poncho
Grand Master
Having seen a thread on facebook from the vintage rebellion podcast boys about customs i thought i would share mine. i havnt heard the podcast yet im very much behind. i believe the general jist was customs is a love hate thing amongst collectors.
me well..
Having perused through the Tantivexi Customs thread http://www.tantivexi.com/f18-creative-customs and it inspired me to make some of my own customs there are some outstanding artists on there james and clints work in particular and are moderators and regular posters on tantivexi
my interest in vintage starwars toys has dwindled in the past 2 years or so ive dabbled every now and then in a custom to keep my toe in the water
as to speak. ive made 4 so far over the past 18 months or so. they have become better and better i think.
i think the key to customs is having fun
taking something that was once broken/beat up and bringing back to life in new fun way.
i would like to add that figures i have used for customisation were broken, cracked, very worn/played with.
here we go....
PVC001 (Luke Hoth Redux - Recon Patrol) with a removable scarf/goggles and scarf
The goggles and binoculars have been lifted of the torso and made into usable accessories
PVC002 (Concept 8D8) : Inspired by Ralph Mcquarrie Concept
loved making this the leg brackets and lower abdominal pieces are a toy tractor wheel and cap mechanism from a spray kitchen cleaner :lol:
PVC003 (Concept 21-b) : Inspired by Ralph Mcquarrie Concept
took and long time and thought process this one it went through many changes! i made the belt from a cable tie and pipes were from my daughters bead making kit
PVC004 (King Terak) from (Ewoks) The Battle Of Endor
This was very hard to make the face and torso are nikto with added sculpting and the first time i have used scuplting put! the curved mouth big eye brows beard and long hair were a challenge. the shoulder pads are made from a mobil oil bottle lid :lol:
me well..
Having perused through the Tantivexi Customs thread http://www.tantivexi.com/f18-creative-customs and it inspired me to make some of my own customs there are some outstanding artists on there james and clints work in particular and are moderators and regular posters on tantivexi
my interest in vintage starwars toys has dwindled in the past 2 years or so ive dabbled every now and then in a custom to keep my toe in the water
as to speak. ive made 4 so far over the past 18 months or so. they have become better and better i think.
i think the key to customs is having fun
taking something that was once broken/beat up and bringing back to life in new fun way.i would like to add that figures i have used for customisation were broken, cracked, very worn/played with.
here we go....
PVC001 (Luke Hoth Redux - Recon Patrol) with a removable scarf/goggles and scarf
The goggles and binoculars have been lifted of the torso and made into usable accessories
PVC002 (Concept 8D8) : Inspired by Ralph Mcquarrie Concept
loved making this the leg brackets and lower abdominal pieces are a toy tractor wheel and cap mechanism from a spray kitchen cleaner :lol:
PVC003 (Concept 21-b) : Inspired by Ralph Mcquarrie Concept
took and long time and thought process this one it went through many changes! i made the belt from a cable tie and pipes were from my daughters bead making kit
PVC004 (King Terak) from (Ewoks) The Battle Of Endor
This was very hard to make the face and torso are nikto with added sculpting and the first time i have used scuplting put! the curved mouth big eye brows beard and long hair were a challenge. the shoulder pads are made from a mobil oil bottle lid :lol:
