UBESE TRACKER

Dad's latest custom was inspired by an Ubese action figure created by Yak_Chewie. Dad says he really likes the way his custom action figure came out, but he likes the Ubese action figure that was made by Yak_Chewie much better. Yak_Chewie's paint application is just so well done. Instead of copying Yak_Chewie's action figure, Dad decided to make a faster and less detailed version of the figure that I think still captures what it is that makes this action figure cool.

Dad made this custom from a G.I. Joe Snake Eyes (Paris Pursuit) action figure, a head of an unknown G.I. Joe action figure, and the helmet/mask of the new Princess Leia in Boush disguise that you can find all over retail stores now.

It was an extremely quick custom to make and way too much fun to to not take the effort to have it in our collection.

UBESE TRACKER

INSPIRED BY:

This Ubese custom action figure created by Yak_Chewie was the inspiration for Dad's latest creation. Dad loved the way Yak_Chewie combined the long hooded jacket with the Ubese helmet. Dad knew as soon as he saw it that he wanted to make one too. You can see more from Yak_Chewie in our "Customs I Wish I Owned" page.


"Customs I Wish I Owned" page:

http://customsforthekid.blogspot.com/p/star-wars-customs-i-wish-i-owned.html

JUNO ECLIPSE: REBEL JACKET

I designed this custom action figure a few months ago. Just before we started our blog. I wanted a Juno Eclipse to use when I played with my Rebel Alliance action figures, but as you all know, Hasbro only released her as an Imperial Officer. I knew Juno was the captian of the Rebel ship Salvation, but I wanted Dad to make her in a more action oriented outfit....an outfit Juno would have worn if she got off her Nebulon-B cruiser and had some adventures when she was off the Salvation. Using my directions, Dad painted an extra Juno Eclipse that he had from the Toys R' Us Force Unleashed Battle Pack and he made it just the way I asked him.

He even painted the Rebel sign on the back of Juno's jacket that I had requested. I figured if Juno was a Rebel now, she would definitely be wearing the family crest of her true love.

JUNO ECLIPSE: REBEL JACKET

Dad's Jedi Action Figure Featured On IMPERIAL SHIPYARDS

Dad definitely puts a lot of work into his custom action figures, so I was really happy for him when his new Jedi was posted on the home page of Imperial Shipyards. Way to go, Dad!!

Head over and check it out:

http://www.imperialshipyards.net/

KEL DOR SLAVE TRADER

Dad made this custom action figure from the head of a Clone Wars Plo Koon, an Episode 3 Ask Aak, and the feet of an Elis Helrot. Slave trading was big in Star Wars and we realized we didn't have any slave traders in my collection. This Kel Dor Slave Trader was strong in the Force and used his telepathic mind control powers to keep his slaves subservient. He carried his neuronic whip more for show and intimidation, but that doesn't mean he wasn't good with it. His whip was practically an extension of himself.

KEL DOR SLAVE TRADER

A Dress It Up Custom By Dad

So far all of our customs have relied on krazy glue or paint to create a finished product. This time Dad tried an easier approach. Take an extra action figure and dress it in different clothes to make a new figure. All it took was digging through our ziplock bag of clothing items and the right action figure. As an action figure for this custom, we chose Jedi Foul Moudama. Dad boiled him in our action figure boiling pot for about 10 minutes, popped off his arms and head so he could slip off his Jedi robe and then reassembled the action figure while he was still soft. We chose brown soft goods for his new clothing, so we kept on the shoes that he came with and gave him an electrostaff from our weapons fodder bag to create a new Talz action figure. Dad cut up a Shaak Ti skirt for his bottom and a Jedi skirt for the top as well.

TALZ TRAVELER

My Custom Birthday Present

A few weeks ago was my birthday, and like last year, Dad made me a customized Star Wars gift. He recently made me into an action figure, but the drawback of the action figure was that it couldn't go into a Jedi Starfighter without ruining the paint job Dad had given it. So when my birthday came around, he provided me with a solution to my dilemma. A starfighter that could help me travel the Star Wars galaxy. To do this he modified a G.I. Joe vehicle and gave it a Star Wars feel.

MY BIRTHDAY STARFIGHTER
















Love the escape pod!!

X-Wing Astromech Droid

Dad painted the R2-D2 on this Vintage POTF X-Wing over a year ago to diversify my X-wing fleet. This may have been his "real" first custom come to think of it. Although back then, he didn't consider himself to be a customizer. I don't even think he knew what a customizer was back then.

X-WING ASTROMECH DROID

Female Jedi Padawan

FEMALE JEDI PADAWAN

Dad did this one two weeks ago.



A very simple custom made from a Dragonball Z Bulma action figure and a Stass Allie body. The background makes it look cooler than it actually is, but that doesn't mean she isn't cool.

Clone Cadets: Customized with Dad's Birthday Present

Dad just had his birthday, and as a present, I got him a DREMEL tool so he can make me even cooler customs. Our first two Clone Trooper Cadet customs were his first creation using the DREMEL tool. He grinded and sanded down the heads of two Boba Fett figures we had gotten from the "new" Toys R' Us Ultimate Battle Pack and created two different hairstyles on the figures. When he was done, he painted them up to make them look as they appear below.

A few years later, I made my own two Clone Cadets from resin cast heads that Dad created using a mold from a sanded down Boba Fett head. I used some Aves Fixit and some ProCreate to scukpt my two additions.

"CLONE TROOPER CADETS"
created by Customs for the Kid

Dad was going to give the one on the left a crew cut, but I asked him to make his hair look like Commander Gree instead.

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

Dad's Duros Jedi

Now, in all honesty, we have seen some much better Duros Jedi action figures made previously by other customizers. These figures had soft good clothing and most were super articulated, but sometimes as a customizer, you have to work with the materials you have on hand. So that's just what Dad did. He used the body of an Episode I Mace Windu action figure and the hands and head of an Ellorrs Madak action figure to create this custom. Dad admits it's not a great Duros Jedi custom, but when it comes down to it, I'd rather have a Duros Jedi action figure that not have one.

DUROS JEDI

A Quick Custom by Dad

Dad made this custom on the fly with an Anakin Skywalker Episode I action figure and a Greeata action figure that was in our fodder box. The hair was removed from the Greeata when we got her, but Dad found a plastic crown in the fodder box and was able to create some of the signature Rodian spikes along the crest of the head with some scissors and krazy glue.

RODIAN CHILD

Calamari and Twi'lek Bounty Hunters

So yesterday, Dad and I walked through a local retailer and we saw the new "Iron Man 2" toys being displayed for sale to coincide with this week's DVD release of the movie. We grabbed two action figures while we were there with hopes of converting them into customs when we returned home. We have seen a lot of customs made of Star Wars action figures in mechanical suits and we decided it was worth taking a crack at doing two of our own. Dad dug into the fodder box and ended up creating a Calamari Bounty Hunter and a Twi'lek Bounty Hunter. Below are the results.

CALAMARI & TWI'LEK BOUNTY HUNTERS

CALAMARI BOUNTY HUNTER

TWI'LEK BOUNTY HUNTER