Customizer Spotlight #24: MASTERCLONER

Usually we have a lot to say about the customizers featured in our "Customizer Spotlight" feauture, but this customizer is more of a mystery.  We sent an email out to try and get some more information about Mastercloner, but we are still waiting for a response.  If we get one, we will update this post and fill you all in.  So here is what we do know.  Mastercloner is a Star Wars customizer on ebay and has been a seller there since 2005.  He is from the United States, and he makes really cool customs.  We bought this custom before summer began and we have been waiting to feature it ever since.

Darth Krayt, born A'Sharad Hett, was a Humanmale who served as a Jedi Master in the waning days of the Galactic Republic. The son of legendary Jedi KnightSharad Hett, he eventually became the Padawan of Jedi Masters Ki-Adi-Mundi, and later, An'ya Kuro. When he was only a teen, Sharad Hett was murdered by the Jedi assassin Aurra Sing, who was later defeated in a duel by a young A'Sharad Hett. During the Clone Wars, he served the Republic as a General and established himself as a charismatic leader who often led his troops from the front. He eventually became friends with the young Anakin Skywalker and helped Anakin come to terms with the destruction which had been wrought by the galaxy-wide war. A'Sharad took part in key conflicts during the war such as the Battle of Boz Pity and Siege of Saleucami. He managed to survive the Clone Wars, and was one of the few Jedi known to have escaped the Great Jedi Purge in 19 BBY.

A'Sharad Hett eventually made his way back to his homeworld of Tatooine where he vowed to wage a private war against the new Galactic Empire. However, after a confrontation with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, he was exiled from Tatooine and later discovered that it was Anakin Skywalker who became the Sith Lord Darth Vader, who had aided in the annihilation of the Jedi Order. A'Sharad blamed himself for the destruction of the Jedi Order and became a bounty hunter.

Ashard Hett

created by Mastercloner

Click the link below to visit Mastercloner's ebay page:

http://myworld.ebay.com/mastercloner&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SELLERID&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533

ON THE WORKBENCH: SECRET SANTAS

He everyone.  So we haven't done a post in a while that features custom action figures created here in the home.  We are working on some though.  October tends to be a busy month around the house so life overwhelmed us more than usual and we fell behind on our posts.  Anyway, here is what we have got going right now.  This weekend we got started on our Secret Santa figures that we will be giving away once they are completed to the recipients we received by email from both Yakface.com and Imperialshipyards.net.  So here is what we have going so far.  Dad is building two zombie alien figures for the Yakface Secret Santa and a Twi'lek he is working on for the Imperial Shipyards Secret Santa.  I'm working on an alien for the Imperial Shipyards Secret Santa too.  The Imperial Shipyard Secret Santa figures are still in the build stage and aren't even finished being kitbashed yet.  Dad has to start his sculpting work on his zombies still, but he is off to a good start with the build and with creating his paint scheme that he is going to use.  Take a look at what we have started and we hope to have at least one finished figure for you next week and possibly one more "new" figure added that will also be part of the Secret Santa giveaway.

Secret Santa Figures (WIP)

by Darth Daddy & Elias

Custom figures we are currently working on for our Secret Santa recipients.

Abyssin Zombie (WIP)

by Darth Daddy

Dad just has to do some sculpting around the mouth to finish this figure.  This will probably be the first completed figure since he has so much done already.

Vurk Zombie (WIP)

by Darth Daddy

Dad finished all the conceptual work on this one, but he has to do sculpting work on the face and arms before he can go and finish the paint job.

Cantina Alien

by Elias

 All I need to do is paint this guy to wrap him up.

Twi'lek (WIP)

by Darth Daddy

  This guy needs lots of sculpt work and the entire paint job before he can be labeled as finished.  Dad hasn't even completed kitbashing him yet.  This figure is the one that is furthest from being wrapped up.

YakFace Added to "Customs I Wish I Owned"

Well, as you know, we are always on the hunt to find you a new customizer every month.  Well, being it's Halloween, we figured we'd give you all a treat and show you the customizer for November one day early.  So here is some Star Wars eye candy that is so big that you won't fit in that bag you carried along on your door to door shuffle.  We'll leave the "tricks" to YakFace, the latest customizer being featured here on our blog.  If you see the customs he has created you'll see that he has plenty of them up his sleeve when it comes to paintwork and action figure creation.  We'll even cap things off with a detailed view of the menacing monster shown above that Star Wars customizer YakFace created when he was only 15 years old!

Brent Gothold (AKA YakFace) is a 27 year old father who works in the video game industry but spends his spare time creating Star Wars customs. He posted his first custom Star Wars diorama at age 15 and is currently posting custom figures at the Imperial Shipyards. Brent mostly creates characters from the original Star Wars trilogy but is working on making some original characters that will fit nicely among the characters from a galaxy far far away. A talented sculptor and painter who is trying to make "toys" transform into art pieces and be viewed as such. 

 YakFace

SLAVE LEIA

by YAKFACE

YakFace can be contacted about tips or commissions at:

 brent.gothold@gmail.com 
or 
http://www.imperialshipyards.net

Disney Buys Lucasfilm

Today the most historic news from Lucasfilm was announced. Disney today purchased Lucasfilm and now owns all of its rights to the Star Wars franchise. Furthermore, a new live-action Star Wars movie is due out in 2015 and more to follow. I'm hoping this won't mean we'll soon be receiving one of the cease and desist orders that Disney is so popular for distributing to artists like ourselves. Not sure if this will be a good or bad thing for the Star Wars franchise.  Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope it will only be a postive change for all us die hard fans who have been begging for more.  Click HERE to read the full official details on Disney's website!

ForceCast.net: Weekly ForceCast: October 31, 2012

reports on the latest development.

Bring on the Barge! Star Wars Fan Site Petition

Bring on the barge! In order for us to approach Hasbro with this petition, we would like at least 10,000 signatures supporting this cause, so would you kindly sign the petition? Do your part to help make this 3.75" scaled vehicle a reality so it can sail its way into your collection! Hasbro has hinted that they'd love to make a Sail Barge, but they'd like to gauge things like interest, cost and other things from collectors. Here is your chance! 

The collective goal here is to garner a significant amount of signatures from Star Wars collectors by January 31, 2013. We will then take these results with us and submit them to Hasbro at NY Toy Fair in February. With your support we hope that the iconic Sail Barge vehicle can be realized in a very exciting vehicle/playset for the 3.75" line. But it won't happen without you! So please sign the petition! After you sign it, be sure to leave some of your thoughts in the comments module below where you can discuss desired price points, features you want to see included and just general discussion about this awesome vehicle! Thank you for your support!