azzer86 Posted June 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, Robianco said: Oh how I chuckled when I read this. Such innocence. Such naivety. You'll be replacing every conceivable arm in your SW collection before you know it. Every. Single. One. And your figures will look all the better for it. :) 13 minutes ago, Tidy said: ^^^ he is the reason i went head (arm) first down the rabbit hole. I know I'll succumb to its inevitable grasp. I just need to pace myself and watch my bank account haha On the plus side, buying the new clone arms replaced a few damaged arms from second hand sets/purchases Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
That Brick King Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) So my first set of 10x Stormtrooper arms came in, and...wow. I honestly figured they didn't add enough detail to make it worthwhile, but wow....Now I have to arm the rest of them, so 24 left to go. The last of my black imperial crew arms also came in for my display, though I still need to buy 2 more sets for my Purge troopers. Also for those wondering, I decided to go with DT legs and torso for my current WIP of the purge troopers. Sometime after my next paycheck, I'll look into the helmets and pauldrons. Edited June 28, 2019 by That Brick King Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain-DeadPool Posted July 2, 2019 *drops in* Hello there! I’ve recently got back into lego star wars and I thought this place was something of interest. I may not be able to do much (due to my devices forcing me to compress my photos to post on this website), but I would like to contribute something to this thread (with possible part combos for certain characters or anything else pertaining to updating star wars figs). Thank you, and have a good day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylo Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Captain-DeadPool said: *drops in* Hello there! I’ve recently got back into lego star wars and I thought this place was something of interest. I may not be able to do much (due to my devices forcing me to compress my photos to post on this website), but I would like to contribute something to this thread (with possible part combos for certain characters or anything else pertaining to updating star wars figs). Thank you, and have a good day! Hey there! I would recommend using Flickr, a free image hosting site, so you will not be limited to your device :) Hope I'm not interfering with your discussion, and also hopefully I won't get dragged down that expensive rabbit hole with you guys *gazes down at wallet* Anyways I would like to share with you some of my recent customs, I kinda found a piece of red cloth that is similar to what TLG uses nowdays for the spongy cape! (stripped a mousepad) So I decided to make some things with it: Imperial Royal Guards - added waistcape and another cape on the front, now more movie accurate (I think) Darth Maul's Mandalorian Supercommandos - added capes, I think it enhances the look of them, also painted symbols on the capes And finally updated BARC troopers, added the small pauldron on the side, looks a lot better now I would like to know what you all think of these mods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrMuttonchops Posted July 3, 2019 18 hours ago, Reaper said: I would like to know what you all think of these mods. I love it, the fabric works really well! Great update to the Royal Guard and the BARCs. Did you freehand the design on the Mandalorian capes? If so you did a spectacular job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylo Posted July 3, 2019 3 hours ago, DrMuttonchops said: I love it, the fabric works really well! Great update to the Royal Guard and the BARCs. Did you freehand the design on the Mandalorian capes? If so you did a spectacular job! Thanks! And yeah I did! Although I kinda took inspiration from Boba's cape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chromide Posted July 4, 2019 Mousepad cloth, huh? Great job, they look great! The royal guards definitely look accurate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeChu1980 Posted July 5, 2019 To combine sw0505 and sw1007 and some collection MF's arms, here I updated my scout as below, hope you enjoy. Spoiler Trying some pic platform, if you could not see, please kindly let me to know, then I will change back to Flickr... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrMuttonchops Posted July 6, 2019 22 hours ago, JoeChu1980 said: Hide contents Trying some pic platform, if you could not see, please kindly let me to know, then I will change back to Flickr... Shows up for me on mobile, Joe. Looks great with the new helmet, although I still wish they'd give us dual molded printed legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robianco Posted July 16, 2019 Did a little updating with vinyl spray paint. It's use to refinish dashboards and other plastics so when it's cured it actually bites into the plastic to becomes a permanent finish rather than just paint that sits on top of it. Did Han ANH, Luke Pilot and Endor Han yesterday and they've come out really well. I know this is a little step away from purist customs or printed additions to figures but I'm happy with how they've turned out. Any imperfections shown on the images are heightened due to the size enlargement from an actual figure but you can't really see them on the figure in hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrMuttonchops Posted July 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Robianco said: Did a little updating with vinyl spray paint. Looks pretty solid, man. How much does it add to the thickness of the parts? I'm guessing as an AFOL you aren't too worried about playwear and it scratching off but it looks like a good coat. Did you tape off the whole leg to do the bloodstripe? The imperfections are not super noticeable in the pictures! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeChu1980 Posted July 17, 2019 Recently, by collected some Arealight 3rd part pack, here I DIY my own Darth Talon. Spoiler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robianco Posted July 17, 2019 12 hours ago, DrMuttonchops said: Looks pretty solid, man. How much does it add to the thickness of the parts? I'm guessing as an AFOL you aren't too worried about playwear and it scratching off but it looks like a good coat. Did you tape off the whole leg to do the bloodstripe? The imperfections are not super noticeable in the pictures! It doesn't add any thickness to the parts when spraying the black. I think it's down to the type of paint it is and how it reacts to the plastic. It doesn't pool on the surface like some paint does so even in places where I felt it needed more paint like on the 'toes' of the Rebel Pilot it just 'sank in' to the plastic and was perfectly smooth. The red stripe has a very tiny thickness to it as that sits on top of the plastic (regular spray paint in a can). I think if I was to redo that one I'd use my airbrush as it would be a much finer coverage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThousandMoon Posted July 20, 2019 My take on Benthic 'Two Tubes' - the Ten Numb head and Ultron neck brace was a combo used by someone earlier in this thread I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain-DeadPool Posted July 20, 2019 43 minutes ago, ThousandMoon said: My take on Benthic 'Two Tubes' - the Ten Numb head and Ultron neck brace was a combo used by someone earlier in this thread I believe. *snip* That’s awesome! I like the usage of luke’s hoth jacket reversed, as well as the combo of ten numb and ultron’s neck piece. While I am here, would anyone know of a good parts combo for a purist Darth Nihl? I have wanted to make one to go with my Darth Krayt, but I am stumped on what pieces to use. Any help is appreciated. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy_Stardust Posted July 21, 2019 17 hours ago, ThousandMoon said: My take on Benthic 'Two Tubes' - the Ten Numb head and Ultron neck brace was a combo used by someone earlier in this thread I believe. That's excellent, where are the printed hands from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThousandMoon Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Daddy_Stardust said: That's excellent, where are the printed hands from? The hands are from eclipseGRAFX (www.eclipsebricks.com) - based in the US. I ordered several pairs for some of the Cloud-Riders (including Enfys Nest!) - they offer a nice finishing touch imo - just about worth the shipping (to the UK)! The trench coat is from CapeMadness, the Loincloth from Arealight and the rifle from BrickForge (in dark brown) The pearl dark grey arms add a lot as well I think Edited July 21, 2019 by ThousandMoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy_Stardust Posted July 21, 2019 8 hours ago, ThousandMoon said: The hands are from eclipseGRAFX (www.eclipsebricks.com) - based in the US. I ordered several pairs for some of the Cloud-Riders (including Enfys Nest!) - they offer a nice finishing touch imo - just about worth the shipping (to the UK)! The trench coat is from CapeMadness, the Loincloth from Arealight and the rifle from BrickForge (in dark brown) The pearl dark grey arms add a lot as well I think Awesome, thanks for the link!!! On 6/10/2019 at 10:44 AM, Robianco said: They're very worth it. I've updated almost every arm I can with the FS arms. 50 Stormtroopers, 8 Sandtroopers, around 30 X-Wing Pilots, 13 Blue Squadron Pilots, Imperial Technicians, Death Star Gunners, AT-ST Drivers, Greedo etc I think they make a bid difference to a figure. But then again I've now got 16 Snowspeeder pilots with the UCS arms, 8 TIE Pilots with the UCS arms and all my Bespin Guards have the printed arms from the original version. Add accurate moulded weapons to that too. I think figures can feel a little bare without them now. It's a rabbit hole I'm happily deep into. Time for your rabbit hole to get a lot deeper Robianco... you know you're going to have to do it! http://www.eclipsebricks.com/printed-hands/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hold0511 Posted July 21, 2019 Dang loving those gloves....had to get the first batch on order for my phase 1 clones.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain-DeadPool Posted July 22, 2019 I just had an idea pop into my head for a possible purist darth sion mini figure after looking at the official Corvus glaive mini figure. Here’s the combo for anyone wanting to try it out. Enjoy!: Head: Corvus glaive’s head from the 76103 Corvus glaive thresher attack set Torso: The classic alien’s torso from the mini-figures series 6 with a black right hand and a light grey left hand Legs: The wicked witch’s legs from the lego dimensions wizard of Oz pack (or alternatively, you could use darth vader’s legs from any of the recent sets he has appeared in) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swamp Posted July 28, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 1:33 AM, Captain-DeadPool said: Torso: The classic alien’s torso from the mini-figures series 6 with a black right hand and a light grey left hand I'd use the Gargoyle torso from Series 14. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain-DeadPool Posted July 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Swamp said: I'd use the Gargoyle torso from Series 14. Say, that works much better, especially with the cracked details on the arm prints. Thanks for the suggestion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swamp Posted July 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Captain-DeadPool said: Say, that works much better, especially with the cracked details on the arm prints. Thanks for the suggestion! You're welcome! Personally, I also used that old Vader head, the grey one. It's got those old-style eyes though, with no pupils, so not sure if that'll work for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain-DeadPool Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Swamp said: You're welcome! Personally, I also used that old Vader head, the grey one. It's got those old-style eyes though, with no pupils, so not sure if that'll work for you. The old style pupils do give him the blank and dark look his eyes normally have, especially since his right eye is completely blank. On the subject of sith, what would torso would look good on a purist Nihl? I think proxima midnight’s head combined with harry potter’s hair piece from the upcoming sets (which is lloyd’s hair piece from the lego ninjago movie in black) could work, but I am a bit stumped on what torso to use. Edited July 28, 2019 by Captain-DeadPool Forgot to add a few needed words Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dario2739 Posted July 29, 2019 Hi guys, late to this thread (and apologies if already asked/covered), but who does the best custom Pad Printing out there... UK preferably? cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
