Blacktron

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  2. Posted

    This Winter I had to work with a little waiting list because there were more then enough orders to work on. Part of these orders were some of the main characters like Ripley. 1st time I've build a Newt, 2nd time I've build Burke. They are all done in Skin colors. 

    Right now I got available, ready for shipping: 

    - 1 complete set of Colonial Marines (7 Marines, 2 Smartgunners)

    - Ripley, Bishop, Gorman, Ferro, Spunkmeyer, Gorman, Burke and Newt (1 of each)

    Ferro Gorman SpunkmeyerBurke and NewtRipley Bishop

     

  5. Posted

    Hi Aliens Fans! 
    I haven't done an update in a long time. 

    Strange times we live in right now. Corona crisis or not, the Colonial Marines project will move on. But there will be some changes this year. 

    1. Shipping prices have increased by the beginning of 2020. Until the end of last year I was able to offer worldwide shipping (insured) for only $10. But now it is forbidden in germany to send items in large letters worldwide. This new regulation have increased shipping costs. It's a shame. 

    2. Since the beginning of this project I always tried to improve the custom figures. Now it's time for another change. Costs of body parts in sand green have increased massivly in Bricklink. So I have made the decission to move away from sand green and move away from yellow faces. There will be a 2020 edition of the Colonial Marines in full camo, improved helmets, improved paintjobs and fleshy heads. These will be the most movie accurate Marines I've ever done. 

    An update with first pictures of the 2020 Marines will come in July or August. 

    I will retire the concept of sandgreen uniforms and yellow heads. If there are some people out there with a half squad at home and like to complete them, please contact me. Maybe I can make a final run of those Marines. But full camo and fleshy heads will be the way to go in the future. 

     

    Thanks! 

    Matthias :-) 

  6. Posted · Edited by Blacktron
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    Hi Aliens Fans! 

    Time for another small update: 

    Jason from United States sent me these great pictures. APC and stickers (love them!) are made by Jason, Marines and Xenos are made by me. 

    Jason%20Marines%20II_zpswo8u4drv.jpg

    Jason%20Marines_zpsvg9dkw4s.jpg

    I love it to receive pictures of my custom figures, photographed in their new homes. :classic:

    Available right now are: 

    - All 7 Marines ($18 each)

    - Smartgunners Vasquez and Drake ($20 each)

    - 7 Xenomorphs ($20 each)

    If someone is interested in them, please contact me via PM or email (RomeVox@web.de). 

    I might have some Ripleys, Drop Ship pilots, Bishops and Gormans available by August. 

    Cheers! :classic:

  7. Posted

    Hi fellow Aliens fans! :-) 

    Every now and then I recieve an email with the question if I still make these custom figures. The answer is: Yes! :-)

    I should update this thread more often. Project Colonial Marines is still running and I'm working on new figures right now. My email adress is still RomeVox@web.de, so please contact me if you're interested in getting your own squad of Marines. 

    German shipping company DHL has made my life a little more complicated this year by increasing their shipping prices massively. For figures shipped within the EU shipping costs are now $10 Not insured, $18 insured. Worldwide shipping is $20 not insured, $40 insured. I can only apologize for this massive increase. This isn't fair. Until End of 2018 I was able to offer $10 worldwide shipping insured. I can only hope this situation will change again and I can understand everyone complaining about this inrease. 

    Cheers! 

    Matthias :-)

  8. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    Hi! I took a longer break from my Colonial Marines project and had other stuff I worked on. But in last March I started to work on some new Marines, after 1 1/2 years break. Right now I got two sets of the Minifigs (picture) ready for shipping. 

    Hicks x 2

    Hudson x 2

    Apone x 2

    Dietrich x 2

    Frost x 2

    Wierzbowski x 2

    Crowe x 2

    Smartgunners:

    Vasquez x 2

    Drake x 2

    Aliens/Xenos x 2

    Ripley: x 1

    Marines%20Group%20Poster%20SC_zpsu3av6rp

     

    Xenos and Smartgunners are $20, all others $18 each. International shipping is $10. PM me or contact me by email: RomeVox@web.de

  9. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    Update June 2016

    Here are some more detailed and larger pictures of the new Marines for 2016, with shin guards. The boots/shoes of the other figures are painted too.

    Hicks%20amp%20Hudson_zpsqfwmkusu.jpg

    Ripley_zpsxf4vyrjn.jpg

    Vasquez%20Drake_zpskyxdv6fm.jpg

    Dietrich%20Frost_zpsmlayuzu0.jpg

    Apone%20Crowe%20Wierzbowski_zpsa67thvn5.jpg

    Ready for shipping right now:

    Hicks x 2

    Hudson x 3

    Apone x 1

    Dietrich x 1

    Frost x 1

    Wierzbowski x 1

    Crowe x 1

    Smartgunners:

    Vasquez x 2

    Drake x 1

    Aliens/Xenos x 1

    Ripley: x 1

  10. Posted

    It seems the demand for some Colonial Marines to protect the Lego Collection at home was more then I had expected. Most of the troops I've made for 2016 have already found their way to their new homes all over the world. I love it when people give me feedback about them and send me some pictures of their custom figures in their new invironments - like Emil did. Thanks very much!

    Aliens_minifigs_zps6safrlge.jpg

    Right now it looks like this:

    Hicks Sold out

    Hudson x 1

    Apone Sold out

    Dietrich x 2

    Frost x 1

    Wierzbowski x 2

    Crowe x 2

    Smartgunners:

    Vasquez Sold out

    Drake Sold out

    Aliens/Xenos x 8

    Ripley: Sold out

    Looks like I have to build some more this year. I'll update when I got some new ones available.

  12. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    I've made some new Colonial Marines custom figures to offer. My 2016 versions feature painted boots and shin guards. Because of this I'll raise the price for the Marines and other figures by $1. Xenos and Smartgunners remain at $20. I'll upload some pictures of the new and improved figures soon. Here is the updated list of what I got ready for shipping right now:

    Update 04/2016

    Hicks x 3

    Hudson x 3

    Apone x 2

    Dietrich x 3

    Frost x 3

    Wierzbowski x 3

    Crowe x 3

    Smartgunners:

    Vasquez x 3

    Drake x 3

    Aliens/Xenos x 2

    Ripley: X 2

    Hicks_zpsfasb8zhf.jpg

  13. Posted

    Taking a little break from my Colonial Marines project I started to do custom work with some First Order Stormtroopers. As base figures I took some chinese Stormtroopers because I think the original Lego figures are much to pricy to work with. I've sculpted a prototype of a Stormtrooper blaster and a shoulder pad with greenstuff and made molds of these. Then I casted and painted a bunch of these. I don't like the shoulder pads made by Lego very much and prefer some solid ones. The casted versions do their job pretty good.

    Stormtroopers%20First%20Order%20II_zpsjxo37eyt.jpg

    Stormtroopers%20First%20Order%20I_zpslm81txov.jpg

    Also I've made some Heavy gunners with 3-dimensional (not printed) vests and pouches.

    Stormtroopers%20Heavy%20Gunner%20First%20Order%20I_zpsimwerj12.jpg

    There is more to come. Right now I'm working on a Satchel for the Snowtroopers. Maybe I'll offer to do comissions of these later on. Feedback is very welcome.

  16. Posted

    Great review! Thanks, JackJonespaw.

    I think the imperial Shuttle is a great new lego model. But what I still don't get about it: Why is the basic color of this toy white? It's clearly light grey in the movie. I don't get it. I would have loved to read something about this in your review. I think I'll wait for the next version. Hopefully this will be grey.

  19. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    Update 06/2015

    Hicks x 3

    Hudson x 3

    Apone x 2

    Dietrich x 4

    Frost x 3

    Wierzbowski x 1

    Crowe sold out

    Smartgunners:

    Vasquez x 3

    Drake sold out

    Aliens/Xenos sold out

    Ripley: X 3

    Ferro: X 2

    Spunkmeyer: X 2

    Smartgunners and Xenos/Aliens are $20 each,

    Marines, Drop Ship Pilots and Gorman are $17,

    International shipping (insured $10)

  20. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    I've made a second Figure poster with characters I only build on enquiry. If someone is interested on buying one of these, it usually takes be a few weeks to build them.

    Poster%202_zpsth287lf5.jpg

    Right now I have some of them available and ready for Shipping. It looks like this:

    Ripley: X 3 $17

    Ferro: X 2 $17

    Spunkmeyer: X 2 $17

    Aliens/Xenos: X2 $20

  21. Posted

    Well, that was about time! I feel proud to be a member of Disneybricks! I love the new design of the main page. That's my thing exacly! I'm working on a new Lego custom theme that will link my colonial Marines figures to the DisneyTM pricesses. As soon as this is complete I will change my Avatar to a less violent and less military picture.

  22. Posted · Edited by Blacktron

    I hate these situations too. Usually I don't have many minifigure parts on stock. I bricklink them when needed. So if a seller needs weeks to get the order ready for shipping, that is something that makes me real mad.

    Yeah, they get more detailed with each new wave. But also more work intensive with each wave. Last week I've build some new Minifigures - 5x Hicks, 5x Hudson. It took me an entire week to make them. From the first step (usally casting the armor and helmet) to the last step (usally writing the name on the front of the armor) it is a long way. I've never tried to make that writing on Vasquez armor because I thought it would be much to small for me. Recently I've tried some indication of it - you can't read the exact letters - and it worked nice. Whoops - new standart - one more workstep for her in the future. :sceptic:

    My girlfried studied your Flickr page a few hours ago and was totally amazed by your pictures and dioramas. The words she used to talk about your work made me feel like the worst MOC builder in the world when I heart them. :devil: So don't get any better! :laugh:

    I like your idea about the working LED shoulder lamps. Looking forward to it. If you need to drill some holes into the lamps - go ahead - I can send you new ones whenever you want. I had the idea to do pics of some figures in the light of a blue LED to make their Glow in the dark color of the shoulder lamps shine. I really should try that.