I decided to take a punt at making a wand from foamboard, since I had so much lying around. As a challenge to myself, I decided to eyeball it, using only reference pictures, instead of any one set of plans, and then compare it with V71’s plans when I was done. Definately a few innacuaracies off the top of my head - the bottom track seems about an inch too short, and the silver collar is a bit too wide, I think. The collar I can sort, the guntrack stays as is! I need to sort out the metal fittings, the front collar, bevel the transparent tube, and then build the back cylinder/with metal fittings.
The foamboard is covered with a generous layer of filler to make it very strong/receptive to sanding. Foamboard tends to wrinkle unless you’re very careful with the spray paint, so this also helped as well. It’s very tough now and it doesn’t dent at all - not as strong as MDF but more than strong enough. The good thing is that it soaks the glue all the way in, deep down, so the frame is pretty sturdy.
The curve in the body is actually the curve of the handle, as, looking at the ref pics here, the handle seems to make up the body of the gun, rather than there being a ridge or whatever around it.
You’ll notice there’s no grille on this one - that was becuase I thought I would make this a solid gun, with no lights, filled with expanding foam on the inside. Once the foamboard was primered, I realised it was strong enough to be left hollow so I added some basic lights. The same goes for the instrument panel, too - that’s solid wood, so I couldn’t add the light to that. I’ve since got some styrene, which I made the trigger box/bottom cover from, as well as making that big nut that goes on the front barrel. For the next one, I’ll make the top and control plates from styrene, so I can add the grille, and get neater cuts.
I’m basing mine on the GB1, early wands, as seen on the Omni photo (thanks to GJ for the scan!):
as well as in this temple rooftop shot, which features almost no labels. The ones that are on there are printed on silver foil. The lights are pretty basic, the red LED bargraph is hidden behind some smoked plexi so it looks black when it’s off, and it gives it a nice glow. I glued together some stock items to make more interesting bulbs, seen below. The next one will have the right colour LEDs, and working barrel/grille lights, too.
The best bit is, it’s only cost ?25 in materials so far (excluding the cost of the resin fittings…)
I love the look of it.
God Bless Propfan’s resin parts huh? They’re everywhere, as they should be, it’s so great he makes those for us. We should thank him guys!! Yay to the combination of incredible works! 
