"ENDOR CAPTAIN REX aka NIK SANT" created by Darth Daddy

If someone asked me a few months ago, if I planned on making the Nik Sant action figure anytime soon, my answer most likely would have been, no.  Maybe at some point I would have gotten to it, but because of a comment Star Wars Rebels producer Dave Filoni made back in March of this year in which he stated that Captain Rex was the white bearded Endor Rebel soldier that we watched in Return of the Jedi, once affectionately referred to as Nik Sant by fans due to his resemblance to Saint Nick; suddenly, the desire to create this version of him in plastic shot right to the top of the list of things I wanted to get done!

Rex was one of the coolest characters to come out of The Clone Wars television series.  The idea that Rex lived to fight on Endor and had front row seats to the destruction of the second Death Star just warms the heart.

I actually bid on an action figure version of him on eBay right after the story dropped. The price went over a $100, and I gracefully bowed out knowing I could make a No-Paint-Kit-Bash replica that was exactly like the one in the auction for about $40.  Maybe even for less if I still had some of the parts I needed in my fodder.

To make this custom action figure, I used the hat and body of the 1st Release 2010 Star Wars Vintage Collection - Return Of The Jedi  Endor Rebel Soldier. The vest and backpack I grabbed off an extra 1st version of the Endor Rebel Soldier from the 2002 Star Wars Return Of The Jedi SAGA collection. Lastly, the head I popped off the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Templar Knight action figure.

All it took was a wardrobe change and headswap to make this great looking figure!

"NIK SANT aka CAPTAIN REX"

created by Darth Daddy

SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

Army Building

Before we started painting and making customs, we pretended rebels we had doubles of or triples of were twins or triplets. Once Dad had some confidence after finishing Arianna and her Jedi starfighter, he broke out his paints once more and diversified my troops.

POTF2 REBEL FLEET TROOPERS

Dad started with a standard POTF2 Rebel Fleet Trooper.

He then took the other three I had and gave me a unique group of rebels to diversify my play.

The dirty old man.

Crazy mustache man.

And Goldilocks.

POTF 2 ENDOR REBEL TROOPER

For the Endor Rebel Soldier, Dad just added a beard and now I didn't have to say that they were twins any longer.

Original POTF2 Endor Rebel Soldier

POTF2 Endor Rebel Soldier with Dad's custom paint job.

RAHM KOTA'S MILITIA ELITE

Rahm Kota's Militia Elite action figure.

For our next army building project, we tackled Rahm Kota's Militia Elite. We only had two to work with besides the original, but we had fun with these two, nonetheless.

Rahm Kota's Militia Elite custom action figure #1 and...

Rahm Kota's Militia Elite custom action figure #2.

SENATE GUARDS

We had a two Captain Argyus figures laying around because someone messed up an order and threw him in to smooth things over. Dad grabbed some black paint and now I have two Senate Guards.

Captain Argyus action figure.

Custom Senate Guard