I think Owen deserves his own thread here.  His work is fascinating.  He wasn't going to open one, but when I asked him about it, he said sure, go ahead.  So, here I am, basically kissing his ass because his work is so good - and he's humble about it.  Which is amazing.

Anyways, here are a few of his masterpieces that I'd like to discuss with you guys, and hopefully even get some pointers from Owen himself.

IMPERIAL GUN TOWER



REBEL ARMORED SPEEDER



BATTLEFRONT WALL SECTION



HOMING SPIDER DROID



YAVIN IV ACCESSORY SET



AIWHA



IMPERIAL SPEEDER



 

UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE
   
Turmoil has engulfed the GALACTIC REPUBLIC. 
The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is
in dispute.

Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly
battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all
shipping to the small planet of Naboo.  Queen Amidala of
Naboo has refused to sign any treaty with the
Trade Federation.

While the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two
Jedi Knights to settle the conflict, Coruscant Peace Officer
Rykrof Enloe has already returned home to Naboo in
an attempt not only to warn his people of the dangers
ahead, but to help prepare them for the worst possibility
of all; invasion…






















































Well that's it for #2 - thanks Famine for hosting yet another one.  Thoughts?  What do you guys think.  There were actually quite a few new shots in this one, but mostly because there were some shots before that were kinda blurry and I wanted to make it a bit crisper.

 

Well here is the Special Edition of this story.  No major changes - but some enhanced effects.  Let me know what you think... this is the first in the Rykrof Enloe series, and takes place right before the Battle of Naboo.


CRISIS ON ABRIDON

It is a dark time for the Republic.  Terrorist attacks throughout Coruscant have caused the deaths of thousands.  The GALACTIC SENATE has chosen to handle the matter internally rather than take advice from the JEDI COUNCIL.

Peacekeeper Rykrof Enloe, a native from the planet Naboo, has been hand selected by the Senate to lead the Republic Guard in an investigation of the Badoo Corba, a radical group believed to be linked to the attacks.  The organization has also been blamed for the mysterious loss of communications with the small planet of Abridon.

Little does the Senate know the scope of the task at hand, as the Badoo Corba organization has secretly been contacted by the powerful TRADE FEDERATION, who has an agenda all its own…



















































Ok, that's the original one redone slightly.  Kinda fun to look back at it because it was the first one I did, and obviously I had no idea what I was doing on it.

Thoughts?  Was it worth redoing the effects on it and adding in a few minor details?

 

Thought this might be a fun idea around here... Not to try and outdo each other, but maybe to see what people can come up with.  Maybe we can do a monthly idea - like a category, not necessarily a certain character. 

For May, maybe we can start with... create a hot Star Wars chick.

Then, a new one for June... like a smuggler.

July, a fan fic EU Separatist leader...

...get the idea?  Thoughts?  Who's in?

 

I still go to www.thecustomalliance.com quite a bit... also, www.owenscustoms.com.

Check out this new Quinlin Vos that Owen D made... more pics at his site.



Also, this awesome Rebel Speeder -



 

It's been a few weeks now... what seem to be the top selling figures in your area? 

Here in St. Louis, I do more than my share of toy runs, so here's what seem to be the hottest of these first 32 figures -

#1 - Clone Trooper
#2 - Battle Droid
#3 - Darth Vader
#4 - Emperor Palpatine
#5 - Grievous (4-saber)

Other than that, basically a ton of Jedi hanging on the pegs, including the main ones in Anakin, Obi Wan and Yoda.  Still see quite a few Super Battle Droids and Magna Droids as far as army builders go... and then more than a few of R2D2, Padme, Bail, Mothma, etc... but mostly the top five list that I mentioned are the hardest ones to find now in my area.

Kinda curious to see if everyone else is seeing a similar trend, something different, etc.

So, what would you say are the top five selling figures (only 1-32) in your area so far?

 

Jesse - I think you would be an excellent man to do some sort of custom reviews... remember the Critique of the Week that used to go on?  Well I think you would be ideal for something like that here on the main page. 

You could do all sorts of things - custom figures, playsets, photonovels, vehicles, etc. - you name it.

It would be cool to start off with something like Muftak's Death Star playset he made, and then take it from there.

What do you think?

 

I like the idea of the photonovel section and really appreciate the staff attempting to help us out... I was hoping we might actually have a link on the front page or something with them hosted here... but this is still pretty cool.

The only thing is, I don't know if newbies and others will even see there is a Photonovel section... it's a bit hard to notice if you don't know it's up there.  I am afraid there might actually be a bit less activity with it where it is.

I don't know... what do you guys think?  Am I wrong?

Could one of the staff members maybe show on the front page "news" section that there is a new section to the forums or something?

Maybe I take these photonovels too seriously... but I think they are very cool and a great part of the hobby.  I enjoy making them, and reading Lance Quazar's stuff as well as JediKnight760071's new photonovel... I want everyone to be able to experience them.  I bet there's a decent sized group of collectors who don't even know they exist.