I did the younger version a couple weeks ago, so now onto Ben Kenobi! The figure is basically the Legacy Collection Ben, but he has swapped out hands, and a swapped out robe so he's a custom, and meets the definition of that term. I'll also go into full detail about how and why I made him, plus where he will be displayed in the future.... The figure is the Legacy Collection Ben Kenobi, figure 34 from the blue Legacy Collection card. He came with his lightsaber, a removable robe, a table, and a small hologram Princess Leia. He has 14 POA, not bad, but not as SA as the current VC standard of 17 POA. But, I swapped out his hands. His right hand had the mind trick gesture, and couldn't hold his lightsaber all that well. At least not well enough by my standards, so I swapped his hands with another figure. And it was so long ago, I don't remember if it was with the Evolutions Count Dooku, or the VOTC Ben Kenobi from 2004-05. But he holds his lightsaber well, as you'll s

 For a completely different topic, I thought I'd turn to X, aka Twitter and screenshot people commenting and reacting to Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm 12 years ago. I'll offer my own comments under the pictures. I found that the X search gave me some insightful posts from people on both sides. Admittedly there are a few posts that made me cringe a bit, but it is their opinion.. Big difference in opinion on those posts, don't you think? There's more though:  These 2 pictures do sum up my overall opinion of Disney Star Wars. I liked Rebels, 1st 2 Mandalorian seasons and Andor....but it's a big drop down after that. Oh, and that Rey movie/Trilogy ain't gonna happen at this point. I can agree SW is currently needing treatment in a Bacta Tank, though. Andor S2 can hopefully turn things around for the better.  I feel Rex is the type of person who loves the name "Star Wars" slapped on anything. Same in a way with Max. Again, it's their opinions. Mine

Here is my dilemma for this week. I had planned for a review of one of the Jabba's Denizens pack figures when I hit a snag at work. Long story short, I had no time to take photos. Since my local NFL game is the Saints vs Panthers, I am taking pictures then. I'd rather watch paint dry then watch that battle for the top pick of next April's NFL Draft. Also, I didn't want to cover a certain figure that makes me happy this week, so I went one (actually several) better, and opted to show off some customs I've recently worked on but haven't shown off. I'll explain how I made them, plus which one I need to work on a bit. Plus, I've updated a previous custom and may show off one I've done a long time ago but never photographed. And congrats to Arliel Schous for winning Last Figure Standing!  1. Post Endor Inquisitors/Emperor's Hands My main loose figure collection consists of figures from the ROTJ/New Republic Era in both Legends and Disney Canon. I'

  This weekend's blog post will be a bit different.  It's a look back at a now very old figure, but its not the figure itself, but the story behind it and what it represents to me. The story can often times be more interesting than the figure itself, but all stories make it fun when that story is shared, and while this figure may not hold to today's demanding collector's standards, it's a story I've never told in detail before. So let's hop back to late 2005, early 2006. Back then, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita had already hit, so many people in those affected areas were in the process of putting their homes, and lives back on track. The Saints were in a tailspin, which made sense as they were basically playing a 16 game road schedule, even playing some home games at Death Valley, AKA LSU's Tiger Stadium. LSU won the SEC West, but playing 11 straight weeks took its toll as Georgia curb stomped them in the SEC Championship Game that year. Later that Decembe

  This review has been a long time coming. I had shot some photos a while back, but I wasn't happy with how they turned out, so I deleted them and put it on the back burner as other things came up. Finally, I was able to shoot more photos, and this time I was okay with them. So how does Zeb measure up? Not bad, actually. He's definitely in my Top 5 VC Figures of 2024. But there is no way this figure should have been "Deluxe" at all! I'll go into that nitpick later on in this review.  If you watched Star Wars Rebels, Zeb is the "muscle" for the Ghost crew. He's actually designed by The Great One, aka Ralph McQuarrie, and was originally intended to be Chewbacca. Had I been able to find where I placed my McQuarrie Chewbacca you would have seen the similarities. So please accept this image from an eBay seller instead since my figure isn't loose:  Garazeb "Zeb" Orelios is a member of the Lasat species, which was thought to be wiped out by th