No Budget Prop Building !

I decided to set a challenge and try to make something using only the random junk in the garage and this is the build that followed :

I decided to carry on the Star Wars theme I've been on for the past few weeks and made a Gaffi stick, the weapon used by the Tusken raiders.

I decided to base mine on the one in the middle since most people seem to go for the one on the left, thought I'd mix it up a little haha.

I made a paper mock up of the size I guesstimated the war club should be and cut an old curtain rail to size, I then stripped off the paint and gave it a dark stain.

I used a spade bit (I think thats what they're called?) to bore a hole into one end of the shaft for the metal club piece to attach.

For the metal piece I used a metal rod from an old flatpack greenhouse after removing the paint the bare metal had a worn look to it which made it fit perfect for the used feel I wanted. I cut slots into the metal with my dremel for the mace tip to slot into.

Next a paper template was made for the mace piece which was traced onto an old empty plastic tub, I made two identical pieces that were slotted together into a cross shape which then fit into the metal rod.

The next step was detailing, I cannibalised an old bike pump for some little pieces, ended up taking a washer and two connectors, filled the writing on the connector piece and glued the main pieces. each piece was painted a dark metallic colour to try blend with the real metal.

Using hot glue I went along where each piece met with another to create a messy welded look, the hot glue was painted to match the plastic pieces. The photos don't pick up how metallic the paint actually looks.

Jango Fett Helmet Quick Project

Ok so since I already molded the Boba Fett helmet I made I cast myself a copy and decided to convert it into a Jango Fett Helmet, using a blob of body filler I smoothed over the 'dent' on the front of the helmet, sanded off the greeblie on the cheek and modified the range finder assembly using my dremel and a little body filler again to neaten everything up.

Once that was done I gave the whole thing about 7 coats of filler primer and then buffed it with some 1500 grit sandpaper.

Next step was to coat the whole thing in chrome spray paint, the best finish I could find that was affordable and I think came out looking pretty decent :

Once the paint had been left to harden for a few days I masked off the cheeks and got to work painting the two shades of blue, the darker blue I used has a slight turquoise tinge to it which seemed close enough to the references I was working from.

Jango Pre Op 

Next I cut out a section of mesh and painted it the same colour as the cheeks

Once the paint was dry the mesh and visor were installed and secured with hot glue along with some padding to prevent any bobble head action when being worn.

Once that was done I added pinstripe tape to the helmet (I think this is how the movie stripes were added) which was an absolute pain to try and keep in a straight line. 

All finished !