Holster Rig "The CostumeBase" Modification:
So what is the next best thing to holding a DL-44 Blaster in your hand? How about a proper holster to go along with it! Unfortunately, there are not that many holsters to be choosing from and the price on most are through the roof (here's looking at you Anovos!). Todds has to be the best bang for your buck but if his is not available and/or still out of your price rang..
This holster rig below can be found on either Amazon or eBay (the costumebase - seller) and will run you $130 shipped. FYI - I dont work for them nor am I affiliated in any way. This is just a thread of how I went about modifying it to work for my needs. Hopefully this will help others as well.
It’s pretty easy to find. Just search “Han Solo Holster” and it should come right up. I am about 5’10” and wear 32” jeans so the Medium fits my waist just fine. Also another positive with this rig is that being as tall as I am (or lack there of) it doesn't hang to low at my side. The tip of the blaster reaches my knee but does not hang below. This company does sell a cheaper one (around $90) but stay clear as it won’t hold a full 1:1 metal blaster build properly even with modifications..
Right out of the box this rig will hold pretty much every 1:1 correctly sized DL-44 Blaster build (excluding the GK). I've tested it on my own builds including the HERO, EMPIRE's Hoth, Dagobah & both Luke/Han's Bespin, ROTJ and the TFA [emoji106]
But there are a few things you can do that can GREATLY improve this rig! The buckles attachments reshaped, holster strap shortened and some snaps repositioned or added to improve this already solid start.
What you will need to complete this modification? Well this is what I used.. Tandy Leather Factory Easy-To-Do Series Rapid Rivets, Snap Fastener Kit, Tandy Leather Line 24 Gunmetal Black Plated Steel Snaps, some wire cutters, a hammer and something to poke some holes..
Below is what you will recieve (driod caller is included - blaster is not ). For the price you can’t do much better. The quality of the leather (if it is even leather) is thick and looks great. If you are not careful it will peal but the distressed look isn't necessary a bad thing..
This first thing you should do is modify both the front and back buckle attachments. This modification will allow the rig to hang correctly at your side. You can use either a hack saw or a dremel. Both will do the trick and this mod is probably the most important one to consider.
The pattern doesn't have to be 100% to what you see here but this gives you an idea of just how to go about it..
You can see the how this mod will allow your buckle’s attachment the extra room it needs to hang just right..
“Tandy Leather Factory Easy-To-Do Series Rapid Rivets” will come in handy by adding a Rivet to keep your 3 lb Blaster holster more securely fastened. The holster as it comes is missing an extra rivet upfront. Without this mod your weighted blaster will cause it to hang awkwardly like in the first picture on the left..
Adding this rivet as you can see will keep your blaster right where it needs to be..
Next up you will want to shortened the strap that goes over your blaster as its to long right out of the box. It needs to be shortened to just about 9 inches long. You will need to add 2 new holes into the strap but you can reuse the holes that are already in place on the actual holster..
Again you will be adding rivets to reattach this holster strap. Its all pretty straight forward and these pictures should lead you in the right direction..
This is a minor fix as this screw just needs to be shortened. If not, its more of an irritation than anything..
Next is an adjustment to keep the holster rig correctly at your side. As it is, it has a tendency to hang a little long on the back side causing the blaster to hang awkwardly forward. Here you will need the “Snap Fastener Kit & a couple Gunmetal Black Plated Steel Snaps”. The snaps (only on the back strap!) need to be move about 3 inches forward to keep the Blaster hanging straight down at your side..
Now you can move onto the leg stap. You can choose to keep the length as is or snip it shorter. I snipped it shorter but also added one extra snap in the front so I can tighten it or loosen as needed..
Once this is done your Holster Rig should be complete and ready for some serious COSplay! [emoji482]
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