Then I scanned it, pulled it into Photoshop, and started with coloring.
That was the initial work on the base colors, which I eventually completed:
That's the point at which the tedium ended and the fun began - using the various brushes in Photoshop to bring everything to life. I wanted the "employed" DSD to be super shiny - showroom fresh. And I wanted the one about to be reconditioned to be shiny but with some weathering.
With the main characters finished, I began working on the background. Here's where I stand as of now:
It's looking very likely this will be ready to assemble this weekend, which mean I'll post them for sale next week. Check back Monday for confirmation!
Over the weekend I took on the task for this custom that scared me most - painting the details on the figures. When I last attempted such a thing with my R5-D4 custom, it was calamitous. I thought filling in the wedges in the dome would be easy, but ...
Darned fine question! Ever since Bill’s suggestion from last week, the possibilities have multiplied in cascades. Even in the already fairly madcap comic strip format, things could get crazy . . . .
Tune in next week for the next installment of “The Cantina!”
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Long-time readers will remember how Bill’s original run of The Cantina ended, but if you don’t, here’s a refresher.
So how is this all happening?
Well, I had a plan all worked up, and immediately after posting my first strip, Bill himself went and suggested something even better, which also immediately opened the door for all kinds of further shenanigans! So here it is . . . .
This week’s story was sent in by our own Bill Cable! Thanks, Bill!
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Droids Custom DSD: How not to paint 21 loose figures
Over the weekend I took the next big step in my most ambitious Droids Custom to date - I began painting my chrome-stripped figures. I knew I'd need a way to get at them from every angle, which prompted me to devise a (very basic) rig. And to hold them ...
It doesn’t matter what the Casuals say, the real Star Wars Day – the Orthodox Star Wars Day – has always been the 25th of May. So today is just as good a time to launch this project as any! (Okay, apart from maybe CreatureCantina.com’s actual 25th Anniversary, but I didn’t have enough of the bits & pieces to make this work, at that time.)
I’ve always loved “The Cantina.” Hells, I was submitting story ideas for it long before I officially joined the staff! But as anyone who doesn’t turn to A.I. for everything knows, drawing is a work-intensive endeavor that requires real talent. I haven’t got the kind of talent that can produce results that are good AND fast – you can have good, or you can have fast. But not both. Thankfully, the talented people who make “Star Wars” action figures and such have the “Good” part handled, so I can focus on the “Fast.”
Buckle up, buttercups, because WE’VE GOT MOVIE SIGN!!! Or something like that . . . .
”But wait!” you exclaim. “Didn’t Bill’s strip end with Tatooine getting disintegrated?!” Yes. Yes, it did. But after a brief confab with Bill, we sorted that out, and it doesn’t involve Momaw Nadon waking up to find Greedo in the shower, and it was all a dream.
Tune in next week for the second installment of “The Cantina” to see how we solved that!
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Last Saturday I attended western Pennsylvania's premiere toy show, ToyPaLooza. With nearly 400 vendor tables, it's the biggest show west of NYC and east of Columbus. And it's entirely focused on toys, so it's not all arts-and-crafts BS like Steel City Con has become. There was only one single ...
The stripping of the figures continues... I have maybe 5 more that still stubbornly hold onto their chrome. After almost THREE WEEKS soaking! But I see progress each time I start scrubbing.
As I was scrubbing one of them I noticed a problem that I'd overlooked when I bought it. The ...
Wa tetu dat uta, gang! Here’s some fun that’s akin to the old The Wizard of Oz and The Dark Side of the Moon trick, but with droids and classic Looney Tunes cartoon music:
When you're watching Attack of the Clones, cue up the little tune embedded below on your phone (or device of your choice) and start it playing between the 93:51 / 1:33:51 mark and the 93:52 / 1:33:52 mark. (Just as soon as Anakin steps through the door and the Droid Factory scenes start.) Stick with it to the end of the tune. You will love it.
Time it JUUUUUUSSST right, and it synchs up BEAUTIFULLY.
Oh, and Certified Awesome Fact: the drummer in Raymond Scott’s group is Johnny Williams. His son, John, wrote a bunch of music for some movies and TV shows that quite a few people seemed to like . . . .
