WIP: Lightsaber (Formerly: Is it heresy to inquire about Jedi robes on TDH?)

Please know this: I want to be Boba (or Mando)!!!!

That being said, I'm brand new and plan on doing it right. But... Halloween is coming and my gf is goin as a sexy padme. I just thought a Jedi would be "easier". Please don't snub me or banish me.

Any ideas? I heard about Simplicity 4450 pattern. It looks good and my mum is a great seamstress.

Cheers.

P.S. I realllly love Boba.

Aaaah, I was going as a sexy Padme!



-G

Sure beats the pregnant Padme!

I used that pattern and it is awesome... the only difference is making the 'obi' (sash) around the waist a little longer and it ties instead of velcro.

That pattern is very hard to find so you may have to hit the Bay to find it, but it is defintely worth it to use.

As for the robe, check Simplicity and McCalls for their wizard-esque robes and just widen the hood and hem the sleeves and it will work pretty good... I suggest a thick cotton bottomweight for the robe and cotton crinkle gauze or linen for the tunic.

If you have any questions, PM me as I am a council member over at the Jedi Assembly and can give you any pointers you may have.

Thanks,
Tony

yes it is heresy! lol jk just have fun with it no matter what u do

Thanks guys.

Tony, I think I'm going with this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_2144wt_1167

...and these...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_3858wt_1167

I know the boots are cheesy, but I dont want to spent $300 on Jedi stuff. The robes and tunic look pretty good and I talked him down to $80 + shipping.

My gf is looking at this from the same seller:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1865wt_1167

I still need boots for her and a lightsaber. I dont need a functional one, just a prop to hang from my belt. Any ideas (inexpensive-ish)?

kal'ika,
As soon as this Halloween is over (if not sooner), I'm on my Mando!! I have a great topsecret idea!!

Tod 'buir,
I agree.

I'm excited that tomorrow I'll be a "legit" full member.

Cheers,

Sean Patrick

Go to Hoe Depot, Lowes, etc. and get a piece of plumbing pipe. Then got to the PVC pipe sectien and / or/ the sink knob section for the emitter ( lightsaber ) end and the pommel ( bottom end ).

Paint the ends silver, black, whatever, and glue on some greeblies ( non-descript odds and ends which look technological and functional) . Put a D ring on the butt end so it will hook onto your belt.

Good luck Sean and don't forget to post pics when you're done !

Have fun building !

For a cheapish lightsaber, check out Target. They have some with a blade you can flick out with your wrist for as low as $7.99. The Anakin Skywalker one didn't look half bad, though you could always paint it and stick on a few bells and whistles. Might work if you're pressed for time.

No problem Flatrabbit. If you do go to the Depot or Lowes, take your time walking around, especially through the plumbing and PVC pipe sections, there are all kinds of cool connectors and such. Another thing that may help, the toy sabers are WAY bigger than the movie versions. The Master Replica's FX are also bigger than the movie versions because they have to squeeze in the electronics. I was watching a "making of" recently and saw how really skinny the stunt sabers were that they used.

For glue, just check the glue aisle for JB Weld, or 2 part epoxy, just read the label for what materials they are good for.

I checked out your costumes after my last post, and I agree a custom saber is the way to go. Take a look at the Rebel Legion website for some construction tutorials http://www.rebellegion.com/costuming.php
Post some pics when you're done, then get to work on a Boba!

Thanks again guys. After Halloween for sure!! Maybe sooner if I wrap this up. Timmer and Tod 'buir, can I see your suits? Do you have pics somewhere?

Yes, those will be fine for Halloween and yes, do the custom saber from the plumbing section in Lowes... that is how I did my first one and it didn't come out half bad.

Originally Posted by Flatrabbit

Thanks again guys. After Halloween for sure!! Maybe sooner if I wrap this up. Timmer and Tod 'buir, can I see your suits? Do you have pics somewhere?

I'm scratchbuilding a Boba & Jango for my 6 year-old twins for Halloween. The thread is on the Boba Armor section. I downgraded a lot because of their ages & time, but the project was still a great dry run for when I start my Boba (with no deadlines!!!).

I'm still working on my ESB Boba. I've got several parts in the "almost done" phase. I only need 2 or 3 more things to complete the costume, but I've still got a lot of work ahead. I have a finished Stormtrooper that I currently troop in. I'm also spiffing up my 4 year old nephew's Vader Deluxe Kids costume. I repainted an old Vader voice changer helmet and I'm adding a separate breathing unit to it. I may add some lights to the chest too.

And so it begins...

Rough mockup. The white and black plastic parts will be painted black. The chrome tube will be shorted a few inches.

DUUUDE !! That's exactly what I was talking about !!!

SWEEEEET !

Personally i like the trailer trash Padme

Thanks!! Im into parts, including dremel discs and epoxy $60, but worth it. I probably could have bought one for less, but what's the point of that! I'll keep pics coming. Thanks again for your support guys. I'm under a time crunch for halloween, so it may not have the detail I want. Nut still cant wait. It's not the destination, it's the journey, right?

DeepC, I'll post pics of her too

Dude, you got a lot of Mac's and laptops.
I gots me an Aspire One, Dell Mini 9, MacBook (white 2.0 Nvidia), Dell 1525, like 5 or 6 Desktop PC's, and when the tax man pays me back early next year, gonna get nice used imac like yours.

Lol anyway, I like the saber.. The ones I make are from PVC pipes.

I've got my 20" iMac and love it. I've been a Mac guy for a while. I highly recommend them even though they cost more. It's like anything, you get what you pay for.

I do graphic design and web development. Mac is a must. My acer is only for Quickbooks and testing IE sites. :P

That saber is going to look sweet! What are those black parts you're using on the grip? I've always thought the grip would be the biggest pain in the shebs (trying to align all the parts and not getting glue everywhere), but those rings look like a piece of cake. Keep the pics coming!

Here is the final mockup. The chrome tube has been shortened to 6"

The handle grip is from a broken Coleman flashlight I had. Funny... it hasn't worked in years. I was wondering why I never threw it out. Now I know it wanted to be a part of something cool.

Here is the number of the bottom of the flashlight.

Only cost me four stitches removing it.

Ouch! Of course, if you'd been wearing proper Mando gaunts, that never would have happened! But seriously, that saber looks cool. I have a whole box of worthless junk from old home improvement projects and such that I never throw out either. You just never know when those parts will come in handy on a build. Hope that finger doesn't slow your build down too much.

It looks worse than it is. Thanks. I hope to paint tomorrow.

Ok. Got the first coat of Krylon on these parts today. I'm not much of a painter so any advice on this would be great (number of coats, sanding between, etc.).

I also included a few pics of assembly. I'm not sure if I'm posting to many or too much detail on a simple step, let me know. I'm kinda proud.



I inserted a small piece of PVC pipe to hold the brass piece up more


Some current mock ups.

looks great

Thanks Alpha. My first ever Star Wars "anything" build. I am more excited than ever to start an Boba/Mando.

Originally Posted by Flatrabbit

Ok. Got the first coat of Krylon on these parts today. I'm not much of a painter so any advice on this would be great (number of coats, sanding between, etc.).

I also included a few pics of assembly. I'm not sure if I'm posting to many or too much detail on a simple step, let me know. I'm kinda proud.



I inserted a small piece of PVC pipe to hold the brass piece up more


Some current mock ups.

Mmm....Jameson.... Oh and a really cool lightasaber too!!

It looks really great ! One tip I received from my local costume / prop buddies is after you paint, a few coats on wet sand it with super fine grit paper. Start with something like 800, then, 1000 or 1200, then 1400. I guess you can get that grade of paper at an auto parts store as they use it for car painting. It gives it a supreme glasslike finish.

cr4nky, what can I say. I like the 12yr.

Cool, Timmer. I have a friend that owns a hotrod shop. He'll have that stuff. Ill try that.

That looks awesome!!!

Originally Posted by Timmer

It looks really great ! One tip I received from my local costume / prop buddies is after you paint, a few coats on wet sand it with super fine grit paper. Start with something like 800, then, 1000 or 1200, then 1400. I guess you can get that grade of paper at an auto parts store as they use it for car painting. It gives it a supreme glasslike finish.

Wal-mart sells wet/dry sandpaper up to 2000 grit. It's in the automotive section.
They have a combo pack with 1000,1500,& 2000 in it.

I know this is mostly about a lightsaber, but if you're still looking for boots, the best piece of advice anyone ever gave me was to look at second hand stores. I found the best obiwan boots, nice leather, already aged, for about 5 bucks. Added some straps and they worked great. Wore them to Ep 2 and 3 and beyond!

Thanks Tod 'buir, I'm a little proud of it so far. Im glad i didn't "replicate" a movie version. I enjoyed the artistic license of builing a custom. It reinforces my thoughts of doing a custom mando verses a traditional boba, although still undecided.

Slave1pilot, I just picked some up, thanks for the tip.

JediJayne, Ill look around today. Got a pic of what you picked up?

really awesome job!

The boots are at my parents' place unfortunately but I did find some pics from last halloween. Obviously they're a far cry from any kind of screen accuracy, but they fit great, look good, and only cost about $15 (5 for the boots and 10 for the leather strapping)

Thanks getoninja.

Awesome JJ, great find and mod.

ok. I got my Jedi robes today. They are cool, but they further confirm I want to be a Mando/Boba/TD instead.

Should be finishing the saber this week and I'll post some pics.

nice looking lightsaber

Thats neat man ha if only they were real

its way too long

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

its way too long

I get that alot AA.

Impresive, most impresive!
I like vey much your job, congrats!
I made my own light saber, there is how I made it: http://swcustomer-uy.blogspot.com/
cya

Originally Posted by Tod 'buir

Sure beats the pregnant Padme!

No. That would be Anakin. Hah. Hah hah. Get it... because he's an @sshole...

Originally Posted by Flatrabbit

I get that alot AA.

*sigh* He totally set you up for that. Heh.

Originally Posted by Flatrabbit

I get that alot AA.

wow. that was wrong

Well, Halloween is past and there's no finished pics! I know you have some.