A little filler piece, as I work out some articulation kinks in my Jaina custom. My NJO line is still going, just needed a little breather, lol. Here's a preview of an upcoming figure: Bey'hurr.

All I can say about him right now is that he is connected somehow to my  Rho One-Three-Eight fan fiction. I wasn't sure what "class" to make him; I figured he was really meant for close range combat (you can't see all of it in the first picture, but he wields a KOTOR-esque vibro-sword). For now, for reasons that will be revealed in later fan fiction, he will be called a "Mandalorian Son."

Ah, I knew someone would notice it. That was one of my ventures when I was exploring the different options for a Jaina head. I hadn't received my GI Joe 3 pack yet (two weeks overdue!) and I was seeing alot of Mara customs pop up using the cover girl head that I intended for Jaina. So, I took the notoriously hideous Pregnant Padme head and cut off her braid, and began sculpting Jaina-esque hair out of epoxy putty. It was such a pain, cos it kept sticking to my fingers, and when I got done working on one part, I'd look and discover that I messed up the last portion I worked on while holding the head.

It started to look good, but I decided that I'd use it for another custom sometime down the road, as I think that the covergirl head, with a little trimming of the hair and some repainting, looked pretty good for my Jaina. The hair is also removable, I found out, so when I do other Jainas, it'll be very convenient to do some hair swaps

I shouldn't have superglued the hair down, though, because without it I could fit her head into an X-Wing Luke helmet, which I could easily sculpt some hair onto, spilling out of the opening and such. Oh well!

Now, I just need some suggestions as to what head I'll use for Mara. I was thinking of a Scarlett head, maybe, though she doesnt have the curly hair that Mara has. Hm..

Here are some new WIP shots of my Jaina Solo from New Jedi Order. I used the cover girl head, despite all of my instincts telling me to save it for my Mara customs, though I trimmed the hair to make it about Jaina length and painted it a dark brown, along with her eyebrows. I also gave her flesh the same tone I used on my Han, and brown irises (maybe they were already brown?) just because I had to paint over em, anyway.

I hope the face paint isnt too messy. I was having some problems.







I couldn't resist putting her side by side with her father, despite the fact that she isn't done yet:

"Jaina, I don't care what your mom says, but your Uncle Luke is obviously a bad influence!"=

An airbrush would be ideal, but alas, I don't have the money for one yet. (I'd rather get a decent one with a compressor, than one of those cheesy aersol can airbrushes).

What sorts of spray acrylics are out there? Really, my main concern is the paint being plastic-safe.

It was like you answered my desperate call, Ben! Some K'Kruhk customs, as they usually use the old Whipid body, look fine and good, but they aren't quite as heroic looking as K'Kruhk is portrayed in the comic (especially the ever-popular source picture where he's standing beneath the waterfall.) With that item, along with the difficulty of sculpting hair onto the existing whipid head, I think I speak for most everyone when I say that we've been waiting for a good K'Kruhk head. The possibilities with this new custom sculpt are endless, and I can't wait until you start casting! Good luck and great work.

Hey, thanks everyone for your comments, especially on the Han custom as I thought he just got lost amidst all the updates. It's all very appreciated!

Lestat, I haven't painted the exterior quite yet, though I am going to remove all the decals (decals are neat, but sometimes tacky :/) and paint the entire exterior a glossy white, as that's what Jaina's XJ-3 was supposed to be painted in the New Jedi Order book Rebel Dream (or Stand?).

I think I will be picking up some acrylic spray to quicken the process, which brings me to my question: is there such a thing? I looked around Wal-Mart's craft section and couldn't find any spray acrylics, and I went to their designated paint/spray paint section, and the one brand that stood out to me was Krylon's FUSION paints, which are apparently made for plastic.

Any thoughts, folks?

Again, thanks for the great feedback!

Very cool! I think the Ash head is fairly fitting for ol' Kyp, and so goes for the Anakin body, as Kyp is a fairly dark character-- and in many ways, very similar to a young Anakin. I agree, that there are enough changes in the clothes to make it believable as NJO-era Jedi garb.

The previous custom, the female Jedi, has awesome soft goods goodness.  I am a big fan of softgoods, and unfortunately I can never do them quite right, so I always appreciate seeing good-fitting, well crafted softgoods accessories. Great custom..

It's good to see other people making NJO customs!