Hi, just stumbled upon this site when I was looking for Buckaroo Banzai pix. I don't really have any friends who build stuff and wanted to share my first major build.
This is my scratch built Stormtrooper Blaster. I'm the repair tech for the NYU film program, so I had lots of scrap light stands, boompoles, lens parts, etc that I used for most of it. I made the handle out of a piece of 2x4, the trigger mechanism came from an old pellet gun, and the magazine and sites are made out of sheet aluminum. I based it on the later version of the blaster partly because it was a little simpler and I liked the look of it better. I would like to redo the scope since it doesn't look enough like the original. Plan on making some kind of wall mount for it next.
Check out my album for more pix.
Great to have found this place! Will also post some pix of my Buckaroo Banzai Jet Car soon.
Sean
This is my scratch built Stormtrooper Blaster. I'm the repair tech for the NYU film program, so I had lots of scrap light stands, boompoles, lens parts, etc that I used for most of it. I made the handle out of a piece of 2x4, the trigger mechanism came from an old pellet gun, and the magazine and sites are made out of sheet aluminum. I based it on the later version of the blaster partly because it was a little simpler and I liked the look of it better. I would like to redo the scope since it doesn't look enough like the original. Plan on making some kind of wall mount for it next.
Check out my album for more pix.
Great to have found this place! Will also post some pix of my Buckaroo Banzai Jet Car soon.
Sean
