Custom/Updated Sideshow Endor Rebel Soldiers?

[LoveMinusZero]

Hey guys,

Recently I've been more and more tempted to do a deep dive on the Endor Rebel Strike Team/Commandos and I'm wondering if anyone here has tried this or feels the old Sideshow team are even worth trying to customize and update to get as close as possible to current standards and film accuracy. Does anyone here even have any good reference pis of the film costumes? I've found there is very few online, and even less that are of any helpful quality/resolution.

 

[Chakaman]

The outfits/gear from these are pretty good considering their age. The helmets are a bit too big, but they work.

Here is a pic of mine I did a few years ago. I repainted the undersuit. Id like to do a few more, but they are getting expensive given what needs to be done to them to make them look presentable.

Sorry, don't have any reference pictures handy.

 

[LoveMinusZero]

How did you go about painting the suit, Chakaman?

 

[Chakaman]

How did you go about painting the suit, Chakaman?

Sorry, I missed your post.

I used watered down acrylics and just made my own camo patterns.

I am actually in the process of updating him. That custom is a few years old.

 

[LoveMinusZero]

He's looking good. I had also though about using those spats from Boba for the Commando's gaiters. It seems like in the film, the production or costume team couldn't decide whether the lacing on the gaiters was meant to face forward or not. I think they're technically meant to face backwards, but so many pics have them facing the toes.

 

[Artoo]

Sorry to dig up a 2 year old thread, but I've always wanted to update these figures since buying them when they first came out nearly 2 decades ago! I just started looking for the original SSF release thread on these guys, but it's been so long since these first came out that I think it's gone? I just pulled out my set of three this week to start playing with and doing some research to update them to modern times.

There isn't much in the way of reference images out there, but I was able to find some key images regarding gear. So many websites that break down figures have all these small parts that are no longer molded plastic, but real fabric that actually update these figures quite well. Some simple paint work and body swaps can also make these much more appealing and less doll-like.

LoveMinusZero, have you done any work to your figures since posting this?