Monthly Customizing Challenge - Previous Months

[CHEWIE]

Damn.  I'm sorry Phruby.  Who could forget a Sith Gungan!   

 

[RollaJedi]

I've got my sith lord done for July, so what is the custom challenge for august, anyways? 

A suggestion I have for one is maybe pod racers.  There are a lot of diverse characters already in TPM and racer, racer revenge games, plus it would be really cool what you could do as a fan fic character as well.

[CHEWIE]

Hell, that's a GREAT idea for a customs challenge.  Maybe September can be Fan-Fic Pod Racers?

For August we are planning on Droids.  Looks like we have two categories -

(1) Astromech

(2) Protocol-type droid (using no 3PO parts)

 

[RollaJedi]

Well, here is my first finished picture of my most recent custom and my edition of the custom challenge for July, Sith.  Enjoy! 
 


Its is of Naga Sadow, a Sith Lord who would later go on to be a Dark Lord of the Sith.  He is the first Sith to return from exile to the Republic to try and conquer it.  His plans are foiled by the Jedi, and he must flee back to his Sith Empire.  However, he is also exiled from there as well, and retreats to an unknown planet called Yavin IV.  There, his Massassi Warriors erect shrines and temples for him until one day he would come out of hiding.

[CHEWIE]

Oh man, that's evil looking!

It's hard to tell that isn't a 3-3/4" scale figure.  You did mention that you make 6" customs, right?

So how did you make this guy?  Did you do much sculpting?  I'm pretty ignorant of the 6" scale line of figures, so I'm clueless on this (but very impressed).

If one were to make a 3-3/4" scale of this figure, I'm not sure where I would start.

He has an ancient Roman look to him... too cool!  And good collage with the pics, I like how you added in a reference pic on him.

What a great addition to this series! 

 

[don]

Chewie, don't forget mine from back on page 13.



Evil-quay:


Sith-Twi'lek

[CHEWIE]

I'm sorry Don... my bad!  Keep coming here and showing your work.  We need your expert talents!

That Weequay is so cool... did you ever decide which one is the Master?

 

[Gregorbian]

RollaJedi - that's a really good custom!  That's a 6" custom?  I haven't dabbled much in 6" customs (just a crappy ML Boba Fett and Leon the Professional), but the softgoods and detail are all well done on your Sith Lord.  I would also like to know how you made him.

[RollaJedi]

Here is a pic of what the figure looked like before I customized it.  It is a 6" booker t WWE wrestling figure my kid had laying in a box in the basement.  Everything added was made from sculpy 3 and sculpy super flex.  I got the cloth from walmart fabrics scraps bin, and the chains are a clearanced necklace I bought and dismantled.  I love to sculpt though and use sculpy on everything I do.   

[CHEWIE]

I really like the "Roman" look that he has to him.  Really adds a classical feel to this figure.  Maybe for a lightsaber you could use that one that came with the 6" scale Darth Maul, or one of those mega figures that are out now.

 

[RollaJedi]

actually, the ancient sith didnt have lightsabers, but they focused their dark powers through crystals, which they used to make swords and other weaponry.  Naga here is supposed to have a big, crystal sword, but I havent tackled that yet. 

[CHEWIE]

Oh!  I guess you learn something new every day!   

 

[Gregorbian]

Yeah, I didn't know that either.  That's pretty cool, although I can't really imagine Star Wars without lightsabers 

[RollaJedi]

Yeah, thats what I thought too! 
Although, the Jedi of that era used lightsabers, but they were still very primitive.  The sabers had a cord attached from the hilt to a battery on their belts. 
Can you say 'extension cord?'

[Gregorbian]

Really?  Where'd you hear that?  That's hi-larious!