You might have noticed that Halloween is coming up, sooner than expected even. This year I decided to team up with Liz and get back to my nerd-child roots: Star Wars, my first obsession ever. (I won’t go into detail about how deep that obsession was.)
So we’re going as Han Solo and Princess Leia. I have a costume on order, but since it comes with a holster (a badass one), I needed a blaster. Instead of paying through the nose for a replica (on eBay, no less), I figured I could make this toy a little more authentic. (It looked like this when I got it.) The results:
I think it turned out pretty well. I used the replica as a guide, and the only part I’m not really happy with is the grip. I need to darken the brown, which I may be able to do by wearing away at the brown paint (there’s black underneath). If that doesn’t work, I’ll get darker brown spray paint and use the leftover black to try to give it a bit of a gradient.
I can’t believe you are going as Han.
Comment by Claire — October 12, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Maybe a little dark show polish will give the handle some authentic texture.
Comment by Darrell — October 12, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
lol i think i typed 110110010 on google and this website came up and it is hilarious. awesome work!
Comment by jeff — January 1, 2010 @ 11:38 pm