Lego and Sawdust

The tiggeriffic son wants to be Han Solo for Halloween, so I decided to make him a “blaster”.

It’s scrap plywood, hardboard and dowelling that I had in the shop, with some washers glued to the outside.

I had no idea that the sight was mounted to the side like that. I went to get some reference photos and was surprised. I would have sworn that the sight was in line right on top of the gun.

Here’s a prop from the movie (image from yourprops.com):

And here’s mine. I moved the sight to the other side, because he’s left handed.

Some construction photos:

And the satisfied customer:

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