So not long ago, I made a Cloud Strife minifig. People love it. I love it. One of my best works yet.
But I was not satisfied yet. He didn't have a proper Buster Sword. Now you say "Omi, I can clearly see he has a fine Buster Sword and probably the best looking yet". While that may be true, it isn't up to my standards, and here is why. Sword originally came from a set of Final Fantasy Miniature Trading Arts figs, and because of that, the handle was thin, which forced me to put a piece of rubber on it to keep it in a minifig's hand. While it works great for pics, it limited posing and just didn't give me that Lego appeal.
So while I wait until BrickForge or BrickArms get around to making a Buster Sword to make me and the world happy (just kidding guys, you all rock), I took the liberty to make one for myself to replace my "stand in" Buster Sword.
I took a sword from a Trio set (Fisher Price's version of Lego), which I just bought today afte seeing the sword. Cut the right spots to give it that Buster shape. Pictured is the original sword compared to the "stand in" Buster Sword and the new modified one.
"Bustin' makes me feel good."
Now while I am completely satisfied with the fact that I can pose Cloud without worrying that the sword will fall, or show the horrid handle while giving it that Lego appeal, I am afraid that the new Buster Sword is not accurate. New sword has 3 indented holes, while the realy Buster Sword has two. But I'll remedy that when I feel like it.
Anyways enjoy.
-Omi