Raider and the Vermidon - Meaning of 'Vermidon' Revealed - by UA

My Friends and Fellow MCNers!

Today is a great day, a day for double celebration: thanks to your interest and computer mice, my ‘Minifig Customs’ B-Shelf Gallery got 30.000 hits and moved even furthering the ‘Greatest Hits’ list and, again, thanks to everyone who use their fingers to click the right links, one of my junior galleries, the Minifig Customization ‘WIP’ folder, got 10.000 hits. To celebrate the total of 40.000 hits, I decided not to keep you waiting any further for my newest custom accessory, the KotOR II Vibrosword in three new colors!

I also thought that it would be fun to make a minifig that would combine all of my latest WIP projects, so I proudly present… Sweso von Gemos, the tamer of Vermidons! Yeah, the Vermidon is made from a Dino 2010 set I bought entirely for its dark red pieces. What’s a Vermidon, by the way? I completely made the beast up, but had to find it a suitable name. Something that I use pretty often, sometimes two at a time is called Vermidon. Let’s see if anybody guesses what it is… ;)

You know I can’t resist photoshopping an image! ;)

About Sweso von Gemos: He lived two generations before the Mandalorian invasion, on Onderon and was a member of a noble family. Was exiled from the City of Iziz and became the leader of the beast-riders. Later, he married the Onderonian Queen, uniting the beast riders and the people of Iziz. (It’s just too bad if you haven’t carefully played KotOR II!)

Because the character never actually appeared in the game, I was free to choose his apperiance as I wished. Did someone say that I always made Jedi with one face and hairpiece? Sweso sure isn’t a Jedi and has a custom hairpiece (one of Atton hairpiece prototypes). You might remember the cloak from my recent WIPs, the only difference is that I, inspired by Jeff’s awesome work, decided to try making a fabric belt – in my opinion, the cloak looks better this way. I would also like to thank Jared and Emily (Recluce) for their Mandalorian decals – this classical design suited my fig perfectly.

Gallery Link: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=138630

So, what do you think? As usual, comments, criticism, questions and suggestions are welcomed… ;)

Take care, and listen to ‘One way ticket to the Blue’ by Boney M!

EDIT: Check my last post to learn what a 'Vermidon' really is... ;)