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[The Penguin]

Ladies and gentlemen! )  

I'm proud to present you my new topic. I should've created a while ago already, along with my Batman, Castle, Red Alert, Historic and other threads. Well, however, I'm doing it now. And i really hope you'll like them. The topic swill be updated as usual: by adding new pics. )  

Some of the below minifigs have already been shown, some are new:  

Let's start with The Republic. Commander Gree and his troopers. )  







My favourite Lok Durd! )  





Wat Tambor. )  





Commando droids. )





Firefighting battle droids. )  





Camouflaged B2 battle droid. )  





Rocket B2 battle droid. )  





Cold assault battle droids. )  





B1 battle droid commander. )  





Nute Gunray. )  





Tactical droid. )  
Tool me several hours to make. )  













I hope you liked the first part. )  



Any comments, please? )  

Good day, ladies and gentlemen! )  

Edited by The Penguin, 07 January 2010 - 11:02 AM.

[ADHO15]

  The tactical droid is incredible! Very well done!
Does it stay together a bit better now?
Gunray is definitely an improvement and the bent BD arm is nice as well.
It's great seeing all your other works again, especially Gree.

Keep up the excellent work, Penguin!

[BlueBard]

Wonderful models, as usual!   The tactical droid is especially impressive  

[PenguinPool]

Marvelous work, Penguin.   It's good to have flashback of your old figs, as they are truly wonderful. And this is only the first part, you say? I can't wait to see part two.

-'Skintas

[Big Cam]

Um, um, wow, I'm speechless, they are all amazing.  I was impressed with the very first clone, but then I got to the Tactical droid and damn, they is just great, it really looks like the real thing.  Your models are so accurate, you truely have a gift for customizing figs

[Jasbrick]

Excellent work and very accurately converted.  Well done.

I particularly like the Commando Droids and the Tactical Droid is definitely a serious piece of work.  If I may offer some advice, one thing I noticed was that the yellow on the Firefighting droids was a little translucent... if you want it to stand out more could I recommend first painting the area that will be yellow in a strong but light colour (such as GW Codex Grey).  When painting over this with the yellow it will make it much brighter.

I bet you can make some excellent MOC's based on the Clone Wars with so many of the important characters / types represented here.

Jasbrick

[badboytje88]

Your nute gunray is the way lego should have done him! The skirt looks lovely

[the Inventor]

Awesome figures The Penguin,  
They are all great but that tactical droid is the best of them.  


the Inventor

[ComputerBug]

Wow penguin you never ceasen to impress me with your customizing skills I marveled at that tactical droid for quite a while nice work!

[Dutch]

I love these customs. Will you do more clone trooper's?

[Burman]

Again, your customs are unbeatable.
The camouflaged SPD's are the best.
Just like all your other customs they are all brilliant.
Well Don, can't wait until I see your next batch of custom minifigures.

[Swash Buckler]

Nice work -my favs are Tambor and Clones - tactical droid is nice also -lego should make an official though- but i must say i like more of original Nute and Also Lok Durd would look better with normal legs - skirt is more accurate  maybe- but i don't like it's look- however it suits for tambor- lego should make him as official too!

[prateek]

BlueBard, on Jan 7 2010, 06:42 AM, said:

Wonderful models, as usual!   The tactical droid is especially impressive  

I agree. That must be made of at least 5 custom parts

[The Legonater]

The Penguin, on Jan 7 2010, 04:58 AM, said:

Tactical droid. )
Tool me several hours to make. )

I was actually mad when i saw yopu made a tactical droid, as I'vce made one two, and planned to post it on the site, but mine's bricks in stead of a full new mold.

[CommanderFox]

Ahh! Ive been waiting for this Penguin!
Gree and his troops are Lovely!
Lok Durd, is really nice! So is Wat Tambor and Nute gunray!
The Commando droids are spot on accurate!   
The Camouflaged B2 battle droids and the Rocket B2 battle droids are Lovely, but the Cold assault battle droids are the best!
The Tactical droid Is amazing! I don't know how you made it, but fantastic job!
Looking forward to more!

CommanderFox

[Bujimuji]

Great figures,Penguin   !I like the commander droid(sorry for asking,but from what kind of material,do you make him?Is it available in Russia?),thought.

[YG-49]

MantaMan, on Jan 8 2010, 09:43 PM, said:

Great figures,Penguin   !I like the commander droid(sorry for asking,but from what kind of material,do you make him?Is it available in Russia?),thought.

It's Green stuff, I think.

[Delta 38]

The bent battle droid arm works really well with the binoculars. I like the B2 battle droid recolours.

[Legio XIII]

The Penguin, on Jan 7 2010, 10:58 AM, said:

B1 battle droid commander. )  

Technically, an OOM series, not B1... But it's my personal fav of the bunch!!

Edited by Legio XIII, 09 January 2010 - 04:37 PM.

[AND3RSEN]

these are simply fantastic! i really like the way you put gree's hair on his head...amazing  

[commdr_neyo]

I can't believe I didn't comment on this part, especialy when it's SW only.
I must say all of your customs look amazing (although I've already seen some), and your Battle droid inspired me to work further on my own customized B1 and now it's finished. I will post it soon.
Your Tactical droid looks awesome too.

[insanerobo]

Those are amazing! I want to see more of your star wars customs!  

[The Penguin]

ADHO15, on Jan 7 2010, 03:09 PM, said:

  The tactical droid is incredible! Very well done!
Does it stay together a bit better now?
Gunray is definitely an improvement and the bent BD arm is nice as well.
It's great seeing all your other works again, especially Gree.

Keep up the excellent work, Penguin!

Thanks, friend! )  
Yep, it stays together much better and plus, I'm on mk 2 of him. )

BlueBard, on Jan 7 2010, 03:42 PM, said:

Wonderful models, as usual!   The tactical droid is especially impressive  

Thanks a lot! )  

Mraz'Skintas, on Jan 7 2010, 03:59 PM, said:

Marvelous work, Penguin.   It's good to have flashback of your old figs, as they are truly wonderful. And this is only the first part, you say? I can't wait to see part two.

-'Skintas

Yep, I'll be adding more figures, just like I do in my other threads. Thanks! )  

Big Cam, on Jan 7 2010, 06:01 PM, said:

Um, um, wow, I'm speechless, they are all amazing.  I was impressed with the very first clone, but then I got to the Tactical droid and damn, they is just great, it really looks like the real thing.  Your models are so accurate, you truely have a gift for customizing figs

Thanks a lot! )   I sure hope so. )

Jasbrick, on Jan 7 2010, 06:22 PM, said:

Excellent work and very accurately converted.  Well done.

I particularly like the Commando Droids and the Tactical Droid is definitely a serious piece of work.  If I may offer some advice, one thing I noticed was that the yellow on the Firefighting droids was a little translucent... if you want it to stand out more could I recommend first painting the area that will be yellow in a strong but light colour (such as GW Codex Grey).  When painting over this with the yellow it will make it much brighter.

I bet you can make some excellent MOC's based on the Clone Wars with so many of the important characters / types represented here.

Jasbrick

Yes, thanks for advice: those figs were done some time ago, so simce that time I hope I managed to improve my skills. )
Your advice, requests are always very welcome. )  
Thanks! )  

badboytje88, on Jan 7 2010, 07:36 PM, said:

Your nute gunray is the way lego should have done him! The skirt looks lovely

Thanks! )  

the Inventor, on Jan 7 2010, 07:47 PM, said:

Awesome figures The Penguin,  
They are all great but that tactical droid is the best of them.  


the Inventor

Thank you very much. )  

computerbug, on Jan 7 2010, 07:57 PM, said:

Wow penguin you never ceasen to impress me with your customizing skills I marveled at that tactical droid for quite a while nice work!

Thank you! ) I'm glad you liked those customs. )  

clone killer, on Jan 7 2010, 08:23 PM, said:

I love these customs. Will you do more clone trooper's?

Thanks. I certainly hope so. )  

Burman, on Jan 7 2010, 09:22 PM, said:

Again, your customs are unbeatable.
The camouflaged SPD's are the best.
Just like all your other customs they are all brilliant.
Well Don, can't wait until I see your next batch of custom minifigures.

Thanks a lot, well I hope it arrives pretty soon. )  

Swash Buckler, on Jan 7 2010, 11:30 PM, said:

Nice work -my favs are Tambor and Clones - tactical droid is nice also -lego should make an official though- but i must say i like more of original Nute and Also Lok Durd would look better with normal legs - skirt is more accurate  maybe- but i don't like it's look- however it suits for tambor- lego should make him as official too!

Good. Thank you! )  

prateek, on Jan 8 2010, 02:00 AM, said:

I agree. That must be made of at least 5 custom parts

I counted three. )  

The Legonater, on Jan 8 2010, 03:36 AM, said:

I was actually mad when i saw yopu made a tactical droid, as I'vce made one two, and planned to post it on the site, but mine's bricks in stead of a full new mold.

I'm sure all members here will love to see your version as well. )  

CommanderFox, on Jan 8 2010, 04:00 AM, said:

Ahh! Ive been waiting for this Penguin!
Gree and his troops are Lovely!
Lok Durd, is really nice! So is Wat Tambor and Nute gunray!
The Commando droids are spot on accurate!   
The Camouflaged B2 battle droids and the Rocket B2 battle droids are Lovely, but the Cold assault battle droids are the best!
The Tactical droid Is amazing! I don't know how you made it, but fantastic job!
Looking forward to more!

CommanderFox

Thanks a lot! Well, stay tuned for updates in the thread. ) They may come pretty soon. )  

MantaMan, on Jan 8 2010, 03:13 PM, said:

Great figures,Penguin   !I like the commander droid(sorry for asking,but from what kind of material,do you make him?Is it available in Russia?),thought.

Thanks, comrade! )   You shouldn't be sorry for asking. it's:

YG-49, on Jan 8 2010, 03:24 PM, said:

It's Green stuff, I think.

Yep. )

Delta 38, on Jan 9 2010, 06:14 AM, said:

The bent battle droid arm works really well with the binoculars. I like the B2 battle droid recolours.

Thank you very much. )  

Legio XIII, on Jan 9 2010, 07:37 PM, said:

Technically, an OOM series, not B1... But it's my personal fav of the bunch!!

I guess, you're right. ADHO? )  

AND3RSEN, on Jan 9 2010, 09:58 PM, said:

these are simply fantastic! i really like the way you put gree's hair on his head...amazing  

Thanks a lot. )  

commdr_neyo, on Jan 10 2010, 05:38 PM, said:

I can't believe I didn't comment on this part, especialy when it's SW only.
I must say all of your customs look amazing (although I've already seen some), and your Battle droid inspired me to work further on my own customized B1 and now it's finished. I will post it soon.
Your Tactical droid looks awesome too.

Eagerly waiting. Thanks a lot! )  

insanerobo, on Jan 11 2010, 01:19 AM, said:

Those are amazing! I want to see more of your star wars customs!  

Oh, you will. ) Thanks. )  

Good day, ladies and gentlemen! )  

[ADHO15]

The Penguin, on Jan 11 2010, 02:58 PM, said:

I guess, you're right. ADHO? )  

B1s were the standard and less-intelligent battle droids used by the CIS. They didn't have specific programming to a certain task like OOM droids.
OOM-series droids were the more-intelligent commanders of the battle droid armies. They were coloured specifically to their purpose, ie. yellow were commanders, blue were pilots, etc.
Calling OOMs 'B1s' isn't a big deal as they're physically identical and together are distinguished more from the B2 or Super battle droids.
Make sense?

[The Crazy One]

ADHO15, on Jan 11 2010, 03:59 PM, said:

B1s were the standard and less-intelligent battle droids used by the CIS. They didn't have specific programming to a certain task like OOM droids.
OOM-series droids were the more-intelligent commanders of the battle droid armies. They were coloured specifically to their purpose, ie. yellow were commanders, blue were pilots, etc.
Calling OOMs 'B1s' isn't a big deal as they're physically identical and together are distinguished more from the B2 or Super battle droids.
Make sense?

Bah, all this CW mumbo jumbo!    GCW is where the fun really happens.   I might actually beat you at that ADHO15.    


Blooming fantastic figures Pengy! Those droids are tops.

Edited by The crazy one, 11 January 2010 - 04:31 PM.