"THE CLONE WARS" DUCHESS SATINE KRYZE ("THE LAWLESS") created by Elias

This isn't the first Satine Kryze action figure in our collection, and it likely won't be the last one that we add to the collection either. The first was made by our friend Chad Peak aka Peak-OB1 Custom Creations that Dad bought for me as a gift. The Satine pictured below is the first custom action figure of the character made by Customs for the Kid.  

To make her, I used a resin printed head we purchased from Moff Glidden's Customs. To make the body, we used the torso, upper arms and thighs of a Clone Wars Assaj Ventress action figure with the forearms and boots of a Clone Wars Aayla Secura action figure. Once the parts were assembled, the sculpt was completely modified with a Dremel and ProCreate sculpting putty to make the torn dress of the Duchess from her appearance in The Clone Wars episode "The Lawless". The action figure was specifically from when Darth Maul confronts Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mandalore in her presence. It was one the most memorable scenes from the entire show and making her ourselves was the only way we would see her represented in our collection at home. 

It took about 24 hours to bring her to life from start to finish so it wasn't a quick and easy project, but well worth the time invested to make it happen. We couldn't be happier with the final result.

"THE CLONE WARS"

DUCHESS SATINE KRYZE

created by Elias

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

OBI-WAN KENOBI
in MAUL MANDO ARMOR

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM "CUSTOMS FOR THE KID"

"STAR WARS RESISTANCE" NEEKU VOZO painted by "Customs for the Kid"

Earlier this year, we made a Star Wars Rebels Ursa Wren from a 3D printed model kit from Angry Racoon Miniatures that we purchased from his Etsy store. The kit arrives attached to the scaffolding from the print and once clipped free and sanded it's ready for paint. This kit was one of several of his resin printed figure kits we bought and we have been thrilled with the quality of his offerings. The sculpts are incredibly well done and this kit in particular really helps fill out the underserved Star Wars Resistance action figure collection line. Neeku really deserved an action figure release so getting to add him to the collection was thrilling. Now we just need a Tamara Ryvora on our shelf to make the collection feel more complete.

Highly recommend checking out the other model kits from the Etsy store of Angry Racoon Miniatures. You won't be disappointed!

"STAR WARS RESISTANCE"

NEEKU VOZO

painted by Customs for the Kid

SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

"THE BAD BATCH" ECHO in DROID DISGUISE created by Elias

We are so happy to be posting our first custom action figure from the new Star Wars animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch. We would have loved to have shown you all one sooner, but these figures take quite a lot of time to create and since we don't get advanced pictures from Lucasfilm the way Hasbro does, we are apt to move at a much slower pace as a result.

The particular figure came about because a patron commissioned us to make this one-of-a-kind piece.

This figure was so much fun to do because I got to incorporate a unique action feature into the design. Dad had an idea of how to pull it off and his plan worked wonderfully. To make our head that hides Echo's likeness underneath an articulating visor, I molded a cast of the droid head that my client purchased from Audes_Workshop with MOLD MAX 14NV and then heavily modified the casts I pulled from my mold to create something completely new and different for my client. From the mold, I ran two casts of the original sculpt our client provided in two different types of resin. The first resin headcast was poured from the rigid SMOOTH-CAST 321 resin. The second one I made from the more flexible SMOOTH-CAST 61D resin.

Once both casts were produced, I used a Dremel to isolate the sculpt of the front visor from the 61D cast freeing the piece completely from the rest of the rubbery sculpt. I kept the visor, cleaned it up and the rest of the cast was discarded.

With the 321 cast, I also used the Dremel but this time to sand the visor off completely, saving the rear and sides of the original sculpt. After sanding off the visor from the sculpt of the 321 cast, I then bored out the front of the cast so it could accept the facial likeness of Echo that we borrowed from a Clone headcast we had on hand in our fodder. I married the two elements together with my ProCreate sculpting putty fusing the Clone headcast with the remainder of the Smooth On 321 cast.

Once the sculpt dried and the figure had been fully painted, I utilized some extremely powerful, small magnets that were inserted in the head and visor so the visor could attach and articulate. I then hid the magnets in the head under some Aves Fixit sculpt and some more black paint.

The rest of the figure was fully hand sculpted onto a Clone Wars Captain Rex action figure with some ProCreate. I used several different shades of grey while painting him to make the figure appear more dynamic in his final form.

For the record, the droid arm was also acquired from Audes_Workshop and was not part of the sculpt that was done by me.

"STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH"

ECHO in DROID DISGUISE

created by Elias

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

Head available for purchase from Rebel Kid Creations. Just click the image above to buy.

"YOUNGLING" HEAD BUNDLE - NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM REBEL KID CREATIONS STORE!

For many months now, only the male younglings were available to sell, but as of today, the girls are included in the youngling headcast bundle as well!  Due to Katooni and Ganodi’s thin tendril forms, molding them without breaking them was a huge obstacle, but thanks to CAD modeling and 3D printing technology, they were obstacles easy to overcome.  I completely re-sculpted Katooni and Ganodi in Blender for a better likeness to the character and then printed the heads in Siraya Tech’s Tenacious 3D printing resin.  Tenacious resin allowed me to remove the heads from the mold without breaking them as it has a rubbery consistency when cured, much like any other Hasbro figure.  To ensure the durability of Katooni and Ganodi casts, they are made in a semi-rigid resin which is extremely durable and able to survive shipping, or accidents that could occur at home.

As for my own collection, I’m so happy to have the complete set of younglings on my shelf.  I wasn’t always satisfied with my Katooni or Ganodi head sculpts, and it’s such a relief to be able to finally lay these projects to rest.  Even more satisfying, I get to share my sculpts with all the fans through the Rebel Kid Creations Store!

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