Head, torso - Build-a-Droid YVH1 (Star Wars)
Arms, legs - Build-a-Droid HK-50 (Star Wars)


The 1980s Red Shadows produced some interesting villains. I did an ARAH-style Muton figure early on in my customizing career, and wanted to round out the roster. This was an early attempt at Skeletron. It uses parts from Star Wars droid figures, which gave it a good look but the lack of articulation sinks it as an ARAH custom. The articulation is just far too important for Joes in my mind, it's what always set them apart from contemporary toys. So when this custom was done, I set it aside to make a better version, which I later did. This one can still fit in the continuity as an early attempt at building Skeletron, before the kinks were worked out. A failed experiment.

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