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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

WHO MADE IT?

Over the last few years Customs for the Kid have bought a large number of Star Wars custom action figures.  Sometimes we procured the action figures from the artist themselves, while other times we purchased these figures from fans like ourselves who had purchased the customs for their own collections.  Later due to a variety of circumstances, these fans sold off a few of these Star Wars custom action figures while liquidating their collections.  A few of these figures found their way into our own collection, but for one reason or another, the creators of these customs were forgotten by their original owners and we never learned who the artists were that created these figures.

Since a large portion of our readers here at the blog are Star Wars customizers, we figured we'd see if any of our fans could identify the makers of these cool action figure creations.  If you made either of these figures or know the customizer who did, please let us know in our comments section so we can give these artists credit where credit is due.  We thank you in advance for all of your help!



"Sakiyan Jedi"
creator unknown








"Rebel Soldier"
creator unknown








Imperial Shipyard's 2014 Birthday Custom Challenge



Imperial Shipyards has a new custom action figure contest to celebrate ISY's birthday.  Voting has just wrapped up and it looks like the theme of this one is going to be to make the ultimate version of a character in 3 3/4" scale.  Check out the new contest and join in on the fun.  They have some great prizes so you don't want to miss out!




The Realm Recap: Episodes 30, 31








Thursday, September 25, 2014

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: Stitchfett Custom Figures

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








I came across the work of Yovitt Planadeball a.k.a Stitchfett while searching around on eBay a few years ago.  I was trying to find cool Star Wars custom action figure auctions to post to my blog's Facebook page and I saw that Stitchfett had created a unique figure in a style that I had never saw before. Something Stitchfett has labeled as the Microman series. His action figures have incredibly good articulation and also come with assortment of interchangeable hands.

That's when I reached out to Stitchfett a native of Puerto Rico.  Stitchfett will surely tell you that there is a time when a kid is supposed to grow up, mature and get rid of his toys... well, Stitchfett didn't quite do that and that's how he ended up the man he is today. He still remembers using toilet paper dowels, card board & clear blisters to make ships, painting his figures with Testors paints, and playing with them under his bed. His advice to beginner customizers, the secret to success is practice. By failing, you discover new techniques that no one else could teach you, but most importantly... it's about having fun!  Great advice. I couldn't agree more.










































Stitchfett Custom Figures:



You can go to the eBay page of Stitchfett by clicking the link below:


Friday, September 19, 2014

DARTH DADDY'S CUSTOMIZING CORNER: DAVID SMITH


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



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David Smith is an action figure customizer based in Austin, Texas. He has been making custom figures and cardbacks since 2012, and has created over 30 figures as well as over 100 custom cardbacks. David's became interested in drawing and art at age five. He has over 10 years of formal and informal training in visual arts. He has also designed several posters, flyers, and album covers for Austin bands. He has a deep love of 70's & 80's Sci-Fi and horror films. Star Wars and Dune are his favorite films of the genre. David's interest in making custom action figures came from his love of collecting autographed Star Wars action figures. Many of the celebrities on the show circuit didn't have action figures of their characters. David started making his figures and cardbacks to fill this void. He has made custom action figures for Stephanie EnglishNick Joseph, and Derek Lyons.