DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: COLINS CUSTOMS

Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featuring Star Wars customizer Colin Hobbs aka Colins Customs in the latest Customizing Corner over at The Star Wars Underworld.

CLICK HERE TO READ

Voort saBinring, or "Piggy" (X-wing: Wraith Squadron)

Colin Hobbs of Bedwas, Wales is, hands down, the most prolific customizer of Star Wars action figures in the entire world.  I thought I made a lot of custom action figures, Colin's output is just mind blowing.  He's tackled a lot of customs of Star Wars characters that I've seen no one else make.  Colin creates almost an action figure a day and his Facebook page is full of Star Wars figures from the galaxy far, far away.  He's made so many figures that I was overwhelmed when I had to decide what I should post.  After hours of trying to decide, I contacted Colin and asked him for his favorites.  A bulk of these photos were Colin's favorites, but I just had to add a few of my own too.  If you are a fan of Star Wars customs, you have to follow Colin.  You definitely want his creations in your Facebook feed.  

Colin doesn't really post in the fan forums because he doesn't have a computer, so he posts his figures on Facebook after he snaps a shot of his latest creation with his camera phone.  If you spend your time on Star Wars fan sites, this is one of the customizing masters you may have missed out on. 

Not only does he create a lot of modern looking Star Wars custom action figures,  but he also creates a lot of great custom Vintage action figures too.  So if you were never a fan of the modern Star Wars action figure line, Colin is a customizer that has a little something for everyone.  Make sure you follow his work!

Furlag (Shadows of the Empire)

Dob and Del Moomo (Knights of the Old Republic)

 Boss Nass (The Phantom Menace)

Jedi Temple Guard (The Clone Wars)

 

 Sim Aloo (Return of the Jedi)

Fozec (Return of the Jedi)

 Darth Vader Funeral Pyre (Return of the Jedi)

 Ewok Special Customs

Senator Palpatine (The Phantom Menace)

9000 Z001 Landspeeder (A New Hope)

Darth Tenebrous (Star Wars: Darth Plagueis)

 Ponda Baba (Vintage - A New Hope)

Momaw Nadon (Vintage - A New Hope)

To see more customs created by Colin Hobbs go to his Facebook page.

"MARROK - EMBO's ANOOBA" created by Customs for the Kid

Marrok was an Anooba owned by the bounty hunter Embo. Marrok was featured prominently in The Clone Wars episodes "Bounty", "Revenge", as well as in the new Clovis arc just released in Season 6 of The Clone Wars on Netflix. Dad really wanted to add this cool Star Wars creature to our collection since Embo's companion Marrok took part in a lot of the action filled scenes that he starred in. Dad always had an interest in creating some of the creatures of Star Wars and always wanted to make the jump from Star Wars characters to their less sentient companions. Marrok would have been an awesome addition to The Clone Wars toy line if he was included as a pack in with a re-carding of Embo. Unfortunately, this repack of Embo with Marrok accessory will never come to be now that Hasbro's Clone Wars action figure line is no more.

To produce this Marrok, I created a 3D print file of him that I designed in Blender. I then scaled the model in Chitubox as an accessory for The Clone Wars Embo action figure and when finished, printed it on a our Longer Orange 30 resin printer. After we had a successful print, we molded that print with Smooth-On Mold Max 14NV and cast the figure in Smooth Cast 61D resin. Once taken out of the pressure pot and demolded, Dad and I took turns applying the paint to our figure and I painted in the final details. We love how he looks next to Embo!

 

"MARROK - EMBO's ANOOBA"
created by Customs for the Kid

PURCHASE CASTS AT 

REBEL KID CREATIONS

(AVAILABLE BOTH PAINTED & UNPAINTED)

click image to purchase!

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: CHEWIE

Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featuring Star Wars customizer Chewie in the latest Customizing Corner over at The Star Wars Underworld.

CLICK HERE TO READ

I can't tell you how happy I am to present you with this week's artist in my next installment of DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER. Justin Cook, who is also known in the Yakface Forums as Yak_Chewie is by far one of the most talented and creative customizers out there today. Chewie is an administrator over at Yakface Forums and he oversees the custom creations part of the forum where I first received the foundation for my own customizing education.

Anyone who's looking for inspiration to build a custom action figure or needs a kitbashing recipe to follow need not to look any further, Chewie has more recipes than a cookbook.

His great body of work landed him the lead off spot on the Customs for the Kid "Customs I Wish I Owned" archive page.  He was the first artist that I ever featured on the Customs for the Kid blog.  Chewie has made over a hundred action figures over the years and they are all figures I'd love to have in our Star Wars custom action figure collection.  Chewie was my most dominant influence as a customizer when I first started to make action figures of my own.  Chewie's work opened up my imagination and helped me realize that as a customizer, I now had the opportunity to create my own Star Wars stories with Star Wars characters of my own invention.  If you watch the video we posted of his customs you'll immediately see that his body of work is something special.

Chewie is also the creator of "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series which is probably known to be one of the most famous Star Wars photonovels ever made.  The Enloe Trials photonovel series is what's driving Chewie to customize more than anything else. The latest chapter in his most recent story is just another awesome Star Wars adventure where a group of heroes race to locate an ancient Sith artifact before it falls into the hands of The Emperor.

This week I'm going to present Chewie's custom action figures the way he does in the forums.  Complete with their recipes so you can all have the opportunity to try and recreate them if you so wish.

Rykrof Enloe - As seen on Dathomir in "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series.

head - SAGA Endor Rebel
torso - TVC Kithaba
chest armor - TAC Rahm Kota
scarf - fodder bin
arms - TVC Kithaba
tunic - TVC Kithaba
hands - random Stormtrooper
crotch/things - fodder bin
shins - Legends Bikers Scout



Imperial Infiltrator - Made for the ISY/Yakface Rebels themed customizing challenge that runs through the end of April.

head - SAGA Legends
rest - TVC Captain Fordo

Walrus Man, realistic Clone Wars version

head - TVC Ponda Baba
rest - SAGA2 Death Star Gunner



Talbarr - Wookiee who will show up in "The Enloe Chronicles" photonovel series.

head - Early Bird Chewbacca

cloak - random cloth painted

bandolier - McQuarrie Chewbacca

rest - Black Series Merumeru

Tibanna Gas Miner - For a past Yakfinities, Cloud City Denizens.

helmet - TVC Padawan Anakin x 2, thermal detonator

torso - TVC Admiral Ackbar

arms - McQuarrie Boba Fett

gloves - OTC Cloud Car Pilot

tunic - TVC Admiral Ackbar

legs - McQuarrie Boba Fett

Freelo, Dathomir Assault - This is how he appeared in Chapter 3 of The Enloe Trials

head - Legacy Mon Calamari Warrior

torso - TVC Endor Rebel

chest gear - GI JOE Airtight

arms - TVC Rebel Trooper

hands - Legacy Mon Calamari Warrior

belt - random Darth Vader

legs - TVC Rebel Trooper

Innoril the Slayer - Decades ago, Innoril left the Jedi Order and then slaughtered a group of Jedi Masters, including Rykrof Enloe's mother. Innoril has lied dormant for years and is preparing to reemerge.

head - Captain America Red Skull

scarf - Evolutions Starkiler

tunic - TVC Starkiller

rest - The Hobbit Orc figure

Battle Hardened Stormtrooper Squad - Chewie painted these guys to look like they've been going at it against the Rebels for a while on some distant planet in the Outer Rim. They are showing up in current chapters of his photonovel series.

Everything - TVC Sandtrooper repaints

To see more work from Chewie, visit the links below:

Yakface Forums:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=80&start=1455

(great place to find action figure recipes)

The Photonovel Alliance:

http://www.thephotonovelalliance.com/pn ... icles.html

(for a good read...)

"CUSTOMS FOR THE KID" APPEAR ON THE FIRST EPISODE OF "THE EXPANDED FANDOMVERSE" PODCAST

Yesterday Dad and I had the opportunity to appear on the first episode of The Expanded Fandomverse Podcast. We had a great time chatting with host Timothy McMahon talking Star Wars custom action figures.  Give this cool new podcast a listen!

TheExpandedFandomverse.com

Death Star Consoles Available!

If you’re looking to fill another glaring hole in your collection, now’s your chance thanks to yet another killer item from Yakface forum member Raylen of Hole In The Ground Productions!  They are modular and you can have up to 8 control panels mounted to the base. He's selling them with either 5 panels (like in the detention center) or 8 panels. A decal set is included with the purchase. Head on over to the Yakface.com forums for a closer look, and place your orders here!  We got are Death Star Console in the mail just four days after we ordered it and the quality was top shelf!

"DEATH STAR CONSOLE"

created by Raylen of Hole In The Ground Productions

3 3/4" Death Star console

 Available as a 5 panel station

 And as an 8 panel set!

Just glue them together, paint them black and attach the decals.

OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE:

 Cantina chairs

 Cantina tables

3 3/4" scale

 Iconic Star Wars boxes

 Hoth door

Tatooine door

Click the image below to go to the "Hole In The Ground Productions" store: