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Title: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ner_vod on September 13, 2005, 08:38 PM
Does anyone know if Ricky UK has his own website.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ryan on September 13, 2005, 08:53 PM
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/contoy/Concept1.html
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ner_vod on September 13, 2005, 10:18 PM
Does anyone know what the symbol that looks like  a fancy l with a line through it means. I know it has to do with money.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ryan on September 13, 2005, 10:26 PM
That would be a the symbol for Britain's money.

1GBP = 1.82577 USD
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ner_vod on September 13, 2005, 10:28 PM
Thank you SLC. I might want to order commandos from Ricky UK. (although I think you need a credit card, so I'm doing a fundraiser and one of the prizes is a pre-paid visa card)
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ryan on September 13, 2005, 10:32 PM
Thank you SLC. I might want to order commandos from Ricky UK. (although I think you need a credit card, so I'm doing a fundraiser and one of the prizes is a pre-paid visa card)

Woah, What are you doing? We don't want our young members falling victim to any credit card scams. :-\
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ner_vod on September 13, 2005, 10:37 PM
No, it's a fundraiser for the Virginia Diner. I gotta sell 100 items to get though. It's a pre-paid 100$ visa. Other prizes include pre-paid cell phones, iPod shuffle, and a mini DVD player.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: ThePerennial on September 13, 2005, 10:41 PM
If I could afford ricky's clone commando figs, I'd buy them in a heartbeat. Too bad I'm poor and have even poorer sculpting ablilities. if not, I'd have done it myself :P

 I still think that ricky's commandoes were the best clones ever. I mean, those things are made from scratch! it's crazy!
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ner_vod on September 13, 2005, 10:43 PM
I really love the Sev that he did.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Ryan on September 13, 2005, 10:57 PM
If I could afford ricky's clone commando figs, I'd buy them in a heartbeat. Too bad I'm poor and have even poorer sculpting ablilities. if not, I'd have done it myself :P

 I still think that ricky's commandoes were the best clones ever. I mean, those things are made from scratch! it's crazy!

Well almost from scratch, the bodies are CW SA clones cast in wax then majorly retooled. The headsculpt is indeed from scratch.

And speaking of Commandos, DD have you finished your's yet? :)
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: ThePerennial on September 14, 2005, 12:04 AM
If I could afford ricky's clone commando figs, I'd buy them in a heartbeat. Too bad I'm poor and have even poorer sculpting ablilities. if not, I'd have done it myself :P

 I still think that ricky's commandoes were the best clones ever. I mean, those things are made from scratch! it's crazy!

Well almost from scratch, the bodies are CW SA clones cast in wax then majorly retooled. The headsculpt is indeed from scratch.

And speaking of Commandos, DD have you finished your's yet? :)

 Well, thelegs are from the SA clones. The body that hecast in wax and resculpted was actually the bootleg clone from hong kong. Still, it's incredible at the level of detail and accuracy (which is dead on) -- especially considering that at the time he did it, there weren't much reference pics.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: CHEWIE on September 14, 2005, 12:05 AM
I traded for one of those Commandos a while back from him, but for some reason it just didn't "do it for me" so it was given as a gift to a fellow member here.

They are great figures, but it just didn't fit in for me for some reason.  His talent is amazing, I guess I'm just not a huge fan of the Commando design (I know, I'm in the minority).

 :P
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: ThePerennial on September 14, 2005, 12:30 AM
I traded for one of those Commandos a while back from him, but for some reason it just didn't "do it for me" so it was given as a gift to a fellow member here.

They are great figures, but it just didn't fit in for me for some reason.  His talent is amazing, I guess I'm just not a huge fan of the Commando design (I know, I'm in the minority).

 :P

 BLASPHEMER!  *Vapes him with a DC-17*

 Just kidding. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I myself prefer the genesis of all the troopers; The Mandalorians of course. The mystique of the mandalorians and the sheer badass-ness of jango and boba on film probably contribute to my mandalorian mania.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: CHEWIE on September 14, 2005, 11:02 AM
Well, I just don't know why I feel that way.  For some reason the whole design of the character itself to me was just "clone bandwagon" driven.  It's a nice design... if I had kept the parts, I probably would have turned it into a custom bounty hunter.

 :P
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Glassman6 on September 14, 2005, 11:12 AM
I understand what you are saying chewie, I traded for one as well, a year ago, and while the sculpt and concept are incredible, and his skills are legendary, the figure is small and not bulky enough. Which when put next to other figs takes away from the glory of it.

I still like em though...I'm just to lazy to tackle one of my own, or i would try to pick up on the stuff i mentioned.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?w/announcment by commander_cody
Post by: Ner_vod on September 14, 2005, 04:21 PM
Hi everybody. I'm doing a fundraiser for my school and they do internet orders and they ship basically everywhere. So if you would like to order, go to VAdiner (http://www.virginiadiner.com). Once your there, 1. click start shopping 2. select region:Virginia-chesapeake(that's for the seller's region:me)3.select organizatoin name: Greenbrier MS PTA 4. Participant name:Paolo Pineda  5. submit
star shopping. But check their policy and stuff to make sure they can ship to where ever you live. Thanks.
Title: Re: Rick UK's website?
Post by: Darth Delicious on September 14, 2005, 04:43 PM
I understand what you are saying chewie, I traded for one as well, a year ago, and while the sculpt and concept are incredible, and his skills are legendary, the figure is small and not bulky enough. Which when put next to other figs takes away from the glory of it.

I still like em though...I'm just to lazy to tackle one of my own, or i would try to pick up on the stuff i mentioned.

I agree with Glassman...amazing sculpt, but needed to be a lot bulkier to be in scale.

-DD