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

 As Round 2 voting will soon begin for 2024's Last Figure Standing, I decided to recap not only the Top 12, but why I voted for who I did. I am not using this as an influence to say "Vote my way!", far from it. Personally all 12 figures deserve to, and should be made. I had some difficult choices, including 2 that caused me some anguish. Below is the Top 12:  An impressive group, to say the least. Again, ALL OF THESE FIGURES DESERVE TO GET MADE! And now for how I voted. For the purpose entertainment, I broke things down into brackets to make things more interesting. So please take that into consideration as you read along.  1st Bracket Easy no brainer for me. While Wrecker is a Bad Batch Main, the whole story of the Saga is about Anakin. Movie Main over TV Main. Wrecker is also a tougher figure to do, and would likely be a deluxe figure. For that reason, I went with Anakin. Besides, he was on my Top 10 LFS List. I couldn't pick against him.  2nd Bracket I love Baze Ma