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In all her glory....


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Thanks everyone for the compliments.  I'm really glad that the figure has gotten this response.  Hopefully someone else can be inspired, as the parts were pretty easy to come by. 

Quazar - sorry I can't post larger photos, as I'm not hosting them myself, but you can click on each to open up the full size.   Also, I think that the Padme pilot head is my fav star wars female, and would look very good on this figure.
     However, the particular head I used is from the Ceremony Leia, which isn't that bad, as it came late in the POTF2 line - right before Episode 1.  However, the way I repainted it, bored out to fit on Aayla's neckpost, and changed the ears, I think it was actually about the best choice.  Also, the face is a little fuller than that of the Padmes, reflecting the actual actresses.   

Thanks for the suggestion though, I might try the Pilot Padme head for an alternate head? ;)

Given all the amazing work you did on the head with the make-up and the ears, you really made it work and the bigger pictures help bring out the detail.

This is a great figure.  I actually posted a thread about her many months ago (can't find it) asking who this gal was and talking about a hypothetical custom.

You did a fan-tastic job!  An incredible fusion of disparate parts.  Craftsmanship is top notch.

Great, great work.  (I do think pilot padme is better looking, too, but your work on this is just terrific.)

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Maybe this is too broad an umbrella (and I have no idea if any other ideas were already agreed upon), but would a generic "Elseworlds/Infinties/Universe Cross-Over" work?

And I don't mean Infinities within the SW universe.  So, for example, you could do Obi Wan as a knight of the round table, Tarkin as a German WWII officer, Boba Fett as Batman or Snake-Eyes as a Jedi and Storm Shadow as a Sith.

Thoughts? 

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Hmm so like the Jedi as Medevil Knights? or a clone as a WW 2 officer or somesuch.

Exactly!

The possibilities are endless!

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Hey, will Gardulla and her home feature into any awesome photonovel work?


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Instead of just "pimp" style, how about any "terrestrial" SW hybrid?  Any SW character in some kind of earth-bound outfit from any time period...?


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This is such a great job that it pains me to see you using that awful POTF2 Leia head.  The craftsmanship here is stellar, but a better head choice would have made this flawless.  I would recommend maybe AOTC Pilot Padme or Lars homestead Padme or even ROTS Padme.

Oh, and post bigger pictures to show the exquisite detail.

Amazing job.

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Wow!  GORGEOUS, FW, simply gorgeous!  Amazing work on the make-up and dress.

This is really, really terrific.  It looks completely professionally and completely beautiful.

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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Female Figures List
« on: May 29, 2006, 12:19 PM »
Mego and Galoob made  lines of 3 3/4" Star Trek figures that had some very nice female sculpts.


This is a great resource for older figure fodder.
3 3/4-inch Archives

That is a good site, but it hasn't been updated in years and there are many, many ommissions.  And there is also an emphasis on the old 80's Mego figures which are virtually useless compared to today's modern sculpts.

I believe that Galoob Tasha was already mentioned.  She's not bad!

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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Female Figures List
« on: May 28, 2006, 09:44 PM »
There is also the WOW Action Girl line of figures, but they're a trifle cartoonish looking.

Sounds nifty, Quazar!  I'm not familiar with that line -- have you ever used these figures or parts in your own work? And could you send me a link, by any chance?  Searching "Action Girl" and even "Action girl figure" didn't give me anything looking like li'l plastic toys!  :o

Again -- any volunteers to maintain the vintage femfig list?  Let's keep this thing alive, folks!  :)

...the Findswoman

Findswoman, I'm surprised you don't know these figures.  I could have sworn that the arms used in your Isnard figure were from that line.

They're the female action figures from Lanard toys, discontinued around 2000.  I snagged a bunch on ebay a few years ago (after waiting months and months for some to reappear at reasonble prices - they became quite scarce overnight.)

Here's a link to some pictures -

http://community-2.webtv.net/The_Corps/WowActionGirls/

If I get a chance, I'll try to take some better pics standing alongside SW figures.  They are usually just SLIGHTLY taller than most human figures in the SW line.

Their faces are rather generic looking and not finely sculpted, but they're certainly better than SW vintage, but certainly not at the modern level.  As such, it's not easy to categorize them into our binary system.




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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Female Figures List
« on: May 27, 2006, 01:02 PM »
There is also the WOW Action Girl line of figures, but they're a trifle cartoonish looking.

I agree that we should try to create a "modern" only line which would preclude many on Rolla's list (no offense :) ), like the Buck Rodgers, MASH, old GI Joe, 80's cartoon and various Mego figures.

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Cool customs, Brent!  I like the weequay quite a lot, very cool.

Diva is nice, too, but I don't like the use of the creepy, zombie-like Sly Moore head.  She gives me the willies (and her skin tone doesn't quite match her body.)

Still, the rest is a very clever use of parts.  Just give her a prettier head, man! 

Nice work all around!

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Great work, Phurby and Pendragon!

Pen,

I LOVE your figure.  I recognized the Annika parts, but the sculpy additions are amazing.  really a terrific job all around.  I only noticed those flaws after you pointed them out, but I'm sure the final version will be even more impressive.  Great, obscure choice of head with depa, makes her really look original.  Painting, sculpting is tops all around.

Phurby,

alas, as much as I respect and admire your work, I'm not a fan of the microman bodies you've been using lately, I just don't like seeing all those joints.  But the outfit and sculping here are great and the balloon concept is very original and works extremely well.  The flaws in your piece (from my perspective) at not at all a result of your work, which is top notch.


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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Female Figures List
« on: May 26, 2006, 06:19 PM »
Oh, there's also a Sabe figure from POTJ in the "battle outfit" seen near the end of the movie during the invasion of the palace.  Don't know if that one was mentioned!

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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Female Figures List
« on: May 26, 2006, 06:16 PM »
Not to be a Negative Nellie, but many of RollaJedi's suggestions from the 80's are too crude to stand next to today's finely sculpted efforts from Hasbro & others.

Also, though pricey, we have the two Lucas daughters from the Lucas family set -

Chi Eekway - twilek
Ter Taneel - human

There's another GI Joe female that I recently picked up, named simply "G.I. Jane" - she comes in a pack with several other figures.  She looks similar to Bombstrike (same busty torso), but has a different head - blonde hair, cut shorter.

As with SW figures, it's best to stick with the more recent "Joe" offerings like Bomstrike, Courtney, Scarlett, Baroness, as the 80's versions have larger heads and less sophisticated sculpting.


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