I needed a gaffi stick to go with my Tusken Raider..
I started with a 'Rubies' brand gaffi stick prop. Strangely, they are the only prop maker officially licensed by Lucasfilm...
They also make the worst quality products..
This is what you are supposed to be paying for..
This is what you get..
So I cut both ends off, and riveted them to a piece of PVC tube. Nothing would stick to the 'Rubies' plastic. I tried everything...
I fiaired the ends with car body filler. ( Its car bog, but body filler sounds better ) then filled the ends with expanding foam via a couple of drill holes..
I sandwiched the teeny tiny fins with sheet styrene to make them the correct size, then filled it with a mix of fiberglass resin and micro balloons. I added a bead of liquid nails to immitate a weld line, then sanded the hell out of it to get rid of the dodgy surface..
A nice coat or two of brown, a wash of Citadel black, followed by a clear coat then some thick twine for a finishing touch and I'm all done..
Oh, I was making two at the same time by the way..
I started with a 'Rubies' brand gaffi stick prop. Strangely, they are the only prop maker officially licensed by Lucasfilm...
They also make the worst quality products..
This is what you are supposed to be paying for..
This is what you get..
So I cut both ends off, and riveted them to a piece of PVC tube. Nothing would stick to the 'Rubies' plastic. I tried everything...
I fiaired the ends with car body filler. ( Its car bog, but body filler sounds better ) then filled the ends with expanding foam via a couple of drill holes..
I sandwiched the teeny tiny fins with sheet styrene to make them the correct size, then filled it with a mix of fiberglass resin and micro balloons. I added a bead of liquid nails to immitate a weld line, then sanded the hell out of it to get rid of the dodgy surface..
A nice coat or two of brown, a wash of Citadel black, followed by a clear coat then some thick twine for a finishing touch and I'm all done..
Oh, I was making two at the same time by the way..