Hey guys, Just wanted to show a few pictures of some progress I am making on a couple builds of mine!
Introducing: My Vintage Graflex ESB build and my Korbanth Vader!
So first up is my Graflex. Every part on here including the secondary red button is vintage. While this is something a lot of you guys may not see as a massive accomplishment, as a first time prop builder I'm actually very proud of myself for this.
This is one that I have been a going back and forth on for a while with different things I wanted to do plus If I wanated to gut it for sound. I've decided to go with a sound build on this full with Crystal Chamber and using a Solo's Hold Blade Holder to make it as accurate as humanly possible while also having sound. I'm also leaning towards a "SRS/Hero Combo", taking in my favorite parts of each of these sabers and combining them. Included at the moment is a very nice looking vintage HP-44 Card (thanks to Edraven99 for that!). I am also looking for a vintage Kobold Clip, and might have a lead on one, fingers crossed!
My Korbanth MPP 2.0 has had a little bit of work done to it. I am going to try and make this one as 100% accurate as possible even with it being Korbanth (fantastic replica to turn into a saber by the way!) I've done a bit of work to it already, including adding in small screws into the handle, and swapping out all the buttonhead screws with slotted (thanks to Daniel George on Facebook for those, I have no idea if you are on here, though!) I also ended up buying a Romans Card to cut and use on my MPP for more accuracy, but ended up screwing that cut up. Oops! :wacko Doesn't look terrible, but it isn't great either...
Back to the small screws, though, If anyone is looking for a nice little screw they can use to simulate the small screws used in the grips, I found some 4-40 Gun screws at my local ACE Hardware, and they look pretty nice in that spot. If you don't mind a slight accuracy hit, they were a ridiculously easy find.
I'm also planning on getting a Romans MPP for a replica that is as accurate as humanly possible without shelling out $1000 for a vintage. However, that can always change....
More updates to come!
Introducing: My Vintage Graflex ESB build and my Korbanth Vader!
So first up is my Graflex. Every part on here including the secondary red button is vintage. While this is something a lot of you guys may not see as a massive accomplishment, as a first time prop builder I'm actually very proud of myself for this.
This is one that I have been a going back and forth on for a while with different things I wanted to do plus If I wanated to gut it for sound. I've decided to go with a sound build on this full with Crystal Chamber and using a Solo's Hold Blade Holder to make it as accurate as humanly possible while also having sound. I'm also leaning towards a "SRS/Hero Combo", taking in my favorite parts of each of these sabers and combining them. Included at the moment is a very nice looking vintage HP-44 Card (thanks to Edraven99 for that!). I am also looking for a vintage Kobold Clip, and might have a lead on one, fingers crossed!
My Korbanth MPP 2.0 has had a little bit of work done to it. I am going to try and make this one as 100% accurate as possible even with it being Korbanth (fantastic replica to turn into a saber by the way!) I've done a bit of work to it already, including adding in small screws into the handle, and swapping out all the buttonhead screws with slotted (thanks to Daniel George on Facebook for those, I have no idea if you are on here, though!) I also ended up buying a Romans Card to cut and use on my MPP for more accuracy, but ended up screwing that cut up. Oops! :wacko Doesn't look terrible, but it isn't great either...
Back to the small screws, though, If anyone is looking for a nice little screw they can use to simulate the small screws used in the grips, I found some 4-40 Gun screws at my local ACE Hardware, and they look pretty nice in that spot. If you don't mind a slight accuracy hit, they were a ridiculously easy find.
I'm also planning on getting a Romans MPP for a replica that is as accurate as humanly possible without shelling out $1000 for a vintage. However, that can always change....
More updates to come!
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