Modding a Kylo Ren Saber Toy to TLJ Ben Solo Prop

The14thDr

The14thDr

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I picked one of these up for £7.50 today. Should be perfect for modding into Ben Solo’s lightsaber.
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At the moment, the reference material we have is pretty limited - but I reckon I can turn this into a decent replica.

After removing the blades, I began to remove the crossguard emitters with a hacksaw and plenty of sanding.
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Finally for today, I sanded and filed the red wire off completely before filling in all the holes with some air-drying clay.
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That’s all for now! Next up is prepping the lightsaber for painting.
 
How close are the dimensions on these sabers? I don't have a Kylo hilt yet, and it's tempting to pick a couple of these up to practice painting on if they're in the ballpark.
 
halliwax: Thank you! I’ve customised/repainted a couple of toys in the past (including another Kylo Ren saber to make it more accurate to the TLJ prop) so hopefully this shouldn’t turn out too badly. ;) I’m hoping to finish this particular prop by the end of the weekend.

elr02k said:
How has no one thought of this yet?
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Honestly, I’m surprised too! The BladeBuilders toy is surprisingly accurate, so to me it makes perfect sense to use as a cheap base for a customisation such as this.

mrwax said:
How close are the dimensions on these sabers? I don't have a Kylo hilt yet, and it's tempting to pick a couple of these up to practice painting on if they're in the ballpark.
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MegaLEGOFilms said:
As Far as I can tell, they’re pretty close
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Some parts (such as the emitter, crossguards, etc.) are thicker than the original prop, but overall I’d say this is pretty accurate - especially compared to some of the other BladeBuilders lightsabers.
I would definitely recommend you using these for customisation; here’s one I did a couple of weeks ago:
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MegaLEGOFilms said:
As Far as I can tell, they’re pretty close
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The14thDr said:
Some parts (such as the emitter, crossguards, etc.) are thicker than the original prop, but overall I’d say this is pretty accurate - especially compared to some of the other BladeBuilders lightsabers.
I would definitely recommend you using these for customisation; here’s one I did a couple of weeks ago:
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Thanks for the info guys, that looks great, guess I'll have to go pick one up soon! I can use it to justify buying the airbrush I've had my eye on hah.
 
This was by far the most tedious part of the build. I spent hours sanding the entire surface of the lightsaber to remove as much of the paint and plastic sheen as I could.

Finally, however, it was ready to paint.
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At first I couldn’t make my mind up whether to use spray paint or acrylic paint on this, but in the end I decided that the spray paint I have is much shinier than what we saw in the film (which almost looks like a “flat” grey to me.)

Two coats of silver acrylic paint later and I’d say this is done for now! Once the Blu-Ray is released and we can get some clearer images, there will undoubtedly be some upgrades to make, but at the minute I’m happy with how this turned out.
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