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Monday, July 22, 2019

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 73


Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations along with Darth Daddy & Elias of "Customs for the Kid" showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 5 of The Clone Wars TV series "Mandalore" arc. Featuring custom action figure recipes for Mando Robot Legs Maul, Robot Arm Savage Opress, Latts Razzi's boa, Phase II Pre Vizsla, Bo Katan, Maul Mandos, Obi-Wan Kenobi in Mando Armor, Sugi, Dengar, Duchess Satine Kryze and Darth Sidious.




"TONNIKA SISTERS" created by Elias

In 0 BBY, when a mission to transport the Hammertong prototype ended in a stormtrooper ambush, Karoly D'ulin and Shada D'ukal found themselves on Tatooine, and were in the Mos Eisley Cantina when Luke Skywalker first met Han Solo. The women were masquerading as the Tonnika sisters: Karoly was disguised as Senni Tonnika while Shada posed as Brea Tonnika.

Senni Tonnika (Karoly D'ulin) was made using 3.75" The Black Series Padme, which was heavily modified using a Dremel. The pattern on the chest was completely taken away, as well as the scars on the back.  The boots were filled in using ProCreate to give it a smoother texture.  The band on the thigh and belt were also sculpted in using ProCreate.  The collar and sleeves were sculpted into place with Aves Fixit sculpt.  The head was made from a cast supplied by I-Am-Boba-Fett.  

Brea Tonnika (Shada D'ukal) was made using the 3.75" Build A Droid Leesub Sirlin.  The overshirt was completely removed using the Dremel, and the collar and sleeves were sculpted with Aves Fixit sculpt. The thigh band and belt were made from ProCreate.  The holster on the boot of Leesub Sirlin wsas simply removed with a razor blade, then sanded to smooth down the surface.  The head was the exact same cast as the first figure, which was supplied by I-Am-Boba-FettHowever, I used paint to make the faces appear different in shape, and structure.

I made them to sell since we have another set of heads we can use to make a set for ourselves at a later date. THIS SET IS NOW SOLD!


"TONNIKA SISTERS"
created by Elias





 Karoly D'ulin as Senni Tonnika


 Shada D'ukal as Brea Tonnika





Having Angela House ask me to make her a figure of herself was the biggest compliment an artist could ask for.






SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED





Monday, July 15, 2019

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 72

"D-Squad" created by Wraithnine

Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations along with Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 5 of The Clone Wars TV series "Droid" arc. Featuring tutorials on making Captain Neyo, Admiral Tarkin, D-Squad, Borkus, and two version of Gregor.






Sunday, July 14, 2019

"9001 Z001 LANDSPEEDER" created by Elias

Six-point-eight meters in diameter, this speeder carried a single pilot. The craft hovered up to three meters above the ground and its numerous viewports allowed its driver an excellent field of vision. While not the speediest of vehicles, able to achieve only 160 kilometers per hour, a ring of micro-thrusters around the hull granted exceptional maneuverability. One of these vehicles was seen parked outside Chalmun's Cantina in "A New Hope".

We had originally purchased a 1:18 scale cast of this ship from Hole In The Ground Productions to display with our personal collection. Sometime after we purchased it, we received a second interpretation of the ship from an alternate seller. When I was thinking of some cool pieces I could produce over my summer break from school that I could sell to make some cash, Dad suggested that I paint up one of the two versions of this speeder that we had sitting on our shelf of future products. To keep costs down for the buyer, I grabbed the less complicated of the two versions to paint up for sale.

It took about 16 hours to paint inside and out. While an unpainted version is still available to purchase from Hole In The Ground for only $48, my painted version will cost considerably more due to all the hours it took to paint and bring to completion.  If anyone is interested in buying this piece, the cost is $275 + shipping. All you need to do is send an email to customsforthekid@gmail.com to let us know you are interested in making the purchase. 



"9001 Z001 LANDSPEEDER"
created by Elias

















SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER


Sunday, July 7, 2019

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 71

   

Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations along with Darth Daddy & Elias of "Customs for the Kid" showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 5 of The Clone Wars TV series "Youngling" arc. Featuring tutorials on making Gwarm, Craggy Tooth Pirate A, Professor Huyang, Byph, Ganodi, Gungi, Katooni, Petro and Zatt.