The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues, but only has about one month left!
If you’re new to customizing or an aging veteran like myself, we invite you to hop on into the forums and join in by submitting your own custom smuggler!
Category Archives: Customizing
Amazing Custom Head Sculpts – Part 2
As much as we love Hasbro’s sculpts, there are times when a talented customizer comes along and creates a mold that blows us away… fans will recall that back in February, we spotlighted some amazing custom head sculpts by customizer Evergray.
Now, he’s done it once again with some more amazing sculpts that we only wish we could get our hands on! See the Stormtrooper comparison above – how cool would it be nice for them to adopt something more like the above helmet on the right as a standard moving forward?
Check out more of Evergray’s work, and share your thoughts after the jump!
Customizer Mega Spotlight
This weekend we take a look at several new creations from some very talented customizers in the Yakface forums!
First up, check out the latest customs by Peakob1, who continues to populate his collection with more characters from the Droids cartoon series.
MarcusStarkiller has also been very active with customs of his own, you’ll certainly want to see his take on a realistic version of Pre Vizsla!
Last but not least, Darth Depressis adds more customs for his fan fiction photonovel series – check those out here!
Photonovel Spotlight – Darth Kikinou
Yakface forumite Darth Kikinou (founder of Photonovelalliance.com) has released the latest installment in his prequel based photonovel series, Guardians of Peace and Justice.
Kick back for a bit and enjoy all the customs, dioramas, and creative storyline in this latest adventure after the jump!
Building a Huger Galaxy!
Last month we spotlighted the amazing work of forum member TOYSdeFORCE in the Yakface forums, and now we have received notice that using the same custom body mold, there will be some colorful variants including variations of armor and accessories.
Things are looking like there will even be a small production run for collectors to be able to purchase their own figures!
For more information, check out their official Warlordarian blog!
Customizer Spotlight – TOYSdeFORCE
There’s always some great custom work being posted in the forums, and today we have a special treat from a new member here – a group of professional quality custom Mandalorian Crusaders, courtesy of TOYSdeFORCE.
These are some surefire KOTOR characters that fans around the world would love to see made – we can only hope that Hasbro has these ancient Mandalorians on their radar, and hopefully has something up their sleeve to reveal at SDCC… but until then, feast your eyes on these outstanding custom figures after the jump!
Customizer Mega Spotlight
Today we spotlight more of the great working being showcased in the Yakface forums!
First, Peakob1 updates with several great new customs, including an outstanding revamp of the Ewok, Teebo.
Then we shift over and check out some amazing work from Stocos28 – which includes a hardcore representation of a new Sith Lord from the upcoming TOR video game – check out his latest customs here.
Last but not least, forum member Knighthawk reveals some fantastic new customs of his own, including two version of a cool fan fiction female character living a double life in the Star Wars universe.
Yakfinities #41 – SMUGGLERS!
Hot off the heels of the most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge, a new theme has begun! Head on over to the forums for more details after the jump!
Yakfinities #40 Roundup Report
The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has just wrapped up and with over 40 entries, there were some outstanding custom figures submitted.
So, kick back and take a few minutes to enjoy the latest Roundup Report and see which forum members are walking away with some free figures after the jump!
UPDATE: Tragedy Strikes the Star Wars Community
We have some very sad news to share as a great friend in the Yakface community has passed away tragically. Mike Martinez, also known around the customizing community as Mercury Art Studios, was killed in a car accident on July 2.
Mike was a moderator and active customizer in our forums, and a full time staff member at Echobasenews.com – he was also running a new customizing contest over there, which will still be completed – so if you have ever been into customizing, there would be no better tribute to a fellow collector than to enter a custom of your own into this contest that he worked so hard to put together here.
The good folks at Imperialshipyards.net are pitching in to help his family by collecting donations, and there has also been an outpouring of support and condolences on his Facebook page.
Above all, Mike was a great person and a devoted father. He will be sorely missed and our prayers and thoughts are with his family and those closest to him.
UPDATE: If you wish to send a donation directly to Mike’s fiancee Hollie, here is the Paypal address with which to do so. totalsurvey8@windstream.net