REBEL ALLIANCE GENERAL by DARTH DADDY

Dad was able to create this Star Wars custom action figure very quickly with the help of Slayer Design Studios. Dad used the VOTC Lando Calrissian body and one of the head casts that he bought from them to create this Rebel Alliance General. All Dad had to do was paint the head and we had one cool action figure to spruce up the collection. I'd love to use this guy in a photo novel or web comic.

REBEL ALLIANCE GENERAL
by Darth Daddy

SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

Dad's Rebel Alliance General was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

Jose, Ben, DW, and Dave, are all long time fans of the hobby of customizing. They all do custom work and all share a passion for the hobby, the art and the toys. So what better way to share their ideas and their remakes of classic characters then having a store that offers their wares. The team strives to bring the most detailed sculpts and cast work to the community at the best price they can. Slayer Design Studio always strives to make customizing more fun. Their goal is to make the coolest sculpts, both in parts and in full figure model kits. Their team gets bigger all the time with customizers who share their goal, and love what they do.

To visit Slayer Design Studio click the image below:

TALES FROM THE CLONE WARS by KUALAN

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with Kualan from the UK, or his Star Wars web-comic Tales from the Clone Wars, but his work is one incredible piece of graphic fiction. Kualan recently paid me the honor of including my custom Trandoshan Jedi as a character in his latest installment and I couldn't be more excited. The web comic features some really cool fan fiction characters as well as established characters to create one cool narrative with plenty of action to keep you on the edge of your seats. The graphic art is just amazing and I'd love to know how he does it. Check it out, I'm sure you'll be hooked too!

Joe Crowley, Kualan, lives in the UK, where he studies Creative Writing. He has been a fan of Star Wars since he was just a kid watching his father's old VHS tapes of the original trilogy, and spent most of his childhood running around the school playground pretending to be Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. In 2010 he decided he wanted to make his own tribute to the Star Wars universe and set out to make a web-comic after being partly inspired by the likes of hangarbay94's X-Wing Alliance series and several other action figure customizing photo-novels.

Excerpt's from his latest installment:

Trandoshan Jedi

"The Clone Wars have ravaged the galaxy, and show no signs of halting any time soon. As the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order fight tirelessly against the droid hordes of the Separatists, entire star systems are torn asunder; leaving in their destructive wake ample opportunities for the lesser factions to pillage and plunder what they can.

Whether it be the Hutts and their criminal empires flourishing in a wartime black market, the Mandalorians reviving their crusades against the Jedi from era long past, or even the enigmatic Nightsisters of Dathomir emerging from the shadows to seize power, everyone in the galaxy has a stake in the conflict; and everyone has a side whose victory they would benefit from the most.

These are the Tales of the Clone Wars; from the heroic Anakin Skywalker, to the merciless General Grievous, and to those who you've never heard of before, follow the exploits of the war's heroes and villains in their constant battle for galactic supremacy."

To read "Tales from the Clone Wars" click the link below:

www.talesfromtheclonewars.com

CAFN Episode 19: Ratfink Customs

Episode 19 - Ratfink customs

Richard from Ratfink customs was just interviewed by Custom Action Figure News. We see his customs on Facebook and he is another top notch customizer that you should all check out.

Click these links below to see Ratfink customs:

http://ratfinkcustoms.blogspot.com/

http://Ratfinkcustoms.com

Facebook page (give him a "like"):

http://www.facebook.com/Ratfinkcustoms?sk=info

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Totally Forgot...Arianna Got an Update

 Next to the envelope for my birthday card was a "newly modified" Arianna action figure that Dad utilized as his version of a bow topping a present. She was the first custom action figure that Dad ever made for me and also the first action figure that we ever posted here on our blog. Dad wanted to revisit Arianna and employ some of the techniques he had learned since he had first done this character. He said he wanted to give her a whole new look, while keeping the colors of her Jedi Starfighter in her clothing still. Dad toned down on the blue and tossed in browns. He also sculpted a top on her so she'd look a little less like Hasbro's Ahsoka Tano action figure. I was really happy with the changes Dad made to her.

Arianna

created by Darth Daddy

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