Customs for the Kid

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Customizer Spotlight #29: Mikeys customs

So it's time for another installment of our Customizer Spotlight. This time around we are featuring a custom Star Wars action figure that we just had on display at Star Wars Spectacular, but wasn't yet revealed here on the blog. Dad recently saw this Death Trooper created by Mikeys customs on ebay and we felt it would be a great addition to my zombie Stormtrooper horde. Mikeys customs is famous for his zombie custom action figures and if you check out his albums in his Facebook profile you'll see just why.

"Death Trooper"

created by Mikeys customs

To go to Mikeys customs ebay page click link below:

http://myworld.ebay.com/mike-z_customs?ssPageName=ADME:X:CEM:US:1181

To go to Mikeys customs Facebook page click the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/MikeysCustoms

Straight out of Joe Schreiber's "Death Troopers"

Friday, April 12, 2013

RebelForce Radio: April 12, 2013 - Feat. David Collins

Videogame industry veteran, former LucasArts Lead Sound Designer, and all-around good guy David W.Collins (The Force Unleashed) joins Jason and Jimmy Mac as a special guest co-host this week. David talks about the history and culture of the recently closed LucasArts, and discusses the impact the company has had on the gaming industry as a whole. Also this week, RFR speculates on some of the latest hot rumors surrounding the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Tom Kane talks about interesting Yoda stories planned for the now-scrapped Season Six of The Clone Wars; we get some insight into the shelved live-action TV show from one of the writers, Billy Dee, and much more.

RebelForce Radio and Customs for the Kid present...

"SMUGGLER'S GAMBIT" CUSTOM ACTION FIGURE CONTEST

CAFN - Episode 53: Tankster Innovations - Part 2

CAFN: Episode 53 - Tankster Innovations Part 2

Last night Lucasclones and Tamer interviewed Daniel Barnes aka Tankster Innovations in their second installment of their interview with the super talented customizer. Be sure to have a listen!

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

StarWarsGeek Custom Supply Shop

This weekend at Star Wars Spectacular, we got a visit from customizer Dave Castle aka StarWarsGeek who brought us some awesome samples of some casted heads that he sells at the StarWarsGeek Custom Supply Shop webstore! What you will find here for sale are custom cast parts and supplies for creating your own custom action figures. All parts are cast at his home studio. He will NEVER sell any parts that he feels are unusable. All parts are cast in opaque colors and may ship to you in any of the following colors: black, flesh, brown, white, blue, red, yellow, gray. (He can not take requests for specific colors at this time.)

You may remember the tutorials he made on molding and casting that we posted a ways back. They are super informative. Also be sure to check out his Youtube page and blog.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

"Customs for the Kid" Display at "Star Wars Spectacular"

On Sunday, April 7, 2013, Customs for the Kid brought their traveling museum of Star Wars custom action figures to the Star Wars Spectacular event in Woodbridge, NJ. Attendees were treated to an exhibition of Star Wars custom action figures created by talented customizing artists such as: Stronox, Sillof, Luke Sprywalker, Chewie, Wraithnine, Hangarbay94, Peakob1, SithHappens, Omar Rivera, Incom aka Mr. Black's Customs, Lucasclones, Stocos28, JACKOFTRADZE, Darth Daddy, Elias, and more. Also on display were video tutorials that are featured on our blog as well as the entertaining Youtube cult classic show Kessel Run Review.

The display table stayed pretty packed throughout the day and brought attention to the blog's online museum of Star Wars custom action figures and the featured artists. We were really impressed with the crowd turnout, and loved the reaction of all the attendees to what we had on display. It was even cooler when our table recieved visits from Star Wars customizers darthstreams and Dave Castle aka StarWarsGeek. StarWarsGeek even brought us a bag of his casted heads that he sells from his online store. Hopefully we will get to take the show on the road again sometime soon.

Everything set up at our table.

Dad had his "Customs I Wish I Owned" videos playing throughout the day.

All the figures were on display with white tags displaying the names of the artists who created each figure.

Getting everything together the night before.

Setting up the display cases at home while we create all the display tags on the printer. The "Mando" was created by Luke Sprywalker, the "Star Wars - 1942: Chuck Backer" was created by Sillof, and the "Nar Shaddaa Interceptor Patrol Vehicle" was created by Hangarbay94. We later added Incom's "Weeguay Speeder Bike" to the display case. We almost didn't bring it because Dad was afraid it would get damaged in transit. I was right and it made it there and back just fine.

The "Nightsister" figures created by Darth Daddy, Peakob1, and Elias.

Orgainizing the figures we would have on display for our "Customizer Spotlight" display cases at SWS. The "Clone Troopers" were made by Lucasclones, the "Mandalorian" was made by SithHappens, "Kelos" and the "Utai" were created by Chewie, "Vilmarh Grahrk" was created by Stronox, and “Arleil Schous” was created by JACKOFTRADZE.

We had a display case featuring "Hondo Ohnaka's Weequay Pirate Gang" created by Peakob1 and Darth Daddy.

"Shadows of the Empire" and "Clone Wars" action figures created by Peakob1. "Mandalorian Bounty Hunter - Kel Sha'rak" and astromechs by Wraithnine. The "Thisspiasian Jedi" was created by Omar Rivera. The "Death Troopers" were created by Mikeys customs, Darth Daddy, Stocos28 & darthjohnboystoys.