Eight For Aduba-3

I have long been a fan of (most of) the old Marvel Star Wars comics run. I have fond memories of growing up reading the. The Aduba-3 story arc has always stood out for me among the early issues. I tried doing a set years ago, but I was not happy with the results for the most part, and never completed the line-up. With the success I had making Jaxxon and Amaiza, I decided to finish the set:



Jim 'The Starkiller Kid':



Head: Comic Pack Luke Skywalker
Body: Comic Pack Talon Karrde

Nice and simple LBC. Just had to swap heads out

Effie (FE-9Q):







Head/Torso/Arms: Iron Man 2 Comic Series Original Iron Man
Chassis: Matchbox 1/72 M1 Abrams tank
Headlights: Warhammer
Engine: GI Joe

I tried making this several years ago without any success. What a difference about five years of customising and a much better selection and quality of available figures makes.
Okay, not completely comic accurate, but I decided to go for a very clunky retro look. Sprayed he whole thing with Citadel Chaos black and dry brushed Citadel Mithril Silver over the top to give it a weathered look. I had bought the searchlights on the front for another project but I thought they fit the look perfectly. I did think about leaving the back as it was, but it looked uneven, so I just added a generator backpack from a GI Joe Dreadnoks figure.

Don-Wan Kihotay:





Head: Golden Compass Lee Scoresby
Body: Clone Trooper

Another redo of an earlier attempt. I have DarthSinister to thank for the inspiration on this. I already had the clone trooper. I had already started modifying the Lee Scoresby head a couple of years ago for another figure that never came to fruition. I just took the stetson off, rounded out the top of the head with some epoxy and liquid green stuff and added a beard. I have a bag of spare lightsabers and a spare Jedi robe. Easy modification for a good end result.
In my SW Universe, Don-Wan is a Jedi. He survived the destruction of the medical station because Valance took him with him on his ship for further interrogation, then dumped him on Aduba-3.

Hedji the Spiner:



Head: Teebo
Body: J'Quille
Cloak: softgoods

Another DarthSinister inspired custom. I had been wondering how to do this until I Googled an image search and found his thread on Rebelscum. Went for a more comic accurate head and decapitated an Ewok. Quick ear modification, repaint and softgoods cloak and it was good to go.

To forestall the next question, yes I will be making Serji-X Arrogantus and a sky-swoop. Just sourcing the parts.

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Wow! That group shot takes me back to when my older cousin first gave me that shopping bag full of Star Wars comics. I didn't come out of my room for two days that summer.

You really nailed these characters.

Definitely nailed them!

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almost like the time way back when the neighbor kid moved and left me a bag of Playboys...

on topic, another awesome run of figures Kambei. Loving your inspired take on all these.

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