A replica of a replica from my childhood

[evlares]

Star Wars came out when I was 14. I had to have a lightsaber, of course all i had to go on was my memory from watching it 3 times. No screen caps back then, and i really couldnt find a good close up picture of Luke's saber till months later. I had found an old shock absorber in the field behind my house, and thought it would do. I clamped it in my dad's vise,and proceded to hacksaw it open, not knowing it was full of oil. My dad was pissed off at the mess i made. after some sanding, painting, an old lamp switch, and the hanger off of a old coleman lantern, it was done. I had that saber for years, till i lost it. last week at work, someone had thrown away an old shock in the dumpster, and i couldnt resist. Here is the replica in all it's made by a 14 year old with no skills, glory.

 

[modelcitizen]

nice simple work

 

[Shade88]

Is this what it looked like when you made the first one? If so, that's pretty accurate considering no screen caps or close ups.

I love seeing stuff like this, btw.

 

[evlares]

yes, this is a replica of the first lightsaber i ever made.

 

[abaddon1974]

I love it.
I wish I had owned one like that as a kid, I would have been the envy of my friends.
Nice simple lines, they should have used one like that in the films.

Craig

 

[Michael Bergeron]

The best kind of replica.

I remember turning Luke's ROTJ one on the lathe at school from memory. Rubbish really but I loved it!

 

[Trap Joe]

great read! Love how you made it!

 

[Apollo]

Props can be like your first love, you never ever forget them.

 

[thegreatgalling]

Wow, that is an awesome story, I really appreciate your post. Before I found the RPF, I really thought I was alone in the world - its cool to know they're are equally crazy people out there. Kidding.

I can't tell you how many moments of my childhood were spent sawing and painting and gluing - and how many times my mom wanted to kill me for tracking dust, paint, footprints, etc. into the house. But, man, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!

 

[TotalForge]

That's real prop making - repurposing old junk into movie magic. Nicely done!

 

[blondienation]

Great story! its nice to hear about peoples prop making history, and the sabre looks amazing, very minimal and sleek

 

[tictoc]

Good times! Thanks for sharing that great story. It brings back fun memories.