Daddy_Stardust

Can't deny I spent more than I'd have liked to on both Dedra and a spare hairpiece, since I wanted the actual minifigure as well as the ability to update Juno... but happy with the results, even if my wallet wasn't (spent just under £30, on Dedra, an additional hairpiece, the USB field agent and shipping). Hope it's going to be a common new element now, it could be used readily for so many supplementary imperial minifigures moving forward especially if they produce it with different hair and cap colors (be they canon characters or just army-builders, the hair can be produced in all varieties with a black cap, or the cap could be changed to dark bluish grey or Rebels brown), hate to think they'd make such an amazing bespoke part exclusively molded for just one character when it could be easily reused to diversify sets moving forwards. But considering Lego have done than repeatedly in the past (such as the Mimban Stormtrooper helmet, that only appeared once in one set when a battle pack would have been most welcome), I wouldn't be surprised if it was, so snatched up both the minifigure and a spare hairpiece just in cast they'll shoot up in value. Hell, I was once cringing a decade ago when I paid £42.00 for a 4-pack of Darth Revan, Admiral Yularen, TC-4 and TC-14 off Ebay because I thought that was a ridiculous price to pay for 4 minifigures... and now Revan alone is worth at least 6 that, whilst Yularen is at least £50 and TC-14 is £80. So went with my gut on this one...

And after 8 years, I've finally updated Juno Eclipse again, thanks to the new hair + cap piece courtesy of Dedra Meero:

Phenomenal work, well done!

What about this old slope-piece skirt? https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3678bpb033&idColor=11&name=Black Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Light Bluish Gray Panel Pattern&category=[Slope, Decorated]#T=C&C=11 It was 100% perfect for 2015 Asaaj Ventress (based on 2003's Clone Wars shorts), and although isn't anywhere near as accurate for Morgan Elsbeth, it could at least provide some dynamic texture.

There's some lovely new customs over at Firestartoys.com but oh my goodness their prices have become ridiculous. Their custom helmets cost nearly double what they used to, and at £50.00 there's no way I'd fork out for their new Filoni X-Wing pilot, as lovely as he is. I wish they could have just printed up heads and helmets for individual purchase as part of their custom range of rebel pilot heads and helmets (which haven't had any individual additions to the range in years now), instead of making them only available as part of a ridiculously expensive figure. https://www.firestartoys.com/products/custom-design-minifigure-sw-wolven-wingman.html

Seriously though... holy wow

Very nicely done but also thoroughly disappointing. Disappointing because now I can see what the ship actually looks like, it means the show hasn't just made R-41 Starchasers canon after all... which was what I excitedly thought they were during the episode

Looks absolutely stunning, incredible work. And I can't go praising your U-Wing without also praising your hangar too, which is magnificent!

Have them however you want them, they're your little minifigures, make them how you prefer :) By the same rationale as you, I've done the exact opposite and have the chef legs on all our white uniformed Imperials, including Thrawn and a random other Grand Admiral I put together, simply because I like the contrast of colours, and because it makes all our white uniformed officers... er, uniform haha. Here's two aboard the officer's lounge in our massively extended Conveyex:

As awesome as Firestar Toys' custom figure is (https://www.firestartoys.com/products/custom-design-minifigure-sw-forge-keeper.html), I just can't justify spending £40.00 on a minifigure, simple as that. However for a few quid from them on 3 custom parts (fur collar, kama and printed arms), was able to vastly improve the official Lego version of the Armourer... I'm hoping FST will eventually sell proper custom arms for the Armourer (as they do for many other Mandalorian figures), but I also have a nagging feeling they won't to ensure interest is maintained in their in-house custom figure that features screen-accurate arms. Parts: https://www.firestartoys.com/products/custom-design-cape-armour-waistcape-7.html https://www.firestartoys.com/products/custom-design-cape-shoulder-cape-with-fur.html https://www.firestartoys.com/products/custom-design-arms-sw-mandalorian-warrior--dark-gray.html

Fantastic collection, I REALLY like that you've made them in the System retail style with all of the standard play features, rather than the (albeit incredibly impressive) overly realistic ones that so many others produce for display purposes. These prove how easily Lego themselves could produce these classic fighters and makes them feel far more achievable in replicating. Curious though, how come you didn't reference the 2016 Darth Vader's TIE from 75150 in your Advanced build, which I thought was a great little set in the spirit of the Solo TIE Fighter?

Beautifully done. If you ever needed a side by side comparison, this may help to confirm how great a job you did:

Ok well why not just use the blaster that Sabina Wren always came with (Tech will be be coming with one anyway): https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=62885&idColor=11#T=C&C=11

If you’re not a purist then Arealight do the Commando blaster itself. It’s currently readily available from Firestar Toys: https://www.firestartoys.com/Shop/Minifigure-Weapons/Arealight-Guns/41861-Arealight-~-Spec-Ops-Blaster-~-Black.html

Yeah they fit fine, here's one on a mudtrooper in the prison wagon of our massively extended Conveyex: