Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017
CLONE WARS "AHSOKA TANO - ZYGERRIAN SLAVE" created by Elias
One of the best ways to spend my vacation this summer has been taking the time to create some of those action figures that I've always wanted. During the school year, it is hard to tackle the more involved projects, so as soon as the last day of class rolls around, my mind starts to dream of all the toys I'd love to add to my shelves. My latest figure was at the top of that list. Many times I heard my dad say that he wanted to make this version of Ahsoka, but after watching the Zygerrian arc recently, I decided that I was going to beat him to it.
I remember a time when I never would have had the courage to take on such a monumental task, but after tackling my custom action figure of Riyo Chuchi, I had the confidence I could really create something special with this Ahsoka, and I couldn't be happier with my results.
To complete my goal, I sculpted onto the body of a Clone Wars Aayla Secura action figure as well as the head cast of the Clone Wars Scuba Ahsoka. I switched out the feet of the Aayla Secura and swapped them for the feet of a Vintage collection Slave Leia.
The skirt I fabricated with ProCreate that I rolled nice and flat with an old pickle jar that was sitting in our sink. I wrapped the legs of the figure in saran wrap to prevent the ProCreate from sticking to the figure where I didn't want it to.
I was always really intimidated by ProCreate because of the quick dry time. Especially since I consider myself to be only a beginner when it comes to sculpting. It wasn't until I made the skirt on this figure that I gained a new appreciation for the sculpting medium. It has the same flexibility of soft rubber, which gave Ahsoka's legs all the range of motion that I desired without having to deal with the unruliness of soft goods, keeping the lines of Ahsoka's silhouette exactly the way I wanted them to look.
I want to give a special thanks to my dad who made Ahsoka's soft good cloak for me so I could post my figure today in time for the weekend. I'm not sure I would have completed the project in time if it weren't for his help.
This is by far one of my all-time favorite customs, and I haven't been this proud of myself in a really long time! Hope you all enjoy!
CLONE WARS
"AHSOKA TANO - ZYGERRIAN SLAVE"
created by Elias
Monday, July 24, 2017
"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 55
Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" are back to showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episodes "Mercy Mission" & "Nomad Droids".
Sunday, July 23, 2017
"CLONE WARS" ARC TROOPER ECHO created by Darth Daddy (ARC TROOPER RESIN KIT BUILD)
Just tried out the "ARC Trooper Kit" from Kamino Casting to make us an ARC Trooper Echo from "The Clone Wars TV" series for our collection here at home. Unfortunately, he is no longer selling these kits, but we added one of our own to fill the vacuum and it can be found in the picture link below. We still provide you with the old tutorial for how to put the resin cast kit together.
The kits only come in 3.75". They are a great way to make ARC Trooper customs at a reduced cost. The original base figures are just too expensive on the secondary market to make customizing them practical. These kits are the best solution to that problem!
"CLONE WARS" ARC TROOPER ECHO
created by Darth Daddy
I photographed the "Echo" figure that was made with the resin kit next to a custom "Fives" figure that I made with the "Blitz" from the "The Clone Wars" line.
SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
KITS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
"Customizer Spotlight" Update: Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
Recently we were contacted and offered an opportunity to add some very unique custom action figures from "The Box" episode of The Clone Wars TV series to our personal collection. The figures were created by Star Wars customizer Peak-OB1 Custom Creations. We already owned his first version of Derrown and recently acquired the Cad Bane action figure from the series of figures that these newest additions were a part of. We were really excited to put these up on the shelves alongside the others.
We hope to complete the entire set one day!
"Jakoli, Sixtat, Sinrich & Mantu"
created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
"Derrown & Cad Bane"
created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
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