Thanks Stormforce and Ryan. I've always thought that the presentation is just as important as the production. I've seen plenty of great customs that looked horrid because they were photographed on the kitchen table using the flash or some other bad setup. And I've seen some mediocre customs that definitely benefited from nice photography.

As for the backdrops, I use several different pieces. I don't have photos of them all, but this is the one that I use most:



Basically, it's 3 different pieces made by Kotobukiya called "Mechanical Chain Base", that were made for displaying Gundam model kits and figures. They are all sold separately, and each box contains a floor piece and a wall piece and then some extra bits and pieces. Like I mentioned, I took 3 different kits and put them together to form this little hallway area, then I painted it and weathered it for a nice dirty look, lol.

Some of the other pieces that I use are from the McFarlane Matrix figures (like on Darth Caedus and Jaina Solo), one is from a DC Superman figure (like on Kal Skirata), and a few other odds and ends.

Anyway, here's a few pics of my newest pieces. More pics and info, recipes, etc. can be found on my website: http://www.starwarsgeek.net

Mara Jade - The Emperor's Hand


Jaina Solo (version 2)


NON-SW:

Iron Patriot


GI Joe Resolute: Alley Viper

Some new stuff....

Old Republic-style Bounty Hunter



Duros Bounty Hunter



Kal Skirata



Carnage



Mr. Freeze



Cyber Armor Batman



backpack flips open



Captain Amerihulk? Not really sure where this idea came from, it was a commission piece...

Here I am in the parking lot at one of my favorite "haunts" (lol, I crack me up)



1989 Cadillac Hearse
23' long
12 mpg 
But lots of space in the back for toy runs 

I stopped collecting these a while back... but that Amanaman is just awesome!

Not as much as I once was, thanks to the fact that I haven't had a job in a year...

Rob, I've learned (the hard way, unfortunately) that it really doesn't matter what you say, or what you do. There is just no pleasing some people. And some people will just flat out lie.

I usually ship items the same day people pay if they pay me before around 2pm or the very next day at the latest, since I have no job or anything... and yet, I still can't seem to get above a 4.7 - 4.8 on my DSR scores.

Not to mention that I had a buyer who bought a Galactic Heroes figure from me for like $2, paid, I shipped it next day, she got it in 3 days from the end of the auction. On day 7 after the auction, she leaves me a negative feedback, says it took me 8 days to ship (even though it had only been 7 days since the auction ended) and that my communication was extremely poor.

So basically, ebay sucks. But what can you do?

Well, I was a member here a few years ago, actually a staff member, and then some **** went down that wasn't cool so I left and things got out of hand and things were said and names were called and yadda yadda yadda... but I'm older and wiser now, so I've decided to come back and see what was up with my old hangout. After around 15 minutes of trying to remember my old password and then trying to recover it... I said **** it and just re-registered. Easier this way. Also wipes out any bad memories, lol!