How to Make a Star Wars Prop Replica
The science fiction and futuristic setting in Star Wars required an extensive number of props to bring the movies to life. The props included costumes, drawings, models and computer-animated designs. Today fans can enjoy replicating the props from the movies as a hobby. Read on to learn how to make a Star Wars prop replica.
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Pick which type of prop you want to recreate. Your choices include the costumes, guns, space ships and armor. You can buy some patterns and designs that provide you with a list of materials you need to make the prop.
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Look at reference materials like the movies or CDs. The website for TK-409 provides links to buy the "Sandtrooper Photo Reference CD" and "Vehicles and Models Reference CD." These CDs offer high resolutions photos, reference drawings and screen shots.
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Shop for pieces and make your own prop from scratch. You can make several props out of common household items or items that you can purchase from a building supply store like Home Depot. Use different colors of spray paint to make regular items look like items found in Star Wars.
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Build a 3-D model with a model kit from a craft store. You can find model kits for the Millennium Falcon, a Snow Speeder and other space ships from the movies. You need to be able to glue and paint the fine details to get these to look like the props used in Star Wars.
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Watch a tutorial on how to build props. TK-560 hosts a how to series on vacuum forming. For tutorials on building blasters, visit Imperial Fleet's website.
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