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For a few years now, collectors have been asking for a new Ponda Baba head to replace the original sculpt. Many fans had complained that the head was undersized and a bit narrow for the character. Thankfully for customizers Outer Rim Traders is currently offering a beautiful Ponda Baba headsculpt created by customizer Jeff Thompson.
We placed an order and as soon as it arrived, I painted it up and took a few photos of the action figure with the new head. I really love the look of the new head. He looks great in our new Cantina!
This was a sculpt created by Uzay Customs. Our client sent us the 3D design file so all we had to do was print it at home at paint it.
We are huge fans of "Young Jedi Adventures" here at home. Dad said parents of younglings should add this show to their childrens viewing line up. "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures" follows a group of younglings (kids) training to become Jedi during the High Republic era, centuries before the main films, learning core values like compassion, teamwork, and patience while exploring the galaxy, helping creatures, and thwarting minor villains like pirates. The show, aimed at preschoolers, takes place at a Jedi temple on the planet Tenoo, with Master Yoda guiding the young heroes like Kai, Lys, and Nubs as they develop their Force abilities and build friendships.
As a child, Pord was a member of a gang of pirates led by Taborr Val Dorn. Alongside him and the droidEB-3, she repeatedly raided Hap's Sap Tap, a café on the forestplanetTenoo. During one of these raids, Pord and the other pirates were confronted by JediyounglingsKai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs. Val Dorn told Pord and EB-3 to take the cart with their loot to their starship, but they were defeated by the Jedi. Val Dorn caused a distraction, allowing Pord and EB-3 to get away, but the Jedi managed to retrieve the stolen goods with the help of Nash Durango and other residents, causing the pirates to leave empty-handed.
With me studying for my Industrial Design degree at UCONN and Dad working overtime every week, the time needed to make custom action figures has been in short supply. Usually, I have my commissions to fall back on for posts, but a good portion of my year was spent making action figures for "Josie and the Pussycats" and "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space" toy lines. Not ideal content for a Star Wars custom action figure blog. Therefore, original fully sculpted figures that we made here at home were in shorter supply than in previous years.
To overcome the deficit, our customs this year were focused a lot more on a continued tradition at the blog...showcasing third-party custom offerings available for sale from other artists in the community that our readers can use to flesh out their own 3.75" Star Wars action figure collections.
We still made a handful of figures from scratch like our Captain Bombardier, Duchess Zilla, as well as a few variations of Assaj Ventress, but the rest of what we shared was what can be done with offerings from our friends who sell their custom creations. These figures were the product of some home assembly and adding our own detailed paint applications.
Life got busy this year, but our passion has not decreased, and we will continue to develop new exciting art projects to share when we are able.
We would like to give a big thanks to the HalcAnon Podcast for having me on earlier this year to discuss one of my other artistic exploits...special fx make-up applications. It offers a great introduction to some techniques that can be adopted by those who like to cosplay.
HalcAnon Podcast - Sunday, January 26, 2025
We would like to thank the Bespin Refugee at Jedi Insider for the "Custom of the Week" features this year. It was cool to see some of our original work as well as some collaborative efforts get featured.
It was a real honor to have Chris Bartlett the actor who played Q-90 share the action figure we made on his Instagram story this year!
Dad purchased this headsculpt from vonShoetoys on Etsy so we can have a more complete release of Moff Gideon in his Dark Trooper Armor appearance. I just needed to paint the resin headcast when it arrived to complete the alternate head. Once completed we added him to the rest of the figures on display on our shelves.
Lio Partagaz was a humanmale who served the Imperial Security Bureau as a major. He led the ISB Board in the ISB Central Office on the Imperial capitalplanet of Coruscant and concerned himself with identifying unrest long before it escalated into a threat to Imperial safety. Supervising the ISB Board, which comprised the highest echelon of field operatives in ISB, Partagaz managed eighteen ISB sectorial Supervisors and their attendants, as well as members of the Imperial Navy and Army whenever required. Partagaz organized the supervisors, settled personal or work-related disputes, and managed meetings. He became well-respected within the board and the Empire for his intelligence and competence, becoming friends with Director Orson Krennic.
Partagaz served as the ISB board supervisor during a turbulent time in the Empire, with random acts of rebellion appearing throughout the galaxy. After the Heist on Aldhani, Partagaz was involved with the ISB response during an emergency meeting and the passing of the Public Order Resentencing Directive. Partagaz was also involved in Dedra Meero's search for the "Axis" of the rebels, who, unbeknownst to the Bureau, was Luthen Rael. He was also heavily involved with the Imperial activity at Ghorman, supervising the majority of the field operation, and being one of the few people fully aware of the purpose of the operation. After failing to prevent the Rebel extraction of Kleya Marki, a rebel who had been passed on classified intelligence relating to Project Stardust, Partagaz took his own life to prevent being arrested for his failure.
To make the figure we purchased an unpainted resin headcast of the character designed by JCirion3D from Syndicate Customs. We had some rank insignia modifications needed that were easily addressed with an X-acto knife. Some paint was added to the purchased head as well as the hands and shoulders of the Imperial Officer base figure from TVC 4-pack.
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