"THE CLONE WARS" LOK DURD designed by Uzay Customs & painted by "Customs for the Kid"

Lok Durd is a Neimoidian general and weapons developer in the Separatist Droid Army who served Count Dooku during the Clone Wars. The corpulent commander was 6 feet, 11 inches (2.11 meters) tall, and had red eyes and gray skin. He is known for creating the Defoliator, a weapon designed to eliminate organic life while leaving machinery unharmed. He attempted to use this weapon on the pacifist Lurmen on the planet Maridun. Despite the success of the defoliator's test, Durd was captured by Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Aayla Secura, and the Lurmen villagers. His only concern was that he would lose his promotion. Lok Durd was easily one of the most deplorable villains that the animated show had introduced. He would have actively carried out a genocide if the Jedi had not stepped in on behalf of the Lurmen. Definitely not an individual to celebrate, yet he had a pretty interesting look to him that was modeled by Series Designer, Kilian Plunkett. Lok Durd first appeared in "Defenders of Peace" from The Clone Wars television series. He was voiced by George Takei, and was intended as a recurring villain, though this never came to pass.

This 3D print was designed by Uzay Customs. With a little paint, you can easily add this character to your CW action figure display like we have. Dad laid down some of the base coats and then I did the fine detail painting on the face.

"THE CLONE WARS"

LOK DURD

painted by "Customs for the Kid"

"We decided that going with this sort of really big, heavy, rolly guy with an even bigger hat than Nute Gunray's would just…would work, would sort of sell that this guy was extremely flamboyant and very bossy and even more gluttonous than your average Neimoidian."―Series Designer Kilian Plunkett, on modeling Lok Durd.

"RETURN OF THE JEDI" LOJE NELLA painted & flocked by "Customs for the Kid"

This was a fun project we did to fill out our Jabba's Palace display. Loje Nella was a shadowy Riorian female who was a member of the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure's court. In 4 ABY, she was present in the throne room booths of Jabba's Palace on the planet Tatooine during a performance by the Max Rebo Band, which ended in the death of the enslaved dancer Oola.

Nella later took part in a trap laid for Princess Leia Organa, who freed Jabba's prisoner Han Solo from carbonite while she thought the Hutt was sleeping. Jabba, who had been warned of Organa's disguise as the bounty hunter Boushh, had hidden behind a curtain with Nella and other favored members of his court. Once Solo was free, the Hutt revealed himself and had Solo and Organa captured while the Riorian laughed alongside other court members.

This 3D print was designed by Sjefke. We loved that the design offered a swappable torso. One torso with arms and hands, and another with no appendages. In the film, only the head made it on camera, but concept arm showed the creature having arms in early drawings. 

We painted the resin model and then applied moss flocking to the head. It was the first time we ever used the technique. You'll typically need flocking material (like fine turf or sawdust), an adhesive (like PVA glue or Mod Podge), and a way to apply it to your desired surface. The process generally involves applying the adhesive, sprinkling the flocking, and then sealing it. You can also add color and texture variations for a more realistic look.

"RETURN OF THE JEDI"

LOJE NELLA

painted & flocked

by "Customs for the Kid"

"RETURN OF THE JEDI" WAM "BAM" LUFBA sculpt by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations

& painted by Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid".

"ANISE I'ZAK & CAPTAIN CHARGE" created by Elias of "Customs for the Kid"

Anise I'Zak isn't a Jedi most fans know of, but fans who have read the Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures comic really appreciated her, especially my client who commissioned this. I was asked to emulate the animation style of 2008 The Clone Wars TV series rather than the Tartakovsky design style she was originally created in.  One of the most exciting parts of this project for me was bringing these two characters to life in a visual style that had never been previously designed.  I was in the unique position of getting to make my own creative decisions about the visual language of these characters, but there's something even more exciting about this project.  The client who commissioned it intends to use the figures as the lead actors in his own Star Wars stop motion animated fan film!  Stop motion takes a great deal of time, passion, and patience, so we await the release of this fan film eagerly and with the same patience.  You can all follow his work at Zack Films Studios!

Anise I'Zak first appeared in the comic story "Chain of Command," written by Jason Hall, penciled by Ethan Beavers, and published by Dark Horse Comics in the tenth volume of the Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures trade paperbacks[1] on December 19, 2007.  Captain Charge, her security Liaison, is an original character created by the client.  Bringing him to life was quite a privilege! 

I made Anise using the torso and upper arms of a Clone Wars Shaak Ti action figure.  The hips, legs, and forearms were taken from a Clone Wars Mace Windu.  I did some action figure surgery with a dremel to get the Shaak Ti torso and Mace Windu hips to fit together, and sculpted over everything to make the transition more seamless.  

I designed Anise I'Zak's head in ZBrush, and because she will be used for animation, the client and I decided to make 3 alternating heads with varying expressions to create more storytelling opportunities.  Charge required no sculpting, and was a repaint of a Phase 2 Captain Rex.

"ANISE I'ZAK & CAPTAIN CHARGE"

created by 

Elias of "Customs for the Kid"