Yakfinities #50: The Original Trilogy has wrapped up, and we had well over 100 entries, making this one of the best customizing challenges yet! Plus, not only did we have the standard random winners receiving prizes, but we also had two Grand Prize winners walking away with the Amazon Exclusive Droid Factory Wave!
Collider has posted an exclusive that Bottleneck Gallery will be having a timed release sale of Marko Manev’s Star Wars Triptych prints this Friday (Jan 17) through Sunday (Jan 19). Prints can be purchased individually or as a matching numbered set. Head on over to Collider.com for details and a closer look at the art.
We’ve got another great Concept Series mockup by localgotal, which entails another great group of figures that Hasbro should release in a multi-pack. I can only wonder how much better the Star Wars brand might be doing at retail these days if ideas such as these were actually available at retail by the folks at Hasbro rather than many of the decisions they’ve made the past couple years. Head on over to the forums and share your thoughts!
The first Yakfinities Customizing Challenge of 2014 is underway! This should be a fun one, so get out those customizing supplies and show us what you’re capable of!
Reminder: Yakfinities #50 results will be posted next week.
We’ve got another great Concept Series mockup by localgotal, which entails a group of figures that Hasbro should release in a multi-pack. I contend that fans of Star Wars would rather see sets like this than Geonosis Jedi packs. What do you think? Would you fork over your hard earned dollars for sets like these?
The StarWars Tumblr page has posted a great concept illustration by Kilian Plunkett for The Ghost from the Star Wars Rebels series. I’m loving this ship more and more every time I see it. Let’s hope that Hasbro does it some sort of justice in the 3-3/4″ line. Click on over to check out a larger view.
Kult Studio has assembled one of the most impressive collections of Star Wars art on the web. View collectible fine art from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith and more. Here you’ll find original works as well as some rare limited edition giclées (museum quality prints) and animation art cels. All Star Wars and Lucasfilm artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
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Our good friends at Imperialshipyards.net have kicked off another fun customizing event, this time it’s a no paint kit-bash theme. Of course what that means is no painting on these customs! Find some part swaps and see what you can put together after the jump!
Forum member Evilivo has updated his customizing thread with some real gems for your viewing pleasure, including a reworked Jabba the Hutt. Check out his custom upgrades thread and enjoy the pics after the jump!