Yoda Saber - real praco build - DONE!

[spoudastis]

Re: Yoda Saber WIP - real praco build

DONE! Completed the build up today. I am still going to weather it up just a bit, planning to add some MIG pigments for some dust FX and that should just about do it. This has been a really fun and reletively easy build but one that has taken me over two years. I attached the activator switch and actually had to add a bit of filler because there were some gaps, then i painted the clamp and switch with tamiya semi-gloss out of the rattle can. the grips were attached using double stick tape just as on the original.

 

[NeoRutty]

Nice!

Feel like you would need one of these to completely finish...





http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VE4OA2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

 

[spoudastis]

Indeed, I do have one but after having the saber on my shelf I actually think I prefer to not have it in the case. I'll hang onto the case just in case I ever change my mind.

Nice!

Feel like you would need one of these to completely finish...


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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VE4OA2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

 

[spoudastis]

My yoda saber has just been hanging out on my desk and i decided to do a quick base for it similar in idea to my other sabers in a vertical presentation. I used a 5/4" thick piece of walnut and added a MR style plaque by my man @Pastorjedi who has done the plaques for all my star wars props, they are perfect. i used a piece of 3/16" wood dowel and threaded it up into the praco saber body by about 3/4", it was a very tight fit and twisting it in actually threaded the dowel so it is a very sturdy connection. I then drilled into the walnut by 1" for the dowle to sit in and added a thin piece of rubber as a spacer so that there is a small reveal at the bottom of the saber which floats off the wood by about a 1/16". The nice thing is because the dowel is not glued in, i can turn the saber and remove it if anyone wants to handle it. Thats it, yoda project officially done.

 

[DarthBrooks24]

I've had over 20 sabers in my collection at point and never had a Yoda (Believe it or not) but if and "when" I do I will try to go this route good info on here

 

[elilay]

I didn't even know that Yoda'a lightsaber is based on real parts!

 

[CAKComedyProps]

Dang it I feel like I've seen this flash at an antique store in PA before... gotta check next time I go.

 

[corliss1]

@OP - what did you end up using for the activation switch?

 

[spoudastis]

@OP - what did you end up using for the activation switch?

There is a member here that sells casts of the activation switch cast from an original, thats what i used.

 

[SpeedRacerx]

@OP - what did you end up using for the activation switch?

Before you ask, I believe it was sjanish. See below:

https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=191987&p=4233380&viewfull=1#post4233380