To me, "Customs" are pieces of art, created either from combining existing action figures or toys, by improving existing figures, or by creating new characters from scratch which were never made by the toy companies.
Here
are my Star Wars customs; they are listed with the newest creations at the top.
Many of these characters were made BEFORE Hasbro added them to the official
collection (indicated with an *). I began customizing early in 1998, and add
more figures whenever I get the chance. I have learned a lot about this hobby
from an Internet group I belong to, called the "Forgotten Force" and was extremely
lucky and honored to present some of my customs at the Star Wars Celebration
in Denver, spring 1999. While there, I met Steve Sansweet from Lucasfilm, who
asked me to make him a "Santa Yoda". This is one of three pieces I have made
which I do not own -- I do not sell my creations; they are for my collection
or as gifts only. The other two pieces given away are a custom "Steve Sansweet
in Denver Celebration Gear" (umbrella and raincoat) given to Steve one Christmas,
and an Admiral Ozzel figure I gave to Michael Sheard in May, 2001. I was
also privileged to speak at Celebration II in Indianapolis in 2002; again on
making Star Wars customs. This time, I brought along my first 12" custom, Tessek.
I hope you enjoy viewing them. Images and instructions on each custom is provided
via the links below:
WANT TO SEE WHERE I MAKE MY CUSTOMS? CLICK HERE.
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