WAIT THERE'S MORE

 Today I have some more pod racers to show, first I'll start with Ratts Tyerell who is a Aleena, the model is greenstuff over frame.

Next is Ody Mandrell who is an Er'Kit, this is another full sculpt.

Next is Mars Guo who is a Bardottan and is another full sculpt.

Last one today is Teemto Pagalies who is a Veknoid, and is another full sculpt.

Here is a group shot with the other three I'd already done.

I have another two sculpts started of the racers you see in the film, then I'll be moving on to the unseen ones, that's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL POD RACING !

 A huge thank you to everyone for their suggestions on where I could look to for new subjects for side projects within the Star Wars realm, I intend to get to all of them at some point, I'm starting with the Pod racers, is that a strange place to start as it's a different time period and most of them died during the race, probably ! LOL but as you can see from the picture below, there were a lot of the same species in the crowd as the racers, and the Boonta Eve race, carries on even up to the time period of the Mandalorian !

First today I have Mawhonic, who is a Gran, as he is small for the species, I used a GW zombie as a dolly for this one, which saved on greenstuff, and made it quicker for sculpting.

Next today is Dud Bolt, who is a Vulptereen, this was a complete scratch build with frame and greenstuff.

Last today is Ben Quadrinarol, who is a Toong, this was also a full sculpt with frame and greenstuff.

I've had to cover the bad sculpting with paint to hide the scrapiness of the sculpts, but they will do as crowd fillers walking around the city. Here is a group shot to show their varying sizes.

There were 18 pod racers in the section of the movie, I can find a 3D print of Sebulba, and I can do children based off of the look of Anakin, these two are part of the 11 racers that get shown in the movie, there is 6 you don't even get a glimpse of, but I've found what they should look like as well, so expect to see more racers in the future. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

WHAT'S IN A NAME

 Today I get really close to finishing the denizens of Jabba's Palace, with three really obscure characters, the first one is so obscure he doesn't even have a name. He appears for two seconds after Han is taken away after being set free from the Carbonite, before Leia is thrust towards Jabba.

The model started as legs and torso from a plastic zombie, lengthened, and arms and head from Legion spares. The next model started with a search for Jabba's bartender, which was the only information I had to start with, I then found the designation was R2-S4M, which gave me the colors needed, the model is a standard Legion R2 model, with tray and servo arm added by me.

Last today could be confused with a creature, but with a bit of looking I found it's actually a sentient being called a Sic Sic, now if you've never seen it in the movie, you're not alone, it must be hid under a table, behind a group or something ! LOL

Here is a group shot for scale reference

The only thing I have left to do for Jabba's Palace is the B'omarr Monk that I started last year, but never finished. Now I just need to find a new section of the Galaxy, to obsess over and recreate models for all of them, suggestions on a postcard !( don't forget needs to be on Tatooine ! LOL) That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

LAST ORDERS

 Today I have the last three named humans from the Cantina in Mos Eisley scene from "A New Hope", first is Yerka Mig here is what's known about him :

Yerka Mig was a male Human Imperial bureaucrat with a high security clearance. As of 0 BBY he had well been established in Tatooine.

The model was the Luke that came with the new rebel starter set, with a different head, yes I know I was going to use it for Kallus, but realised the outfit was perfect for Yerka, so swapped the heads, and will make a Kallus at some point.

Next today is Merc Sunlet :

Merc Sunlet was a human male thief from Tirac Munda. Skilled in multiple languages, Sunlet was often hired by the wealthy for advice on how to keep their own property safe.[1] In the year 0 BBY, Sunlet was present in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina, and stood near the bar. While he was there, he was witness to a fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and a notorious villain known as Doctor Evazan. Sometime after this event, he was having a conversation with Gela Yeens, who worked for gangster Jabba The Hutt. Concurrently, Kenobi and his young companion fled the Cantina, after two Imperial Stormtroopers began searching for them.[2]

The model legs and torso, started as Mordhiem parts, and the arms and head were from Legion spares.

Last today was Rycar Ryjerd if you remember he was only the height of the bar :

Rycar Ryjerd was the father of Rayc Ryjerd. He was born on Corellia. Oftentimes, he found employment in the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine, training people to be pilots or to help smugglers make a run.

Not sure where the legs and torso were from but they made him the right height compared to the other models, the head and arms were spares from Legion. Below is a group shot to show the different heights.

This leaves me one last character from the Cantina to do a unnamed human, that you can see in the below picture, he's sat at he table  on the left with a drink in his hand, once he is done that will be all the characters done from the cantina.

That's all for today, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave 

WHO'S SCRUFFY LOOKING

 As I said in my last post, I wanted to do some character building, but not a big character like Han Solo, more background characters to finish up Jabba's Palace and patrons of the Cantina. Today I have three named background characters from Jabba's Palace, first is Rennek, here is his background :

Rennek was a Human male who worked as a nerf herder for the Tatooine-based Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.

I've included a reference picture as well, and below is what a Nerf looks like in case you wondered.

Next is Murttoc Yine here is his background :

Murttoc Yine was a male Human information broker and spy who worked at crime lord Jabba the Hutt's palace on the planet Tatooine by 4 ABY. Having many nefarious contacts in the criminal underworld, Yine was the contact point for many seeking Jabba's employment.

Last today is Palejo Reshad here is his background :

Palejo Reshad was a native of the planet Corellia. He worked as a spice trader, and operated out of his homeworld's city of Bela Vistal. Sometime after the year 0 BBY, Reshad was doing trading business with associates of the crime lord Shalera the Hutt when he was blackmailed by a man who recorded the conversation.

As is customary here is a group shot of all three

All three models started as plastics for other systems on the legs and bodies, the heads were spares from Legion, as were the arms, costumes are mostly greenstuff or just details added, as I'm trying to convince my hands that they want to work properly, so I can get on with some work for customers. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave