My Lifesize 1:1 Jawa Build - 1st Attempt

[azheat]

Re: My Lifesize Jawa Build - 1st Attempt

Thanks guys...I appreciate the feedback.

Best $7 droid caller I've ever seen. You just keep upping the creativity bar here.

It's funny because there were 2 or 3 other pieces of hardware I was going to add but decided since it's going to be in his hand and mostly covered, and because I want to stay close to my budget, why bother. Maybe next time, I have several other ideas for another one of these!

I love your project. But i think the hood is too large, too overhanging. The rest is awesome.

Yes, I have been looking at that also. I still need to play with the hood some to get it to my liking.

 

[ralphee]

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An amazing thread and great insight into how you really can make something jaw dropping for very little money, i love it.
As for the hood, hmm id maybe just tweak it back some, well, i like it oversized anyway.

lee

 

[azheat]

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Thanks!

About to finish this guy up, just need to work on the blaster.



Here is the base coat of brown that I mixed. I know there are some great tutorials out there on how to paint a wood grain pattern, but I won't be getting that detailed. I am using a combination of acrylic, enamel, and spray paint to finish this.



I then put on a scattered second coat of darker, redish brown. I also did a bit of weathering, which is not one of my strong points.







Just a little more and I can call this done.

 

[azheat]

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Finished up the blaster.











And here are some final shots with blaster and droid caller in hand. I also did a slight modification to the hood to make it look a bit smaller.







And here is his final display location in my man cave:



There are a few things I could tweak on him, like fraying the cuffs, but I am fine with how this turned out for now. This took me about 5 days to complete. It's not my ideal version, but I think he looks great.

After tallying the receipts, here's about what I spent:

Pipe and Connectors - $8.00
Head - $10.00
Eye Capsules - $1.00
LEDs and Switch - $8.00
Black Duck Tape - $2.00
Head Fabric - $2.00
Robe Fabric - $18.00
Bandoliers / Dye - $37.00
Blaster - $20.00 (which I already had on hand)
Blaster PVC Parts - $19.00
Gloves - $1.00
Hand Hardware - $4.00
For Sale Sign - $3.00
Batting - $5.00
Black Felt - $2.00
Droid Caller - $7.00
Spray Paints - $8.00

I already had the enamel and acrylic paints on hand, so I won't count those. So excluding my time, unless I missed something, this sucker cost me around $155.00!

I think it was a good bargain.

 

[Mole]

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Great work! Just goes to show with a bit of imagination you can build almost anything. Well done!

 

[mickpell]

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$155 that is such a cool build
Cracking work - well done:lol

 

[Adam C.]

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It really did turn out great. Thanks for posting all of the steps you took in creating everything too. Very informative. :thumbsup

 

[vaderdarth]

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very cool!!!!

 

[Scurvy Dog]

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Fantastic! Your weathering on the gun looks good too!

 

[keysersoze30]

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amazing job, looks fantastic

and also a great build thread, very inspirational, congrats

 

[masterstumpy]

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I love this!!!! I now know when the time comes how I'm going to make my jawa

 

[azheat]

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Thanks for all the positive feedback, this was a fun build and I was glad to share it!

 

[PattyChuck]

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This was amazing to read. What a tremendous guide. Thankfully, it's small, so maybe if I build one, my wife won't notice it!

 

[welshwarrior123]

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Fair play that was an awesome little WIP, really enjoyed reading through it. Great job as the final piece looks fantastic. Especially Love the blaster.

Welsh

 

[Sith_Lord_Hritz]

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Your jawa build looks great, and for the price it even looks better to me. i have been thinking of building my own jawa for some time. nice job

 

[azheat]

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The last thing I wanted to do on this was add sound. I purchased a cheap recordable puck from Build-A-Bear, $8.00, added the Jawa sound, and placed it under the hood. This is just temporary until I can find another solution that sounds better, but won't break the bank. Sound quality isn't the greatest.

Here's a video if you're interested.

IMG_1293.MOV - YouTube

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

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I just added sound the other day (I have a Jawa from Tom Spina). I used an old Ipod shuffle. I downloaded the different sound bytes of different jawa sounds (from starwars.com) as individual files and set it to shuffle on a loop. I have some cheap speakers in the hood right now but I want to upgrade to speakers with power (ac/dc, battery, or rechargable battery) so they will be louder. I also want to install the speaker in the head or chest but I my not want to risk screwing up the form.

 

[azheat]

Re: My Lifesize Jawa Build - 1st Attempt

I just added sound the other day (I have a Jawa from Tom Spina). I used an old Ipod shuffle. I downloaded the different sound bytes of different jawa sounds (from starwars.com) as individual files and set it to shuffle on a loop. I have some cheap speakers in the hood right now but I want to upgrade to speakers with power (ac/dc, battery, or rechargable battery) so they will be louder. I also want to install the speaker in the head or chest but I my not want to risk screwing up the form.

Good idea! I may look into something like that. I was thinking about mounting the speaker on top of his head, where I have this one, that makes it definitely seem like it's coming from his mouth and is well hidden.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

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Right now I have a set of two speakers tucked into each side of his neck area. These speakers are bulky and and sort of flower shaped (but it was all I had laying around). The neck area is a decent place becaus I can squish them in there to hold them in place and the hood allows a great hiding place as you do not see the bulk of the speaker. If I can find a set odfsmall but powered (by some power source) speakers, I would prefer those.

 

[Mole]

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LOL! The sounds are great!

I want my own little Jawa now!