Custom Jawa Action Figures

This post reflects more of the "custom" side of Cantina Customs with a look at some custom Jawa action figures I made for an extended Streets of Mos Eisley playset/diorama.

Group shot of custom Jawas mixed with stock Jawa action figures.

With the expectation of the Haslab Cantina, I wanted to customize some Jawas with ball-joint knees to see outside of the Cantina. I plan to just use the Black Series Jawas for inside the Cantina.

I had several older Luke Skywalkers based on the VOTC mold with the skinny swivel/bend knees.

I simply cut Luke's legs above and below the knee joint so it did not affect the swivel or bend articulation. Measured the pieces against the existing Jawa legs. Cut the Jawa legs where needed and glued the pieces together. I used the old super glue and baking soda trick to strengthen the bond and fill in any gaps. I plan to paint the legs to match the existing figures later.

These two Jawas are Offworld Jawas that I dyed red. The finished product has a reddish brown look. I boiled and popped the hoods off the heads before dying the pieces. This allowed better access to paint the red eyes yellow. Just to change things up a bit for these Jawas, I gave them alternate bandoliers. The Jawa on the left has one of the bandoliers from the Streets of Mos Eisley Jawa. The Jawa on the right wears the soft-goods vest from VOTC Greedo and the Offworld Jawa bandolier crossed over a G.I. Joe (?) bandolier.

This is a Black Series Jawa with custom ball-joint (swivel/bend) knees and a soft-goods skirt. The legs for the Black Series Jawas are articulated to sit, but the hard plastic skirt renders this useless. Teeka's, Offworld Jawa's, and Streets of Mos Eisley Jawa's legs are the same as the taller Black Series Jawa. The soft-goods skirt is an Ep. 3 Shaak Ti skirt. I switched up the bandoliers just a bit by giving him a Streets of Mos Eisley bandolier over an Offworld Jawa bandolier. The hands are from Grand Admiral Thrawn that I dyed red. The finished product has more of a deep red-brown look. With the articulated hands, the Jawa can hold the ion blaster better.

The Jawa on the left is the figure that came with the LIN droid. That Jawa figure does not have articulated legs under the hard plastic skirt. I gave this Jawa the legs from the taller Black Series Jawa, customized with Luke ball-joint knees. The soft-goods skirt is from some Jedi figure (I think). When I get around to painting the legs, I plan to alter the skirt a bit to make it less flared out.

The Jawa on the right is the Streets of Mos Eisley Jawa with the shorter Black Series Jawa's bandolier. I also trimmed off the tassels from the back of the hood.

I got the idea for this custom from YouTube user Toys Are the Way. The body is a Kuill figure painted brown. I used the hot glue trick to attach the Black Series Jawa head to the body. I painted the hood brown to better match the robe. The soft-goods robe is from an alien (Jedi?) figure. If I remember correctly, it's an alien that looks like Ratts Tyerrel. I glued the front pieces of the robe together. The bandolier is from the taller Black Series Jawa. This guy will stand in as my Jawa Chief.