Yavin Honor Gaurd
Star Wars: A New Hope

OK, this is not exactly a custom. It's more like a simple accessory swap. But check out how cool this little piece is! This possibility was discovered by our own RedLeader76. Here's what he had to say:

"Soooooooooooooooo, I looked into a few movie pics to see what would be needed for an Yavin IV green uniformed Rebel Trooper w/ baseball cap - seems we already own the figure body minus the baseball cap... see below. Well - that was easy! Pockets of jacket, the belt and the pants & shoes seem pretty dead on, looks like I need to hunt up 10x more Rebel Honor Gaurd figures - ha!"

I second that! Time to buy some Rebel Honor Gaurds and Rebel Fleet Troopers for the caps.
~ Rozwell

Jawa Sandcrawler
Star Wars: A New Hope

Check out this freakin' amazing piece! This sandcrawler was put together by DewbackPatrol's own RedLeader76 and his brother. In his own words:

"My brother constructed this almost entirely of foamboard and cardboard - lots of glue gun action and all mech parts were from GI Joe vehicles and accessories. It was based off the mini diecast line of vehicles- Action Fleet I believe - that was his model. He put in tinted glass details and the Jawa access stair case even slides up to lock into place. I painted it with an airbrush to give it that weathered, rusted and sand blasted feel. As for time to complete, I can't even remember how long it took, it was not quick that's' for sure. But the custom is impressive."

The best part of this was that it was made back in the POTF2 days! Incredible stuff RedLeader76. Almost makes me want a new one from Hasbro...almost. I'd really like that Jabba's Sail Barge first.

Junk Droid
Star Wars

Accessories
As this is a droid, I didn't give this figure any accessories.

Look and Feel
With all the extra droid pieces I had laying around I wanted to make a cool looing junk droid.

Pieces Used
The torso, head, and left leg for this figure came from the HK-50 build-a-droid. The left arm is the platnium version of U-3PO build-a-droid. The right leg came from the HK-47 build-a-droid and the right arm came from the ROTS battle dramaged Anakin Skywalker figure.

Overall Reaction
I really think this droid came together when I found that I had two battle damaged Anakin Skywalker figures. I like how the arm on my droid looks more like it had been covered with skin to hide the fact it was a droid rather than being a human arm with a robotic limb. It certainly makes him look more evil in my book.

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Empire1980

Han Solo - X-Wing Pilot
Star Wars

Accessories
For this custom I used the blaster and helmet that came with Shira Brie in the Rebel Pilot Legacy III pack.

Look and Feel
I think Han as an X-Wing Pilot is awesome and it has to have happened in the EU somewhere. I am not completely happy with the stark white pilot helmet, but it does give him the feel that he doesn't do this all the time and that Solo just picked up a new helmet off the rack.

Pieces Used
The body for this figure came from the John Branon figure in the Rebel Pilot Legacy III pack that I picked up on clearance for $12.48. The head came from yet another Indiana Jones figure. As stated above the blaster and helmet came from Shira Brie.

Overall Reaction
When I saw the Rebel Pilot Legacy pack on clearance for $12.48 it screamed customs peices to me and I wasn't disappointed with this one. I always wondered what Han would look like as a X-Wing pilot and now I have one in my collection.

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Empire1980

Bounty Hunter or Han in his later years.
Star Wars

Accessories
For this custom I used a blaster rifle from the legends weapon pack and a vest from an Indiana Jones figure (thank you Walmart for those $1 figures!).

Look and Feel
This figure came together because of an influx of junk parts I had. When I had him together I was blow away of how great he looked!

Pieces Used
The body for this figure came from the Concept Anakin Skywalker figure in the Legacy Collection. I had picked up an extra of this figure because I wanted the cape for my Jacen Solo custom. Like the vest that came from an Indiana Jones figure I also was pleased when I got an aged Indiana Jones head to fit on the body. I gave him and extra rifle I had laying around and he was finished.

Overall Reaction
This has become one of my favorite customs I am put together. As I have been listening to EU audio books it really gives me a new look on Han Solo in his later years possibly trying to pose as a bounty hunter. Heck everyone else has in the EU!

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Empire1980

Jabba Skiff Guard
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi

Accessories
For this custom I used the head and hood from the Nikto Gunner.

Look and Feel
I wanted to add a few more skiff guards to my Jabba shelf. I think this really worked out for me and the simple head swap just added another character to the back ground. I didn't give him the gun from the Nikto Gunner as it would give me two characters with the same head firing guns off my skiff.

Pieces Used
This was yet another simple head swap for me. I found both the figures when Walmart had them at $6.00 and figured I would give it a try. The hope was to get two additional figures, but Giran's head is far to loose on the Nikto's body. Hopefully in the future I will find a good way to fill in the gaps and make another gunner with Giran's head.

Overall Reaction
I am generally happy with this custom, but because of the body his hood can be knocked off easily. I am also a little miffed that Giran's head didn't fit on the Nikto's body so I feel like I payed for just a head at this point.

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Empire1980

Ewoks
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi

Accessories
For this custom I basically just swapped all the items that came with the ewoks in the Return of the Jedi Wave of the 2009 Legacy collection. This gives the light colored ewok the light head dress and the dark ewok the dark head dress. I also swapped their weapons.

Look and Feel
I think these customs came out great and added two more ewoks to my Endor shelf. The only problem I ran into was getting those head dresses off. Luckily they fit fine on the other heads, but I nearly broke fingers trying to get those heads out.

Pieces Used
As stated above all I did was swap all the pieces with each ewok. I could have tried to swap the belt but decided the hoods took to much effort and left it were it was.

Overall Reaction
This is another simple custom that can be done and done cheaply.

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Empire1980

Hoth Long Range Patrol- specialist Hoth rebel soldiers.
(these were made over a year and a half before Hasbro released the current Hoth Rebel Soldier- all made from a melding of older Kenner & newer Hasbro Hoth Rebels. I wanted a good squad of Hoth Soldiers and because the bulk of the figures were from actual figures they have a produced look and feel.)

These guys are the best of the best in hostile frozen environments- they either grew up on planets like Hoth or think of this place as vacation hot spots.

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RedLeader76

DeepCold- Squad leader

DeepCold name actually comes from his personality, it comes his deep icy cold stare- he is a tough guy to know- even tougher to serve under. His demeanor comes from the murder of his family by the Empire and his sole drive is to take the fight to the Imperials every chance he gets. He is not reckless but very determined to make the Empire pay- the last group of Imperials actually flinched when they came up against him. DeepCold maneuvered about their laser fire and walked right up into their trench- what was left of them after actually threw off their gear as they ran away.

His head is 90’s Kenner Hoth Soldier, I glued on a bit of fabric to his head gear for flash.

Arms and body are newer Kenner
The backpack had to be drilled to fit on the figure.

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RedLeader76

Tundra- extreme environment expert/tracker

The naturalist of the lot- he can track an ice mouse through 2 day hail storm. His expertise in the environments and wildlife of hostile worlds in invaluable on places like Hoth where finding food/water and shelter is litterly a matter of life and death away from the comforts of Eco base of course. He spent his time before the Rebellion hunting down dangerous outlaws on planets like this.

Head/Chest 90’s Kenner Hoth Soldiers. Legs and arms newer Hasbro.

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RedLeader76

Avalanche- this guy is just nuts, he’s into extreme snow activities like climbing ice covered mountains with no safety lines and speeder skiing down the other side just for kicks and has fought Imperial Snowtroopers-with his bare fists.

Head/chest older Kenner Hoth Soldier.
Legs/arms are from Riken(I think).

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RedLeader76

FrostBite- Sniper.
Frostbite is the loner of the group- always sitting silently by himself until he unleashes hell upon Imperial forces that get into his cross hairs. He will sit for days barley moving just to get the kill shot.

This is just a Hoth Luke with Hoth Han goggles, a clip on rebel back pack and a hand sewn snow combat poncho.

A modern forces sniper rifle with tripod completes the figure.
He’s barely a custom- more of a redressed figure.

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RedLeader76

IcePack- heavy blaster rifle recon trooper- IcePack grew up on a planet much like Hoth- only colder. He’s got no problem going toe to toe with Imperial Snowtroopers running straight into the thick of the fighting and blasting huge holes in their ranks.

His lower waist/legs and arms are from the 2 newer Hoth officers- his head and chest from the older 90’s Hoth soldier.

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Fixer- the medic of the crew- tough as nails under fire he can patch up the worst injuries with not so much as a flinch in the middle of a Wampa attack.

His legs and arms body comes mainly from a Hoth Han.
Head & chest the 90’s Kenner Hoth rebel.
Jacket skirt is unknown.
Medical equipment came from a dollar store rescue figure and satchel from a clone airborne trooper.

Yes I know that the red cross is not exactly SW but I can not currently find any reference to the Rebel medical corps- Will gladly repaint if I ever find real reference.

Custom painted some of the figure to match the rest of the clothing.

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RedLeader76

Rebel Troop Transport- the pick-up truck of the Rebel Alliance.

This multi purpose transport gets the Rebels where they need to be on their bases scattered across the galaxy. They can haul troops and equipment and can be modified to be lightly armored to get troops to and from battle.

This was constructed of many odds and ends- the seating and under body came from a Fisher Price truck from the 70’s- it has that cool retro vintage feel. The deck plate in the back is from some GI Joe base. The back engine details are from assorted GI Joe parts.

The bulk of the outer body was created from some plastic shelf parts it had a great metal pattern and thin but dense cardboard- pretty flimsy I know, but if you paint the hell out of it in crazy glue it as strong as plastic and water repellant.

I then dry brushed the paint on to give it that weathered metal look.

Last add on was the plastic wind shield.

I will add a removable mounted heavy swivel gun.

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RedLeader76

Death Squad Commander
Star Wars - A New Hope

Accessories
For this custom I used the helmet that came with the Death Star Trooper figure from the TAC line and the blaster from the Saga Collection General Veers.

Look and Feel
I am very pleased with the look of this custom. The only problem it has is the articulation, but hey it is better than the vintage one! I may try to see if I can flip the insignia as on the vintage version it has the colors flipped.

Pieces Used
Body - I use the body and blasterof General Veers from The Saga Collection.
Head - I use the head and helmet from the Death Star Trooper in the TAC line.

Overall Reaction
This is another simple custom that can be done. You basicaly need two figures, General Veers from the TSC and the Death Star Trooper from the TAC. His head looks good, but you will need to puddy or clay to fill in the post hole to get a more secure fit.

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Empire1980

Jacen Solo - Darth Caedus
Legacy of the Force

Accessories
I used a Emperor Palpy Lightsaber this custom until I find a reference photo for his hilt.

Look and Feel
I am over all happy with this figure. Eventually I will paint his hair a bit darker. Also once I confirm that Jacen carried a gun I will find and blaster for his holster.

Pieces Used
Body - I use the body of a Shadow Guard from the TAC Force Unleashed figure.
Head - Young Indiana Jones figure (River Pheonix).
Cape - Legacy Collection Concept Anakin Skywalker

Overall Reaction
This is a very simple custom that can be done, however the Shadow Guard typically runs about $20.00 on Ebay and the Concept Anakin figure has been hard to find for some.

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Empire1980