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One more Rebels post before we return to some Star Wars characters from the film series. Hasbro's Star Wars Rebels Captain Rex figure looked great, but we knew we wanted to embellish it a bit by increasing the articulation. Dad took the ball jointed shoulders of a Yarna d'al' Gargan to articulate Rex's elbows and the knees from a Clone Trooper Pilot to get his legs to bend above the boots. Dad hollowed out Rex's gauntlets and boots to accept the nubs Dad left attached to the ball joints that he glued to Rex's extremities. Dad then used a styrene rod to create pins to attach to the hands articulating Rex's wrists. Dad's efforts took an already amazing looking action figure, and made it that much better by increasing the pose-ability.
At some point, Dad said he is going to give him a proper paint application...
STAR WARS REBELS
"CAPTAIN REX"
created by Darth Daddy
"Captain Rex" by Darth Daddy. "Commander Wolffe" by Paul Martine
Elias painted the bulk of this droid, while Darth Daddy jumped in at the last minute to sharpen up the paint on the yellow markings. Then we added a cost of sealer to complete the quick repaint of Hasbro's figure. It is a nice way to bookend the smuggler action figure on the shelf.
This quick project was a nice way to add something special to our Star Wars Rebels collection.
With 3-D printing now becoming more and more popular, Star Wars fans are quickly approaching a new golden era where artists can manufacture their own custom toy designs and make them look just as good as the large manufacturers.
One of these artists, Industrial Designer Brad Harris, has had some of his work make the rounds on some Star Wars fan sites recently and for good reason. His designs and execution were just top notch! Not only did he create some pretty awesome additions to any Star Wars collection, but he even took the time to do the packaging for his creations. Harris is definitely a designer we'd love to see working for Hasbro in the near future. The Krayt Dragon, Rathtar, Rancor, and TIE Defender he produced are some must see designs! I don't know about you, but I will be bookmarking his webpage to see what else this amazing artist will produce. I envy his skills!
Queen Amidala's loyal protector during the Trade Federation invasion crisis was Captain Panaka. Panaka was often referred to as "the quickest eyes on Naboo" for his attention to detail and selfless dedication to the safety of the Queen.
To create this super-articulated version of the character, I used the Captain Typho action figure from The Legacy Collection as my base figure. I borrowed the head and gloves from the original figure and modified the Typho where needed. Mostly it was the clothing that needed modifying and I was able to do that with a new sculpting medium I started using called ProCreate. Instead of making the hat removable, I just made the head swappable. Since I had two Panaka heads, I removed the hat from one, and sculpted in his hair.
Trying to decide on how to use your income tax return? Well, McRobo Creations is currently offering some pretty incredible vehicle/playsets that will really knock your socks off!
First, is an impressive 3.75" Khetanna Sail Barge for purchase. Since Hasbro stated that they will not be making this iconic behemoth, this is likely your only chance to get one in your Star Wars collection. Check it out, they offer the vehicle in four different variations with pricing ranging from $500 to $3,000! McRobo Creations also makes other large-scale Star Wars vehicles too.
For a more finished presentation there is the Standard Jabba's Barge model. It features four bay doors with hinges that open into the interior, posable sails, turning gun turrets, gun racks on the main sails posts, a solid cannon, and four lifts for hover appearance. Made of new styrene sheet plastic, it's sturdy and durable, and the thickness of a nickel. Hand-crafted and one-of-a-kind. Painted with quality paint with metallic flake. The finished piece is four feet long, a foot wide and approximately 3 feet tall.
The second item that they sell is a colossal Imperial Star Destroyer playset. 160 hours of work went into this piece. Materials are mostly ABS Flat Plastic (Styrene) and it is just gorgeous! The 6' long playset version runs for $1,600, but if that price is a little too steep for you, there is also a non-playset version that sells for extremely reasonable price of $450. Maybe we have expensive tastes, but the playset version is just beautiful. We're sure any Star Wars fans would love one of these!
Carrie Watson of McRobo Creations
Features:
Full interior playset
Light-up thrusters
Working manual elevator
Hologram Emperor
Loading ramp
Side hangar door
Detachable bridge to access the 5 lower floor halls
Duel posable removeable lids
Glow in the dark paint
Dimensions: 6' x 31" x 18"
See more photos and purchase here:
https://www.mcrobocreations.com/
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