Rey's Staff from Star Wars The Force Awakens

Canvas strips for texture

Here Rey's staff from Star Wars The Force Awakens. This movie accurate prop stands a full 6' 5" long and has some very nice features. The staff's most recognizable parts are all 3D Printed in solid ABS plastic. The 3D Parts are solid ABS plastic. ABS is preferable to cheaper PLA plastic as it doesn't melt or deform in heat. I cringe every time I hear about a prop made in PLA plastic. Leaving a PLA prop in your car in the parking lot on a hot summer day could ruin your day. Not so with ABS. As I said in an earlier post, the parts can be found on www.thingivers.com, though I made some minor modifications to my parts. I used canvas strips, leatherette, and real suede leather for the textured grip. I added a rubber stopper at the bottom for better grip when leaning and so as to be a bit gentler on floors.

Finally the staff has detachable adjustable military canvas straps.  And the best part of all, the staff easily splits into two parts for easy travel to conventions. This is no small feature when you consider that, at over 6 feet, the staff would be almost impossible to travel with in trains and most cars. 

The entire staff is based on a lightweight but sturdy aluminium conduit tube.

The entire staff was primed, painted black, and finally painted in Rustoleum Hammered Metal. Finally the staff was weathered in pastels and oils. Some areas got a treatment of Rub n' Buff for special highlights.

This prototype is off to Denmark and another order is soon going to Ireland so that split option into halves is a life saver when it comes to mailing. Apparently the US Postal Service doesn't mail seven foot poles! Imagine that!

So there it is, the latest addition to the Geek House Creations Star Wars Collection and a great match for our Rey NN-14 blaster, otherwise known as "Han's lender to Rey".

Both these props are available through directly through www.geekhousecreations.com as part of the Star Wars Collection or through my Etsy shop "Geek House Creations". Order through my Geek House Creations webpage and save $5 on the staff. 

Quick Progress pics of my Rey Staff from The Force Awakens

Mock up of 3D Printed Parts

This is a quick progress pic of my new Rey staff from The Force Awakens. Most of the staff's parts are 3D Printed from the excellent files on thingiverse.com by JediTrooper. I had to do some scaling up and might alter some of the files to more to my liking. Specifically the mace-like flange part looks a bit short to me, but I'd have to cross reference it against movie stills and prop photos I have. For the most part though, JediTroopers files are an excellent jumping off point for anyone building this staff.

This particular staff is already commissioned and going all the way to Denmark as the perfect compliment for someone who already purchased my Rey blaster from The Force Awakens.

If anyone is interested, Rey's blasters are already up  and I'll soon have staffs available at www.geekhousecreations.com and my Etsy store. 

Deadpool Gun and Grenades for Cosplay

So I've been amazingly busy and have neglected this blog bit. But! I will be coming back in the few two weeks with several posts on upcoming items and some 3D Printing tips that are just too good not to share. For now, I'm posting a few pics of a new Deadpool gun for cosplay. This is a commission piece for a wonderful cosplayer named Emmapool.

Emma has promised us to send us some pics of herself with our gun and grenades and we can't wait to see them! Meanwhile we'll post this pic of Emmapool to wet your appetite. Like me, I'm sure you want to see more of her here. If you're interested in getting one of your very own Deadpool guns, check out the link for the Geek House Creations store item page HERE.

Meanwhile you can find more Emmapool at her FB Fanpage at

facebook.com/EmmaPool.

Sci-fi gun Pop Quiz....

Introducing one of our new items through this Geek Quiz: identify the two iconic sci-fi guns. 

They are....

Top gun is Mal's gun from Firefly Serenity and the one below is our brand new item, Rey's Blaster from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

And why would you want Rey's blaster? Because if you're cosplaying Rey this year, everyone's going to have a bo staff, but how many people are going to have the blaster handed to her by non other than Han Solo? 

Denix German MP-40 machine pistol replica available at Geek House Creations

Denix MP-40 with folding stock

This is the Denix German MP-40 reproduction available now at Geek House Creations. It's an amazing Denix replica consisting of mostly stamped metal construction like the original with a hard plastic resin handle and carriage. Comes with functioning folding stock and bolt with safety latch. Denix really did a nice job with this one as it feels absolutely fantastic with great weight and balance. The magazine comes slides in and out very easily. The folding stock is solid when extended and makes the gun much easier to aim. It's no wonder most WWII photos show German soldiers carrying the MP40 with the stock extended.

Two beautiful Denix Reproductions

It's a surprising big weapon for a sub-machine gun and makes a nice compliment to the Denix PPSH-41 as they weapons were rivals in real life. The Denix PPSH-41 is also available at our site and features a beautiful wood stock.

Folding Stock

The German MP-40 is the most recognizable weapon of WWII. This weapon was used by all branches of German service but most well known as a favorite of the Waffen SS.This weapon was in many ways, the first modern machinegun with all metal stamped construction. Captured MP-40's was a favorite souvenir of American GIs and secondary weapon of Russian forces on the Eastern Front.


CJ Campbell has created a great video review here:

Please pass this on to anyone that's interested. 

A Denix MAC-10 about to be packed off to be shipped

Too tired to post more tonight but this is what a typical packing day looks like here at Geek House Creations. I set everything on the table to start packing turned around and went...wait, this is a hell of a picture. I'm probably on like 40 watchlist right now, but hey. The MAC10 is going on sale tomorrow through my site and I'll follow up if anyone is interested. And...I'm excited that I'll be modding it to make the version from Escape From New York.

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Denix British Sten MKII submachinegun video review and pictures.

Finally got some good shots of the Denix replica of the British Sten MK II submachinegun.

Available at my shop as part of my Dieselpunk collection:

http://www.geekhousecreations.com/products/british-sten-submachine-gun-9mm-wwii-weapon

This is one of the most recognizable machineguns of WWII with it's size loaded magazine and welded construction. This is a great looking all metal replica that feels great and even has a few parts that come off and a fully functional bolt.

This gun would be perfect for anyone interested in WWII weaponry or Dieselpunk since it's not only chronologically correct but just looks the part of something you'd see in that setting.

Please share if you know somewhat might be interested and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for looking!