My custom flashgun saber... (Pic Heavy)

tingjunkie

tingjunkie

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Hello RPF'ers! Long-time lurker and new member here. Glad to be aboard! Although I am blown away by the breadth and diversity of awesome props here (some of you are nothing short of artists!), I am pretty much just a saber guy myself. I am currently putting together an all original Luke ANH with real calc bubbles and Saberfreak's grips- kind of a holy grail piece for me! As soon as it's done I will post some pics.

By way of an introduction, I wanted to share some pics of a custom flashgun saber I built. It is made from parts from a couple different models of Canon flashguns, as well as the rubber grip from an old flashlight, a d-ring, some textured mylar tape, and a Blast-Tech calc strip. I really like the Original Trilogy feel to it! This one is my "battle-worn" version, but I am also working on an identical version which is almost pristine.

I know some of you out there have built some nice hardware sabers, but I haven't seen too many others who have made a custom design from real flashgun parts. If anyone else has done this, please show some pics!

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Wow, that looks fantastic! I always had trouble with the grips when I made hardware sabers. I don't know what you used, but it looks great.

I am impressed.
 
I like it. It keeps with the style of the episodes 4 through 6. I always like seeing something a different as well as people doing their own work instead of buying store bought.
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. The grip actually shines up nicely with a little Armor-all :). The flashlight it came from was just a cheap army-navy store special. It's killing me because I don't remember any brand name (if it even had one), and I can't find another one anywhere. I might just have to make a slightly different version with the other parts I have.
 
Now that's what I call some old school style RPF'ing! Nicely done!! I miss the custom home made sabers of the past here at the RPF :)
 
Tingjunkie
Welcome to the board (nice to see a fellow New Yorker)

That's a fine looking saber you got there. I agree with all the comments
the grip is a great find, and the old school feel is very tasty.
nicely done-
 
Very cool. With all the buttons, knobs, and writing it almost reminds me of a kind of Original Trilogy era training saber. Nice job!
 
Nice work. I like to see customs.:thumbsup
I like the grip as well. You don't see often someone go the all rubber handle (which would be a better grip in the real world then many of the metal ones.)

Makes me laugh to read all the "old school saber" cheerleading - like some of the Sabers in Ep. 3 didn't have that look as well:rolleyes
 
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tingjunkie said:
Thanks for the kind words guys. The grip actually shines up nicely with a little Armor-all :). The flashlight it came from was just a cheap army-navy store special. It's killing me because I don't remember any brand name (if it even had one), and I can't find another one anywhere. I might just have to make a slightly different version with the other parts I have.
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The brand is Canon I think.

Dan
 
p0sitr0nic said:
Verrry nice... What kind of clamp is that??
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The clamp is the original from the flashgun. The elongated oval holes are there to begin with. All I added was the tape and calc bubbles.

to Anakin Starkiller: Yes, the flashguns I used were Canon brand, but it is the brand of flashlight which the grip came from which I am trying to discover. It's probably just a Chinese no-name cheapo :unsure.
 
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