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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Customs by Sith's Herald - Updated Jan. 2012
« on: April 2, 2012, 02:34 PM »
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: CHEWIE's customs updated 03.30.2012
« on: April 2, 2012, 08:48 AM »
Very cool new stuff! I like the death droid and the gladiators especially.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Fun With Heads... Head Swapping Compilation Thread!
« on: March 12, 2012, 09:06 AM »
I've found that if you have a head that is "loose" on another figure, a great way to make it tighter is to put a little ball of Sculpey or clay in the head and press it onto the new figure. The clay then squished down around the ball joint and tightens up nicely. If you are using Scupley, you can then boil it for a minute or two to harden the Scupley.
A few of the customs I've done lately have been more in depth than entire arm & leg swaps. Many of the recent figures have consistent enough posts that you can also swap parts at the elbow, knee or ankle. Some end up being loose, in which case, the clay trick works again.
I really wish they would just standardize all the ball joint post sizes (like the Joes) so the parts were completely swap-able.
A few of the customs I've done lately have been more in depth than entire arm & leg swaps. Many of the recent figures have consistent enough posts that you can also swap parts at the elbow, knee or ankle. Some end up being loose, in which case, the clay trick works again.
I really wish they would just standardize all the ball joint post sizes (like the Joes) so the parts were completely swap-able.
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Discover the Force / Movie Heroes / Re: Movie Heroes Battle Packs
« on: March 5, 2012, 10:31 PM »I keep hearing about how much more durable the figures will be. Did Hasbro figure a way to make figures resistant to firecrackers?
..or BB guns. I never did find all the pieces to that Dengar back in '82 after he fell in the crosshairs.
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Customs by Sith's Herald - Updated Jan. 2012
« on: March 5, 2012, 10:12 PM »
Here's my latest batch. Enjoy!
Sector Marshall Tat Argota. Agent Argota is a character of my own design.
An Ewok elder
An aging utility droid
An Imperial Grand Admiral
A Jedi
A Bounty Hunter
A Devaronian Thug
A Tatooine Settler
Three new Mandalorians
All my custom Mandos together
Sector Marshall Tat Argota. Agent Argota is a character of my own design.
An Ewok elder
An aging utility droid
An Imperial Grand Admiral
A Jedi
A Bounty Hunter
A Devaronian Thug
A Tatooine Settler
Three new Mandalorians
All my custom Mandos together
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Photonovels and Movies / Re: Rykrof Enloe Chapter 32 - THE FINAL COMMAND
« on: February 23, 2012, 08:40 AM »
Nicely done as always!
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Discover the Force / Movie Heroes / Re: Walmart "Discover the Force" 3D Movie Figure Wave
« on: February 11, 2012, 11:49 AM »
My Mawhonic and Aurra both have one leg longer than the other. 
It reminds me of my old POTF Bespin Han.
It reminds me of my old POTF Bespin Han.
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Mara Jade (version 5)
« on: February 1, 2012, 09:47 AM »
Nice! Better than either of Hasbro's efforts.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Big Items of the Future!
« on: January 29, 2012, 08:05 PM »Like Jesse said...almost every single one of them has been clearanced and the amount and severity of clearance keeps growing.
Anybody ever talk to Hasbro about the Attack Gunship? I wonder what happened to a lot of these that were at retail.
I know Amazon really clearanced them out, but it seems like all of Target's stock was pulled back (by Hasbro?). I don't recall these even hitting 30% off before being removed from the shelves.
Most of the stores on the west side of Minneapolis still have a few of them... at $80. Not worth it to me. I got mine on Amazon and am very happy with what I got for their price.
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Star Wars Dioramas and Displays / Re: Ewok village BBQ
« on: January 19, 2012, 04:24 PM »
Very nice, as always.
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Star Wars Dioramas and Displays / Re: Wookiee vs. Trandoshan diorama :p
« on: January 19, 2012, 04:23 PM »
All your images have been censored?
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Customs by Sith's Herald - Updated Jan. 2012
« on: January 17, 2012, 10:20 AM »
I can't believe I haven't posted new work here for almost two years. I have a few things I just finished up, and a few more in the works. Let me know what you think.
The first is a super articulated Hoth Luke. The new Han with Tauntaun on the shelf upstaged the POTF Luke so bad, I needed to put together a comparable Luke to sit on his new ride.
The next set is Domino Squad from the first episode of CLone Wars season 3. Of course, Hevy has been available for a while, but I studied the episode to get all the right markings for Droidbait, Echo, Cutup and Fives.
I used some spare parts and a new paintjob to make a new Death Star officer.
I made a Princess Kneesaa out of an old Kenner Wicket years ago, but I sold her, so I decided it was time to have Princess Kneesaa 2.0
Finally, one of my first Star Wars customs was Darth Omen, a Sith Lord of my own design. I decided he also needed a facelift, so here is Darth Omen 2.0.
Old and New together
The first is a super articulated Hoth Luke. The new Han with Tauntaun on the shelf upstaged the POTF Luke so bad, I needed to put together a comparable Luke to sit on his new ride.
The next set is Domino Squad from the first episode of CLone Wars season 3. Of course, Hevy has been available for a while, but I studied the episode to get all the right markings for Droidbait, Echo, Cutup and Fives.
I used some spare parts and a new paintjob to make a new Death Star officer.
I made a Princess Kneesaa out of an old Kenner Wicket years ago, but I sold her, so I decided it was time to have Princess Kneesaa 2.0
Finally, one of my first Star Wars customs was Darth Omen, a Sith Lord of my own design. I decided he also needed a facelift, so here is Darth Omen 2.0.
Old and New together
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Star Wars Action Figures / Re: Customs by Fritzkrieg Update 01-15-2012
« on: January 17, 2012, 09:59 AM »
Sorry - I can't see the first one... Kidding. Nice camo work!
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Other Collectibles / Re: eFX Collectibles Replicas
« on: November 29, 2011, 08:51 AM »
Cool. Thanks. A friend is making some Jedi costumes for my girls and I want to get them better sabers than the telescoping plastic ones.
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Other Collectibles / Re: eFX Collectibles Replicas
« on: November 28, 2011, 09:02 AM »
Not sure if this is the right forum... I am wondering about those "FX" toy sabers that Target is selling for around $30. On the shelf, in the package, when you press the activation stud, the saber lights up for a few seconds, makes a couple 'clashing' sounds and shuts down. Is this how they always work, or is this a demo mode that can be changed once out of the package?