Jango WESTAR 34 DISPLAY unit in acrylic
For the Toronto prop party we had yesterday, I was wanting to show the progress on the Jango pistols thus far. We had to compensate for the lack of the metal grip section that is underway by showing the completed portion on a work unto itself. This is a solid block of acrylic that was fashioned into a unique display stand with the aid of a CAD and CNC system.
The font was carved out by the machine at 10/ 1,000 ths of an inch per pass as to avoid unsightly chipping that might occur at the sharp edges. The process took the machine nearly 10 hours to complete. The lines between the lettering are like circuit board lines that run like a maze when the machine was etching it out. The effect is mesmorizing in person. The 'W' and the '4' extend beyond the edges of the block. The base couplings and struts are black acrylite and are removeable. The struts will be lengthened when the pistol is finally mated with it's grip.
It's so nice to look through a geometrically cut piece of clear acrylic. A little clean for Fett's taste probably, but it looks nice with a spotlight on it. This is how WESTAR would have liked this year's model portrayed in an advertisement in the Star Wars Universe though.
