Topic: Starchaser's Custom Thread

[Starchaser]

I've a few customs in the works, and I've built a few over the past couple of years. I like to provide backstories for my customs, unless they are based on an already identified character. Here is my first installation of customs. Hope you enjoy

I always thought that Keenser would be a great a addition to the Star Wars universe, so when K-reo came out with Star Trek heads I put this custom together:


He was a simple head swap with a blue Legacy Ugnaught torso and arms and a Vintage Nien Nunb bottom half.

I stumbled across this Wookie character, Yubookoo, on Wookiepedia. He was developed just briefly for a Star Wars role-playing scenario. A slave on Geonosis, he fought in the gladiator rings. I thought that fleshing out his story to include being rescued by Republic Commandos during a raid in the Clone Wars, and making him a "private investigator" type character particularly fond of finding and rescuing slaves would be interesting.




Parts:
     Snoova head
     Sandstorm Chewie body and bandolier/pouch
     Chancellor Valorum cloak
     Weapons by Marauders Gunrunners
     Clone Wars (2003) Annakin Skywalker belt and gauntlets

And some fresh pictures of Uriss Holn





The last entry for now is a Zabrak rebel commando. The EU has a character called Covet Bahn who inspired this custom.






He's built using a Vintage Collection Rebel Commando, a Han Solo belt and holster (don't remember which specific Han figure), a Marauders Gunrunner's rifle, a re-painted Darth Maul head, and a Pursuit of Cobra Zartan vest.

That's it for now, more to come.

     

[Mando Assasin]

These customs look nice. Cant wait for more.

[Tamer]

Very nice. Let me take one of these to the front page. Glad to see you started up a custom figure thread here!

[Starchaser]

A simple head and hand swap (and a little paint on the neck) and I have another Rebel technician.



A Selkath low level bureaucrat named Forso:







Head = custom cast from I-Am-Boba-Fett
Torso = Vintage Ackbar
Arms = Comic Pack Xizor
Legs = Hoth Han Solo
Hands and Feet = Marvel Universe Nightcrawler

Vandavor Carganin – a Clixith (invented species), small time criminal on Coruscant, underground contact for Yubookoo in his investigations



Gastropod bottom - MiB3 Mr. Wu
Torso - Xizor
Arms - Mustafar Sentry
Head - MiB3 Stalk Eyes


Another pretty simple head swap (with the help of some hot glue). Master Tracin, an Abyssin Jedi battle master and hunter of dark Jedi and suspected Sith (I put him in the Legacy era).

[Mando Assasin]

I love that selkath. Good job.

[Tamer]

Wow, great work all the way around. Time for the front page again!

[koth]

Nice customs. There should be a Keenser appreciation thread!

[Starchaser]

I agree. I've seen several really good customs of him. K-reo as a hidden blessing for those of  us intrigued with the character.

[Starchaser]

Tamer, thanks for the kind words and the front page. I'm both delighted and humbled. Thanks.

[kelcken]

I really like the Selkath and Abyssin Jedi!

[Starchaser]

Here's a few more:

  This is a Lutrillian named Hesserel. He is an attache for non-senatorial ambassadors to the Galactic Republic.





The head is a custom (I don't remember who from, maybe stocos28 or I-Am-Boba-Fett).
The body is a Legacy collection Bail Organa.

For any that have read Dark Horse's "The Star Wars" here's a Sith Knight like the one featured in the first issue.





Body and lightsaber = Vintage Darth Maul
Head = repainted Hasbro Wolverine Moive Silver Samurai

And last for today: A Ryn, named Canto. Ryn are a gypsy-like race from the EU, one named Droma functions as Han Solo's co-pilot for a time after the loss of Chewie.









Head = Balin
Body = Dwalin
Tail = DC Universe Classics Dex-Starr
Backpack = random vintage G.I. Joe backpack
I'm still looking for the right gun and walking stick, but that's pretty minor

[Starchaser]

Thanks kelcken, they were fun to make. I'd been wanting to do a Abyssin Jedi for a while, but thought that Myo was just to whimpy (based on the EU materials), so I beefed him up with Savage Opress' armored body and decided to let him keep some of his species' natural aggressiveness.

[Barmic_Rin]

Oh wow!!!
 Fantastic use of parts!!
I really love the sith knight, so simple, but it works so well!!!
What hands and feet did you use for the Selkath? With the most recent journal entry from the SWTOR developers, I can see there suddenly being a huge demand for parts to make that species, but I've always loved them anyway.

[Starchaser]

Thanks for the compliments Barmic. I do think that the Selkath could be an in-demand species, especially with their appearances in The Clone Wars. For the hands and feet I used  are from the Marvel Universe Nightcrawler. I think they work perfectly.

[Barmic_Rin]

Thanks for the compliments Barmic. I do think that the Selkath could be an in-demand species, especially with their appearances in The Clone Wars. For the hands and feet I used  are from the Marvel Universe Nightcrawler. I think they work perfectly.

They really do work well for it. It sucks how limited we are with figure selection in the UK, I've started resorting to Hong Kong sellers on eBay now for some of my parts as there are no decent prices stores over here for gi Joe's, marvel, etc to use as fodder.