i was thinking more along the lines of a generic army guy like maybe an elite corps or BBi guy. they kind of have "uniforms" and you could shave the extra pouches etc off. the bodies have nice posability too. i don't know if there was an AOD Ash in S-Mart uniform in the 3 3/4 - 4" size in those AOD packs. oh also those new Terminator figs might could work too...the one generic cop looking guy. ok that was a good illustration of my ADD problem...i'll be moving along & going about my business now 

I got sick right around New Years and it kinda slowed me down, but i managed to get a couple more projects off my desk & completed.

First up is Commander Neyo. This is a #41 Target Clone & a Bantha5 kit. my husband cut the styrene straps for me and made the shoulder pauldron out of styrene too. he also made the buckle on the strap across the chest out of a little thicker styrene we have. the strap goes through the buckle and then loops through another buckle opening cut in the styrene near the shoulder. i tried to get it as accurate as possible and painted the emblem on the helmet - its not a decal. i tried to weather it just like the reference shots i studied. i guessed at the strap configuration on the back and if its not totally accurate that's ok. overall, i like the way it turned out. i'm a little burned out on clones, but i had this project lined up to do and wanted it done.









since i did a season 2 Clone Wars obi-wan in clone disguise, i wanted to do a season 1 Clone Wars obi-wan clone disguise but with soft goods.  the body is a Tank Gunner, the head is from the Battle Pack and the robe is from the AOTC pilot obi-wan. i repainted the hair to more the right shade of brown and my husband helped cut and engineer the robe and clasps as well. i like the soft goods on this for a change, it was easy to do. i was working on this before the group project so that's why he's not there. 





as always all comments are welcome 

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Is he holding his unit in this picture?

Ha!

From that Angle it does look a little funny.

It's just a loose strap from his Jumpsuit.  Don't get to excited

LOL! best laugh i have had today!

Seriously though Fritz, i really dig your dead troopers and i think i like the pilot the best, especially when thinking of the opening of ROTS. very nice work!

darth_ripley- I was thinking about how to go about making an electrostaff. I have a couple of tips from Phono plugs (big headphone jacks) and i was thinking about sticking them in either end of an ink tube from a ballpoint pen...what do you think?

i don't know what kind of hardware/craft/hobby stores you have in Canada, but i would suggest some small hollow aluminum tubing for a solid and nice looking base for an electrostaff, along with the phono jacks or other parts on the ends of the aluminum. its fairly lightweight being hollow and i think would look better than attempting to paint a ballpoint pen shaft...although that would work too i bet. i've started experimenting with making 1/6th scale aluminum lightsabers so i'm kinda hooked on that right now. 

here's a reference photo of the staffs:

http://www.starwars.com/databank/technology/electrostaff/img/eu_bg.jpg

yeah, Power DVD is great - i use that myself too.

so i'm having a hard time trying to win a Muftak off ebay at a good price right now (inflated shipping costs) and i already have a Hammerhead so i may change to a Roron Corobb and possibly a Wolfman Jedi too. what do ya'll think would be a good Jedi torso for these guys?

thanks for posting the pics up for everyone to see Findswoman...i couldn't get into the geocities either.

i think my favorite is the blue snag. i love the silver boots and the loud blue jumpsuit, such a great update on a fun character.

the padme in nightgown is also stunning. i love the use of soft goods on her gown and the little bead & accents make it look like something we could only dream of getting from Hasbro.

padme's ghost is spoooooooooky! 

i'm not familiar with King Ebareebaveebeedee, but he looks really cool.

keep up the wonderful work Findswoman, i look forward to more of your updates! 

i'm thinking the outfit would have to be soft goods since there aren't any Jedi robes that are big enough to fit him and i don't know about sculpting any....i like the soft goods idea anyhow. i think i can retool some extra 12" clothes that i have in my fodder bin. i have leather scraps i can use for the belt...and i don't believe he has boots, at least i hope not lol! 

i am just finishing up a soft goods Obi-Wan clone disguise from season 1 but i don't want to put that into this challenge.

ideally, it would be awesome to do an IG Lancer droid too....but i may have my hands too full with other stuff at the moment.