom action figures created by Sillof here:

http://www.sillof.com/

We also recommend checking out his "Toy Wars" film series where he brings his action figures and dioramas to life at this link here:

http://www.sillof.com/Toywars.htm

Go here to listen to the Custom Action
Figure News podcast: 

 http://www.imperialshipyards.net/cafnpage.html

If there is anything you would like them to feature on a future podcast be sure to let them know at:

chad.cafnpodcast@yahoo.com

tamer@imperialshipyards.net

CAFN Episode 33: Tankster Innovations Interview

CAFN Episode 33

Another great interview with another super talented customizer.  Listen to this interview with Tankster Innovations.  He gives a super cool customizing tip on how you can use a hot glue gun to create some really impressive fire effects.  Check out the links below to see his work (I recommend his Joe albums on Facebook!)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tankster-Innovations/134262863348152

http://tankstercustoms.blogspot.com/

Go here to listen to the Custom Action
Figure News podcast: 
 http://www.imperialshipyards.net/cafnpage.html

If there is anything you would like them to feature on a future podcast be sure to let them know at:

chad.cafnpodcast@yahoo.com

tamer@imperialshipyards.net

A new chapter of "Tales From The Clone Wars" is nearing completion...

Kualan is teasing us with this image from his upcoming chapter. I wonder if my Trandoshan Jedi is in this new chapter. Click on through to see the latest teaser graphic full size!