Having recently completed a build of the LEGO Ideas Stratocaster guitar set, I proudly set it up in my LEGO display cabinet.
It happened to fit right next to the Star Wars Yoda model. I immediately noticed that the scale between the two sets was perfect.
Hmmmm....Why not....
Pulling both models out of the cabinet, I set to work. It was an easy task to remove Yoda's light sabre from his claw-like grasp and situate the guitar's strap around his neck. Yoda's left hand was a bit more problematic as it was attached close to his right. I found a work around by detaching the hand altogether and wrapping the fingers around the Strat guitar neck. The severed hand and arm stump do not readily show as such when viewed from the front!
Just imagine what sort of riffing and shredding could come from a Jedi Grand Master!
I also noticed something funny - Yoda only has two fingers to use for fretting the instrument.
This immediately reminded me of the 20th Century jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt. This famous musician developed a unique two-finger guitar fretting technique after losing two of his digits in a fire at the age of 18!
So now I have Yoda, his red Strat, and Fender amp all displayed as one unit.
" Find a steady gig in Mos Eisley, will I !!"
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