I also started a Flicker page because it seems that is where LEGO fans post their work. I have more pictures there.
Friday, July 26, 2013
LEGO Bounty hunters
I was really happy with how the LEGO band came out, so I decided to
sculpt the remaining Bounty Hunters LEGO has not yet made! Again the challenge was trying to replicate the LEGO style so that they all fit in!
I also started a Flicker page because it seems that is where LEGO fans post their work. I have more pictures there.
I also started a Flicker page because it seems that is where LEGO fans post their work. I have more pictures there.
More Custom LEGO minfigs - Max Rebo Band!
I got my LEGO Jabba's Place built and so I needed his band. However, LEGO only makes one of the band members, Max Reebo. So I decided to sculpt my own. The tricky part was trying to copy the LEGO style. I think they fit in well!
I also started a Flicker page because it seems that is where LEGO fans post their work. I have more pictures there.
I also started a Flicker page because it seems that is where LEGO fans post their work. I have more pictures there.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
1st LEGO Custom MiniFigs - Kenner Droids
I always wanted a LEGO R2-D2 & C-3PO MiniFig that were Chrome, like the vintage Kenner figures. It took me forever to make this one happen!
I tested over 20 different combinations of water slide paper and sealant over a year until I finally found a combination that worked. I worked on it off and on for over a year buying and testing all kinds brands.
Then recently I found a brick store that sells Chrome LEGO parts. This is what finally got the project in motion. Now I re-created the current C-3PO chest artwork to make the water slide decal. They actually turned out a lot better than I thought!
I tested over 20 different combinations of water slide paper and sealant over a year until I finally found a combination that worked. I worked on it off and on for over a year buying and testing all kinds brands.
Then recently I found a brick store that sells Chrome LEGO parts. This is what finally got the project in motion. Now I re-created the current C-3PO chest artwork to make the water slide decal. They actually turned out a lot better than I thought!
Monday, June 10, 2013
RQ-22 Update!
I showed you the design a while ago, now the sculpt is done!
You can see RQ-22 is smaller in scale, better detailed and has a lot more articulation when compared to his MOTUC brother.
MOTUC Figures are about 7" and the Star Wars Black Series figures are 6".
Plus I wanted him more to a Twiki from Buck Rogers scale.
You can see RQ-22 is smaller in scale, better detailed and has a lot more articulation when compared to his MOTUC brother.
MOTUC Figures are about 7" and the Star Wars Black Series figures are 6".
Plus I wanted him more to a Twiki from Buck Rogers scale.
Friday, June 7, 2013
T-Fett : Intergalactic Soldier of Fortune!
All Hail Our Sacred Drunken Wookiee: a Chewbacchus Art
Show
An art exhibition that celebrates fandom in all its glory
with pop culture mash-ups at the Big Top. This show will be juried by the
Overlords of Chewbacchus and the Board of The Big Top.
The Big Top Gallery
1638 Clio Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Opening reception is Saturday, July 13th, 2013
This is my entry into the art show...T-Fett :
Intergalactic Soldier of Fortune!
An all original sculpt with the design and packaging by me.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Star Wars Black Series - Jabba The Hutt
May the 4th be with you!
This weekend at Daxie Boy Toys I revealed my newest custom of Jabba the Hutt and Salacious Crumb in the new Star Wars Black Series 6" scale. I decided to make them as soon as I heard we were getting Boba Fett at SDCC! A big thanks to Gino Ybarra for helping me out.
The biggest compliment/question I kept getting this weekend was...is that the Sideshow Jabba?
Ha Ha, nope that is mine!
Below are a bunch of pictures of the figures and underneath those are some work-in-progress pictures of how I made them. There is a also a sneak peek below of the next figure we are working on.
This weekend at Daxie Boy Toys I revealed my newest custom of Jabba the Hutt and Salacious Crumb in the new Star Wars Black Series 6" scale. I decided to make them as soon as I heard we were getting Boba Fett at SDCC! A big thanks to Gino Ybarra for helping me out.
The biggest compliment/question I kept getting this weekend was...is that the Sideshow Jabba?
Ha Ha, nope that is mine!
Below are a bunch of pictures of the figures and underneath those are some work-in-progress pictures of how I made them. There is a also a sneak peek below of the next figure we are working on.
Jabba's arms are poaseable
Salacious Crumb is fully poseable
Here is a DC Universe Batman for scale
Gamorrean Guard in progress
Jabba started out in foam
Next I covered him and shaped him using Magic Sculpt
Salacious was sculpted using Magic Sculpt
Now I added my own mix of Sculpy for the detail
I am painting Jabba
Gino is working on the base
Monday, March 25, 2013
Star Wars RQ-22
I was reading this weekend that Ralph McQuarrie worked on several designs for Glen A. Larson's 1978 show Battlestar Galactica. Then later in 1979 when Mr. Larson was developing a new show, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, he used some of the unused concepts from Battlestar.
I recently re-discovered Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, I remember watching re-runs when I was a little kid. That show did not age well. It's very dated with tons of Space Disco! But I still fell in love with it...especially Twiki!
70's + SciFi + Robots = Love!
However, I do not think that Ralph McQuarrie designed Twiki, I do not know who did, does anyone know?
Anyway, that got me thinking...
What if I went into my Ralph McQuarrie archive and used some of his unused concepts for some Star Wars custom figures? In particular his unused robot designs from the MOTU movie!
I used the 3D model of my robot and Photoshopped it to look more "Star Wars" like. I added more details and did some weathering on his paint and now we have RQ-22. I think he fits right in and will be perfect for my (future) 6" Star Wars figures! I am thinking he should be smaller than my MOTU version, about 1 inch smaller. That makes him about 3.5" tall, I kinda want him small like Twiki.
As soon as I get chance and clear my plate little more I am going to start on him!
I recently re-discovered Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, I remember watching re-runs when I was a little kid. That show did not age well. It's very dated with tons of Space Disco! But I still fell in love with it...especially Twiki!
70's + SciFi + Robots = Love!
However, I do not think that Ralph McQuarrie designed Twiki, I do not know who did, does anyone know?
Anyway, that got me thinking...
What if I went into my Ralph McQuarrie archive and used some of his unused concepts for some Star Wars custom figures? In particular his unused robot designs from the MOTU movie!
I used the 3D model of my robot and Photoshopped it to look more "Star Wars" like. I added more details and did some weathering on his paint and now we have RQ-22. I think he fits right in and will be perfect for my (future) 6" Star Wars figures! I am thinking he should be smaller than my MOTU version, about 1 inch smaller. That makes him about 3.5" tall, I kinda want him small like Twiki.
As soon as I get chance and clear my plate little more I am going to start on him!
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