Bring Back the Build A Droids

This week we bring attention to an area when Hasbro gets it right. At home here we are big fans of the Build A Droid.  This was an idea of Hasbro's that was just pure gold.  The new Walmart exclusive Royal Starship Droid set and the Discover the Force G8-R3 just added a bunch of alternate parts that could be used to create custom kitbash droids.  We bought two extra sets just for this purpose.  Below are just four of the droids we created using some older parts we had with the new parts we obtained.  The sets are in stores now so try and grab them before you find yourself having to pay top dollar on ebay.  Some collectors complain about the lower peg holes on the astromechs, and while they can be unsightly, they are easy to hide with some minimal sculpting work.

They truly are Hasbro's gift to the customizing world.  Now if only Hasbro could discontinue the dice and get some new B.A.D. parts rolling out with the figures once more.

Kitbashed Build A Droids

by Elias

There are lots of combinations you can come up with using just a little imagination.

Kitbashed Droids were featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.
of Imperial Shipyards.

Mechanic Ahsoka Tano with R7-A7

Dad has been wanting to create an Ahsoka Tano with her mechanic look from the Mortis trilogy. Dad kept putting off finishing this figure for a while now because he thought he was going to have to sculpt the goggles. One night he was talking with customizer Peakob1 when Chad suggested that Dad use the goggles of Hondo Ohnaka. The goggles worked splendidly. Dad used an Exacto knife to cut two incisions on each side of Ahsoka's head that would hold the goggles in place and at the same time make them so they could be moved up and down either over Ahsoka's eyes or placed onto her forehead. A black wash was used to give her an oily appearance. Dad repainted R7-A7's grey parts white a ways back and figured this would be the best day to put him on display. Dad gave him a cleaner look for now, but may weather the head a bit later in time.

Mechanic Ahsoka Tano with R7-A7
by Darth Daddy

Dad likes to post these easy to create custom action figures for beginner customizers. This version of Ahsoka requires little to do and can be a great figure for a first attempt at customizing.





























SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

Dad's Ahsoka Tano and R7-A7 were featured on the front page of Imperial Shipyards.
of Imperial Shipyards.