"JEDI YOUNGLINGS" created by Customs for the Kid (PART TWO)

Ever since we started this project it has been racing toward completion. It felt like every time we completed a new figure, we became so excited with what we had produced that we couldn't wait to get another action figure started and finished.  We were customizing maniacs every free moment we had. We were able to finish the entire project in less than 3 weeks which is unheard of for us. Usually it takes us months to create six, 100% sculpted figures. A real passion for the project and loads of teamwork were the key to the project's quick completion. We put in about seven, 10-12 hour workdays by the time we finished it up.

The workload was divided up fairly evenly. Dad sculpted out Byph by himself and did most of Zatt. I asked to sculpt Zatt's face and his two outer tentacles. I had something specific in mind and Dad said "go for it". I also added some subtle highlights to the figure before the paint was sealed. I sculpted Petro's head and upper torso, while Dad sculpted the arms and added articulation to the elbows and wrists. Dad also sculpted everything on Petro from the belt on down. We both shared the paint on Petro. The only thing Dad did on Katooni was shorten her arms, while showing me how to maintain the original articulation. The rest of Katooni was all me. I also did all the work there was to be done on Ganodi. With Gungi, Dad built out his body and then we split up the sculpting throughout. Gungi ended up being my first 100% sculpted head.

We were hoping to have had the parts here so Huyang could have been posed here with the rest of the bunch, but the shipping has been delayed and we don't have a clear arrival date. Therefore, Huyang will just get his own post on the blog at some future date. It is likely Huyang's big reveal will be on "Customizing The Clone Wars" when we discuss the Youngling arc, so stay tuned when the episode drops!

"JEDI YOUNGLINGS"

created by Customs for the Kid

Custom "Ahsoka Tano" created by Elias. Custom "Huyang" created by Darth Daddy

"BYPH" 

    Byph was a male Ithorian youngling who trained to become a Jedi during the Clone Wars.

RECIPE

Body, Arms and Legs - Modified "Lord Of The Rings" Gollum

Hands - Clone Wars Aura Sing

Head - Original Headsculpt by Darth Daddy

Ball jointed neck, shoulders and hips
Swivel wrists

"ZATT"

Zatt was a male Nautolan Jedi Youngling who was a member of the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.

RECIPE

Head - Original Headsculpt by Customs for the Kid
Body, Arms and Legs - Modified "Lord Of The Rings" Gollum
Feet - Modified Vitruvian H.A.C.K.s Blank
Knees - Clone Wars Cad Bane

Ball jointed head, shoulders, knees, ankles and hips
Swivel wrists

"PETRO"

Petro was a human male Jedi Youngling who served the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.

RECIPE

Head - Modified Clone Wars Boba Fett (Sculpt by Elias)

Body and Hands - Modified Vintage Padawan Anakin Skywalker

Upper Arms - Modified "Lord Of The Rings" Gollum

Lower Arms - Modified 3.75" Black Series "Force Awakens" Princess Leia

Ball jointed head, shoulders, elbows, ankles and knees
Swivel wrists and hips

"GANODI"

A Force-sensitive Rodian female, Ganodi was a Jedi initiate during the Clone Wars. Elias has since modified the headsculpt using Blender and our 3D resin printer. Tenacious resin was used for durability. The head was later molded, and casts were reproduced with Smooth On's 61D resin in a pressure pot.

RECIPE

Body, Arms, and Legs - Modified Vintage Padawan Anakin Skywalker

Left Hand - Modified "Lord Of The Rings" Gollum

Right Hand - Unknown

Head - Original Headsculpt by Elias

Ball jointed head, shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles
Swivel hips and wrists

"KATOONI"

Katooni was a female Tholothian Jedi youngling who served the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars. Like all Tholothians, Katooni had a scaled head with half a dozen pale hanging tendrils. She was very patient, as shown when she waited to complete her lightsaber. She was trusting, believing in Hondo Ohnaka when he told her he would help rescue Ahsoka Tano. She appeared to have a fear of heights, as she was reluctant to climb the cliff in the Crystal Cave on Ilum. While very kind, Katooni was not afraid to call out Petro on numerous occasions.

Elias has since modified the headsculpt using Blender and our 3D resin printer. Tenacious resin was used for durability. The head was later molded, and casts were reproduced with Smooth On's 61D resin in a pressure pot.

RECIPE

Body, Arms, Hands, Legs, and Feet - Modified Clone Wars Ahsoka Tano

Head - Modified Rebels Ahsoka Tano (Headsculpt by Elias)

Ball jointed head, shoulders, knees and ankles
Swivel forearms and hips

"GUNGI"

Gungi was a male Wookiee Jedi youngling who was training to become a Jedi in the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.

RECIPE

Body, Arms, and Legs - Modified Clone Wars Chewbacca
Ankles - Clone Wars Mace Windu

Head and Lightsaber- Original Headsculpt by Elias

Ball jointed head, shoulders, elbows, knees, and rocker ankles
Swivel hips and wrists

JEDI YOUNGLING 

CUSTOM LIGHTSABERS

All the lightsaber were custom made.

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

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"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 55

 

Clone Wars custom action figure artists, Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid" are back to showcase Clone Wars custom action figures from Season 4 of The Clone Wars TV series episodes "Mercy Mission" & "Nomad Droids".

"CLONE WARS" ARC TROOPER ECHO created by Darth Daddy (ARC TROOPER RESIN KIT BUILD)

Just tried out the "ARC Trooper Kit" from Kamino Casting to make us an ARC Trooper Echo from "The Clone Wars TV" series for our collection here at home. Unfortunately, he is no longer selling these kits, but we added one of our own to fill the vacuum and it can be found in the picture link below. We still provide you with the old tutorial for how to put the resin cast kit together.

The kits only come in 3.75". They are a great way to make ARC Trooper customs at a reduced cost. The original base figures are just too expensive on the secondary market to make customizing them practical. These kits are the best solution to that problem!

"CLONE WARS" ARC TROOPER ECHO 

created by Darth Daddy

 I photographed the "Echo" figure that was made with the resin kit next to a custom "Fives" figure that I made with the "Blitz" from the "The Clone Wars" line.

SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

KITS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

 ARC TROOPER "FIVES"

YAKFINITIES GOES ROGUE!

The latest Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has kicked off, and the Rogue One theme is one that holds a ton of promise considering the depth of figures Hasbro has yet to offer in the ever-popular 3.75″ super articulated line.

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YAKFINITIES #62 ROUNDUP REPORT

The latest Yakfinties Customizing Challenge has concluded, and with over 50 customs submitted, Yakface.com once again has a fantastic Roundup Report to share.  Fans of the Expanded Universe will not want to miss out on these custom action figure entries!

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DARTH DADDY's GOOGLE+ PAGE HITS 10 MILLION VIEWS

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"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 15

Peak-OB1 Custom Creations & Darth Daddy of Customs for the Kid recap Season One of "Customizing The Clone Wars".

"CUSTOMIZING THE CLONE WARS" - EPISODE 14

Peak-OB1 Custom Creations and Darth Daddy of Customs for the Kid discuss the Season One finale "Hostage Crisis" and The Clone Wars custom action figures the episode inspired.

Customizing "The Clone Wars" - EPISODE 1

Peak-OB1 and Darth Daddy discuss The Clone Wars theatrical release and share Clone Wars custom action figures that the film inspired.


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DARTH DADDY's CUSTOMIZING CORNER: My Kind of Scum

Darth Daddy's Customizing Corner featured Star Wars customizer My Kind of Scum in his latest post over at The Star Wars Underworld.

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Loje Nella

My Kind of Scum (also known as Craig in other 'real world' circles) was born in Ohio and currently lives in Wyoming. He has been a fan of Star Wars since seeing A New Hope in theatres (meaning he's old). Over the years, his fandom has only grown through the Original Trilogy, the Prequels, releases by West End Games, and the enormous catalogue of the Expanded Universe/ Legends. The first customizing he ever did was when the POTF2 line was in its infancy. He would heat figure's joints to bend them into poses, and changed out figure heads, etc. 

Later, after seeing what other customizers were accomplishing he was fully drawn into the customizing world and has been seriously customizing ever since. Currently, he's trying to teach himself how to sculpt and to add articulation to figures so that he can take his customizing to the next level. He prefers to create his own characters and has been doing prep work for years on a photonovel series that he hopes to one day get off of the ground. He cites Star Wars customizer/photonovelist, Chewie as one of his greatest inspirations. 

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My Kind of Scum