I'm not collecting anymore, but the entire reason I started customizing 1:18th scale stuff is because it was all there was. And it all works together.

Yeah. I don't know alot about the figurines. Just lightsabers. The kind that has the sounds and metal hilt.

Mine has sounds, but a plastic hilt.

It worked, but the batteries went dead. Replaced them, now nothing.

Hasbro 2010.

Don't leave batteries inside. They leak, and people who collect them don't like it.

I used it off and on.

It's probably a corroded contact

Nope. They're clear.

Oof...bad connection. U probably have to solder something inside.

Likely. It may have gotten jarred too hard in the move.

Any suggestions of a good collectible brand too look at for sw light sabers?

Not really? I don't collect them myself.

Oh. More towards figurines huh.

I just do customs. I don't even collect those anymore.

Really? Like paint and sculpt. Cool

Yep.

Of course restorations too.

An older one I did.

Female Rodian pilot named Nadala.

Whoa, cool. Hand sculpted? Or what

Partly. Shira Brie pilot body, hands sculpted from one Greedo, head carved out from another.

Awesome

Keeps me occupied.

And it looks like u don't cut corners with stickers too.

Nope.

I mostly use old, broken ones. Yard sales and thrift stores.

Rare breed.

Did u do the main characters...vader or yoda?

Nope. Always my own or requested characters.

I don't charge for them or sell them. Just for fun, or for gifts.

U do have mad skills

Thanks. But I'm not even close to the best out there.

I'm in a few trading groups with guys that can make figures look like photographs.

Practice makes perfect. But ifbi eyeball the one u made above, none of the paint bleed, the colors are clean... And the textures are great... probably some acetone melting? To get the right texture. 🤔

Hand carving, plus light Dremel work.

Really? No chemicals. Awesome

Of course paint thinner...but u know what i mean.

Nah, I started doing it by hand as a kid, just stick with a lot of what I'm used to.

I need to go for tonight. Thank you for the praise.

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