Ackmena
A "Star Wars Holiday Special" Etsy Custom
It's Christmas Life Day in July! And everyone's favorite surly bartender is finally here to reign over the festivities...Move over, Wuher, Bea Arthur is in town!
Yes, I finally found an Etsy seller who has that sense of humor about Star Wars that so many lack. The Holiday Special must be recognized. Is it stupid? Yes. But is it any different than variety show TV specials of it's time? No. Is it an appropriate format for Star Wars? Probably not, but it served it's purpose three-fold: keep the movie in public consciousness during a time before home video releases, let people know that the Empire Strikes Back is on its way, and sell more toys for the holiday season. Sadly, none of those toys were directly inspired by the special...
"Animated" Boba Fett has had more than enough time under the twin suns. Chewie's family was in the prototype stage, but were never released. And in "the Case of the Multiple Zutmore's" the shorter version appearing in the special made his plastic debut in 2001. Of all the guest stars, Ackmena was top of my list for action figures, followed by Gormaanda and trader, Saun Dann.
Okay, so it's more of a resin model than a figure, but I'll take what I can get. The sculpt and 3-d printing is clean and very well done. Assembly was fairly simple, though you may need to sand or Dremel the peg holes a bit. Painting may seem like a daunting task...I hate it myself...but what we have here is a simplistic throwback to the original Kenner days. No photorealistic shading required. I used four acrylic paints and a spray sealer from Hobby Lobby. Eyes and eyebrows made me sweat, but I think they came out pretty darn good.
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| Ackmena joins my custom Wookie family. |
So why wait til November 17th? It's hot on Tatooine, no matter when you celebrate! Grab some Wookie Ookies and spin some Jefferson Starship now! If you're a fan of the Star Wars Holiday Special, or just a fan of retro Star Wars figures, you need Ackmena in your collection. And, more important, I need you to support this figure with hope it will one day lead to "Grandpa Itchy's Diahann Carroll Sex Fantasy Chair."
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| "Just six simple words..." |
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| "Come back soon. I'll be waiting!" |
