customsforthekid.blogspot.com 3/25/26

[DarthDaddy]

C-21 Highsinger is droid much needed in The Vintage Collection. There have been so many droids neglected in the 3.75" line. That is why we felt Highsinger would be a great character to promote the 3rd annual Last Figure Standing fan poll event going on currently. Collectors recently submitted their Top 10 most wanted Vintage Collection figures. The results of those submissions will be used to determine the community's overall most wanted 12 figures. That's where the fun begins as a series of elimination rounds slowly eliminates the chosen figures until only one remains and we crown the Last Figure Standing for 2025.

C-21 Highsinger was #3 on our list behind The Client played by Wernor Herzog and Dryden Vos played by Paul Bettany.

The 3D print we purchased from Syndicate Customs was designed by Skylu3D and offered some excellent articulation. The figure had articulation at the head, shoulder, elbow, wrists, torso, hips, knees. and has rocker ankles.

All Dad had to do was assemble, paint, and then add some Model Masters cement glue in all of the joints to tighten them up. Dad added small rare Earth magnets at the hip joints to increase their sturdiness.

C-21 Highsinger was a combat droid bounty hunter that operated during the Clone Wars. He was part of Krayt's Claw, a syndicate of bounty hunters that included Boba Fett, Latts Razzi, Dengar, Bossk, and Oked. He had extensive modifications, including precision-engineered servomotors and manipulators. Although a deadly combat droid, C-21 Highsinger had his battle programming pushed beyond its limits when defending Otua Blank's subtram from the swift Kage Warriors. Later in the Clone War, Highsinger was with the other members of Krayt's Claw, worked when Boba Fett guided former Jedi Master Quinlan Vos to find former Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress and enlist her support in a mission to assassinate her former master, Separatist leader Count Dooku.

Highsinger continued to work with Razzi into the reign of the Galactic Empire.

Highsinger's superhuman reflexes, speed and agility enabled him to be a terrifyingly efficient combat machine, excelling at armed and unarmed combat, as well as martial arts.[1] While Highsinger rotated and fired with his rapid speed, everyone, including allies such as Boba Fett had to remain out of harm's way. Highsinger's reflexes and speed combination proved lethal as he opened fire on the Kage Warriors.[3] Highsinger was also an expert tracker.[1]



"THE CLONE WARS"
C-21 Highsinger
assembled and painted
by Darth Daddy

The overall Top 12 most voted for Vintage Collection figures in this years Last Figure Standing!

 

[Starchaser]

Highsinger turned out awesome!

 

[DarthDaddy]

Lio Partagaz was a human male who served the Imperial Security Bureau as a major. He led the ISB Board in the ISB Central Office on the Imperial capital planet of Coruscant and concerned himself with identifying unrest long before it escalated into a threat to Imperial safety. Supervising the ISB Board, which comprised the highest echelon of field operatives in ISB, Partagaz managed eighteen ISB sectorial Supervisors and their attendants, as well as members of the Imperial Navy and Army whenever required. Partagaz organized the supervisors, settled personal or work-related disputes, and managed meetings. He became well-respected within the board and the Empire for his intelligence and competence, becoming friends with Director Orson Krennic.

Partagaz served as the ISB board supervisor during a turbulent time in the Empire, with random acts of rebellion appearing throughout the galaxy. After the Heist on Aldhani, Partagaz was involved with the ISB response during an emergency meeting and the passing of the Public Order Resentencing Directive. Partagaz was also involved in Dedra Meero's search for the "Axis" of the rebels, who, unbeknownst to the Bureau, was Luthen Rael. He was also heavily involved with the Imperial activity at Ghorman, supervising the majority of the field operation, and being one of the few people fully aware of the purpose of the operation. After failing to prevent the Rebel extraction of Kleya Marki, a rebel who had been passed on classified intelligence relating to Project Stardust, Partagaz took his own life to prevent being arrested for his failure.

To make the figure we purchased an unpainted resin headcast of the character from Syndicate Customs. We had some rank insignia modifications needed that were easily addressed with an X-acto knife. Some paint was added to the purchased head as well as the hands and shoulders of the Imperial Officer base figure from TVC 4-pack.


"ANDOR"
MAJOR LIO PARTAGAZ
created by
Darth Daddy

 

[DarthDaddy]

Dad purchased this headsculpt from vonShoetoys on Etsy so we can have a more complete release of Moff Gideon in his Dark Trooper Armor appearance. I just needed to paint the resin headcast when it arrived to complete the alternate head. Once completed we added him to the rest of the figures on display on our shelves.


"THE MANDALORIAN"
MOFF GIDEON - DARK TROOPER ARMOR
with REMOVABLE HELMET
by "Customs for the Kid"

 

[DarthDaddy]

With me studying for my Industrial Design degree at UCONN and Dad working overtime every week, the time needed to make custom action figures has been in short supply. Usually, I have my commissions to fall back on for posts, but a good portion of my year was spent making action figures for "Josie and the Pussycats" and "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space" toy lines. Not ideal content for a Star Wars custom action figure blog. Therefore, original fully sculpted figures that we made here at home were in shorter supply than in previous years.










To overcome the deficit, our customs this year were focused a lot more on a continued tradition at the blog...showcasing third-party custom offerings available for sale from other artists in the community that our readers can use to flesh out their own 3.75" Star Wars action figure collections.

We still made a handful of figures from scratch like our Captain Bombardier, Duchess Zilla, as well as a few variations of Assaj Ventress, but the rest of what we shared was what can be done with offerings from our friends who sell their custom creations. These figures were the product of some home assembly and adding our own detailed paint applications.

Life got busy this year, but our passion has not decreased, and we will continue to develop new exciting art projects to share when we are able.






We would like to give a big thanks to the HalcAnon Podcast for having me on earlier this year to discuss one of my other artistic exploits...special fx make-up applications. It offers a great introduction to some techniques that can be adopted by those who like to cosplay.

HalcAnon Podcast - Sunday, January 26, 2025







We would like to thank the Bespin Refugee at Jedi Insider for the "Custom of the Week" features this year. It was cool to see some of our original work as well as some collaborative efforts get featured.











It was a real honor to have Chris Bartlett the actor who played Q-90 share the action figure we made on his Instagram story this year!




Enjoy the video below of this year's creations.

 

[DarthDaddy]

This was a sculpt created by Uzay Customs. Our client sent us the 3D design file so all we had to do was print it at home at paint it.

We are huge fans of "Young Jedi Adventures" here at home. Dad said parents of younglings should add this show to their childrens viewing line up. "Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures" follows a group of younglings (kids) training to become Jedi during the High Republic era, centuries before the main films, learning core values like compassion, teamwork, and patience while exploring the galaxy, helping creatures, and thwarting minor villains like pirates. The show, aimed at preschoolers, takes place at a Jedi temple on the planet Tenoo, with Master Yoda guiding the young heroes like Kai, Lys, and Nubs as they develop their Force abilities and build friendships.

As a child, Pord was a member of a gang of pirates led by Taborr Val Dorn. Alongside him and the droid EB-3, she repeatedly raided Hap's Sap Tap, a café on the forest planet Tenoo. During one of these raids, Pord and the other pirates were confronted by Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs. Val Dorn told Pord and EB-3 to take the cart with their loot to their starship, but they were defeated by the Jedi. Val Dorn caused a distraction, allowing Pord and EB-3 to get away, but the Jedi managed to retrieve the stolen goods with the help of Nash Durango and other residents, causing the pirates to leave empty-handed.



"STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES"
PORD
painted by
"Customs for the Kid"

 

[Starchaser]

Spot on! Outstanding paint job. The Starchaser household are fans of the show too - its just fun.

 

[DarthDaddy]

For a few years now, collectors have been asking for a new Ponda Baba head to replace the original sculpt. Many fans had complained that the head was undersized and a bit narrow for the character. Thankfully for customizers Outer Rim Traders is currently offering a beautiful Ponda Baba headsculpt created by customizer Jeff Thompson.

We placed an order and as soon as it arrived, I painted it up and took a few photos of the action figure with the new head. I really love the look of the new head. He looks great in our new Cantina!



THE VINTAGE COLLECTION

PONDA BABA - ALTERNATE HEAD

Headsculpt by Jeff Thompson

Painted by Elias of "Customs for the Kid"

 

[YAK_Chewie]

Nice job on Ponda. I may need to grab the kit to make another big head version too.

😉

 

[DarthDaddy]

For over a decade we have been wanting to flesh out Jabba's Palace some more by adding some of the more obscure creatures and characters to our home display. For today's post we thought we would share two of our latest additions to our collection. We picked up both from online sellers. Attark we purchased from Outer Rim Traders. The Rock Wart we are still trying to recall where we purchased it from. If anyone recognizes the sculpt, please let us know so we can give the artist credit for their work.

I painted the Rock Wart and Dad painted Attark. Both look really good with our recently completed Loje Nella and Sic-Six.


"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
ROCK WART & ATTARK
painted by
"Customs for the Kid"




















SIC-SIX


LOJE NELLA

 

[DarthDaddy]

Before Boba Fett wore his signature Mandalorian armor, he had a much different look. This is what Boba sported back when he headed up Krayt's Claw, a Tatooine-based syndicate of bounty hunters led by the adolescent bounty hunter.

During the Clone Wars, Bossk, Latts Razzi, and Oked were present at a cantina in Mos Eisley. Oked approached Asajj Ventress and began to flirt with her, which ultimately led to his death. After witnessing their partner die, Razzi and Bossk blackmailed Ventress into joining their team. The two bounty hunters took Ventress to meet their leader, Boba Fett. Fett's team were hired by Major Rigosso to protect a chest of unknown contents on a subtram to Belugan leader Otua Blank.

While delivering the chest, the group spread out as they prepared for trouble. Razzi partnered C-21 Highsinger, while Dengar joined Ventress and Bossk went with Fett. The attackers soon came in the form of Kage Warriors. The group fended off many Kage Warriors by matching their skill in martial arts, but Razzi, Highsinger, Dengar, and Bossk were ultimately defeated by the Kage leader Krismo Sodi from the Kage Warriors. This left Ventress and Fett to fend off the forces alone. During the struggle against the raiders, Boba inadvertently knocked the chest over, revealing its contents: a young woman named Pluma Sodi, who had been kidnapped so she could be married to Otua Blank against her will. The leader of the raiders, Krismo Sodi, was her brother, who had been trying to save his sister. Ventress and Boba, who managed to remain on the tram, argued about the situation after Pluma pleaded with the former Sith apprentice, who felt sympathy for the girl; Ventress had also been forcibly taken from her home. Boba, on the other hand, intended to continue with the operation. Ventress used the Force to choke Boba, preventing him from fulfilling the mission. After the mission was over, Ventress parted ways with the group.





To make this version of of the iconic bounty hunter, we modified the arms and torso of TCW Boba Fett action figure with Green Stuff. The feet were borrowed from a Legacy Collection Pax Bonkik action figure. We used a head that we purchased from Watto's Scrapyard as well as a helmet we purchased from Outer Rim Traders that was designed by Jeff Thompson. I painted Boba's head and body. When it started getting late and I had to get to bed, Dad painted the helmet for me so I could get a good night's rest before school the next day.

The best part about this custom is that it isn't a commission and I get to add this one to my own collection. Dad had this parted out for almost a decade so it was nice to finally get him done.


"THE CLONE WARS - BOUNTY"
BOBA FETT
created by
"Customs for the Kid"




























KRAYT'S CLAW

Latts Razzi


DENGAR


C-21 HIGHSINGER


ASSAJ VENTRESS "BOUNTY"