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Mal and Jayne "Action Figures"
Monday, February 21, 2005

There's been discussion of Firefly action figures today. I thought that a couple of my kid's Star Wars figurines gould be modified fairly easily to make decent Mal and Jayne figures. What do you think?


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Monday, February 21, 2005 12:35 PM

PETITRHINO


This is quite neat. Jayne is good, Mal definitely needs a darker color for his coat (and not two colors).

Monday, February 21, 2005 1:05 PM

RIVERGIRL


so ya think Mal is an ancester of Han Solo?

Monday, February 21, 2005 1:54 PM

INDIGO


Yeah, I'm thinking that I could cut the coat shorter (though I think that it's too bulky anyway, but it doesn't come off!) and re-paint it, along the rest of the clothes to match Mal's. Then definately darken his eyes and hair colour.
Han Solo and Mal -- oh yea, there's more than a family resemblance!

The Jayne *is* pretty good. His hat comes off so I could either mod that one or make a small orange mom hat. When my son opened his present he looked at this figure and said "It's Jayne!". :)

Of course, I'll have to buy my own figurines to modify.

Monday, February 21, 2005 2:10 PM

SHINY


Groovy! I like how Jayne looks like he's pointing down, as if he's sayin' "get yer ass over here!" or somethin' :)

Monday, February 21, 2005 2:52 PM

INDIGO


<Grinning> I definately think that I'm making a trip to "Toys R Us" tomorrow. I like to paint gaming minatures as well - maybe I could find some to work with for the whole crew... hmm, maybe in the "Worlds of Warcraft" series? Suggestions?

Monday, February 21, 2005 3:02 PM

STARRBABY


Heck yeah Mal's a decendent of Han! Isn't it obvious?

Monday, February 21, 2005 3:04 PM

ARAGLAS


HA! I covet these shexnies!

Monday, February 21, 2005 8:39 PM

RAT


Mal was Han, but Jayne was who?

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:02 AM

ZOL


Definitely a good Jayne, not too sure on Mal though - is he trying to be Deckard in BladeRunner? :)

Zol.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:14 AM

CYBERSNARK


To Rat: The "Jayne" figure looks to be Lt. Page, technical leader of the SpecForces commandos seen in RotJ (destroying the shield bunker), serving under Han, Luke & Leia.

Fear my geek cred.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:43 AM

RAT


Thanks cSnark!!!!!!!


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