D.R.37's Cargo Hold: 1/6 Star Wars Mods & Customs

[Yondu_toys]

Thanks guys. I?m very stoked to have been able to get this guy.





it would be great if it was cheaper but I honestly thought it would be much more upon release. The sculpt is done exceptionally well with lots of detail and the paint is great for a mass produced statue. The soft airbrush just needs a thin brushstroke to define those few crevasses. Seems like the factory decided to skip that last step. Will hold off with trying to do anything to him since he is boxed up again, but if it bugs me enough , down the road, I may make those subtle tweaks. The overall paint came out better than I thought when in hand. Yeah I know... all collectors say that [emoji38]

I 100% agree, Turd, that this will massively jump in price in the next few years hence me ?needing? to get it sooner than later. I paid $625-$650 for my Dewback and that was a steal when others at the time we?re going for almost double that. As for the lighter tone, I like it. I always thought the Rancor was overly dark brown. I guess I?m not too picky on this not being screen accurate

Edit: Also I don?t understand how so many of the unboxing reviewers I saw could not tell its fiberglass, saying it?s PVC. The hairs/fibers are clearly visible when looking inside the back.

I agree from a company standpoint, artists, various people producing them, the cost is appropriate. If an individual, as myself, I would have charged way lower. It would cost around $150 to make each piece. More or less. Whatever else is just for the overall time spent on it.

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[TaliBane]

Great pics and a nicer piece than I was expecting. It does look a bit too light brown but still a very nice app overall.

Can you pose a 1/6 figure next to it? In some ways a kind of "fudged Hasbro scale" (I noticed that even the latest skiff still isn't "true" 1/18 scale) version of the Rancor isn't a bad thing - a true 1/6 scale version is likely beyond displaying for most collectors. It's also not a creature you see very clearly in relation to humans, so a 1/7 vs 1/6 downsize isn't all that jarring or even noticeable.

 

[Son Of Dengar]

Congrats on the big guy Paul!! He looks so good! And kudos on the Mando armorer! It looks perfect!

 

[prvtnoclass]

That's got to be an exciting addition. Congrats!

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[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Great pics and a nicer piece than I was expecting. It does look a bit too light brown but still a very nice app overall.

Can you pose a 1/6 figure next to it? In some ways a kind of "fudged Hasbro scale" (I noticed that even the latest skiff still isn't "true" 1/18 scale) version of the Rancor isn't a bad thing - a true 1/6 scale version is likely beyond displaying for most collectors. It's also not a creature you see very clearly in relation to humans, so a 1/7 vs 1/6 downsize isn't all that jarring or even noticeable.

I think works great on display but if you give it a good look you can tell the Rancor isn't quite 1/6. It helps sell the lie if you pose Luke without a stand below the Rancor base. Also worth mentioning that the Luke in that pic is bashed from various spare parts and is probably on a body that is a bit too tall.

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[TaliBane]

So the 1/6 Luke comes up to the bottom of the Rancor jaw?

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

So the 1/6 Luke comes up to the bottom of the Rancor jaw?

From the bottom of the dirt base to the bottom of his jaw it's roughly 14 1/2 inches.

 

[Cagoda]

Wow that statue is huge!! I didn't realize it was so big.

 

[D.R.37]

Thanks guys.
Sorry, Duncan. He was packed up soon after I took those images. Here?s a photo I hijacked from Steven?s thread, but as Turd mentioned when a figure is placed next to or in front of the base - not directly on it or under the Rancor - it does appear to be somewhat closer to scale.


Photo from The Darkness Predator.

 

[TaliBane]

Interesting. That's a whole lot closer to correct scale than I would have guessed. Thanks for for finding that Paul.

The Rancor has always been a tricky one to correctly scale, and another one (like Vader) that LFL has over the years tried to make "bigger and scarier." About the only decent scale indicators are the Luke scale cutout they used, the Gamorrean puppet the Rancor eats, and the full size prop hand. You can see in most of those Gammy moments some of the Rancor's teeth are only around the size of Gamorrean fingers, and the Gamorrean has a very tricky time actually squeezing into the Rancor's mouth.

(Gammy on left scaled to Gammy arm in Rancor's mouth)

The full size prop hand around Luke often looked a bit larger in relative scale to me than the puppet's hand around the Gammy.

Looks like this statue might actually be close to the human scale of the Rancor to Gammy puppet, but maybe slightly under the scale of the Hamill to full size Rancor hand.

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

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I am happy to help. Thanks for the acknowledgment.

Nice comparison shots. I really love the beast and so glad I have one this large.

 

[agonistes86]

Congrats on the rancor, D.R.!

 

[Son Of Dengar]

Close to human size?! I figured that would too big. Like Kong or something.

 

[D.R.37]

Great scale comps, Duncan.
Here?s some other shots with figures from other Freaks.

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DarthNutz

Congrats on the rancor, D.R.!

Thanks

Close to human size?! I figured that would too big. Like Kong or something.

Maybe would?ve been better and cost efficient to build a Rancor costume and just stand in the display

 

[TaliBane]

Someone needs to wedge a flailing SSC Gammy into that hand.

It's a lot closer to 1/6 scale than initially thought. I thought it'd be clearly 1/7 or even slightly smaller but it looks between 1/7 and 1/6.

 

[surforia]

That Rancor is sick, but I can?t get it because it would give my kids (6, 4 and 2) nightmares!

 

[Stryker2011]

That Rancor is sick, but I can?t get it because it would give my kids (6, 4 and 2) nightmares!

Sadly... it’s the cost that gives me nightmares.

 

[D.R.37]

Chipping away at the Armorer.
Hammer build and 1st attempt at the leather apron.
I kinda have a feeling HT will preview theirs before I finish this

 

[Son Of Dengar]

Nuts to HT! You?re killing it Paul. These are the updates I look forward to buddy. The hammer looks AWESOME.

 

[Stryker2011]

This is exciting to see progress.