Having the hardest time finding a crafter of Jango Fett Westar blasters

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abaddon1974

Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #21

Do we know if these blasters were custom made or from found parts?
The grip and the barrel look similar to some compressed air tools and the knurled part at the rear looks like the air feed adjuster on those tools.
The grip in particular looks like a very complex piece of work which if I was a prop builder I would try and use a found part for if I could.

 

tubachris85x

Well-Known Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #22

I really believe that the blasters were custom made for the film entirely. A film that relied heavily on CG for showing the clone forces I don't think would have spared an expense on Jango's suit since they re-did the entire armor/helmet and suit compared to that of Boba's.

I could be wrong, but IMO, I believe they were entirely custom fabricated.

 

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abaddon1974

Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #23

Were the film blasters all aluminium? if so it may be worth having a load of grips cast, then polish up the resulting castings.

 

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xanthis02

Jr Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #24

from research the blasters were custom fabricated their not all aluminum brass tubing inside and the grips were resin sculpt

 

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abaddon1974

Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #25

If the grips were resin then they should be even easier to replicate, no need for expensive metal castings.

 

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hasenscharte

Hunter

• Dec 11, 2013

• #26

We would need an MR owner to replicate the grips and to compare the Evolution props barrels with the original ones.

Evolution Props

Any volunteers?

 

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xanthis02

Jr Hunter

• Dec 12, 2013

• #27

some have made the grips not from metal casting but using a c and c machine and cutting them from solid stock then filing and sanding them smooth which i'll have done for mine using the the blueprints

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Dec 12, 2013

• #28

Think Saint Nasty was working on something for this?

 

Mike M.

Well-Known Hunter

Community Staff

TDH PREMIUM MEMBER

• Dec 15, 2013

• #29

i was, but there wasn't much interest at the time and i don't have access to a machine shop any more.

 

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abaddon1974

Hunter

• Dec 16, 2013

• #30

Other than the grip, the rest of the blaster is not too complicated. If the screen used blasters had resin grips then I would not bother trying to CNC them, just cast them from resin.