The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge focuses on residents of Tatooine, and more entries have been rolling in each week.
Check out the latest entries, or add your own to the mix by clicking here.
Category Archives: Customizing
Customizer Spotlight: OG Trilogy
Diorama guru OG Trilogy returns with yet another masterpiece, with a ton of great photos which you can check out by clicking here.
Note: Isn’t it a shame that Hasbro has continued to deny their customers any sort of diorama/playset such as the great set featured above? Or something like this mockup?
Instead, the creative minds at Hasbro come up with this…
Episode VII Customizing Contest
Once again, we have teamed up with our good friends at Imperial Shipyards for a joint customizing contest. The theme is simple – make a custom of something you think we might see in the upcoming film, Star Wars: Episode VII, and post a pic of your work in our forums at Yakface, or in their dedicated thread.
Check out all the details by clicking on the above banner, including the cool prizes we’ll be giving away!
Star Wars FanWraps
A FanWrap is a high performance outdoor vehicle wrap substrate that has unique properties that allows it to be wrapped onto your vehicle. Our product has a special air egress layer which prevents trapped air that creates bubbles under the FanWrap during the installation process.
We also laminated our FanWrap with an additional layer that protects against abrasion and UV damage. The lamination layer also changes the characteristic of the FanWrap substrate to allow it to conform to compound surfaces.
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Customizer Mega Spotlight
After what most collectors are calling a lackluster showing from Hasbro at Toy Fair, at least we still have our customizing community to get excited about! So without further adieu, we’ve got several more great custom works to show off!
First off, forum member glitchedwolf shares several great customs, including a battle hardened Stormtrooper unit that you can check out here.
Next up, Scarrviper has added a couple of crisp Rebel Technicians from Return of the Jedi.
Amazing customizer DarthDaddy also gets in on the fun with a very cool Jedi General that you can see more pics of here.
Last but not least, check out this interesting take on Luke Skywalker by WookieBalls.
Yak’s Pub Strikes Back
Aayla Secura: Resurrection
Photonovel guru Lance Quazar has made a triumphant return to the Star Wars storytelling realm with his new photonovel effort, titled Aayla Secura: Resurrection.
Check it out after the jump!
New Customizing Products Available at BBTS
Big Bad Toy Store has added several customizing / scratch building accessories to their store. Head on over to check out the various items that are available from Hobby Base.
Customizer Mega Spotlight
Yakface forum members continue to pump out amazing custom work – now’s the time for a long overdue spotlight!
First up, forum member darth naes has updated Hasbro’s Nom Anor figure with a much more menacing look – check it out and his latest customs here.
We’ve also got a great update by WookieBalls, who has created the ultimate Leebo figure, and much more! You will want to head on over to his custom thread and enjoy the latest customs he’s shared with us too.
Next up, forum member Stronox will blow your socks off with his take on Darth Traya from the KOTOR series.
Finally, if you’re looking to add a bit of variety to the armor your Gamorreans sport, head on over to my customs thread and check out a way to make some different helmets for your TVC pigs.
Yakfinities #47: Tatooine Residents
The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge focuses on residents of Tatooine, and has already brought about some outstanding entries.
We welcome all customizers to take part, which will enter you in for a random prize drawing — or if you aren’t the customizing type, you can still check out the latest entries by clicking here.