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Thursday, December 22, 2016

"SABINE WREN - IMPERIAL PROPAGANDA/ REBEL GRAFFITI" DIORAMA created by Darth Daddy

So, we never made a diorama before, but we figured there is no better time than the present.  We received some styrofoam sheets as packing material from some recently shipped Christmas gifts and with a little bit of plaster, toothpicks, paint and some duplicate stickers we got from some packs of Star Wars Rebels Topps trading cards, we made a fun diorama that we really love!

We used some glue to attach the styrofoam sheets and reinforced the connection by pushing toothpicks vertically into the wall from underneath the floor. When the glue set, we coated the walls and the floor with a thin coat of plaster.  After we painted what we had beige and did a light wash of brown, we then measured the diorama for the preferred sticker placement. Once the stickers were applied, we painted in the remaining graffiti onto the walls from where they were cut off from the sticker. To make the Rebel symbol match the symbols in the sticker carry onto the wall, we did a color photocopy of the original sticker and cut out the symbol we needed and then glued it into place to finish the piece.

We really like the design because by placing the wall in the center of the floor, you get two dioramas in one; almost a before and after display.



"SABINE WREN - IMPERIAL PROPAGANDA" DIORAMA
created by Darth Daddy



Time to hang some Imperial posters.










Sabine gives the posters her own personal touch.






SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED








Monday, December 19, 2016

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 33



Celebration Anaheim featured Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" finish breaking down Season 2 of The Clone Wars TV series as they showcase custom action figures from the season finale "Lethal Trackdown".







Saturday, December 17, 2016

MAKING "ZIRO THE HUTT" TUTORIAL with DARTH DADDY of "CUSTOMS FOR THE KID"

Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" was commissioned by Jimmy Mac of Rebel Force Radio to create a Clone Wars "Ziro the Hutt" action figure. Darth Daddy created this short step-by-step tutorial of the "Ziro the Hutt" build to assist you in making your own version of the character.

We tried to keep the video short to make it more digestible, but if you have any questions, just put them in the comments section and we'll do our best to answer them.



MAKING "ZIRO THE HUTT" TUTORIAL





CLONE WARS
"ZIRO THE HUTT"
(Jimmy Mac Commission)
created by Darth Daddy


























"So many times, people come to my house and they look at my collection and they say, "What's your favorite thing in here?' I'm never really sure what to answer that question with.  Now...I have a solid go to answer every time.  Ziro arrived today and he is magnificent.  Such amazing work.  Hasbro could not do any better. It's great and I love it.  I'm going to make a big deal about it on RFR so I hope you don't mind." - Jimmy Mac









SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED


Sunday, December 11, 2016

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 32



Celebration Anaheim featured Clone Wars  custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" continue breaking down Season 2 of The Clone Wars TV series as they showcase custom action figures from the episodes "Death Trap" and "Artoo Come Home".





Jedi Insider's "Star Wars - Custom of the Week"

We just wanted to give JediInsider.com a shout out for a weekly feature that they have been putting together since 2003.  In the beginning, it was only an occasional feature, but this year website contributor, Bespin Refugee has really been doing his part to make it a more regular feature. Customs for the Kid has already been featured many times this year, and if you are fan of Star Wars customs we suggest you go over to their website and keep up with their ongoing offerings. Click on any of the features below to read.