STAR WARS REBELS "HONDO OHNAKA" created by CUSTOMS FOR THE KID

This was a figure that my Dad had started prior to stepping down from his role here at the blog. He did both the build and the sculpt for the figure. To build the frame, he used the lower arms of The Clone Wars Hondo Ohnaka, the upper arms of a Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi (heavily re-sculpted), the upper torso of an Indiana Jones & The Crystal Skull Mutt Williams action figure (heavily re-sculpted), the thighs of a Clone Wars Admiral Yularen and the lower legs and feet from a Black Series Force Awakens Leia Organa (heavily re-sculpted).

Seeing Dad's almost completed work just sitting there inspired me to pick up where he left off and add some color to his sculpt. By the time I put the figure down he was fully painted, Hondo symbol painted on his back and all. Dad couldn't be more excited to see this one finished. Hondo is one of Dad's favorite Star Wars characters!

The head was a 3-D resin printed cast from Watto's Scrapyard. It was a lot of fun to start bringing one of his heads to life with some paint. When it painted up as well as it did, I wanted to get going on the other fifty or so heads we received from Wattos.

For Hondo's eyes, I first painted his flesh tone, the whites of his eyes, his pupil and the light reflection in his pupil. Once his eyes were painted, I applied three coats of Pledge Future Floor Wax where the glass of his goggles would be letting each layer dry before adding another coat. Then I did a single layer of a green wash to tint the surface, and then sealed it in with one last coast of the floor wax.

STAR WARS REBELS 

"HONDO OHNAKA" 

created by Customs for the Kid

 

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

STAR WARS REBELS "EZRA BRIDGER" 

created by SWK Kustoms

STAR WARS REBELS "CIKATRO VIZAGO"  

created by SWK Kustoms

STAR WARS REBELS "Cikatro Vizago's Droid"
created by Customs for the Kid

STAR WARS REBELS 
"Hondo Ohnaka" Headcast
created by Watto's Scrapyard

"STAR WARS REBELS" MORAI painted by Darth Daddy

Morai was a female convor with spiritual ties to the Daughter, a Force wielder from Mortis. She appeared in various depictions of the Force wielders alongside the Daughter. It was believed by some that the convor in these depictions was a servant of the Daughter or even a manifestation of the Daughter herself in another form. Morai became a friend of former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano,whom the Daughter transferred her life essence into prior to her death.

Morai accompanied and watched over Tano throughout her life. Tano claimed that she owed the convor her life. When Ezra Bridger entered the world between worlds, Morai was present and encouraged him to save Tano by pulling her out of a portal. After reuniting with Tano, she was present when Tano and Bridger fought against Emperor Palpatine. Morai accompanied Tano when she returned through the portal to the ruined Malachor Sith Temple. As Tano returned to the temple interior, Morai overlooked an injured Darth Vader as he limped away from the temple.

This year, Customs for the Kid has been showcasing several 3-D printed customs that can be found on the internet. Not only have these print files been great for adding unique pieces to our own collection, but by sharing these files with all of you, we provide our readers the ability to replicate the customs we post here in their own homes. Sandcrawler Customs messaged us and made us aware of this particular file of Morai created by itisnotadoll. 

The print painted up beautifully, and we are already getting ready to modify the print to portray Morai when she is in flight as well. Morai looks great posed with the Super-Articulated "Rebels" Ahsoka Tano that we purchased from Star Wars customizer, SWK Kustoms back in 2016. 

"STAR WARS REBELS"

MORAI

painted by Darth Daddy

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

Morai (Ahsoka's Convor Bird from Star Wars: Rebels)

created by Itisnotadoll

SUPER-ARTICULATED
"STAR WARS REBELS" AHSOKA TANO

created by SWK KUSTOMS

STAR WARS REBELS "BATTLE DAMAGED DARTH VADER" created by Customs for the Kid

This was an action figure that we threw together on the fly in between working on other projects. Dad bored out the head of the Darth Vader and used a hot knife to achieve a precise cut in Vader's helmet. I took the head of a 2012 Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker action figure that came with the Lightsaber Launcher and created a press mold of his face with some ProCreate, waited for it to dry, and then poured some liquid resin into my press mold. Once the cast solidified, we cut the cast to shape, painted in all the details, inserted the piece into our newly created hole carved into Vader's head and glued it into place.

STAR WARS REBELS 

"BATTLE DAMAGED - DARTH VADER"

created by Customs for the Kid

Star Wars Rebels "Ahsoka Tano" created by SWK Kustoms

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

SUPER-ARTICULATED

STAR WARS REBELS

"AHSOKA TANO"

created by SWK KUSTOMS

CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT UPDATE: "Star Wars Rebels - Ahsoka Tano" custom articulated action figure created by SWK KUSTOMS

We were really impressed with the Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger customs that we received from SWK Kustoms. So much so that when we saw that he was selling an "Zeb aka Garazeb Orrelios" action figure with increased articulation, we grabbed that too. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that when he had his Star Wars Rebels "Ahsoka Tano" up for sale we went out of our way to add that figure to our collection as well. 

The joints SWK Kustoms adds are seamless and strong. His action figures are very well engineered figures. While, the custom figures that he has made do lack ball jointed shoulders, even I will admit that I would forgo the modification for the sake of convenience. Almost all of us complained about the 5 points of articulation in the Rebels line that Hasbro was releasing, so it's nice to know that there are customizers out there providing the articulation that we all desire to give our figures more pose-ability for play.

With around 300 customs under his belt, SWK Kustoms specializes in fully articulated figures! SWK Kustoms creates fully articulated and detailed Custom 3.75” figures. Star Wars, Star Trek, DC, Marvel or anything you can think of. With SWK you can also become your favorite character as well: Jedi, Sith, Stormtrooper, Mandalorian and much more. Figures can be purchased upon request. Price is based on how hard the piece is to make, usually between $50-150. All figures come with specialized weapons or gear & name plate stands.

SUPER-ARTICULATED

STAR WARS REBELS

"AHSOKA TANO"

created by SWK KUSTOMS

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Email SWK KUSTOMS at: 

SWK1138@yahoo.com

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CUSTOMIZER SPOTLIGHT UPDATE: "CIKATRO VIZAGO" created by SWK Kustoms

We just got the last of the Hasbro released Star Wars Rebels figures that we wanted in more articulated form.  Star Wars customizer, SWK Kustoms, really transformed Hasbro's action figure of Cikatro Vizago by adding ball-jointed elbows, knees, and ankles to their five point articulated figure.  SWK Kustoms even added some swivel wrists as well.  

Here at Customs for the Kid, we had always wondered what this line would have looked like if consumers were able to obtain the superior craftsmanship that was available in The Clone Wars 3 3/4" action figure line, before the quality of the action figures was drastically reduced.  The idea of more articulated Rebels action figures was just dreamy.  Deep down I think many collectors wanted to more articulated figures made and available on store shelves.  Especially if they opened their figures.

Vizago was the fifth Rebels custom action figure we purchased from SWK Kustoms. We really liked how he maintained the Hasbro aesthetic in his customization of his Rebels figures.  The action figures all had extremely durable construction and were manufactured out of ball joints taken from multiple action figures. (It takes the ball joints from several super-articulated action figures to create a custom action figure that was made out of a 5 POA figure.  This means improving the articulation on the action figure can become a very costly enterprise.) 

When we saw SWK Kustoms Rebels figures available for purchase, our immediate response was to buy them right away. The savings we'd receive just in parts and labor alone made purchasing his versions a real bargain.  Because we were already in the process of working on more than six custom Rebels figures of our own and we were using the same technique with the very same style that he was...it was a no brainer.  It was like shopping out half of the work on our project.  We couldn't have been more pleased with out decision.

STAR WARS REBELS 

"CIKATRO VIZAGO" custom action figure 

featuring Increased Articulation 

created by SWK Kustoms

"ZEB",

"KANAN JARRUS" & "EZRA BRIDGER"

created by SWK KUSTOMS

"THE INQUISITOR 

with INCREASED ARTICULATION" 

created by SWK KUSTOMS

Other "STAR WARS: REBELS" Customs 

in OUR COLLECTION

C1-10P aka CHOPPER
with Accessories


HERA SYNDULLA

Zeb's Extended Bo-Rifle


Zeb's Bo-Rifle Modification

Sabine Wren

Inquisitor Lightsaber Modifications

Agent Kallus

Zare Leonis

Tank Transport Pilot