Here are some pics of the stock blower with the shroud, and without. I’m also converting it to DC power (from the stock AC design). I’m using a Black & Decker BV2500 leaf blower as a base component, and building the rest of the prop on top of it. Moreover, it will be a fully functional prop replica, complete with spinning barrel assembly (featuring 6 independent barrels) and various light effects (but nothing too complex, lest it appear cheesy).

That being said, this little sideshow is a modified Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. Since I’m creating a Null-7 Mereel (from Karen Traviss’ Republic Commando series not to be confused with Jaster Mereel) themed suit of armor…or, at least what I think Mereel would have worn after the Clone Wars, it only seems right that I stay true to the established literary canon. While I wait for my armor pieces to arrive, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to start work on my main weapon. Just thought I should introduce myself, so…allow me to introduce…myself.Īnyway, my first Mando project is in its earliest stages and seems to be running smoothly.