Showing posts with label Sith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sith. Show all posts
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Darth Klehssius Strikes Back!
I posted a new custom figure auction last night. Click the pic to see more and read about the evil Darth Klehssius and his Battle Drone:
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Hazardous Materials
Just posted a new auction on ebay:
Click the image to see more pictures and some information about the character.
Click the image to see more pictures and some information about the character.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Parts is parts.
I posted my latest custom on the October Toy Forums for the folks there to see. Here he is for the folks who read my blog:
I posted the following pictures showing what all went into the making of the figure. I hope this helps anyone who would like to make their own customs. Part of the process of making really interesting customs is being able to see potential parts in production figures. I spend a LOT of time researching what figures are out, what they look like at all angles, and how much they cost.
Here's a diagram of the figure with the individual parts marked by number:
1. The mask from an ARF Trooper from the Animated Star Wars Clone Wars line.
2. The head from a Slice from the GI Joe Valor Vs Venom line.
3. Shoulder pad and strap from an Iron Grenadier from the GI Joe 25th Anniversary line.
4. Body from a Duke from the GI Joe The Rise of Cobra line.
5. Forearms from a robot from the Mars Heroes line.
6. Hands from an Anakin from the Animated Star Wars Clone Wars line.
7. Lightsaber hilt from an Asaajj Ventress from the Star Wars Legacy Collection line.
8. Lightsaber blade from an Anteres Draco from the Star Wars Legacy Collection line.
9. Boots from a Viper from the GI Joe Valor vs Venom line.
10. Belt from a Slice from the GI Joe Valor vs Venom line.
11. Shoulder pad from a robot from the Mars Heroes line.
Hope that helps any of you folks thinking about making customs! Making a great custom is as easy sometimes as picking the right parts to compliment each other! Go forth and chop, glue, and paint!!!
If you want to follow the auction of the figure you can find it here.
I posted the following pictures showing what all went into the making of the figure. I hope this helps anyone who would like to make their own customs. Part of the process of making really interesting customs is being able to see potential parts in production figures. I spend a LOT of time researching what figures are out, what they look like at all angles, and how much they cost.
Here's a diagram of the figure with the individual parts marked by number:
1. The mask from an ARF Trooper from the Animated Star Wars Clone Wars line.
2. The head from a Slice from the GI Joe Valor Vs Venom line.
3. Shoulder pad and strap from an Iron Grenadier from the GI Joe 25th Anniversary line.
4. Body from a Duke from the GI Joe The Rise of Cobra line.
5. Forearms from a robot from the Mars Heroes line.
6. Hands from an Anakin from the Animated Star Wars Clone Wars line.
7. Lightsaber hilt from an Asaajj Ventress from the Star Wars Legacy Collection line.
8. Lightsaber blade from an Anteres Draco from the Star Wars Legacy Collection line.
9. Boots from a Viper from the GI Joe Valor vs Venom line.
10. Belt from a Slice from the GI Joe Valor vs Venom line.
11. Shoulder pad from a robot from the Mars Heroes line.
Hope that helps any of you folks thinking about making customs! Making a great custom is as easy sometimes as picking the right parts to compliment each other! Go forth and chop, glue, and paint!!!
If you want to follow the auction of the figure you can find it here.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
What can you buy for 5 bucks these days?
If you're a cheap cuss like me, you can buy a handful of fun!
Here's my haul from today:
I had to run errands in town today, and I hit two of my favorite places for bargains: Dollar General and Family Dollar. I usually have a policy that I won't spend over ten bucks in either place-- it's a challenge I made up to make being thrifty a bit more fun. It's a good tip for families trying to save money as well-- make saving money a game, and everyone comes out better in the end!
In Dollar General I found a weird book and a mini-figure.
This is Mr. Hands by Gary A. Braunbeck. I have no idea who Gary A. Braunbeck is, but when I saw the cover of the book I pretty much knew I was going to buy it. Turns out the book is about a toy that kills people. That seems oddly appropriate. The toy part-- not the killing part!!!
I want a toy of that guy on the cover. Looks like something itching to be made by a vinyl toy maker!
I also found a Darth Vader Unleashed figure. It was originally 3 bucks, and the blue sticker is supposed to be half-off of the price. It wound up ringing up as 75% off, so he was only 75 cents. Booyah! He doesn't really do much and only has one point of articulation (the right arm), but he looks pretty cool on my shelf, and that's OK by me. Toys don't always have to be super-articulated to be awesome!
At Family Dollar I found the real treasure of the trip: teensy tiny Terminators!!! These are basically scaled-down versions of the 1/18 scale Terminator: Salvation figures by Playmates toys.
They had all the packs there, but I only got the one with the T-600 and the T-700. For 3 bucks you get two tiny, articulated figures with pretty reasonable paint apps and attached weapons.
They are extremely well-sculpted for such small figures. The gunbelt on the T-600 even fits in the mini-gun and can be removed from the chamber! The T-700 has a piece of angle-iron sculpted into his mitt.
They each have 4 points of articulation: both shoulders and hips are swivel joints. They can't do the Macarena, but they can break dance like
champs!
The regular figures stand about 2.5 inches tall and the T-600 stands 2.75 inches tall. They are so cool looking standing on my shelf next to their big cousin.
Finally! A robot Infiltrator Buildman can look down on!
So... next time someone asks you what 5 bucks buys, tell them, "A killer toy, a Sith Lord, and two miniature metallic monstrosities!"
Here's my haul from today:
I had to run errands in town today, and I hit two of my favorite places for bargains: Dollar General and Family Dollar. I usually have a policy that I won't spend over ten bucks in either place-- it's a challenge I made up to make being thrifty a bit more fun. It's a good tip for families trying to save money as well-- make saving money a game, and everyone comes out better in the end!
In Dollar General I found a weird book and a mini-figure.
This is Mr. Hands by Gary A. Braunbeck. I have no idea who Gary A. Braunbeck is, but when I saw the cover of the book I pretty much knew I was going to buy it. Turns out the book is about a toy that kills people. That seems oddly appropriate. The toy part-- not the killing part!!!
I want a toy of that guy on the cover. Looks like something itching to be made by a vinyl toy maker!
I also found a Darth Vader Unleashed figure. It was originally 3 bucks, and the blue sticker is supposed to be half-off of the price. It wound up ringing up as 75% off, so he was only 75 cents. Booyah! He doesn't really do much and only has one point of articulation (the right arm), but he looks pretty cool on my shelf, and that's OK by me. Toys don't always have to be super-articulated to be awesome!
At Family Dollar I found the real treasure of the trip: teensy tiny Terminators!!! These are basically scaled-down versions of the 1/18 scale Terminator: Salvation figures by Playmates toys.
They had all the packs there, but I only got the one with the T-600 and the T-700. For 3 bucks you get two tiny, articulated figures with pretty reasonable paint apps and attached weapons.
They are extremely well-sculpted for such small figures. The gunbelt on the T-600 even fits in the mini-gun and can be removed from the chamber! The T-700 has a piece of angle-iron sculpted into his mitt.
They each have 4 points of articulation: both shoulders and hips are swivel joints. They can't do the Macarena, but they can break dance like
champs!
The regular figures stand about 2.5 inches tall and the T-600 stands 2.75 inches tall. They are so cool looking standing on my shelf next to their big cousin.
Finally! A robot Infiltrator Buildman can look down on!
So... next time someone asks you what 5 bucks buys, tell them, "A killer toy, a Sith Lord, and two miniature metallic monstrosities!"
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Hourglass Figure...
well... i wanted to challenge myself and see if i could make a figure from start to finish in an hour. so i started working on it at 7:30pm and ended up with the final figure by 8:25pm. take a look:
i think it came out ok...
i think it came out ok...
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