I did a birthday party yesterday and got asked for a "Annikan Skywalker, holding a light saber, on a hat". Given the time that I had, I talked him into just the light saber and preceded to make him a big one out of 350's. He loved it. A couple of kids later the mom of this child brought the balloon back to me and said "just a suggestion...the next time you make this you might want to put a handguard on it to make it easier to hold". I replied that I could do that no problem, but most light sabers don't have handguards. She looked at me very put off and said "well most Jedi's arent' 10 years old". I couldn't resist so I said "You're absolutely right Ma'am...those are called Padiwans". Of course I then put a handguard on the light saber.
Thanks,
Michael
Thanks,
Michael