Custom Tree Huts Star Wars !!!!

Hey everyone!

TwelfthParsec is posting in several custom action figure dioramas about a start up diorama company on indiegogo! They are going to specialize in large scale dioramas and environments for 3.75" figures.

Space trees is their first endeavor for the business and they have been making customs for years. The first design is inspired by the forest villages that the Ewoks call home.

They stated that they will be specializing in large scale enviroments and that they have much more in the works as long as they can get up and running. The perfectly scaled dioramas will be both customizable and expandable.

Hope you guys will take a look head on over and help them get up and running.

Check out their campaign here:
http://igg.me/at/twelfthparsec/x/6311184

Parintachin73 Added to "Customs I Wish I Owned"

Parintachin73, aka Blaise Bear, hails from Kingston, NY where his time is divided between working full-time, being a parent to a beautiful little girl, freelance graphic designing, and cramming in as many hours at his customs workspace as possible. He has been doing custom figures for about 7-8 years now with an emphasis on Star Wars figures. Although he has been known to delve into the world of superheroes from time to time, his primary goal these days is to expand his skill set and take on new challenges.

Parintachin73 is a veteran with powerhouse skills.  I really love his paint work. His colors are so rich and warm.  Very nice on the eyes!

The creativity in his builds is evident too.  The head he used for his Mara Jade custom action figure is a head that I've never seen used before and it is the most flattering version I've come across.  His Mythos Obi Wan Kenobi in 3 3/4" scale is just awesome!  So well done!

Parintachin73

Link for his work on rebelscum.com:
Parintachin73's customs thread



For commissions please contact:
 blaisebear@yahoo.com






Also check out DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER featuring
Parintachin73:

"BO KATAN" created by Customs for the Kid & CloneCommanderJay

Bo Katan is a character that really needed to be released in action figure form.  I know we really wanted to have her here at home.  For some reason Hasbro is hesitant to release female characters in their toy line.  Bo Katan was an immediate fan favorite from The Clone Wars TV series. Unfortunately, it appears that she won't be released any time soon , if at all, even though she has a huge fan following.  Especially among the fangirls.  I wanted to get this figure posted after I read an awesome article by Teresa Delgado Lutha of the Star Wars podcast "Fangirls Going Rogue" addressing the gender divide that currently exists in the Star Wars community.  We've been advocating for Hasbro to design their toy line with fangirls in mind for a long time now on our "Customs for the Fangirls" page.  Teresa's article is a must read that I hope results in some Star Wars activism from the fans.  Hopefully one day we'll see Bo Katan on pegs, preferably in a 2-pack with Duchess Satine to make it easier to sell. Unfortunately, at this point in time, making your own is probably your only chance to have her in your Clone Wars action figure collection.

I first saw this action figure on the Facebook page of Star Wars customizer Wraithnine.  It was his friend Jay Butterworth's Bo Katan custom, and the artist was selling the figure.  Jay Butterworth aka CloneCommanderJay was new to customizing and he hadn't yet learned to tackle the issue of paint rub on the articulating joints.  He sold me the figure under the premise that I would fix the paint rub for him.  I used my Dremel to reduce the joints, added some needed sculpting to the helmet and lower torso that was absent. Elias painted a new headsculpt for Bo Katan that we purchased from Audes Workshop on eBay.

Now I didn't do the build on this figure, so you'll have to bare with me.  I will do my best to cover the recipe.  The lower legs are from the Clone Wars Death Watch Mandalorian Commando action figure, the thighs are from the Clone Wars Aurra Sing action figure but have been modified with my Dremel to remove some strapping, the torso was from an Isabet Reau action figure with sculpting on the lower part of her armor under the belt, also swapped out the belt to make it more screen accurate.

I'm not sure what helmet was used, but Jay did the sculpting around the eyes. I did the sculpting along the bottom of the helmet.

Hope this post inspires more versions of this character in action figure form.  This collaboration was loads of fun!

"BO KATAN"

created by Customs for the Kid & CloneCommanderJay

"Bo Katan" Headsculpt 

created by Audes Workshop and painted by

Elias of "Customs for the Kid"

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

Headcast by Audes_Workshop

This is how Bo Katan looked before Darth Daddy's minor modifications.

Dad's "Bo Katan" action figure was featured on Jedi News.

 This action figure was featured on the "Fangirls Going Rogue" Facebook page.

This action figure was featured on the "FanGirl Zone" Facebook page.

Article about the Great Gender Divide:

http://www.jedinews.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsID=15684

Teresa makes an appearance on the Star Wars Report to discus Star Wars Rebels, her article on the gender divide and the marketing of Star Wars Rebels:

 http://www.starwarsreport.com/2014/02/23/gender-and-the-star-wars-rebels-marketing-swr-122/

Fangirls Going Rogue FB page: 

https://www.facebook.com/FangirlsGoingRogue

PHASE II - PRE VIZSLA

STAR WARS REBELS CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE

Imperialshipyards.net and Yakface.com have joined forces again to bring customizers another joint customizing event...STAR WARS REBELS! The rules are simple - create a custom figure, vehicle, playset, etc., that's inspired by the upcoming STAR WARS REBELS animated series and post your work in their forums. Read the full details here and get your plan together to show Hasbro what a real REBELS Action Figure ought to look like. And you can even make em more than 5 POA (sorry couldn't resist that)!

Custom Action Figure News is back with Episode 67! - NY TOY FAIR 2014

Custom Action Figure News is back with Episode 67!

You knew this one was coming. CAFN did a recap of all the cool things they saw from Toy Fair 2014. They were joined by ISY Roving Reporter Extraordinaire Dan Kosa as they previewed all the new Star Wars Products showcased in NYC with a little Marvel, Transformers, and JOE thrown in for good measure. Hit that play button to see the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. As usual CAFN ran out of time so look for them to finish this up soon!