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Showing posts with label SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER. Show all posts

Monday, June 27, 2016

STAR WARS REBELS "CAPTAIN REX - STORMTROOPER DISGUISE" created by DARTH DADDY

After observing Captain Rex dressed in Stormtrooper disguise in the episode "Stealth Strike" in Season 2 of Star Wars Rebels, we knew we wanted to make the Stromtrooper version of Rex in action figure form. To accommodate Rex's bulky frame we used the body of the old POTF Stormtrooper with the head of the Star Wars Rebels Captain Rex action figure to create the silhouette we desired. To finish the figure off, we just hollowed out the head of a Star Wars Rebels Stormtrooper with a Dremel to make a removable helmet and placed the same figure's blaster into Rex's hand.  The figure only has 5 points of articulation at the time of this post, but if we later come across an abundance of double-sided ball joints down the road, we may decide to articulate him some more.



STAR WARS REBELS
"CAPTAIN REX - STORMTROOPER DISGUISE"
created by Darth Daddy
























SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE





Friday, June 17, 2016

THE CLONE WARS "R5-S9" created by Elias

R5-S9 was an R5-series astromech droid that worked for the Galactic Senate during the Clone Wars. During the Senate hostage crisis in 22 BBY, R5-S9 was working at the Republic Executive Building in the power control room when Cad Bane's posse entered the room. It was destroyed by one of Bane's IG-86 sentinel droids.

To create the figure, I used the lower half of the The Clone Wars R7-D4 and the head of a Build A Droid R5-D4. After that I just did a custom paint application.



THE CLONE WARS
"R5-S9"
created by Elias


















SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER









Friday, May 20, 2016

"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













Saturday, May 14, 2016

CLONE WARS "R4-M1" created by Elias

R4-M1 was an R4-series agromech droid that was present inside the Jedi Temple around 21 BBY. When Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu were trapped on the Endurance at Vanqor, R2-D2 rushed into the Temple to play their distress message, jostling the R4 unit as he sped past. It was seen with an unidentified blue R5 unit. It was later seen aboard CC-3636's transport during the Mission to Aleen and then on Adi Gallia's flagship during the Battle of Patitite Pattuna, and was able to escape the cruiser before it exploded.  We even spotted this droid smashing into the wall of a home located in a village ravaged by Maul and Savage in the season finale for Season Four of the show.

R4-M1 was the droid equivalent to Pune Zignat in The Clone Wars television series. The droid can be seen numerous times in the background of many episodes. A frequently used character asset, I have been wanting to make this droid for quite a long time now.

To create the figure, I used the lower half of the The Clone Wars R7-D4 and the head of a Build A Droid R4-J1.  



CLONE WARS
"R4-M1" 
created by Elias




























SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER




Episode Appearances
(we can think of off the top of our heads):


 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "R2 Come Home" (First appearance)
 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lethal Trackdown"
 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mercy Mission"
 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Nomad Droids"
 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voices"
 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revenge"