Luke As Tie Pilot

Luke originally wanted to follow Biggs to the Academy and become a pilot. What if this had happened? Biggs was a Tie Fighter Pilot before he joined the rebellion, here’s what Luke would have looked like if things had worked out differently…

Recipe:

• X-Wing Pilot Torso
• Farmboy Luke Head
• Death Star Commander Arms and Legs
• Stormtrooper Helmet

I had some extra parts laying around, and thought I would try a Tie Fighter Pilot with a removable helmet. This is only temporary, this figure will eventually become a Biggs Darklighter once I find an appropriate head for him.

Hammerhead Rebel Commander

So the character we know as Hammerhead turns out to be an “Ithorian” named “Momaw Nadon”. And it turns out, there are other Ithorians. What if some of them were part of the rebel alliance? What if one made it to commander? Here we are…

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Recipe:

• Hammerhead arms and head
• Admiral Ackbar body

I had a badly sun faded Hammerhead, which I was able to re-paint to like-new condition. Just for fun, I threw him onto an Ackbar body that also needed work, and the result was pretty interesting.

Mon Calamari Y-Wing Pilot

This is my vision of Admiral Ackbar as a true Y-Wing Pilot.  I think my inspiration must have come sub-consiously having grown up seeing Admiral Ackbar on the box of the vintage Y-Wing vehicle, sitting in the drivers seat no less. If you have the box, check it out.

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The tricky part of this customization was getting a solid gray paint job on top of the original orange jumpsuit. Light colors on top of dark require many coats. This figure has no helmet, I haven’t yet figured out how that would work with his large head…

Recipe:

• Vintage Admiral Ackbar
• Vintage X-Wing Pilot

This particular vintage figure was a good candidate for customization. The Ackbar body had marker stains, and the X-Wing pilot needed a new paint job…

Sold to MM of Downey, CA

Greedo X-Wing Pilot

Here is my vision of Greedo as a rebel X-Wing pilot. I guess technically, it would be some other Rodian who had joined the rebel cause…

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This figure is shown holding his helmet, which has been carefully hollowed out, but is not wearable.

Recipe:

• Vintage Greedo
• Vintage X-Wing Pilot

This particular vintage figure was a good candidate for customization. The Greedo body was cracked, and the X-Wing pilot needed a new paint job…