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A good number of years ago, Tom Spina worked with a couple of guys to create a Totokia as close as possible to the hero version in ANH.
This is considering that each totokia from FijiShop was unique, with variances.
Tom managed to talk some crazy idiot to build in a bend in the handle oh his own original totokia, coat the handle with sculping material (and rebuild the pommel at the same time) and etch 1,500 little tear drops in the grip.
After this sucker () was finished with his part of the project, Tom sent the modified totokia to another partner for castings, and offered a small run in the JY.
******, this was back in 2006 and 2007! :confused
I wound up with two of these, and they have sat ever since.
Finally, I busted one out last week to build it up.
After sanding the minimal seam, I attached a length of PVC over the dowl embedded in the resin pommel. I filled my PVC attachment with more resin to lock it in place and to add solidity to the mace end.
Tonight, I used some Apoxie Sculpt to blend the pineapple (a separate piece due to the casting process) with the shaft. This does a copule of things - it gets the weapon looking much more like the real deal, and it helps adhere the pineapple (though there is already a cemented dowl pin in there).
I'll finish the mace with styrene, and will paint it all up perhaps this weekend.
This is considering that each totokia from FijiShop was unique, with variances.
Tom managed to talk some crazy idiot to build in a bend in the handle oh his own original totokia, coat the handle with sculping material (and rebuild the pommel at the same time) and etch 1,500 little tear drops in the grip.
After this sucker () was finished with his part of the project, Tom sent the modified totokia to another partner for castings, and offered a small run in the JY.
******, this was back in 2006 and 2007! :confused
I wound up with two of these, and they have sat ever since.
Finally, I busted one out last week to build it up.
After sanding the minimal seam, I attached a length of PVC over the dowl embedded in the resin pommel. I filled my PVC attachment with more resin to lock it in place and to add solidity to the mace end.
Tonight, I used some Apoxie Sculpt to blend the pineapple (a separate piece due to the casting process) with the shaft. This does a copule of things - it gets the weapon looking much more like the real deal, and it helps adhere the pineapple (though there is already a cemented dowl pin in there).
I'll finish the mace with styrene, and will paint it all up perhaps this weekend.
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