Here is my version of Hammerhead, an Ithorian, as a X-Wing rebel pilot.
Recipe:
As always, I only use vintage figures that are beyond repair or restoration, breathing new life into something that would otherwise be thrown away.
Biggs Darklighter was a friend of Luke, who trained at the Academy. Biggs served as a TIE Fighter Pilot before joining the rebellion, as we see in the original movie.
Recipe:
Biggs as TIE Pilot
Biggs on Tatooine
Here is a reference photo and link to more info.
Another addition in the “unmasked” series, here is my version of a SnowTrooper Captain with his helmet removed.
Still needs a white cape…
Recipe:
Here is a reference photo and link to more info.
We’ve seen an unmasked Vader late in life in ROTJ, but what would he have looked like unmasked during his prime? His is still scarred and burned, but looking stronger and not so pale. As Obi Wan says, “He’s more machine than man now…”
Still needs a black cape…
Recipe:
Darth Vader Armor
Here is a reference photo and link to more info.
This is my custom version of an Imperial Guard with his helmet removed, so we can get a glimpse of the type of man beneath the mask. The Imperial Guard was originally formed to protect the Galactic Senate, so these individuals pre-date the Stormtroopers and are not clones.
Still needs a red cape…
Recipe:
Imperial Guard
Here’s a reference photo and link to more info.
Here’s my custom version of General Lando Calrissian. I created this for two reasons: One, the “real” version is somewhat rare, and two, the “real” version doesn’t quite get the uniform right. This custom doesn’t get it 100% either, but at least the slacks are (approximately) right.
Recipe:
All my customs use vintage figures that were in “played-with” condition and beyond restoration.
This is the requisite “BoShek” custom, the pilot from the cantina scene that introduces Obi Wan to Chewbacca.
Recipe:
I only use vintage figures, those that are beyond any repair or restoration, for my customs.
In “The Empire Strikes Back”, we see Luke Skywalker on the planet Hoth piloting a Snow Speeder. He is in the same X-Wing orange uniform, except with large white leather gloves.
Recipe:
I only use vintage donor figures that are beyond repair or restoration.
Soontir Fel, a character in the expanded universe, was considered among “the best starfighter pilots in the galaxy”. This figure is nearly finished, just missing the red “blood-stripe” down the sleeves, signature of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing.
You can find a full Wookieepedia bio for Sooner Fel here.
This character was pulled together from a wide range of vintage figures.
Recipe:
These particular vintage figures were good candidates for customization, being in generally poor condition…and the X-Wing pilot needed a new paint job…
Soontir Fel 181th
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