"Martinez Family" Benifit Auction: Star Wars Custom "Twi'lek Smuggler" by INCOM Customs

Bid on this action figure before it's too late!!

"Twi'lek Smuggler"
by INCOM Customs

100% Proceeds to benefit the family of Micheal Martinez of Mercury Art Studios

For those of you unaware, we (the customizing community) lost a great friend and fellow artist, Michael Martinez, on July 2, 2011. However, a mother, fiance, and children, also lost a great father, friend, and future husband. Michael is survived by a young daughter Mikayla, a finace' Hollie, and an unborn child. We as a community have come together in their time of need to see what help we can offer them, and all proceeds from this auction will go to the family. Other groups such as the ImperialShipyards, and Echobase forums, are also doing their part to help the cause.

All of the customs in these auctions are brought to you by folks that do this for a living, so you can be assured you will receive a unique and quality piece or pieces for you contribution.

I thank you in advance for your bids and contribution to this worthwhile cause, and would be happy to answer any questions you may have with regards to the cause, or how you may otherwise contribute directly. Thank you and happy bidding!

Item Description

Up for auction is this custom made, hand painted, one-of-a-kind TWI’LEK SMUGGLER action figure.

This figure stands 3 3/4" tall and features a carefully modified head, two blaster pistols, one of which is a custom made double barreled one and has 14 points of articulation. Painted with Reaper, Vallejo, Games Workshop and Tamiya paints and sealed with matte and gloss varnishes.

IT'S THE B'S KNEES!!

B as in Barriss that is, or Bane if you consider the source of this modification. One night while talking to Luke Sprywalker on Skype, Dad mentioned that he wanted to create a more articulated Clone Wars Barriss Offee action figure and Sprywalker mentioned that Cad Bane's elbow joints would be perfect for her knees. The advice was so cool that we thought we'd share it. It takes only an Exacto knife and the small drill bit set for your Dremel. Just cut out the knees of your action figure, use the 1/16" drill bit from your drill set to go the desired depth into her thighs and calves then reassemble the limbs using the elbow joints on the Cad Bane. We still have to use some Apoxie Sculpt to smooth out the rough edges and paint her, but we thought a lot of our readers may want to tackle this one so we thought we'd show you this WIP action figure.

CW BARRISS OFFEE
with ARTICULATED KNEES

Work In Progress Picture
If you use the elbow joints of the 1st Cad Bane action figure, you can use the joints to create articulated knees in the CW Barriss Offee action figure.

SWK KUSTOMS (kr2700) VIDEO UPDATED in "CUSTOMS I WISH I OWNED"

Kevin, or SWK KUSTOMS / kr2700, is a customizer we introduced you to in our Customizer Spotlight #3 with his Vergere action figure. When he sent us some more images of his custom action figures, it was only natural that we feature him on our Customs I Wish I Owned page as well. He started making custom Star Wars figures in 2007. He said his wife Lynn bought him a Han Solo figure as a birthday gift. “You should always get at least one toy on your birthday,” she said.

His own collection started shortly after. He thought about making a battle mock up of 100-200 Jedi and Sith, a scene that he imagined would be in the Clone Wars! The prequels went down a different path however…

Soon he had around 50 custom Jedi & 50 Sith (Jedi spray painted black). A few months later he began to get bored with just doing simple figures, so he started to experiment. He went through a phase where he made a lot of alien Jedi . He also did more interesting Sith Lords. Lynn then suggested that people might be interested in his figures, so he put some on eBay and his new hobby started to generate some interest!

Now four years later & around 300 customs under his belt, SWK KUSTOMS specializes in fully articulated figures!

SWK KUSTOMS (kr2700)

SWK Kustoms creates fully articulated and detailed Custom 4” figures. Star Wars, Star Trek, DC, Marvel or anything you can think of. With SWK you can also become your favorite character as well: Jedi, Sith, Storm trooper, Mandalorian and much more. Figures can be purchased upon request. Price is based on how hard the piece is to make, usually between $50-150. All figures come with specialized weapons or gear & name plate stands.

Add an SWK action figure to your collection today!

Visit him on facebook: www.facebook.com/swkustoms

Email him at SWK1138@yahoo.com for a quote.

MANDALORIAN SITH

When Luke Sprywalker announced the Custom Sith Competition over at Imperial Shipyards this month, Dad felt it was the perfect time to pay tribute to Mike Martinez of Mercury Art Studios. For those of you who are interested in participating, the contest begins August 1 and ends August 31 at 12PM EST. It has to be an all new custom made by you and not posted anywhere before. Feel free to use any 3 3/4 inch figure line you like. One entry per person and you do have to be a member over at the Yards. You may submit 5 photos in your post that must state "this is my entry". The photo's can not have any photo shop elements in them that alters your figure. Also feel free to make a small base or customize a small stand but don't allow it to grow into a diorama. If you want to show WIP pics as you go post them in this thread for motivation and discussing ideas. The day that the contest ends there will be a voting thread created and members can vote for 1 week as to their favorite creation. In the event of a tie we will create a tie breaker voting thread. The prize this time is the great feeling we all get when we complete a custom. Also don't forget bragging rights and being held in higher regard among such esteemed colleagues.

Dad will be donating his MANDALORIAN SITH entry the Mercury Art Studios Auction and the proceeds will be given to the family of Mike Martinez. Mike always created the coolest and most unique Sith custom action figures. He is known in our house as the Sith master. Dad thought of Mike when he created this action figure and tried to create a Sith custom action figure that he never saw anyone make before.

Dad created this action figure from the old (head) and the new (forearms) Jodo Kast action figures, a Boba Fett (torso), and a Lord Maleval (everything else). He cut in half and removed the chest armor from the Boba Fett and dremmeled the torso until the chest and abdomen were only as thin as the armor. He then dremmeled the front chest and abdomen of the Lord Maleval action figure and then fused Boba Fett's chest armor to the Lord Maleval with Apoxie Sculpt. Then Dad painted the action figure in colors that he saw in a Mandalorian Sith drawing that some new friends showed him on The Forcebook.

If you are interested in owning this figure, look soon in this post for a link where you will be able to go to the link where you will be able to bid on this action figure on ebay. Dad is going to start the bidding high so Mike's family gets the assistance they need. Dad worked about ten hours on this action figure, so whoever wins it will definitely be getting their moneys worth. Dad never sells the figures that he creates so this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Not only will the buyer be getting one cool toy (piece of art), but the money will be used for a good cause.

Best of luck everyone!!

MANDALORIAN SITH
created by Darth Daddy

It's said that he had the personality of an assassin droid.

CHARITY DRIVE

Sponsored by Imperial Shipyards




MANDALORIAN SITH
created by Darth Daddy



MANDALORIAN SITH featured on the Front Page of Imperial Shipyards.


"MANDALORIAN SITH" featured on Ed Johnson Presents: STAR WARS The Clone Chronicles (Webcomics & SW News)



"MANDALORIAN SITH" featured on Echo Base News "Customizer Spotlight!"



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Year in Review

So we wrapped up the first year of our blog last week and we figured it would be cool to put together one of Dad's videos to show you all how we spent the first year. We started the video off with the beginning of our journey. Like most customizers, we started off with simple repaints of existing action figures. We then moved onto painting up kitbashes that we had assembled. Dad wrapped the year up by taking a huge leap as he experimented with sculpting his own figures and accessories. It was a lot of fun and we went from being only beginners to starting to become seasoned customizers. It wasn't always easy, but the challenges had their rewards. Hope you enjoy the progression of our craft from its birth to the close of our first year.

Hope you all enjoy our Star Wars custom action figures.

Customs for the Kid
"Year in Review"

Star Wars custom action figures created by Darth Daddy & Elias.