Ajp's Yak arraived and what a blast it was to get out. He was inside the shipping box in a seated position as if he'd just gotten off a flight, holding a tiny box with some Ree Yees hands like a carry-on bag.
But this figure really feels and looks exactly like a Sideshow Yakface figure - very much a professional manufacturer grade product in every way. Outfit is so well done - fabric choice perfect for posability. A couple of times my mind was half thinking I needed to get the SSC Yakface box in with the other boxes (the routine every time a new fig shows up.)
The thing that blew me away most was that ajp made multiples of this figure, not just one. I could never do that.
The way the fur and hair is done is really something - I've been studying it to help do the customized/modded old SSC Salacious Crumb (which ended with fur glued all over my fingers and me ready to through the little guy across the room.)
My Ree Yees and this figure just hit it off instantly so I knew I'd have to do a Salacious for Yak to hold for his argument with Ree. The Salacious was more work than I thought it'd be - even just his colors are extremely difficult to nail and I had to reshape the head/ears, hands and feet quite a bit. I haven't finished the neck fur as yet, but he goes really well with Yak.
And again, great job with Salacious. Looks perfect with Yak.Whoa! Outstanding job on the Salacious Crumb!! He looks amazing! The paint job is superb, and he looks so much more "lifelike" after all of your modifications. I'll definitely be trying to copy your work on my Salacious. That's an incredible transformation.
Thanks for the kind words about Yak-Face; it's gratifying to know that everyone seems pleased with how he turned out.
And thank you to everyone for the Ishi Tib comments. I'm hoping to get the sculpt finished within this next week or so (and a pair of hands too). Then it'll be the anxious part about whether or not the molding and casting work out.
Great looking Yakface, AJP, and awesome job on Salacious, TaliBane
I can only picture how tedious those little bits of hair would be to apply.
Slik - excellent job on sculpting the B-Wing helmet and the A-wing Pilot looks top notch!!
Looks fantastic everyone!
I?ve been longing for rebel pilots for a long time, but have concluded that they won?t get made. So I?ve decided to do my own.
My A-Wing pilot (my favorite pilot) is close. I?ll be adding more details along the way (like the chest box), but he can be displayed now without falling through.
I?ll be doing a B- and Y-Wing next - whenever I get the time.
Whoa! Outstanding job on the Salacious Crumb!! He looks amazing! The paint job is superb, and he looks so much more "lifelike" after all of your modifications. I'll definitely be trying to copy your work on my Salacious. That's an incredible transformation.
Thanks for the kind words about Yak-Face; it's gratifying to know that everyone seems pleased with how he turned out.
And thank you to everyone for the Ishi Tib comments. I'm hoping to get the sculpt finished within this next week or so (and a pair of hands too). Then it'll be the anxious part about whether or not the molding and casting work out.
