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Figure Supplies
- Vintage
Luke
X-Wing
- Vintage
Death Squad Commander
-Head
-Hands
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Supplies and Tools
- Paints:
- various
- X-acto
- Glue
- Dremel
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Before
you begin:
This
is a great custom for beginning customizers, as the next step
after learning to boil and swap parts...
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Step
1
Ruthlessly pop or chop off Luke's head. Using the knife
and Dremel, hollow out the X-Wing helmet. Be careful... it's
easy to screw this part up, or worse yet to cut yourself with
the knife while trying to make big
cuts in a small area. Also watch out that the sanding bit
on the Dremel doesn't work up too much heat and start melting
the plastic.
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Step
2
Boil 'n' pop off the Commander's head. The likeness of this
figure is close enough to Wedge to be perfect for a Wedge vintage
custom (since realistically few vintage figures looked too much
like the characters they represent). Carve the Commander's head
out of his bowling-ball helmet.
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Step
3
Stick
the Commander's head into Luke's helmet. Then stick the finished
product onto Luke's X-Wing-suited body.
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Step
4
Optional
but recommended: Simply to distinguish the new Wedge from
the old Luke, cut off the DSC's gloved hands. Measure the
length of the gloves on Luke's arm, then cut it off there
and glue the gloves on.
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Step
5
Optional
but recommended: Spruce up the figure and make it look
unique by adding some various tiny details with paint, like
buttons on the chestpiece, straps, etc. On mine the Rebel
insignia on the helmet were faded so I redid it in red paint.
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Tip provided by: jdziak@adelphia.net
Mark Dziak |
