{"id":8387,"date":"2016-05-09T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebulaluben.com\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:03:21","slug":"star-wars-the-force-awakens-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nebulaluben.com\/en\/star-wars-the-force-awakens-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars The Force Awakens – Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey! Today I’m going to talk about my stick!! Yay!, well, Rey’s staff in fact. (In spanish the joke has way more sense, haha)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This staff has been more difficult to make than I initially thought because it has lots of little details that were discovered as I made progress with its construction.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Without further ado, I’ll start this tutorial.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I used a cheap PVC pipe as a base for this prop, craft foam and PVC foam for its details. First of all, I printed a natural size model to have as a reference and I cut the pipe to get the right length.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Then I started making the biggest ornaments and I must say they were kind of difficult to make for me. I ended up looking for the unfolded cone frustum mathematical\u00a0formula<\/a> because I couldn’t find a better way to make them. I made each flat piece, I copied them on craft foam and I made the polyhedrons. I added a base to each one, I made a hole and I put them in place.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The rest of the ornaments were easier to make as they were flat relieves. I made them by cutting foam strips, adapting them to the pipe and glueing them all over the staff. I also used the heat knife to make bas-relieves, I added some little elements such as the buttons on the belts and some more resistant PVC foam parts (the white ones).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

After glueing all its elements, I smoothed the prop out using some acryllic filler, then I sanded it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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To make the fluted parts I thought about textured craft foam, but I couldn’t find the one that I wanted, so I ended up rolling up a thin cord. I like the result.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Once verything was glued together, I primed the staff using my beloved Plasti Dip.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Boba Fett armor parts in the background.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And here comes my favourite moment: Painting! I’m very happy with my panting work because maybe the staff doesn’t look very accurate, but I think I gave it a pretty realistic rusty look. I love it! I used acrylic paints and I want to thank my airbrush for letting me down like ten minutes after starting using it. I ended up using regular brushes and I’m eventually happy with it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

First I applied a layer of a black and gunmetal paint mixture and, after that, I gave it some rusty colours and distressed the edges with some silver paint.. It looked nice just that way.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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But, to complete this look and make it more realistic, I bought a real rust paint. These paints come in two parts: one metallic base that is applied first and the rapid rust component that is applied after the first one (wheen it’s still wet). I a few minutes, you get a wonderful and believable rust effect. It’s amazing!!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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As you can see, maybe I maybe put too much rust, but the result is so realistic that i don’t mind. In fact, I like it that way.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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After painting and weathering, I only had to glue the bandages and leather strips and to add the khaki belt.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sleepy dog.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And that’s all!! Hope you liked this litttle tutorial and I hope you got some ideas to make your own props.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As always, feel free to comment and don’t forget to follow me on my social media<\/a>!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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