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Thursday, April 10, 2014

DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: HEMBLE CREATIONS


Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featured Star Wars customizer Ron Hemble aka Hemble Creations in the latest Customizing Corner over at The Star Wars Underworld.


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Ron Hembling aka Hemble Creations is a name that almost every Star Wars customizer knows. He's famous for creating lifelike dioramas filled with custom action figures that are among the best ever made.  This Australian native is definitely within the ranks of the top three Star Wars customizers of all-time.  His paint applications add  so much realism with their masterful weathered appearance.  I can recognize a Hemble piece immediately because there is no one else out there quite like him.  He has a signature look that creates such uniformity when looking at all his pieces as a group.  They would all display so well next to each other.  Hemble's work is consistently classy.  One masterpiece after another.  I love the way he captures and exhibits the world that Lucas created.  

Hemble is unique in the community for sometimes turning his super-articulated action figures into frozen statuettes.  Once he poses an action figure in his diorama and gets it into its desired position, he will sculpt over the joints and hide the parts of the action figure that take away from the sculpts sense of realism.  By the time he finishes hiding all the lines in the figure that could only come off a machined assembly line, Hemble has a piece like the one pictured below. 

This artist really shows his mastery by being able to work within so many different scales.  I can't tell you how many customizing contests I took part in where Hemble took the top prize. Hemble's been one of the most supportive members I've come across in the custom action figure community and talents like Hemble don't come around as often as we all wish they would. 


























You can see more of Ron's work at his website or at many a custom forums which he frequents, below are just some he goes to.
  

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Yakfinities #52 - JABBA'S ENTOURAGE




Make any custom of a character you consider to be part of Jabba's gang, and you're set! Just make it a new custom! It can be fan fiction, EU, ROTJ based, whatever - entries will be accepted April 1 - July 31.  As always Yakface.com will have some random prizes announced during the Roundup Report.





Twelfth Parsec sends in a new update about the Custom Star Wars Inspired Space Trees...






!!!!! THEY'VE EXTENDED THEIR DEADLINE !!!!!

Due to recent popular demand indiegogo has asked them if they wanted to extend their campaign an additional 16 days to take advantage of the recent momentum and allow more people to get their orders in!

Because of the recent inflow of orders they have decided to extend the deadline.
The final date to place an order is now April 23rd.

-Orders placed AFTER the original end date April 8th will have new delivery dates of September because of the recent demand.

- All orders that were placed BEFORE April 8th will still have the original delivery dates listed when you purchased your perk." 

Click here to go their Indiegogo Campaign Page and get in on this great event. Please also remember, if you didn't listen to the great interview Custom Action Figure News did with Twelfth Parsec , hit this link to go to the Archive Page and listen or download to your favorite device.





Tuesday, April 8, 2014

"Customs for the Kid" Clears 11,000 Visits for the Month of March


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Yakfinities #51 – Roundup Report



The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has come to a close, and with 50 entries, there are plenty of great custom figures in the Yakface forum gallery for your viewing pleasure!  Check our the Roundup Report in the forums, and see who is walking away with prizes!


Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions - "Yoda" Custom Action Figure created by ELIAS

Completing my first sculpted figure was a real milestone in my development as an artist. It made me feel like I was more a part of the customizing community now that I could participate in conversations about sculpting with some experience behind me. Prior to making this figure, I had only observed my dad sculpt action figures. Dad gave me this project feeling it would be a great introductory lesson on sculpting for me. Dad said that he first practiced his sculpting technique by creating hair on action figure heads before he attempted more advanced techniques.

To sculpt the hairstyle on the matured Yoda character model, I used Green Stuff. When my sculpt hardened and dried, a grey prime coat was applied to the sculpt and then black washes were used on the recesses while white paint was dry brushed to the raised areas of the sculpt.



THE CLONE WARS: THE LOST MISSIONS
"Yoda" Custom Action Figure
created by Elias























SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED



 
The original Yoda character model pictured above was released by Hasbro as a toy.  The second Yoda character model is pictured below it and never was released as a toy.  I modified the action figure made by Hasbro to create Yoda as he was depicted in the later seasons of The Clone Wars TV series so I had both versions of the Jedi Master.




 My version on the left.  Hasbro's is on the right.













































My Yoda was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.



My "Star Wars: Rebels" Custom Contest entry was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.



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