Yakfinities Customizing Challenge #53

For all you veteran customizers (and those of you itching for an excuse to finally get into this part of the hobby), Yakfinities #53 runs through the end of September.  The theme is Merchants – which gives you the flexibility to make a custom of virtually any species you want. So head on over to the Yakface forums to submit your entry, or just kick back and check out the latest entries by clicking on the image above.

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Announcing the next ISY Customizing Challenge!

A good majority chose Bounty Hunters as Imperial Shipyard's next Custom Challenge. Pretty much anything is fair game as long as it is a new 3 and 3/4" Custom Action Figure. You will have from now till September 6th to get in your entry. Click here to read the full details and see the challenge prize!

"R2-D2: BIG HAY-ZU" created by Elias

Hay-Zu, also known as The Big Hay-Zu, was an overlord of the Patitite people. He was rather obese for his species, being carried by four Patitites on a throne to show power and vanity. He ruled over the people in a manner that made his people hate him.

C-3PO was praised for accidentally crushing him to death with R2-D2.

"Nomad Droids" is where you'll see this version of R2-D2 that Elias has created. It only took a little bit of paint to create this figure since no structural modifications were needed.  

"R2-D2: BIG HAY-ZU" 

created by Elias

Th last look we get of The Big Hay-Zu before he was crushed to death by R2-D2.

SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

BIG HAY-ZU

before he became a paint application on R2-D2.

This version of R2-D2 was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: CustomJedi

Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featured Star Wars customizer, CustomJedi, in his latest post over at The Star Wars Underworld.

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 Zuckuss with custom soft goods.

A.J. Derroe aka CustomJedi has just returned to customizing after a very long hiatus that lasted more than a decade.  He's happily returned to customizing and has been having lots of fun with Star Wars since he's been back.  Recently CustomJedi has been creating collector's Mos Eisley Cantina and Jabba's Palace "wish list" one figure at a time.

CustomJedi was making Star Wars custom action figures way back when Power of the Force was on the pegs in the 90's.  I'm a huge fan of his POTF style Baniss Keeg.  I'd be perfectly content it if Hasbro released this character with 5 POA as long as it looked as good as CustomJedi's version.

As an artist that still has a great deal to learn about soft goods, I really envy the skills of CustomJedi.  His soft good work on Zuckuss and Bib Fortuna are "Most Impressive!"

CustomJedi is an artist that puts that little extra into his projects, taking his time to create small details like his magnetically attached restraining bolt for his C-3PO.

CustomJedi's Drumheller Harp is one of the coolest accessories I've ever seen made, and left we wanting one of my own. What I love most about this artist is that he shares his techniques and posts pictures in his forum thread of how he built the instrument.   

Be sure to keep an eye on this veteran customizer.  He's sure to impress!

 Super-articulated C-3PO with magnetic restraining bolt.

Super-articulated EV-9D9

Jabba's Bartender Droid

 Ak-Rev's Drumheller Harp.

 Super-articulated, soft goods Bib Fortuna

 Shasa Tiel

 Super-articulated Bo Shek

 

 Baniss Keeg

 Wicket repaint.

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CustomJedi on Rebelscum

CustomJedi's Yakface.com Thread

CustomJedi's Imperial Shipyards Thread