Chakaman's customs, mods and repaints

[Chakaman]

What body is your vader on chack? He looks great!

Thanks. Its just the Sideshow Vader body that I heavily modded. The torso and legs were shortened a bit.

hadnt been around the SW section in awhile..but wanted to drop in and tell ya how cool your new stuff is looking..great job as always!

Thanks.

That about sums up the whole figure for me. He's somewhat hard to really appreciate until you have him in-hand.

Hasbro dome is definitely the way to go, imo. Dig the custom robes too!

Thanks X, I appreciate it my friend. The Hasbro dome and Lforigno robes are the way to go for sure!!

 

[Chakaman]

Here are some better pictures of my ANH Darth Vader.....

 

[RavenEye]

Imo the dome looks a bit rough, how'd ya paint it?

 

[Chakaman]

Imo the dome looks a bit rough, how'd ya paint it?

I sprayed it with black primer, dullcoat and then added some gloss. I was kinda going for a rough look. I may need to add some more gloss though.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

I just left the hasbro dome as is, thought it worked fine

 

[generalgrevious]

hey chakaman when you shorten the legs what did you have to do?

 

[Chakaman]

I just left the hasbro dome as is, thought it worked fine

Yeah, the Hasbro dome is great as is. Probably should have left it alone, but I like to mess with things too much.

hey chakaman when you shorten the legs what did you have to do?

I just hacked out a small section of each thigh and then wrapped electrical tape around them once I took out the desired amount.

 

[Chakaman]

I did a body swap on my ESB Boba Fett....

Next to the ROTJ Medi Fett. I may do a body swap on this one too, but Im pretty happy with it as is...

 

[enaud]

Looking good dude!

 

[Artoo]

I did a body swap on my ESB Boba Fett....

Which body did you use? He looks great!

 

[Chakaman]

Which body did you use? He looks great!

Thanks!! I used a TT slim/narrow-shoulder knockoff that I got off ebay. They are like $23-30 on ebay. It depends on the seller. Most are from Asia, but have free shipping. I have bought 10+ of these in the past year or so and they are great.

I still need to futz the outfit a bit, mainly the way the pants hang. I may put some ankle extenders in to make him a bit taller. Not sure yet.

Looking good dude!

Thanks man.

You need to post some pics of what you been up to my friend.

 

[Chakaman]

Boba Fett with the rest of the crew.....

 

[Solo_bones]

Beautiful. Did you do any mods to that guy? Nice crew....there's no way I will ever be able to own all those dudes.

I just bought mine, but it was the Medicom ROTJ. This guy seems more detailed and in a lot of instances looks more like a guy in a suit, but I couldn't not buy the ROTJ.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Can you imagine if Kenner had not popularized these characters? We'd likely never know these bad-boys, plus how would LFL's licensing have gone since then?

I've have the SSC Fett on my list since earlier this year and I thought for sure he'd be available for a long time to come, but he finally sold out. Now I'll have to pick him up on the secondary market someday.

 

[Solo_bones]

I've only got the original Kenner IG-88 and Boba Fett from the 70's. Man, I loved my figs. I still kept almost all their guns too.

 

[Chakaman]

Beautiful. Did you do any mods to that guy? Nice crew....there's no way I will ever be able to own all those dudes.


I just bought mine, but it was the Medicom ROTJ. This guy seems more detailed and in a lot of instances looks more like a guy in a suit, but I couldn't not buy the ROTJ.

Cheers man. I did quite a few mods to Boba. I did a body swap to a TT slim knockoff. I did the chest armor mod. I dremmeled down the lower arms so the guantlets would fit better. I need to futz the pants a bit. I still may add ankle extenders, not sure yet. He is a great figure with a little work.

The Dengar is a custom, 4LOM and Zuckuss are just Hasbro repaints/mods. Maybe $50 invested in all three. Bossk and IG88 of course are from Sideshow. You can get there man, just remember this hobby lasts a lifetime. Plenty of time to pick these guys up.

Can you imagine if Kenner had not popularized these characters? We'd likely never know these bad-boys, plus how would LFL's licensing have gone since then?

I've have the SSC Fett on my list since earlier this year and I thought for sure he'd be available for a long time to come, but he finally sold out. Now I'll have to pick him up on the secondary market someday.

I know. Same can be said for all the Cantina Aliens.

I've only got the original Kenner IG-88 and Boba Fett from the 70's. Man, I loved my figs. I still kept almost all their guns too.

I have a lot of my SW stuff from when I was a kid too. Now, my 3 year old gets to enjoy them. Its awesome watching him play with the same toys I did 30 years ago.

 

[Chakaman]

I put my latest Weequay head on my Queequeg. I also did a body swap.

 

[sithlord13]

Chaka. What did you use the weequay hair?

 

[Chakaman]

Chaka. What did you use the weequay hair?

I used white string. I cut the string into 2-2 1/2" strips and twirled four or five together to make a braid. I glued the ends together, cut and applied them to the head. I then frayed the ends with a hobby knife and then painted them.

It looked like this before painting...

 

[Solo_bones]

That looks great, Chaka. Nice custom on that Queequeg and Weequay.