Wish they made more female Star Wars action figures? We feel you.
We know there are a lot of fangirls out there just waiting for a stronger female presence in the Star Wars action figure line.
We like a more balanced Star Wars action figure collection in our house. I want a girl to have as much fun playing in my room as me, and Star Wars has always been an excellent bridge when kids are looking for something fun to play. Let's be honest, Star Wars is for everyone. Am I right? I can't tell you how many girls we have met who have grown up playing with Star Wars toys and have very fond memories of doing so.
We have heard from Hasbro that female figures don't always sell well.
As customizers we snatch up any well made female action figure by the dozens just for something to build off of.
This page is our desire of Hasbro. This page is a page of what could be.
It can also be the place that inspires all you ladies to make some of your own custom action figures. Dad says it's a great hobby to do with your kids for you older ones out there.
We know there are a lot of fangirls out there just waiting for a stronger female presence in the Star Wars action figure line.
We like a more balanced Star Wars action figure collection in our house. I want a girl to have as much fun playing in my room as me, and Star Wars has always been an excellent bridge when kids are looking for something fun to play. Let's be honest, Star Wars is for everyone. Am I right? I can't tell you how many girls we have met who have grown up playing with Star Wars toys and have very fond memories of doing so.
We have heard from Hasbro that female figures don't always sell well.
As customizers we snatch up any well made female action figure by the dozens just for something to build off of.
This page is our desire of Hasbro. This page is a page of what could be.
It can also be the place that inspires all you ladies to make some of your own custom action figures. Dad says it's a great hobby to do with your kids for you older ones out there.
We recommend checking out the art of many fangirl customizers. Lady Ithiryl started customizing to enhance her son's collection. Wookielover1138 has been a great ambassador for the customizing community with her show Kessel Run Review and not only spends her time promoting other artist's work, but she also exhibits some pretty solid skills of her own. Recently, young Fangirl sisters Fern and Lida Stuart created a Star Wars custom action figure blog Coruscant Customs that is definitely worthy of a look. Longtime customizer Christina Cruz just made her first Star Wars custom and it is the best Mara Jade figure we've ever laid eyes on. For the longest time now, we thought that we were only one of two individuals who owned a Sabine Tie Fighter from the Star Wars Rebels television series. That is until we saw the newly painted Tie Fighter created by The Dorky Diva, Savanna Kiefer who gifted her stellar creation to her boyfriend Eric Pheifer. We're always on the hunt for more female customizers, so message us with your links and we'll post them here!
The next artist on display I discovered on Instagram. I saw a one-of-a-kind handmade "Youngling Ahsoka Tano" doll that was made by missupsetter that I wish was available for purchase. I would have bought it on the spot. She details the build process she went through and documents the countless hours she invested into creating this beautiful piece. This is something I wish we could see mass produced one day.
"Mara Jade" created by Christina Cruz
Coruscant Customs
"Sabine TIE-FIGHTER" by Savanna Kiefer aka The Dorky Diva
"Hello Kitty Trooper" by Wookielover1138
Another artist we recently discovered was Jedi Ash Designs run by Ashley M. Kalfas from Colorado Springs, Colorado. She makes some really unique Star Wars poseable dolls inspired by the Monster High line that are just extraordinary. Her work is so eye catching I strongly considered running over to her Etsy store to pick up one of her figures to add to our home collection.
Her work can also be found at these links:
Check out these other custom Star Wars action figures made with all the fangirls in mind. Female action figures need equal footing when it comes to the Star Wars toy line. It's time to bring it. Maybe all you Star Wars fans can petition Disney to make the balance happen.
Now we understand that fangirls appreciate male action figures just as much as fanboys like the female action figures, so if you want to see the full listing of figures that we created for the blog, check out Customs for the Kid's Action Figure Index. Below are our own contributions to the female side of the Star Wars galaxy.
Now we understand that fangirls appreciate male action figures just as much as fanboys like the female action figures, so if you want to see the full listing of figures that we created for the blog, check out Customs for the Kid's Action Figure Index. Below are our own contributions to the female side of the Star Wars galaxy.
STAR WARS EPISODE I:
THE PHANTOM MENACE
DIVA SHALIQUA
WAN SANDAGE
Eirtaé - Royal Handmaiden
Naboo Pilots
STAR WARS EPISODE II:
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
BARRISS OFFEE
NABOO PEASANT
GRAN JEDI YOUNGLING
TUSKEN RAIDER CAMP DIORAMA
STAR WARS:
THE CLONE WARS
AHSOKA TANO
Mechanic Ahsoka Tano with R7-A7
Ahsoka Tano - Zygerrian Slave
Queen Miraj Scintel
MOTHER TALZIN
NIGHTSISTERS
NIGHTSISTER ASAJJ VENTRESS
OLD DAKA
NIGHTSISTER
CLONE WARS: SEASON 5 FINALE
BARRISS OFFEE
BO KATAN
Aurra Sing
R4-M1
R5-S9
R2-D2 - BIG HAY-ZU
Latts Razzi
KARINA THE GREAT
R5-P8
Peg Leg Piit
Jocasta Nu
IONE MARCY
NUMA
TODO-360
TODO-360 on WHEELS
COMMANDO DROIDS
IN CLONE TROOPER DISGUISE
RED TACTICAL DROID
THE PHANTOM MENACE
Eirtaé - Royal Handmaiden
Naboo Pilots
STAR WARS EPISODE II:
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
BARRISS OFFEE
GRAN JEDI YOUNGLING
STAR WARS:
THE CLONE WARS
Mechanic Ahsoka Tano with R7-A7
BARRISS OFFEE
Aurra Sing
Peg Leg Piit
Padmé Amidala "Shadow Warrior"
Senator Riyo Chuchi
STEELA & SAW GERRERA
GANODI & KATOONI
TODO-360
TODO-360 on WHEELS
IN CLONE TROOPER DISGUISE
RED TACTICAL DROID
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
STAR WARS:
REBELS
C1-10P aka CHOPPER
with Accessories
HERA SYNDULLA
Season One - Sabine Wren
Season Two - Sabine Wren
Season Three - Sabine Wren
"IMPERIAL PROPAGANDA-REBEL GRAFFITI" DIORAMA
ROGUE ONE
Imperial Flight Crew Helmet Modification
STAR WARS EPISODE IV:
A NEW HOPE
BUILD A DROID C-3PO
Stovepipe Droid
WED-9-M1
2X-3KPR
Chachi De Maal
TAWSS KHAA
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POWER DROID
STAR WARS EPISODE V:
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Hoth Rebel Troop Transport
Hoth Rebel Base
Computer Consoles
Computer Consoles
STAR WARS EPISODE VI:
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Princess Leia - Boushh
Droid Flipper
Super-Articulated 8D8
JABBA's PALACE - DROID TORTURE RACK
Shasa Tiel
STAR WARS EPISODE VII:
THE FORCE AWAKENS
Super-Articulated "Rey (Jakku)
Star Wars: Power of the Force - Millennium Falcon
(The Episode VII Conversion)
General Leia Organa
STAR WARS EPISODE VIII:
THE LAST JEDI
Super-Articulated
Rey - Jedi Training
Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo
Rey - Jedi Training
STAR WARS
EXPANDED UNIVERSE
Nightsister
GARDULLA THE HUTT - WORK IN PROGRESS
Mara Jade
Imperial Officer Disguise
UNHOODED JAWA
GURI
DEENA SHAN
Kaink Ewok Priestess
Kaink Ewok Priestess [Version 2]
CINDEL TOWANI
CHARAL
DELIAH BLUE - WORK IN PROGRESS
EXPANDED UNIVERSE
Mara Jade
Imperial Officer Disguise
UNHOODED JAWA
Kaink Ewok Priestess
CHARAL
DELIAH BLUE - WORK IN PROGRESS
STAR WARS
FAN FICTION
REBEKKAH
SMUGGLER SHIP & CREW
MANDALORIAN TWI'LEK & SPEEDER BIKE
DUG DROID
Female Jedi Padawan
FEMALE AQUALISH DANCER
Mirialan Bounty Hunter
Twi'lek Smuggler
Vanessa
THE OLD REPUBLIC CONTEST ENTRY
Kitbashed Build A Droids
Totally Togruta
CARBONITE TUTORIAL
ZOMBIE JEDI
The Rodian Band
JABBA'S DANCERS
Android Assassin
Qirassh Jedi
Kel Dor Jedi
GREAT STAR WARS CUSTOMIZING CHALLENGE
Vixey
Frogoctopus
COLD WEATHER KEL DOR FEMALE JEDI
Jedi General
Female Rodian
Qirassh Female
Nautolan Female
Weequay Female
ZABRAK FEMALE
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Teresa Delgado makes an appearance on the Star Wars
Report to discus Star Wars Rebels, her article on the gender divide and
the marketing of Star Wars Rebels:
http://www.starwarsreport.com/2014/02/23/gender-and-the-star-wars-rebels-marketing-swr-122/
http://www.starwarsreport.com/2014/02/23/gender-and-the-star-wars-rebels-marketing-swr-122/
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The
Customizer Spotlight is a recurring post where I hope to put a
spotlight on great Star Wars customizing artists and the customs they
have produced that I have in my personal collection. I will also provide
ways for our audience to view or acquire future work that these artists
may produce. Here are some of the female figures in my collection made by a variety of different Star Wars artists.
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT: SWK KUSTOMS / kr2700
Kevin, or SWK KUSTOMS / kr2700, created two very cool figures in my collection. A Jedi version of me that he sent as a gift for showcasing his work and a Vergere action figure that we bought on Ebay when we first started collecting custom Star Wars action figures. SWK Kustoms started making custom Star Wars figures in 2007. He said his wife Lynn bought him a Han Solo figure as a birthday gift. “You should always get at least one toy on your birthday,” she said.
His
own collection started shortly after. He thought about making a battle
mock up of 100-200 Jedi and Sith, a scene that he imagined would be in
the Clone Wars! The prequels went down a different path however…
Soon
he had around 50 custom Jedi & 50 Sith (Jedi spray painted
black). A few months later he began to get bored with just doing simple
figures, so he started to experiment. He went through a phase where he
made a lot of alien Jedi . He also did more interesting Sith Lords. Lynn
then suggested that people might be interested in his figures, so he
put some on eBay and his new hobby started to generate some interest!
Now four years later & around 300 customs under his belt, SWK Kustoms specializes in fully articulated figures! SWK Kustoms creates fully articulated and detailed Custom 4” figures. Star Wars, Star Trek, DC, Marvel or anything you can think of. With SWK you
can also become your favorite character as well: Jedi, Sith, Storm
trooper, Mandalorian and much more. Figures can be purchased upon
request. Price is based on how hard the piece is to make, usually
between $50-150. All figures come with specialized weapons or gear
& name plate stands.
Add an SWK action figure to your collection today!
Vergere
(pronounced /vɚ'ʒɪɹ/) was a Fosh Jedi Knight in the waning years of the
Galactic Republic. Almost immediately after she hatched, Vergere was
taken under the wing of Jedi Master Thracia Cho Leem, who later
instructed her in the ways of the Jedi. In 33 BBY, Vergere was part of a
Jedi task force sent to Asmeru by Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum to
capture the leaders of the Nebula Front.
According
to an account given by Lumiya to Jacen Solo in 40 ABY, Vergere was a
rogue student, secretly studying sources outside of approved Jedi
doctrine. Lumiya claimed that Vergere's studies of other rogue Jedi,
including Count Dooku, had led her to Darth Sidious, and at some point
between 32 BBY and 29 BBY, Vergere became a student of the Sith Lord.
According to Lumiya, Vergere subsequently attempted to kill Sidious when
she discovered the extent of his megalomania, but her murder attempt
failed, forcing her to flee from his assassins, accepting a mission from
the Jedi Council to Zonama Sekot, where she was captured by the Yuuzhan
Vong and disappeared in 30 BBY, finding the Yuuzhan Vong on Zonama
Sekot and secretly living with them for half a century.
During
the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Vergere reappeared and tortured
Jacen Solo, wanting to turn him into a future Sith apprentice. She was
hunted by the New Republic and hid herself, helping Warmaster Tsavong
Lah and other Yuuzhan Vong as well as Solo.
At
the climactic Battle of Ebaq 9, she sacrificed herself, killing many
Yuuzhan Vong and saving Solo. By 40 ABY, the Sith revealed that Vergere
had also, secretly, been one of them. Eventually, Vergere's training
helped turn Jacen into Darth Caedus, the Dark Lord of the Sith.
It
is possible that her difficulty to be easily categorized as a Jedi or
Dark Jedi inspired the retcon that re-classified Vergere as a Sith. As
Vergere's final words affirmed that she saw herself as a Jedi, it is
possible she saw no difficulty in holding allegiance to both the Jedi
and Sith orders simultaneously, that she believed herself to be redeemed
by her actions prior to her death, or that she entirely rejected the
moral restrictions of both the Jedi and the Sith, a potential view
similar to that of Kreia in the distant past. It should also be noted
that Vergere appeared as a Force ghost to Jacen Solo shortly after her
death, an ability usually manifested by (redeemed) Jedi.
(Taken from Wookiepedia at: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vergere)
VERGERE
created by SWK Kustoms
kr2700 designed and executed this wonderfully sculpted action figure from the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
kr2700 has made a Vergere action figure 8 times already. Email him at kr2700@yahoo.com and see if you can talk him into making one for you.
With a customized head, soft good
skirt, and a borrowed body from Hasbro's Wioslea action figure, his
Vergere action figure is top notch.
With
a long history like Vergere's, this is an action figure that is capable
of providing hours of play time in your Star Wars universe.
Visit him on facebook:
Email him at:
SWK1138@yahoo.com for a quote.
Check out his "profile page" on ebay at:
http://myworld.ebay.com/kr2700?ssPageName=ADME:X:CEM:US:1181
http://myworld.ebay.com/kr2700?ssPageName=ADME:X:CEM:US:1181
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #6:jimjedi3002
Below are two custom action figures from my collection made by jimjedi3002.
He is today's Customizer's Spotlight. The heads on these action figures
are too loose for play, but they are both great for creating photo
novels.
MARA JADE - THE EMPEROR'S HAND
by jimjedi3002
The Mara Jade is highly pose-able.
A very simple custom, but a big payoff for the effort.
You can view his ebay auctions at:
or view his ebay profile page at:
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Welcome
again to Customizer Spotlight. We've gotten a lot of buzz from our
readers about our latest artist and his awesome droid creation since we
listed our Coming Soon post. Pack Rat Studios is a studio that
specializes in Developing, Building and Painting Custom Action Figures.
Most of their works are put up on ebay for Auction. Also, Pack Rat
Studio deals in Vintage or Current Action Figures and Collectibles.
BARBARELLA
by Pack Rat Studios
Originally
we bought her on ebay under the listing of "Female Bounty Hunter" but
she has since been incorporated into our band of pirates. She is always
seen with her trusty droid R2-Bertie.
You can check out their blog by clicking the blog links on our page or by going to:
You can view the ebay seller page for Pack Rat Studios at:
You can contact Pack Rat Studios at:
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #9: INSIDIOUS CUSTOMS
Hello
again and welcome once more to another edition of Customizer Spotlight.
This time around, we are showcasing a custom Juno Eclipse action figure
made by Insidious Customs. Eric LeFeber is a professional
toy designer, game designer and marketer with over 13 years in the
entertainment industry. When he's not creating new products for the top
toy and game companies, he makes them for himself. He also has items for
sale at his Etsy shop or on ebay auctions which we have posted at the
links below. If you have something special in mind, you can even contact
him for a commission.
Juno Eclipse
Juno Eclipse was a Human female who served the Galactic Empire as an Imperial officer and pilot during the Great Jedi Purge. Her exceptional skills in leadership and combat were noticed by several high-ranking officials in the Imperial Military, including the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Rising through ranks in record time, Captain Eclipse was personally chosen by Vader to lead his Black Eight Squadron. Although she initially considered service under Emperor Palpatine's right-hand man to be the highlight of her career, her role in the Bombing of Callos caused her to doubt some of the Empire's policies.
Although
her beliefs wavered due to the mass genocide and complete sterilization
that rendered Callos uninhabitable, Captain Eclipse was unwilling to
abandon her allegiance to the Empire, nor her hard-earned position under
Darth Vader's command. However, Vader came to the conclusion that
Eclipse lacked a certain quality in ruthlessness that he found necessary
in those who served him. As a consequence, he reassigned her to a
highly confidential detail. Hence, in 3 BBY, Eclipse became the latest pilot of the Rogue Shadow, a stealth vessel that was piloted by several individuals in turn. The purpose of her top secret assignment was to transport Darth Vader's agent to wherever his missions required him to go. During that time, she was unaware that the mysterious young man was Vader's secret apprentice, codenamed "Starkiller."
Although she learned that Starkiller was a Force-sensitive assassin, who was tasked with hunting down the last of the Jedi,
her attempts to learn any personal information about him were met with
failure. Upon inadvertently discovering Vader's plot to kill Emperor
Palpatine with Starkiller's aid, Eclipse's loyalties became divided
between her Emperor and immediate superior. Nevertheless, she continued
to carry out her orders to the letter, and took great care to not allow
the apprentice to learn of her accidental discovery. But when Vader
unexpectedly betrayed his disciple at the behest of the Emperor, the Dark Lord
branded Captain Eclipse as a traitor due to her association with
Starkiller. Stripped of her rank and all that she worked hard to gain,
Eclipse was imprisoned on the Empirical.
Six months later, Juno Eclipse was freed by Starkiller, whose apparent death was faked by Darth Vader in order to continue their assassination
plot against Palpatine. Eclipse, forced into the life of a fugitive,
reluctantly renounced her allegiance to the Galactic Empire and joined
with Starkiller on his mission to create the Rebel Alliance. However, she was unaware of the fact that the apprentice remained loyal to his master; nor did she realize that the Rebellion's purpose was to distract the Emperor's attention in order to create a new opportunity to kill him.
During
their adventures, Eclipse and Starkiller gradually developed a rapport
that eventually turned into love. When Vader betrayed the apprentice for
a second time, Starkiller denounced the Sith and embraced his Jedi heritage. By that time, Eclipse learned that the apprentice's birth name was "Galen Marek." However, their relationship was brought to an untimely end when Marek perished in battle against Emperor Palpatine by sacrificing his own life in order to save the founders of the Rebel Alliance.
Shortly after Marek's death, Eclipse witnessed the official founding of the Alliance to Restore the Republic on Kashyyyk. She chose to honor the fallen apprentice's legacy by joining the Alliance Fleet as one of its first officers. Less than a year later, Juno Eclipse was commissioned as the captain of the Rebel flagship, the Salvation.
Although
Insidious Customs loved the Toys R Us exclusive box sets of figures, he
still felt that Hasbro didn't get Juno Eclipse right. So in
anticipation of The Force Unleashed 2 video game being released later
this month, he created another Juno Eclipse and this time she's even
better.
JUNO ECLIPSE (CASUAL ATTIRE)
by Insidious Customs
He
used the new box set version of Juno as a base, replaced her long
sleeved arms with custom sculpted shorter sleeve arms, sculpted that
disheveled hairdo she had when she kissed the Starkiller for the
first/last time, and then repainted the whole figure.
Read Insidious Customs own review of this action figure at his blog located here:
You can view his ebay profile page here:
To see his current auctions listed on ebay click here:
To see what he has available for sale on his Etsy page click here:
If you are interested in having a commission piece made you can reach him by email at:
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #14: WRAITHNINE
Wraithnine is
a 40 year old customizer from the southeast coast of Essex, UK who has
been customizing Star Wars figures and vehicles for about 3 1/2 years
now. He mainly creates custom action figures of astromechs and clone
troopers, but along with the astromech we purchased, we were able to
obtain some awesome looking Mandalorians that he recently created too.
Wraithnine not only spends his time customizing, he also reviews Star
Wars products on Youtube under the name Rasputin37. Wraithnine is currently a moderator on www.imperialshipyards.net
and has been a die hard Star Wars fan since '77 . When we saw these
figures for sale on Imperial Shipyards, we knew we wanted to add them to
our collection.
D-SQUAD
created by Wraithnine
So I have added D-Squad to my collection thanks to the "Astromech King". Yes, Star Wars customizer Wraithnine recently created the five-member droid squad formed by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, that consisted of QT-KT, U9-C4, R2-D2, M5-BZ, and Corporal WAC-47. Led by Colonel Meebur Gascon, D-Squad was sent to steal an encryption module from a Providence-class carrier/destroyer. This fun group appeared on Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the following episodes: "Secret Weapons", "A Sunny Day in the Void", "Missing in Action" and "Point of No Return". These episodes were a lot of fun to watch. These figures are really special to me because I was interviewed on the Voice of the Republic podcast with Dad the same night voice actor Ben Drisdin (WAC-47) was interviewed and I got to talk with Ben that night. WAC-47 was my favorite character from those episodes and it's really cool that I was able to add this whole set of droids to my collection.
QT-KT
created by Wraithnine
Wraithnine Customs on Facebook:
You can see more custom action figures from Wraithnine here on Imperial Shipyards:
Wraithnine has a channel on Youtube under the name of Rasputin37 that you can find here:
He posts as Wraithnine on Rebelscum.com here:
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #15: OMAR RIVERA
The latest customizer we'd like to introduce you all to is Omar Rivera
from Puerto Rico. When this husband and father of two isn't busy making
his awesome Star Wars action figures, he works as an art and history
teacher and as a pastor as well. Dad first saw his customs on ebay when Omar
had three stunning Padme Amidala action figures that were just
incredible to set eyes upon. We didn't have any money at the time, so
somebody else won the figures and let's just say that the somebody who
is out there is one lucky individual. Fortunately, the following week we
did have money when Omar posted new figures up on ebay and they were really cool ones that one wouldn't want to pass up on. Omar openly states that customizing action figures is one of his passions and his passion is definitely visible in his work. Omar
told us that he has created over 100 customs to date. So here are the
three Star Wars custom action figures created by Star Wars customizer, Omar Rivera that you can find in my collection. Enjoy!
Khaleen Hentz
by Omar Rivera
Khaleen Hentz was once a Separatist agent sent by Count Dooku to spy on Quinlan Vos, as a mole in his spy network. She later turned to the Galactic Republic and became the wife of Vos and the mother of his child.
Queen Neeyutnee was a Humanfemalepolitician who ruled as the Monarch of Naboo during the tumultuous time of the Clone Wars. Elected in 21 BBY as the successor to Queen Jamillia,
the very young but mature Neeyutnee harbored no illusions about the war
and met problems with appropriate action. She became closely involved
with the Naboo Royal Advisory Council, the Royal Security Forces, and BossRugor Nass of the Gungans, ensuring that her peaceful homeworld remained relatively unharmed by the war. Not long after ascending to the throne, Neeyutnee was faced with a subtle Trade Federationincursion when a Separatistbattle droid patrol was found in Naboo's grasslands. She worked swiftly with CaptainGregar Typho and SenatorPadmé Amidala to uncover the nature of the threat, and Amidala's investigations resulted in the discovery and eradication of a secret Separatist laboratory that had been recreating the Blue Shadow Virus on their world.
When the Confederacy later sowed Gungan–Naboo tensions in an effort to invade Naboo, Neeyutnee again worked with Amidala and RepresentativeJar Jar Binks to avert the threat of invasion to their homeworld. Thanks to their combined efforts, the Confederate GeneralGrievous was forced to recall his battle droid army from Naboo, and Binks also restored the Gungans' alliance with Neeyutnee's regime. She later oversaw the Festival of Light in celebration of the 857th anniversary of Naboo's union with the Republic. Neeyutnee only served one term before stepping down as Naboo's monarch, and, by 19 BBY, she had been succeeded by Queen Apailana.
When the Confederacy later sowed Gungan–Naboo tensions in an effort to invade Naboo, Neeyutnee again worked with Amidala and RepresentativeJar Jar Binks to avert the threat of invasion to their homeworld. Thanks to their combined efforts, the Confederate GeneralGrievous was forced to recall his battle droid army from Naboo, and Binks also restored the Gungans' alliance with Neeyutnee's regime. She later oversaw the Festival of Light in celebration of the 857th anniversary of Naboo's union with the Republic. Neeyutnee only served one term before stepping down as Naboo's monarch, and, by 19 BBY, she had been succeeded by Queen Apailana.
Queen Neeyutnee
by Omar Rivera
To go to Omar Rivera's ebay store click below:
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CASSIE
CRYAR
After
my birthday, I got a few other action figures that were created by
Peakob1. A Cassie Cryar action figure. She was in the Clone Wars episode
Lightsaber Lost and she was one of my favorite Star Wars characters. If
only Hasbro made action figures like her instead of all the money they
invest in repacks and clone variations.
Cassie Cryar was a female Terellian jango jumper who lived on Coruscant during the Clone Wars. As a Terrelian jango jumper, Cryar possessed advanced skills in acrobatics and agility. Using these natural gifts, Cryar made a living as a thief in the Coruscant Underworld with her accomplice, Ione Marcy. During one of her operations, Cryar assisted Marcy in the murder of her boyfriend, a Trandoshan assassin by the name of Nack Movers. The two then ransacked Movers' apartment, looting a lightsaber which Movers had recently purchased from a petty pickpocket.
Cassie Cryar was a female Terellian jango jumper who lived on Coruscant during the Clone Wars. As a Terrelian jango jumper, Cryar possessed advanced skills in acrobatics and agility. Using these natural gifts, Cryar made a living as a thief in the Coruscant Underworld with her accomplice, Ione Marcy. During one of her operations, Cryar assisted Marcy in the murder of her boyfriend, a Trandoshan assassin by the name of Nack Movers. The two then ransacked Movers' apartment, looting a lightsaber which Movers had recently purchased from a petty pickpocket.
When
the Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano, the original owner of the lightsaber, and Jedi Master Tera Sinube arrived at the condo of Mover's girlfriend to
retrieve the stolen Jedi weapon, Cryar fled the scene, prompting Tano to
pursue. Cryar managed to elude Tano with her natural gifts of agility and speed
long enough to escape the Padawan with the assistance of Marcy, fleeing to a train station in Marcy's speeder in an attempt to lose the Jedi. However, using
a tracking beacon, Sinube tracked the two thieves to the station
and attempted to apprehend the pair. Cryar fled onto one of the departing hovertrains with Tano still in pursuit, leading to a short
stand off when the desperate Terellian took hostages in order to keep Tano at
bay. However, when the train came to a halt, Sinube was already waiting; the
elderly Jedi Master disarmed Cryar and she was taken into custody, the
stolen lightsaber having been retrieved by Tano.
"CASSIE CRYAR, BANNAMU
& MASTER SINUBE"
& MASTER SINUBE"
created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
"Ione Marcy" created by Darth Daddy
"DROIDS" action figures
created by Peakob1
"Thall Joben, Jord Dusat & Kea Moll"
created by Peakob1
created by Peakob1
I
picked up two of these action figures pictured below in an eBay auction
and the other two I got directly from the source. Peakob1 had recently
updated his Mungo Baobab action figure and sold us his original when Dad
commissioned Peakob1 to make us a Jord Dusat to go with the Thall Joben
and Kea Moll we won in the auction. I'm really happy that I have some
custom action figures from the Droids cartoon now too. Especially ones that fit in so well with the rest of my collection.
"Thall Joben, Jord Dusat & Kea Moll"
created by Peakob1
UNDEAD NIGHTSISTER
Although I already have a lot of customs by Star Wars customizer Peakob1 (peek-O-B-One),
when he asked me if I wanted his latest creation, I jumped at the
chance to pick up this incredibly cool Undead Nightsister that he
created. The detail in the sculpting and the paint applications are
just truly amazing. I can't wait to get the Target 3-pack that should
be hitting stores soon so I can get a proper Dathomir set up going. Look out Grievous!
"Undead Nightsister"
by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
All other Nightsister action figures created by "Customs for the Kid"
The world Dathomir holds many dark secrets -- such as ancient incantations that could raise the dead. When the planet was attacked by the Separatists during the Clone Wars, the most ancient and knowledgeable of the Nightsister clan used her power to stir the bodies of the Nightsisters graveyard. From preserved cocoons built to resemble the trees of Dathomir emerged mummified warriors. The shrieking zombies mindlessly attacked their enemies, swarming over battle droids in droves.
Peakob1's Undead Nightsister was featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.
A few years ago I featured a Cut Lawquane custom action figure created by Peakob1. The character was always our favorite clone trooper from the Clone Wars series. When Peakob1 recently made a Suu Lawquane custom action figure, I knew I wanted to add it to my collection. She features a 100% sculpt by Peakob1, who has created some of the coolest Clone Wars custom action figures out there.
"Suu & Cut Lawquane"
created by Peakob1
"Cut, Suu, Jek & Shaeeah Lawquane"
created by Peakob1 Custom Creations
"Sy Snootles"
created by Peak-OB1
"Ziro the Hutt created by Darth Daddy of "Customs for the Kid"
"SUGI & RUMI PARAMITA"
created by created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
"DUCHESS SATINE KRYZE"
created by created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
"ASSAJ VENTRESS -
BOUNTY HUNTER"
created by Peak-OB1 Custom Creations
Peakob1 on Facebook:
http://www.yakfaceforums.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5631
Peakob1 on Droids & Ewoks:
http://droidsandewoks.forumotion.com/customs-and-art-f13/
Peakob1 on Jedi Defender:
http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=20796.0
To go to the ebay page of Peakob1 click below:
http://myworld.ebay.com/peakob1/?_trksid=p4340.l2559
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #20: RUNDOWN
Rundown Customs....aka
ric.sea.jedi....aka Sean....started on ebay buying and selling vintage
Star Wars when he came across some custom Star Wars figures and
became interested in what he saw. He watched many customizers for a
long time and began his research. Finally, he picked up a paintbrush
in 2007. Since then Sean has made over 300 custom action figures.
More than 200 of which have been private commissions. Rundown says
that he truly enjoys the hobby and enjoys requests as well duplicating
characters not yet made in toy form.
Mandalorian Female
by Rundown
by Rundown
To buy custom action figures created by Rundown visit his ebay page where you can also contact him about commission work.
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #26: Darksider80
When Dad organized the 2012 Secret Santa over at Imperial Shipyards, Darksider80
stated that he wanted to participate early in the sign-up process, but
forgot to send his mailing address before the deadline arrived. Dad
matched everyone up, and then after all the emails were sent, Dad heard a
response from him. Dad felt bad leaving him out of the event,
especially since he was relatively new to the custom action figure forum
community. The last thing Dad wanted was for this talented customizer
to feel left out by a new community he was choosing to participate in.
As a solution Dad decided to create one extra figure and do a figure
swap with Darksider80 on top of the one he was formally doing for the event.
After being totally wowed by the plethora of Star Wars custom figures on
the internet Darksider80 was inspired to bust a couple out himself! The purpose of
his blog is just to share his work, get feedback and make connections
with other people who love Star Wars, toys, and creative expression as
much as he does. He love comments, whether you love his stuff or downright
hate it, so leave your opinions for him to see! He is always open to ideas
and suggestions for new projects as well.
Inside our package from Darksider80 was a Darth Zannah custom action figure from The Old Republic and masterfully produced at that. Thanks so much Noah. She's gorgeous!
Inside our package from Darksider80 was a Darth Zannah custom action figure from The Old Republic and masterfully produced at that. Thanks so much Noah. She's gorgeous!
DARTH ZANNAH
"Zannah, known as "Rain" during her childhood, was a Human female from the planet Somov Rit. She was recruited to fight for the Jedi's Army of Light during the Ruusan campaign of the New Sith Wars but, after arriving on Ruusan, was separated from the group during a Sith attack and presumed dead. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, she had been saved and befriended by a member of the native Bouncerspecies called Laa. When the Brotherhood of Darkness later unleashed a planet-wide Force storm, Rain survived by instinctively enveloping herself and Laa with a bubble of Force
energy. Not long afterward, the young girl watched as Laa was haplessly
killed by Jedi scouts. Stricken with anger and grief, she unwittingly
gave in to the dark side and murdered the Jedi. Her display of rage attracted the attention of the war's only surviving Dark Lord, Darth Bane, who decided to take her as his apprentice. Rain cast away the handle of her youth and instead embraced her birth name, becoming Darth Zannah.
Zannah's preliminary Force training took place on the planet Ambria and involved the study of ancient Sith magic. In her tutelage under Darth Bane, Zannah executed a variety of missions designed to incite anarchist movements throughout the Galactic Republic, including manipulating the terrorist Anti-Republic Liberation Front into a botched assassination attempt on former Supreme Chancellor Tarsus Valorum. From Hetton, the ARLF's leader, Zannah also recovered information regarding the creation of holocrons, a secret highly sought by her Master, who later killed Hetton after Zannah tricked him into an attack on the Dark Lord. When the parasites that comprised Bane's body armor began to cause him concern, Zannah was tasked with infiltrating the Jedi Temple archives on Coruscant to obtain information about the creatures. Her mission complete, Zannah was surprised to encounter her cousin Darovit, who confessed that he had exposed her presence to the Jedi. Zannah fled Coruscant with him and met Darth Bane on Tython, where the Sith prepared to battle the pursuant Jedi. Despite their numbers, all of the Jedi were slain, although Bane was grievously wounded and on the brink of dying. Zannah returned with her Master to Ambria and demanded on threat of death that the local healer save the Dark Lord, which he agreed to do only after Zannah revealed the Sith presence on Ambria to the Jedi. She betrayed and killed the healer upon completion of the procedure and also used her power to drive Darovit mad. The respondent Jedi assumed that he was the Sith Lord they sought and killed him, effectively convincing the Jedi of the Sith's final eradication. With no surviving witnesses, the existence of Darth Zannah and her Master remained safely anonymous.
The Sith relocated to Ciutric IV, and over the course of ten years, Zannah grew to be an accomplished Sith sorceress who equaled Darth Bane in strength. When she failed to confront him for the position of Dark Lord, Bane believed she lacked initiative. However, Zannah had already begun to contemplate his demise. On a mission to Doan, she learned of a Dark Jedi named Set Harth and enlisted the reluctant young man as her apprentice. Zannah returned with him to Ciutric IV to confront her own Master, only to find that Bane had been captured by the Doan Royal Guard. She then returned to Doan, where she infiltrated the place of Bane's imprisonment. She located Bane and fought him, but their duel ended in a draw when both were forced to flee the prison. Soon after, Bane, who had taken the Iktotchi Darth Cognus as his new apprentice, called Zannah to meet him on Ambria, where they dueled for the final time. Zannah was initially overwhelmed by her Master's attacks, but she was able to use her sorcery to injure him. As a last resort, Bane attempted to transfer his essence into her body, but was defeated when Zannah's spirit condemned his to the void of the dark side. Zannah then took Darth Cognus as her apprentice and continued Bane's legacy as Dark Lord of the Sith.
Zannah's preliminary Force training took place on the planet Ambria and involved the study of ancient Sith magic. In her tutelage under Darth Bane, Zannah executed a variety of missions designed to incite anarchist movements throughout the Galactic Republic, including manipulating the terrorist Anti-Republic Liberation Front into a botched assassination attempt on former Supreme Chancellor Tarsus Valorum. From Hetton, the ARLF's leader, Zannah also recovered information regarding the creation of holocrons, a secret highly sought by her Master, who later killed Hetton after Zannah tricked him into an attack on the Dark Lord. When the parasites that comprised Bane's body armor began to cause him concern, Zannah was tasked with infiltrating the Jedi Temple archives on Coruscant to obtain information about the creatures. Her mission complete, Zannah was surprised to encounter her cousin Darovit, who confessed that he had exposed her presence to the Jedi. Zannah fled Coruscant with him and met Darth Bane on Tython, where the Sith prepared to battle the pursuant Jedi. Despite their numbers, all of the Jedi were slain, although Bane was grievously wounded and on the brink of dying. Zannah returned with her Master to Ambria and demanded on threat of death that the local healer save the Dark Lord, which he agreed to do only after Zannah revealed the Sith presence on Ambria to the Jedi. She betrayed and killed the healer upon completion of the procedure and also used her power to drive Darovit mad. The respondent Jedi assumed that he was the Sith Lord they sought and killed him, effectively convincing the Jedi of the Sith's final eradication. With no surviving witnesses, the existence of Darth Zannah and her Master remained safely anonymous.
The Sith relocated to Ciutric IV, and over the course of ten years, Zannah grew to be an accomplished Sith sorceress who equaled Darth Bane in strength. When she failed to confront him for the position of Dark Lord, Bane believed she lacked initiative. However, Zannah had already begun to contemplate his demise. On a mission to Doan, she learned of a Dark Jedi named Set Harth and enlisted the reluctant young man as her apprentice. Zannah returned with him to Ciutric IV to confront her own Master, only to find that Bane had been captured by the Doan Royal Guard. She then returned to Doan, where she infiltrated the place of Bane's imprisonment. She located Bane and fought him, but their duel ended in a draw when both were forced to flee the prison. Soon after, Bane, who had taken the Iktotchi Darth Cognus as his new apprentice, called Zannah to meet him on Ambria, where they dueled for the final time. Zannah was initially overwhelmed by her Master's attacks, but she was able to use her sorcery to injure him. As a last resort, Bane attempted to transfer his essence into her body, but was defeated when Zannah's spirit condemned his to the void of the dark side. Zannah then took Darth Cognus as her apprentice and continued Bane's legacy as Dark Lord of the Sith.
"Darth Zannah"
created by Darksider80
SECRET SANTA SENT:
RODIAN SNOWSPEEDER PILOT
created by Darth Daddy
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #27: Lucasclones
Lucasclones is a customizer that dives into everything. Right now he's building mini-dioramas for his custom action figures. He customizes Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Desolation, and several other toy lines. He recently even created an H.P. Lovecraft inspired custom. He has an active Youtube channel
complete with figure reviews, tutorials, and custom action figure
debuts. Lucasclone's podcast has been a boon to the custom action
figure community. Working with Imperial Shipyards administrator Tamer on his podcast Custom Action Figure News
he made customizers accessible to their fans while getting some great
tips on how to make our toys better. His recent addition of "Rountable" discusssions
need to be archived for all interested in the artform. These
discussions provide a free education woth a fortune. I can't even
begin to list the many contributions Lucasclones has brought to the community. Dad became friends with Lucasclones shortly after we appeared on CAFN.
Most of these figures from this post were the result of swaps that
they have done through the years. Dad has always loved the "Eyeball"
figures that Lucasclones made. They are some of Dad's favorite figures in my collection.
"DARKSIDE - AHSOKA TANO" ALTERNATE HEAD
created by LUCASCLONES
created by LUCASCLONES
For the link to lucasclones on Imperial
Shipyards go to :
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=3618.0
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=3618.0
For the link to lucasclones on Flickr go to :
For the link to lucasclones on Youtube go to :
Go here to listen to the Custom Action
Figure News podcast:
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/podcasts/index.html
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/podcasts/index.html
or
If there is anything you would like him to feature on a future podcast be sure to let him know at:
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #30: Marcus Starkiller
Star Wars customizer Marcus Starkiller made a super-articulated Aurra Sing that we couldn't pass up. We even got a sweet bonus figure when it shipped.
"Aurra Sing"
created by Marcus Starkiller
So it's time to present our latest edition of Customizer Spotlight. For
the month of May, we grabbed two of the newer additions to my
collection that were made by Star Wars customizer Marcus Starkiller. He
made a super-articulated Aurra Sing that we couldn't pass up. We even
got a sweet bonus figure when it shipped. We came across the Star Wars
custom action figures of customizer John Bandow, aka Marcus Starkiller,
while surfing the forums of Rebelscum
and like us he's a huge Star Wars fan. We were really impressed with
not only his customs, but also the work he put into their presentation.
He recently started to sell some of his customs, and we picked up the
above Aurra Sing custom action figure to add to my collection. He threw
in a New Republic Neimodian A-Wing Pilot for free. Check out his
figures and pick up a few yourselves. We can't say how impressed we were
with his action figures, and we are sure that you will be too.
To see more action figures created by Marcus Starkiller click here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v319/MarcusStarkiller/Custom%20figures/
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v319/MarcusStarkiller/Custom%20figures/
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #32: Mercury Art Studios
We thought it would be a good time to display
the figure in my collection that has the most sentimental value. Michael Martinez of Mercury Art Studios
did a little bit of everything in all scale, and was a Star Wars fan
for years. He was killed on July 2, 2011 in a head on collision with a
drunk driver leaving behind a daughter and his pregnant fiancé, Hollie.
The 27 year old from Georgia was one of the coolest customizers out there, and he was also a good friend. When Dad first started customizing, Mike and Dad would spend time chatting on Facebook about customizing and the joys of fatherhood. He would share stories of his little girl holding a Dremmel to action figures and making the appropriate sound effects as she imitated her dad. He would always speak about his family with great adoration. Mike was always so generous and eager to share his wealth of customizing knowledge and help Dad out with tips or parts for a new customizing project. Mike was responsible for showing us the host for almost all of our video content found on the blog. We never found a customizer so enthusiastic about the art form and the community that surrounded it. To Dad, Mike was truly an inspiration.
A week before Mike died, he told Dad that he had just finished making us a custom action figure, and he was going to be mailing it to us for all that our blog has done for the customizing community. Sadly we never recived it. A few months after Mike's passing, Dad saw a custom action figure that Mike had made up for auction on eBay. Dad was so happy when he was named the highest bidder and we won the auction. I love that I was able to add Mike's Kee to my collection.
I think at some point or another, all customizers have often dreamed about what it would be like to earn a living solely from the toys we produce. Mike was doing just that. Mike told Dad that he was able to support his family by making just ten custom action figures a week and selling them on eBay. We've loved his customs ever since we first saw them on Yakface.com and couldn't tell you how saddened we are by the loss of one of the greatest talents within this community. Mike you will truly be missed.
The 27 year old from Georgia was one of the coolest customizers out there, and he was also a good friend. When Dad first started customizing, Mike and Dad would spend time chatting on Facebook about customizing and the joys of fatherhood. He would share stories of his little girl holding a Dremmel to action figures and making the appropriate sound effects as she imitated her dad. He would always speak about his family with great adoration. Mike was always so generous and eager to share his wealth of customizing knowledge and help Dad out with tips or parts for a new customizing project. Mike was responsible for showing us the host for almost all of our video content found on the blog. We never found a customizer so enthusiastic about the art form and the community that surrounded it. To Dad, Mike was truly an inspiration.
A week before Mike died, he told Dad that he had just finished making us a custom action figure, and he was going to be mailing it to us for all that our blog has done for the customizing community. Sadly we never recived it. A few months after Mike's passing, Dad saw a custom action figure that Mike had made up for auction on eBay. Dad was so happy when he was named the highest bidder and we won the auction. I love that I was able to add Mike's Kee to my collection.
I think at some point or another, all customizers have often dreamed about what it would be like to earn a living solely from the toys we produce. Mike was doing just that. Mike told Dad that he was able to support his family by making just ten custom action figures a week and selling them on eBay. We've loved his customs ever since we first saw them on Yakface.com and couldn't tell you how saddened we are by the loss of one of the greatest talents within this community. Mike you will truly be missed.
"Kee"
created by Mercury Art Studios
Kee
When Cade Skywalker visited Rik's Cantina on Coruscant in 137 ABY, she threatened him with a blaster pistol, hoping he could reveal where her former crew members, Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue
had absconded with the Grinning Liar, which they had rented after
leaving Cade's employ. Unfortunately, Cade was unable to help her or
Chak, though he made a joking pass at her.
After Cade became enthralled to the Sith, Kee along with Chak joined the crew of the Mynock in Cade's rescue as a necessary step to reaquiring the Grinning Liar which had somehow ended up in the hands of Rav.
Kee, along with Chak, Deliah Blue, and Jariah Syn, were later hired by Morrigan Corde to help rescue Cade, who was her son. She assisted Syn in attaching miniature cameras to Yuuzhan Vong bugs Corde obtained from the Empire. After three weeks, when they finally managed to locate Cade and his attempt to escape the Temple of the Sith, Kee commented on how he is "chucking Darth Hottie out the airlock.
Kee flew with Chak, Corde, Blue and Syn in the Mynock over the Temple. She made a sarcastic joke about one of the craziest things Syn has ever done. The mission ended in Cade's escape from the Sith.
She later accompanied Chak, Cade, and Syn in an attempt to get the Grinning Liar back from Rav. After retrieving the ship, she wished Cade well and asked him to say goodbye to Blue for her. When he told her that the two weren't interacting, the Devaronian called him a nerfherder and encouraged him to talk to her.
After Cade became enthralled to the Sith, Kee along with Chak joined the crew of the Mynock in Cade's rescue as a necessary step to reaquiring the Grinning Liar which had somehow ended up in the hands of Rav.
Kee, along with Chak, Deliah Blue, and Jariah Syn, were later hired by Morrigan Corde to help rescue Cade, who was her son. She assisted Syn in attaching miniature cameras to Yuuzhan Vong bugs Corde obtained from the Empire. After three weeks, when they finally managed to locate Cade and his attempt to escape the Temple of the Sith, Kee commented on how he is "chucking Darth Hottie out the airlock.
Kee flew with Chak, Corde, Blue and Syn in the Mynock over the Temple. She made a sarcastic joke about one of the craziest things Syn has ever done. The mission ended in Cade's escape from the Sith.
She later accompanied Chak, Cade, and Syn in an attempt to get the Grinning Liar back from Rav. After retrieving the ship, she wished Cade well and asked him to say goodbye to Blue for her. When he told her that the two weren't interacting, the Devaronian called him a nerfherder and encouraged him to talk to her.
Click any of the three links below for more from Mercury Art Studios:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mercur ... 9501317704
http://www.myspace.com/mercury_art_studios
http://www.youtube.com/user/mercuryartstudios
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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT #36:
JediStyle
JediStyle not only has one of
the coolest monikers in the Star Wars customizing community, but he also
has creativity and skill that fits his name. This Southern California
customizer was one of the first artists that really caught Dad's eye
when we first started making our own figures and posting in the Yakface
forums. Dad has long admired JediStyle's
creative character creations, and his ability to apply paint with such beautiful
contrasts and colors that REALLY pop. JediStyle has
a great eye for color and he's one of the best painters in the Star
Wars custom action figure community. We just love this customizer's
imagination and his creations are a testament to how far reaching it is.
There is so much to appreciate in every unique piece.
JediStyle took some time off from the hobby. Fortunately, he's back now and still has the ability to unhinge jaws.
Recently JediStyle,
sent Dad a message, and
asked Dad if he could commission him to make a custom Star Wars action
figure. Since Dad was always such a huge fan of JediStyle's work,
Dad
immediately asked if they could do a figure swap as payment. For the
figure swap they both agreed to create either a bounty hunter or
a Jedi for each other, and then mail it when they were finished.
Dad
didn't feel like he had any good Jedi fodder, at least not at the level
to reach his standards. Which meant that Dad would be making a bounty
hunter. At first Dad was going to try and create some crazy alien
bounty hunter, but after seeing JediStyle's
Mandalorian series, Dad noticed that there were no female Mandalorians
on display. That's when Dad decided that instead of doing an alien
bounty hunter, he was going to create a female bounty hunter, a Steam Punk Mandalorian.
Dad shipped his creation out early this month and two weeks ago we received our figure from JediStyle. Just instead of one figure, JediStyle sent
us TWO figures! Two figures AND a diorama! He sent a figure for me
and a figure for Dad. I can't tell you how excited I was. As thanks,
I'm going to create a figure for him so he can have a figure from me and
one from Dad.
The diorama is just beautiful. The colors in the background are so rich. I LOVE IT! We're sure you will too.
"JEDI"
created by JediStyle
To see more Star Wars custom action figures created by JediStyle go to:
