--- In wookiee@yahoogroups.com, "wookieenvy" <wookieenvy@...> wrote:
>
> That is impressive! Looks like the real thing!
>
> Did you build it from a base bowcaster, or is it completely from
> scratch? I haven't gotten to the bowcaster yet, I was looking up the
> laws in MA (I live in Boston as well) they seem a little fuzzy on if
> you can own one or not.
>
> Great Job! I hope mine comes out as good!
>
>
>
> --- I

Thanks. Yeah, it's all scratch built. In fact, I strongly recommend it. If you
build the body
our of 2 glued up MDF boards (1/4 inch stuff, a 2x3 board at Home Depot is
around 12
bucks, IIRC), it allows you to cut the shape exactly like the movie prop. You
can use the
side photo Matt has on the resources page to get exact measurements on, then
it's just a
bunch of sawing with a jigsaw and sanding. Pretty easy, actually.

Good luck!