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Author:  Kambei [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:16 pm ]
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I have Dark Horse to thank for these customs. After seeing his recent Red Shadows figures, I looked at my old stuff and wasn't happy any more. So I looked at DH's figures again and took inspiration.

I decided that what I wanted to do was make a new set of customs, but this time try and stay as close to the original Palitoy figures as possible. I already had a Black Major I was happy with, but felt he needed a new head. As far as I was concerned, the Red Shadows were a no brainer, and I had a couple of spares in my box. I just had to make a mold from the original heads. The Baron was a different matter. I was dreading painting an Imperial Officer completely white. Then I remembered Thrawn :-D . I ordered a loose figure from Ebay. Then it arrived and I saw the size of it :verymad: I don't normally swear, but I was referring to Hasbro as a bunch of :rant: for the rest of the day. Out came the knives and power tools and I extended the torso, upper arms and lower legs. Not 100% happy with it, but I feel I did okay turning a sow's ear into a silk purse.

Baron Ironblood:
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Head: Cast
Body: Comic Pack Thrawn (heavily modified)
Logo (plus red part): Inkjet vinyl

The head is cast from an original Baron Ironblood. I put the helmet on a figure and filled in the top with some epoxy clay. I then made a mold of the entire thing using siligum and cast it. just had to sand the top down and the flaps from the back.

The Black Major:
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Head: Cast from IJ: TLC Colonel Vogel
Body: 25th Beach Head

The Red Shadows:
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Heads: Cast from Original Red Shadows figures
Figures: IJ: RotLA

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I may well go back and remake some of the others.
Author:  Jay [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:43 pm ]
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I love your Shadows. When I saw those german soldiers, I actually considered doing the same thing.
Author:  kingofpain26 [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:38 pm ]
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Nice!!

yes the German soldiers adds a nice fascist touch to the look of the red shadows!
Author:  Jay [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:42 pm ]
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kingofpain26 wrote:
Nice!!

yes the German soldiers adds a nice fascist touch to the look of the red shadows!

Not just that.
The original Action Force Red Shadow figures were red versions of an AF WW2 German Stormtrooper released the previous year, with a new head.
Author:  Kambei [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:45 pm ]
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Jay wrote:
kingofpain26 wrote:
Nice!!

yes the German soldiers adds a nice fascist touch to the look of the red shadows!

Not just that.
The original Action Force Red Shadow figures were red versions of an AF WW2 German Stormtrooper released the previous year, with a new head.


That is exactly why I went with the IJ German troops. I wanted to get as close to the originals as possible.
Author:  MarkM [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:09 pm ]
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Great looking figures. I absolutely love AF and the Red Shadows and love seeing customs. I need to finish out my set of them now...
Kambei wrote:
Jay wrote:
kingofpain26 wrote:
Nice!!

yes the German soldiers adds a nice fascist touch to the look of the red shadows!

Not just that.
The original Action Force Red Shadow figures were red versions of an AF WW2 German Stormtrooper released the previous year, with a new head.


That is exactly why I went with the IJ German troops. I wanted to get as close to the originals as possible.


That's why I bought some of the IJ Germans when they first came out, with the hopes of making them into RS Troops. You may have inspired me to finish them.
Author:  Spin Doctor [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:49 pm ]
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Very nice.

I did something very similar with my Baron a while back, but still haven't found a helmet I'm happy with.

Did you cast your own or buy a cast?
Author:  Kambei [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:55 pm ]
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Spin Doctor wrote:
Very nice.

I did something very similar with my Baron a while back, but still haven't found a helmet I'm happy with.

Did you cast your own or buy a cast?


I cast my own. I have the original figure, but I put the vinyl helmet over a new head. I think it was a POTF2 Grand Moff Tarkin. I then filled in the hole at the top with clay and made a mold with siligum. Managed to damage the mold slightly with the first cast I made, but this latest one actually looks better. Just had to sand down the top, sand the 'flaps' off the back and repair the bottom of the visor. I also cast my own Shadows helmets.
Author:  G.I.JAC [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:27 pm ]
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Awesome figures, I really like the soldiers, where did you get the heads? I want to pay homage to them :-P !
Author:  Dark Horse [ Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:02 pm ]
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Most excellent customs, mate!
Author:  Kambei [ Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:28 am ]
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G.I.JAC wrote:
Awesome figures, I really like the soldiers, where did you get the heads? I want to pay homage to them :-P !


I made a mold from the original figures and cast the heads.
Author:  bigtattoo [ Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:33 am ]
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love the shads, love the figures.

Great to see some AF love
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