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Star Wars Original Stormtrooper Blaster
This article was originally written as an in-depth look at a piece Prop Store had for sale. Unfortunately we have none of these in stock at this time. |
| This blaster is one of several that was found a few years ago at Bapty & Co – the motion picture armorer who provided the majority of the weapons for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. |
Their use in the production of ANH was initially established through conversations with staff who were present and involved with the fabrication of these and other weapons during production. It quickly became clear that these Blasters were custom made specifically for Star Wars. |
As Lucasfilm had a very small budget for the first film most of the prop weapons (including these) were rented and therefore returned to the armourers once filming was completed. Ownership of the blasters was never transferred to Lucasfilm.
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These features are highlighted on two of the photos below. The front section of the blaster is an actual Sterling body tube. The barrel in the centre was replaced with a simple wooden dowel painted black. The rear section of the Sterling was cut away and a solid aluminium cast billet was slotted into the rear of the gun. The billet extends from the rear of the Sterling tube past the ejector port and receiver, rendering the piece a non-gun. The original maker had these billets made specifically for these props. The grip and trigger guard are not standard and were custom made from aluminium. Each of these features can be seen in the clear reference photos that are in the Star Wars Chronicles book on pages 89 and 91 (scans of those images are below, along with a number of reference stills from the film showing these style blasters in action). The blasters can be clearly seen in the Death Star sequences, trash compactor scene, the Spaceport scene and all of the desert scenes filmed in Tunisia. |
When we discovered the weapons sadly all of the original components from each of the blasters had been long since stripped and removed. What was great to see was that markings from the original rivet that held the top rail in place just in front of the rear site were still visible. This blaster has been faithfully restored with replica dressing parts to complete the look of the Stormtrooper blaster. The parts are extremely accurate to the originals. |
The restoration parts comprise: The M38 scope, the scope rail, the barrel ribs, the cylinders and the Hengstler counter box. A key aim of the restoration is to bring the Blaster back to screen used look, whilst ensuring that the process is as non-intrusive to the original piece as possible. |
The M38 scope replica is a real functional azimuth tank scope that obtained from Karl Schmidt, the Bapty armorer who built the guns for the film, and could have possibly been one of the originals used in Star Wars. |
The barrel ribs are completely accurate to those used on the blaster in ANH. They are made from plastic as were the originals. They are secured by double-sided tape so as not to damage the original nature of the piece. The cylinders positioned on the top of the magazine slot have been constructed using a number of excellent reference photos and match perfectly. The cylinders are secured using double-sided tape. |
The Hengstler box is a vintage Hengstler counter of the same type seen in the film. The original Hengstler boxes were glued onto the side of the body of the blaster (and fell off during the course of production). To ensure that the restoration process is non-intrusive and minimises wear on the screen used piece, the replica Hengstler will be attached via a discreet bracket that is screwed onto the scope rail. |
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Introduction: Star Wars Westar-35 Blaster Pistol Prop
Hello again! today I will be showing you how to make a Westar 35 blaster pistol (prop, of course!). these pistols were commonly used by Mandalorians throughout the Star Wars universe, as always, here's a wookieepedia article:
if you choose to go the El Cheapo route, as I did, and make this out of cardboard, here is a link to my previous instructable on making durable cardboard props:
So! let's get started!
Step 1: The Inner Body
this step is relatively simple. you are going to make an 'L' shape, using your choice material (cardboard, wood, EVA foam, other foam, undestroyable titanium steel alloy, etc.). make the handle large enough for your hand, make the main part of the top the same length as the handle, and make the little piece that juts out stick out about another inch. this will form the base for your prop.
Step 2: The End Thingy
for this step, you will need a piece of PVC pipe, 1/2 inch wide, about 7 or 8 inches long, a bandsaw, and (if you are doing this out of cardboard) a vanilla extract box. the bandsaw, you will need to cut a wide slit in the PVC (not too wide; just big enough to fit over the little piece that juts out from your base). you can use any saw, I just found the bandsaw to work well. fit that over the end piece, as shown in the first picture.
Now, the second picture will show the kind of box I'm talking about. if you are doing this out of something other than cardboard, or can't find a vanilla extract box (they come in different brands) like it, make a box that's 2'/5'/1'. Make sure that your PVC can go through as shown in the third picture!
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if you are using a vanilla extract box, cut the bottom off, and cut the top half of the top off. then slide it on as shown in the third picture.
Step 3: The Other Thingy, Pt. 1
Now, cut a piece like the one shown in the first picture; the other one has the dimensions...
Step 4: The Other Thingy, Pt. 2
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now, fold and tape it together, like so. this is really just basic paper sloyd, all you're doing is making a 3D object from a 2D one
Step 5: The Other Thingy, Pt. 3
... and then just fit it on as shown (do this by sliding it up the handle; it's by far the easiest way). you may have to add some pieces inbetween it and the base, so that it has some more support, I haven't actually done it this way, I'm just showing you a way that doesn't waste a lot of duct tape, I made this by converting a project I did long ago when I thought duct tape could do anything. after this, if you made this out of cardboard, I recommend going to step 2 of the instructable I put a link for in the intro, otherwise (or if you already did all that shnazzy stuff) paint it as shown in the wookieepedia article, vote for it in the Halloween props contest, and happy trick or treating this month!
Step 6: And Paint!
aannd, there's nothing left but painting! good luck!
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