"STAR WARS REBELS" REBEL CAPTAIN ALEXSANDR KALLUS painted by Elias

A little while ago, Darth Daddy bought several Star Wars Rebels action figure sculpts from our friend Olivier, the artist behind Angry Raccoon Minis.  Among them, was Rebel Captain Kallus, whom we affectionately dubbed "Hot Kallus" for his voluminous golden locks.  Due to client projects, these action figure sculpts waited in our project drawer for quite some time, but last week, I had an opportunity to pick up one of these projects and finish it.  There were many great projects to choose from, but now that the HasLab Ghost is starting to turn up on our doorsteps, and a Vintage Collection Zeb along with it, I wanted to have his companion character ready.

This project was as simple as a paint job, so it's a great way for beginning creators to dabble in filling out their Rebels collection DIY style!

"STAR WARS REBELS"

REBEL CAPTAIN KALLUS

painted by Elias 

DIFFICULTY: BEGINNER

"THE BAD BATCH" IMPERIAL CROSSHAIR created by Elias

While this version of this character was represented in the Black Series action figure line, 3.75-inch collectors were left wishing for it.  In this case, a prospective client wished for it enough that he commissioned my services to bring it to life.  Crosshair's time with the Empire was a dark pathology in his character, but his Imperial armor was undeniably stylish.

The base for this figure was a Clone Wars Phase I Clone Trooper.   The Helmet, Backpack and Rifle were 3D prints provided to me by the client.  To get the body armor where it needed to be, I sculpted onto it with Green Stuff.

The paint scheme was a challenge.  A tip for painting anything black, is that you rarely use pure black.  There are several shades of grey at work that amplify the planes and edges of the armor.  This also contributes to representing the animated painterly textures in the Bad Batch visual style.  

Overall, I'm very happy with the final product, and I look forward to making more characters from the Bad Batch TV series now that it has come to its gratifying conclusion!

"STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH"

IMPERIAL CROSSHAIR

created by Elias

DIFFICULTY: ADVANCED

"STAR WARS REBELS" SEASON 4 - CUSTOM SCOUT HELMET EZRA BRIDGER created by Elias

This particular figure was inspired by an action figure part in our project drawer we had almost forgotten about.  It was an Ezra head wearing his stolen (and modified,) Scout Trooper Helmet.  The sculpt is available from Syndicate Customs.  We had an extra vintage collection Ezra, which would serve as the perfect body for this head sculpt.  Darth Daddy felt the figure wasn't complete if he didn't have an alternate head, so I painted up some Ezra heads made by Watto's Scrapyard.

For those who can't afford the special Ezra that comes with the Haslab Ghost, putting these head sculpts onto a vintage collection Ezra body and painting it is a frugal way to add this to your collection.

Overall, this project wasn't as challenging as the rest of my projects this year, which is refreshing!  This can be done by anyone with a brush and enough patience.  

"STAR WARS REBELS"

CUSTOM SCOUT HELMET EZRA BRIDGER

created by Elias 

DIFFICULTY: BEGINNER