KalSkirata

Well, there are many third-party vendors of custom Lego. They all have their specialties, for example Minifig.Cat's weapons are waaay more detailed than BrickArms'. Everyone of them has their own style, and their own purpose. One is going for useful equpment of all kind, one is going for weapons and sometimes minifigs, another one is making military gear and the last one is going for customizable weapon attachments. I personally, as I'm a huge modern military fan, would go for a mix between. I would one one part make camoed bodies, as Will once tried out, but also a big assortment of weapons, with a grade of detail between Minifig.Cat, BrickWarriors and BrickArms, but tending more to Brickarms. Then of course vests, helmets and stuff, all in the modern department. But as not everybody is a customizer, I would make them with interchangeable attachments, which you can put on and off as you want, without bigger minus in design ( I know this would be really hard, and I'm not even sure if it's possible. But dreaming is allowed. :)) And then things that noone is doing yet. Mostly Tom Clancy video game stuff, for example Sam Fishers NVG set, or the Ghost Recon HUD with a fitting helmet. I think the custom vendor market is quite developed, but there's still some space above in my opinion.

My first complete fig after some time. A Marine operator, trained for OPA-missions (one person army). He is equipped with an M4 with holographic sights for close quarter combat, an M4 with an ACOG and a silencer as an DMR (designated marksman rifle) and an M1911 pistol as a backup. And one shot of his loadout: This was quite fun to make, i wanted to have the old school woodland BDU instead of MARPAT or ACU. Helmet, M4s, M1911 and knife (on the back) by BrickArms, vest, NVGs and the foregrip with laser thingy as well as the holosight by Minifig.Cat, silencer and speedplate by TT.

Thanks for your opinion on the topics I spoke about. Respective to the NVGs: I do have them myself, it was more the question how you attached them. Did you just glue them on or have you found a possibility where you can still remove them (without cutting a Minifig.Cat helmet)?

Well, after making some short comments on flickr, now a bit a longer one. :) At first, a big WOW. I know customizing is a lot of work, and releasing so many figs at once... I like all of these figs, so I'll just start with the first. The Commander is GREAT. Although he seems a bit overloaded, but that makes it just more realistic. The XM8 mod is great, as are the little details such as the flag or the skull on the shoulders. The NVGs fit in well, I'm still wondering how you made that. The colors on the weapons are also fitting, you found the right balance between tan and black. The grenades and so on are superb, there are just enough to give him quite an arsenal of bang, but there isn't too much. Same thing on the scout, whose camo pattern is similarly great. Maybe a bit too much weapons for my taste, but it's your fig.:) Nice mod on the BF ammo pouches, and the scope is great. Btw, you're not one of these guys who just keep their protos, but who are actively including them in their figs and aren't afraid of modding them. Even if some 'tards on flickr may say "Burn the witch". Personally, I like your way. Here again, some nice details and modding. Again, same thing with the sniper. Not as overloaded, just as it fits the fig. The wirecutter is a great idea,, the golden bullets add a nice touch and you did some great work on the sniper. One of my favourites is the CQ Specialist. He could be the girlfriend of the TF2 Scout. :D Nice wood on the gun, and the hair idea is great. The Demoman and the gunner (great Minigun display fig) are also nice, although I like the demo expert more. Nice HAC mod, the net on the helmet is a great idea and the gas mask fits in the whole fig scheme. Same here on the minigunner, you just found a nice alternate use for the Emile torso armour. In total, some of the greatest military figs I've ever seen, this will take a while to be topped.

Hello users, my name is KalSkirata, I'm 17 and from Germany. Some may know me from flickr, where I'm quite active in Customizing. If you don't know me, just see my stream here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalcustoms/ I'm mostly doing modern war stuff, but here and there some post-apoc things. I hope I'll enjoy it here. Kal