Custom 'Kitbash' Star Wars Black Series Lirin Car'n (Model Nodes) from Star Wars A New Hope
- Mephitsu
- May 1
- 2 min read
"As far as I'm concerned, the horn stopped belonging to Myo once Myo ceased to actually have the thing. It is, as they say, in the wind. And I want it back."
Lirin Car'm was a backup Kloo Horn player for the Model Nodes, seen in the Cantina scenes from Star Wars: A New Hope, drinking with Myo, Muftak, and Djas Puhr. Following the release of the Model Nodes figures in the Star Wars Black Series, Lirin Car'n was a missing element of the Model Nodes if you were looking at it as a complete ensemble. Thankfully, the release of the 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi Wandering Jedi figure presented us with a relatively easy kitbash fix.
Obi-Wan's Wandering Jedi is a pretty close match to what we see Lirin Car'm wearing in the Cantina, leaving us with a simple head and hands swap with the Figrin D'an figure. The neck joints are also almost identical, as are the wrist pegs, meaning no further work is needed once the parts are swapped - although the skin tone from Obi-Wan's neck doesn't match that of the Bith...
The fix for the neck, apart from getting a colour match and painting it, can be found with the Hoth Rebel Soldier, and specifically the scarf. In the Cantina scenes, Lirin is also wearing a neck piece and the Hoth scarf just about fits over the neck and can be tucked into the Kenobi shirt to create the finished look for Lirin Car'm
With plenty of spare instruments knocking about for any of us who bought multiple Figrin D'an figures, then you can also accessorise Lirin with his own kloo horn. Alternatively, you can let your imagination run riot and arm Lirin with a blaster using the Kenobi holster. After all, he would need a weapon, considering all the trouble he was in owing money to none other than Greedo.
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