Cerez

I agree, that Tarkin model needs to be rigged fully (including the face/mouth) and released officially -- promptly! -- lest it mysteriously vanish like every other great Tarkin model before it... >.<'

Why not submit it to JKHub and make it public? It looks nice enough. (Plus, it may help braven people up to reskin/kitbash this model more. It's been standing alone for too long for crying out loud... >.<') Lovin' your snaps.

HS is not likely to object, either. Much like me, he likes to see people being creative with his character models, and encourages people to explore, as well as to brave into creating their own, original work. I think what a creator likes to see the least, in general, is a complete copy-paste of their work with some tiny and unoriginal changes. As long as the new work has considerable originality in it, we welcome the reskin/kitbash/change. After all, we did choose to share our work with the world... (That's not to say we don't like to be asked, first, however. It's only respectful.)

It shouldn't be, but it may be... :/ (I have no idea what the guys have been up to...) Try an earlier build: https://builds.openjk.org/ Or you can use my (Dec 2015) custom build (with some additional bug fixes): https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bz6a1szn1w36j5/OpenJK-Cerez-Dec-2015.zip?dl=0

You will need to try to first get in touch with Elek Andor -- actually, isn't that based on HapSlash's work? Perhaps both creators... -- and seek their permission. If you do not receive a response for a longer period of time, you can upload your reskin, but be ready that it may be taken down if either author requests a removal. And, of course, be sure to credit anyone whose work you've based your own work on.

Anyone know at this stage when we can expect the first teaser/trailer?

... Bad choice for inspiration... Every time someone says that, I cringe. I am a big fan of Ahsoka from The Clone Wars, but just can't stand her in Rebels -- I can't stand anything about that show, other than accepting that it is a (bad) show made for children. But why I'm not modding is that, sadly, I haven't been inspired by Star Wars at all, lately... I have plans for a realistic, bounty hunter (independent life) Asajj Ventress model, and finishing (the rigging of) HapSlash's Leia when I can find the time and muster the enthusiasm.

Fascinating insight from an eccentric madman. Summary: Alec Guinness did NOT hate Star Wars, Sebastian Shaw was completely clueless, and Jar Jar actually had potential as a character had Lucas listened to a talented actor's wisdom and experience.

Imagine what you could do with a few more!

Indeed: "What I meant was that she doesn’t discover them in Episode VII. Not that they may not already be in her world." ~ J.J. Abrams

For the same reason that Disney treats it as spoilers.

Case in point.

I've found meaning in the new movie's title: "Luke, when gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be. The Force runs strong in your family -- pass on what you have learnt." It comes awkward after "The Force Awakens", but in this context it actually makes sense, and the title seems to imply that this movie will be about Luke and his family/legacy indeed. I think I may have figured out the family story as well... (MAJOR Spoiler Warning!)

On a side note, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that they should have put Dave Filoni's creative team in charge of the new film series' story. I don't think there's a single writer out there at the moment who understand the original trilogy better than this writing team did with their extensive research and experience in the world of Star Wars. Plus, Filoni is a fan of strong female leads. I get the feeling the work he would have done on Rey would have turned her into a much more interesting, and more developed person/character. They could also have consulted Katie Lucas. (That is if they hadn't ruined their relationship with George...) (Disney is just throwing talent away...)

Perhaps... In other words, a character without any backbone, with no agenda, without a known past, and without any invested character development. A complete mystery even to herself. A clueless Chosen One with the Force. This is really shallow character development, IMHO, but I can see what you're getting at. These are more questions about unexplained aspects of the film than they are actual character motivations. Most of these are trivial questions that concern the audience, not the character and story. Once again, this kind of character development is typical of an inexperienced, low budget TV series, not a quality film series. But thanks for explaining your perspective -- it does help me understand better what people find interesting about this movie. Hahaha! I would have to agree. I don't see much character development at all in Poe. He is much like the characters of Rogue One -- there only for the sake of the movie to go on. This is an interesting unifying perspective. It's really hopeful -- which is more than I would dare to indulge my spirit in for the next film -- but it does seem to ring true from a certain aspect. Still, it just goes to show that the first movie gave us very-very little in terms of the actual story (for the trilogy), and I question whether this is a good theme for a story about galaxy-fate-changing heroes.

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I didn't actually like the prequel films, and I don't much care for them. That might help explain it. I like TCW as a standalone, and I consider it to be the definitive Clone Wars story that compliments Old Ben's tales in the original trilogy about Luke's father, Anakin, the brave Jedi knight, and his fall from the Jedi Order.

I mean let's look at character motivations from TFA: Rey: Her newly found mentor and father figure, who told her about the Jedi was killed, and she fought the killer hand to hand, scarring him, saving her friend, and narrowly escaping. Does she have any reason to face the villain again? Not really. In her position, and with her experience, I would take the ship, and get as far away from the enemy as possible. Her only motivation, as far as I can see, is her curiosity for her newly discovered powers, and the Jedi -- that led her to Luke. Finn: Revenge against Kylo Ren for what he did to him? Would Finn even consider versing Kylo again? o.O I guess Finn does have a good reason to seek Jedi training if he plans to face Kylo again. Apart from that, he cares for what happens to Rey as a friend, sort of. Poe: To fight for freedom? Does he have any meaningful motivations? Kylo: To take revenge on Rey and to eliminate the Jedi and prove himself worthy. He will very likely become obsessed with Rey's whereabouts, and try to track her down to finish the job and settle the score.

The problem is the first movie didn't give anything us to work with at all, really. The plot of the first movie was blowing up the new Death Star and finding the last Jedi alive. I really don't see the same drive here that the original trilogy had. The only way I see them making this a story you will want to follow is by pretty much reiterating parts of ESB to give Rey an incentive to fight. Why should she involve herself in galactic matters -- even after Han's death. Her life has been running and scavenging -- she's a rogue. In contrast, Luke had lost his family to the Empire, practically before his eyes, and had landed a score against a merciless villain who would pursue him to the ends of the galaxy. If that's the drive with Rey as well (Kylo's revenge as the link), then we just have ESB all over. (Honestly, I think we've already given this film's plot more thought than the creators have...)

@@NumberWan, so why The Last Jedi? Shouldn't it be The First Jedi, then? Or is this story about completely extinguishing the Jedi, and told from Kylo Ren's point of view (the Knights of Ren) -- in which case The Force Awakens refers to Kylo's connection to the Force? (Either way it doesn't sound very convincing to me as a plot...)