Most of you know me for my cut away saber builds and general Obi ANH saber obsessiveness over the years.
Well, a while ago, they were having a clear out where I work, so I grabbed a few bits and pieces and brought them home.
When I went through them, an idea struck me, and I began working on this idea - a Steampunk Obi ANH saber.
I didn't want to go all out cogs and gears and rivets, I wanted to maintain the overall 'feel' of the original, but with a definite Steampunk look.
So, here's the result. I thought the build would take a couple of weeks - but it ended up taking almost three months.
I'm happy with the way it turned out, as I imagined it from the parts I had at hand.
It's all metal and wood, the calc strip a real one that I cut down.
Just for a bit of fun - can anyone recognize the parts used?
The 'grenade' section's a piece of rosewood. It was naturally weathered then rubbed with rusty wire wool to give it the rusty wood look.
As with my cut away builds the devil's in the details - so I used brass watch cogs in the 'emitter' section to simulate a rotation.
I couldn't resist putting a lab grown diamond in the emitter housing - again, something I usually do with my cut away builds.
Give's the saber a bit of bling.
The bubble strip has a button next to it - anyone know where the button comes from?
I couldn't resist detail behind the bubble strip.
Those cogs are magnified so you can guess their size.
The pommel with 'O' ring.
I'll post a couple of other detail shots later.
Thanks for looking and as always - all comments welcome.
A BIG shout out and thanks to member thd9791 who provided me with the brass windvane sleeve which sits above the grenade section.
The entire build would not have worked without this part! Cheers!
Well, a while ago, they were having a clear out where I work, so I grabbed a few bits and pieces and brought them home.
When I went through them, an idea struck me, and I began working on this idea - a Steampunk Obi ANH saber.
I didn't want to go all out cogs and gears and rivets, I wanted to maintain the overall 'feel' of the original, but with a definite Steampunk look.
So, here's the result. I thought the build would take a couple of weeks - but it ended up taking almost three months.
I'm happy with the way it turned out, as I imagined it from the parts I had at hand.
It's all metal and wood, the calc strip a real one that I cut down.
Just for a bit of fun - can anyone recognize the parts used?
The 'grenade' section's a piece of rosewood. It was naturally weathered then rubbed with rusty wire wool to give it the rusty wood look.
As with my cut away builds the devil's in the details - so I used brass watch cogs in the 'emitter' section to simulate a rotation.
I couldn't resist putting a lab grown diamond in the emitter housing - again, something I usually do with my cut away builds.
Give's the saber a bit of bling.
The bubble strip has a button next to it - anyone know where the button comes from?
I couldn't resist detail behind the bubble strip.
Those cogs are magnified so you can guess their size.
The pommel with 'O' ring.
I'll post a couple of other detail shots later.
Thanks for looking and as always - all comments welcome.
A BIG shout out and thanks to member thd9791 who provided me with the brass windvane sleeve which sits above the grenade section.
The entire build would not have worked without this part! Cheers!