Obi Wan ANH Stunt Conversion (Post #18)

[Tan Djarka]

Built with an emitter of a sink drain flange, PVC ring, candle holder cup, and a small flashlight reflector for the interior. The forward grip is fabricated from rings cut from a PVC extension pipe mounted on 1" pipe and dressed with HVAC tape. The whole thing is held together with a threaded tube used to assemble lamps.

The forward grip has been rebuilt with washing machine drain hose and epoxy putty. The pommel has also been swapped out.

The handmade clamp has been dressed with HVAC tape for a cleaner appearance and the lever has been replaced. The fake Covertec button is an axle cap nut and a finish washer.

 

[thd9791]

this is beautiful!! that washing machine hose really nailed it

 

[Dann]

I agree, that made a huge difference!

Tell us more about the homemade clamp, that looks really good!

 

[Tan Djarka]

Thanks, while the emitter's size was dictated by the parts used, and ended up a little big. But overall it ended up being one of my better looking builds.

The clamp? Simply, it's a piece of sheet metal with bends and holes in the right places. The bars are 1/4" styrene covered with HVAC tape. The lever is fashioned out of sheet metal and mounted on a Molly bolt swivel and held in place with a 1" #6 flat head machine screw. And of course it has the requisite 1/2" Mylar tape.

 

[Halliwax]

I’m a big fan!!

 

[Fett_Ish]

Good stuff. I bet that would be used as a prop today. It looks the part and would fit in a film!

 

[Velocity502]

Amazing build! How'd you go about making the pommel? Or is it a replica part?

 

[Tan Djarka]

Amazing build! How'd you go about making the pommel?

Thanks. The core of the pommel is 1" PVC pipe wrapped with 1 1/4" thin wall pipe and "cubes" are cut from 1 1/2" pipe. The cubes are then covered with Bare Metal Foil and the rest with HVAC tape.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

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Built with an emitter of a sink drain flange, PVC ring, candle holder cup, and a small flashlight reflector for the interior. The forward grip is fabricated from rings cut from a PVC extension pipe mounted on 1" pipe and dressed with HVAC tape. The whole thing is held together with a threaded tube used to assemble lamps.
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The forward grip has been rebuilt with washing machine drain hose and epoxy putty. The pommel has also been swapped out.
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The handmade clamp has been dressed with HVAC tape for a cleaner appearance and the lever has been replaced. The fake Covertec button is an axle cap nut and a finish washer.

Great job—I like it!

 

[Mouse Vader]

You're good at this stuff, very 'proppy'.
Great choice of emitter.

 

[russellsch]

Superb build!

 

[Tan Djarka]

Here's the detail of which I am most proud. The use of a flashlight reflector in the emitter. It fit perfectly and looks just right.

 

[TheClash]

Wow this is good i like the emitter and where did the clamp card come from? Also good choice for emitter. Can’t wait for more of these thin neck builds

 

[Tan Djarka]

The clamp card came from an old video game cartridge. Probably Nintendo.

 

[TheClash]

ok thank you

 

[Tan Djarka]

Nothing new here. I was just jazzed to find when I did a Google image search for "Luke ROTJ V2", this is one of the first few images that come up. Does that make me famous?

 

[Tan Djarka]

I'm planning on replacing the emitter and neck/wind vane assembly. The size of the emitter was dictated by the found parts I used, and it ended up a little big. Honestly, It's always bothered me.

 

[Tan Djarka]

 

[Tan Djarka]

It needs a new lever, emitter, and some paint. I'd planned on changing the emitter anyway, and I figured: why not just go all the way and make it an ANH stunt?

 

[thd9791]

Heck yea! Love the toggle switch, makes you want to hold it on your shoulder like Alec

Have you ever done scratch built blades? I’m curious what you would choose to anchor a tang