Hey there,

You are the master of the undead. You'r like the George Romero of custom action figures. This has got to be the most ingenous cross over ever. Each one you come up with has got me in awe. I do have one request, could you come up with a zombie ewok? That would be so cool. You may want to think about start doing alien undead. Since most of the aliens that inhabit the Star Wars universe are biped huminoids, you could do, for example, a rodian or barada. If you do not sculpt well,  I could make the alien skulls and you could do the rest. Just a thought. Can't wait to see the next one.

Jedi_Master_Ben

Hey hemble,

I love these!!! I love these!!! I LOVE THESE!!!

Your attention to detail is astounding. I love the mud detail on the jawa's cloak. I had to go and get the figure off the shelf and compare. You managed to bring out details that I did not know or took for granted. Amazing! It is always the subtle changes that really bring out the design. The Gonk really feels worn out and weathered down and extremely aged. And that antenna accessory from OOM-9 looks like it has always been there or at least should be. Awesome job.

Hey look, its Clone Commander Custer's last stand .  (A bit of American History Humor, I could not help myself ) Another fine example of what you could accomplish with basic weathering and foliage strategically placed. Very well done.

Jedi_Master_Ben

Hey everyone,

I'm back again with a quick post of my March MCC entry, Senator Toona Solbar, the Minbari repersentive to the Republic Senate.



Until next posting,

Jedi_Master_Ben

Hello everyone,

I want to take this time and reply to the nice comments everyone has left me.

Glassman6:  Thank you for your comments. I do love a good challenge. It helps to sharpen ones skills and force you to do something new and different. I know it is really a lot of work to sculpt an entire figure from scratch instead of just slapping on some sculpty parts on an existing figure, but the satisfaction you get when you step back and say "I made this!".  Then the next thing you say, "OK, what’s next." That to me is the gratification from this hobby. I think it is no more different than the what the garage kit model makers must feel when they make their statues and sell them for hundreds of dollars each . I have done a Resident Evil line for a small toy company here in Statesboro. Unfortunately, they did not get the license. I will post pictures soon. In addition, I will post the figures that I made over the years to show the progression of my skills. I have to warn you, some are down right hideous .

Chewie: Thank for the input on the pod racers. I think Hasbro dropped the ball on these. I had a lot of fun making them. It reminds me of how ILM would have made the models for the film, kit bashed and all. As soon as Hasbro announces the pod racer two pack this year, you know I will already drawing up new vehicle plans for their pod racers.

Jesse James: Thanks for the kind words. I always liked the idea of cross media toy production. It kind of goes back to the day when I used to play with my Star Wars toys and my Battlestar Galactica figures. I think if you design your toys to match a popular line, then the chances of your toys will sell are better if you do not match the format. I wish I sill have my Battlestar figures . The Tantive IV is not finished yet. It is over 3 1/2 feet long. It is big, but manageable, like the queen ship form episode 1.

Darth_Ennis: Thanks for the kind comments. I loved the over the top production design of the aliens. I never got to see the series as a hole, but from what shows I did see, I did like them enough for me to take interest. After Episode 1 came out, I thought these heads would make great senators or just back ground characters.

BrentS: Thanks for the comments. You know, I started out doing the same thing you all are doing, but with vintage figures. It was only natural that I progress to sculpting complete figures. You can too. With research and experimentation, you will advance your skills. As for the monstermaker clay, there is no curing involved. This clay is a wax/ oil base clay. It has the reverse properties of that of super sculpty. The colder it is, the harder it is, and vise versa. The point of this clay is to make a model and then make a mold of it to be replaced with some other medium (wax, plastic, ect...)

Thanks everyone for stopping by and I hope to continue to inspire and amaze you all in the future.

Jedi_Master_Ben

 

Hi there,

Your Admiral Screed looks good. I like the color scheme. The detail on the eye patch and other accessories are well done. I would recommend that instead of using rubberbands, start looking at styrene sheets. Rubber will deteriate overtime and will ruin your custom. You can cut styrene sheets to any length and thickness and it can be heated up to be shaped to fit. I just hate to see such great work lost due to chemical breakdown of rubber. As for the hat, it seems a bit big for the head you used. I would recommend that you fill the head with super sculpty and boil it so the hat looks like it fits. The other option is to fiind a imperial hat that does match the head size, like any of the POTF2 lines in the mid to late '90s. There  are folks out there including myself that casted a few of those hats. One more thing before I go, check out my friend, sith_fire30,  Admiral Screed. He did a simular version like yours.

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB7&Number=1683648&Forum=,f7,&Words=Screed&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Main=1683648&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=0&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post1683648

Unil the next posting,

Jedi_Master_Ben

Hello everyone,

I had posted a pictures of whats left of my Farscape figures I made back in 1999 as well as some alien heads over at the March MCC. Here are some more detailed pictures of the Farscape figures as well as another look at the alien heads. They did not survive the move to Statesboro. Most of them were not able to be salvaged, so they were lost to me. Those that did make it, I had started to mend them and until I got sidetracked at work and they were abandon until now. Now that I am a better sculptor and have better supplies and tools, I will revisit the line again.

Until the next posting,

Jedi_Master_Ben

Hi everyone,

I have seen everyone’s project entries for the various topics and I am impressed. I wanted to participate this month. I do not have much of custom fodder since I mostly sculpt my figures, but I did pick up a Mon Mothma for $.75 at Wal-mart in January. Since the head just pops off, I thought I could use one of my sculpted alien heads I did in Super Sculpty some time ago. It turned out to be to small it to be hollowed out and snapped on the neck post. So I started a new sculpt with my monster maker clay (www.monstermakers.com). This what I decided to come up with...



It is the female alien delegate from Babylon 5. I always loved to make other alien species creatures for the 3 3/4 inch (1:19 scale). I hope to have her finished this weekend and make a mold of her head so I can have a resin cast and paint it. I would love to hear from you on what you think of her and maybe have some fun and give her a name.

Until next posting,


Jedi_Master_Ben

Hi there,

There is another option you can take. You could make a cast of the Luke head. Make a silicon mold of the head first, then pour some resin into the mold. Before the the resin sets, insert the Obi Wan neck post into the mold and hold it place until the resin sets. Its like making a popcicle or a lollypop. It is a bit safer than messing with xacto blades or rotoray tools. Just my two cents.

Jedi_Master_Ben