Princess Leia's Blaster

[lovelyrhiannon]

First I sanded down all the pieces, then melted white legos with acetone and painted it on, so that the sides would be smooth and uniformed.

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

next to give it weight I drilled holes in the three largest pieces, filling it with fishing weights and filling it in with hot glue, topping it off with spackle.

 

[NeoRutty]

What was the base for your blaster? 3D print? cast?

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

That's the first time I've seen LEGOs used that way! Looks good so far!

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

What was the base for your blaster? 3D print? cast?

it is a 3D print.

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That's the first time I've seen LEGOs used that way! Looks good so far!

thank you so much

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

here is the spackle shot

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

glued together and sanded, with rods between the long thin shafts. i added plumbing o-rings to give a more real look on the ringed section.

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

sanded off the fake screws and drilled in real ones, before inserting i filled the holes with hot glue.

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sprayed black.

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

other side.
note the spots of gray have been sprayed.

 

[thd9791]

I like this a lot! Nice call on adding real screws, hot glue and supporting the barrel with a rod

Can you clarify....from what I gathered.... acetone chemically dissolved a lego brick and you lightly painted some on the outside for a smooth finish? or am I completely off base? hahaha

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

I like this a lot! Nice call on adding real screws, hot glue and supporting the barrel with a rod

Can you clarify....from what I gathered.... acetone chemically dissolved a lego brick and you lightly painted some on the outside for a smooth finish? or am I completely off base? hahaha

thank you:$
yes that is what i did, to fill the lines of not only the 3D print itself but also the lines from where it was glued together, giving the blaster the impression of being one piece.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

... then melted white legos with acetone ...

Why do I find that kinda cruel?

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

almost done, just need to add the medal piece to create the clip.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

That came out really well! The only thing I would suggest is to spray it with some kind of flat or semi clearcoat to knock the gloss down a little.

 

[Unfated]

Looks great.

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

Looks great.

thank you!

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That came out really well! The only thing I would suggest is to spray it with some kind of flat or semi clearcoat to knock the gloss down a little.

thank you

 

[lovelyrhiannon]

here we are all gone at the convention!