CHEWIE's customs updated 06.22.2012

[Darth_Ennis]

I love that Jamilla. I didn't even know the Lucas family was available yet.
This is a nice update on Trigg, The peices work well together. Im looking forward to seeing the updated PN, Im probably going to go back later on and read the stories again. Its been a while since Ive read most of them. Excellent work as always.

[Glassman6]

Ouch Chewie, please tell me you didint order the Lucas set just for fodder??

Jamila looks great though, as usual. Great work.

[Quazar]

Ouch Chewie, please tell me you didint order the Lucas set just for fodder??

Are you kidding?  The Lucas set is good ONLY for Fodder!  Baron is terrific for just about any high-falutin' senator, diplomat, noble, whatever.....as are the daughters.

I just bought a couple of 'em loose on ebay, which was slightly cheaper than getting the whole set (since I don't need Jett).

[CHEWIE]

Thanks guys for the feedback.

I definitely need to fix the eyes on that Jedi, they look horrible... maybe I should just use a different head.

On the Lucas set, I bought two sets, one to open for display and another for custom fodder.  As soon as I saw it I thought one might work for a Jamilla.  Since I don't sculpt things and like to have a large pool of custom parts to choose from in making a custom, these are a great set for me.

I might look into getting a few loose ones if possible too...

 

[Gregorbian]

Nice update CHEWIE!
The Jedi looks good, although I agree about the head, it seems a bit off.  A repaint will probably be fine though.

I really like the new Trigg Fuuda.  Those Pirates of the Carribean parts work great, especially on this guy. 

Queen Jamilla looks good, the paint apps are sharp as always.  I'm surprised that she doesn't seem to have too much drybrushing, but she looks fine as is.  Nice work!

[BrentS]

Greetings from France!  I just couldn't stay away for too long. 

Love the update - Jamilla is my favorite of the bunch.  I've also ordered two sets of these figures and think they could be fodder but yes they are quite expensive.  I know what you mean about the white faces looking "clowny"  when I did the Kiss customs a while back it was very tedious to try to make them look like KISS and not clowns.  Since it was just white, black, and silver it was okay.

[Nirvana]

I like the Jedi Padawan- kind of a teenage Jedi...the torso looks very nice toghether with the Kit Fisto skirt piece.

The Queen of Naboo looks good too- what kind of fleshtone paint do you use? I've yet to find a good standard fleshtone paint without mixing, which usually doesn't come out too good.

Trigg looks really good- are you continuing to update old characters from the Rykrof series? The PotC legs look very nice with the torso. Great work.

On another note, where does one get Dullcote? I've looked but never had any luck.

[CHEWIE]

Thanks guys.

For dullcoat, I use the matte acrylic spray that Walmart has in their arts/craft section.  It comes in a can just like spray paint, and is about $4.00 per can.  Works great, but don't spray too close to a figure.

 

[RollaJedi]

SET GAGE - A Jedi Padawan.
Great coloring and a good generic jedi template!
cant get past the eyes.  They're too buggy or something.
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head - BBI figure
torso/arms/legs - EPI Soft Goods Obi Wan
skirt piece - ROTS Kit Fisto

Great coloring and a good generic jedi template!
cant get past the eyes.  They're too buggy or something.
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QUEEN JAMILLA - The Queen of Naboo.



head - SAGA2 Lucas human daughter
torso/skirt - SAGA2 Lucas twi'lek daughter
arms - EPI Senate Queen Amidala
hands - ROTS Chancellor Palpatine

cool to see coruscant amidala put to use with the GL pack head
even though I know its movie accurate, I just cant get past the paint apps on the face. I've always hated the naboo queen face painting thing....
reminds me of raggedy anne all grown up!  j/k

TRIGG FUUDA - The original leader of the Badoo Corba.



head - SAGA2 Bib Fortuna
torso/arms - OTC General Madine
vest - POTJ Bespin Han Solo
gloves - ROTS Firespeeder pilot
skirt piece - Evolutions Darth Maul
legs - Pirates of the Carribean figure

absolute awesome pairing of limbs and torso! paint of course is tops!
nothing really but maybe some pinkish tint on the lekku like on the head
still waiting on the post-darth sidious version custom of him! 

 

[CHEWIE]

Thanks Rolla - I agree, the eyes on that Jedi are just plain bad.

The Queen figure actually is supposed to be Jamilla, not Amidala.   

And I got that first photonovel redone, in case you were wondering. I know you had said you wanted to see it compared to the original.  Both are in the photonovel section.

 

[CHEWIE]

How about some PN preview pics...







 

[Phrubruh]

Great pictures Chewie. I love how you do the lighting. I'm also equally impressed that you used a Lucas daughter head for a custom. That sounds like one expensive custom you did there. I wish regular stores sold those. Then I would have some fodder when they go on clearance.

[glorbes]

An impressive body of work.

The most exceptional aspect of many of your customs is the paint application...the dusty effects and subtle weathering looks great at this scale, which is no small feat.  The kitbashing choices you've made for many of your characters also shows a strong eye for design.

I'd like to also comment quickly on some of your work in the monthly custom challenge thread...definitely some of the most eye-catching entries, showcasing the qualities I've mentioned above with a certain amount of ingenuity.

Incredible stuff.

[Phalanxx]

Great custom and PN update Chewie.  All of them look really good, but I really like how your updated TRIGG FUUDA turned out.  The part selection for is very creative and they flow together really well.  The addition of the maul skirt really adds alot to the overall figure.  Great job!

[Fritzkrieg]

Love the Preview Pics.

Can't Wait to see the Finished Results.

SET GAGE - A Jedi Padawan> Nice Generic Jedi, The Only Thing Missing is his Padwan Braid.

QUEEN JAMILLA > For some Reason the Look of this Custom Kind of Freaks me Out. It reminds me of one of thos Scary Dolls, from the Horror Movies.

TRIGG FUUDA > This is the jewel of the Lot, Much Better than the Previous Versions of this Character. Can't wait to see him in the Updated Special eddition Rykrof Chapters.

Great Update! Keep em Commin.