Nemesis Staff topper

Two weeks before DragonCon, my wife told me that she was going to be attending the steampunk themed ball with friends, and could I please print something for her to bring for cosplay? Perhaps the Nemesis Staff, a weapon from the old City of Heroes MMORPG we both still play? And I agreed, and then spent a week designing and printing this thing.

This prop was a major rush job. It's a first draft, and nearly all the printed parts were used without iteration after seeing how they fit together. It came out pretty well, but there was a lot I'd redesign if I was doing it from scratch now.

The main gear ring does rotate, although it's very tight and mine has already cracked in a few spots. Best assembled, rotated to an angle that looks good, and then left there.

This is just a topper, and not a complete staff, as I designed it to fit onto the top of my wife's walking staff. There's a pocket in the fork where a hex nut can be inserted to attach to a threaded rod.

Best printed