THE BLACK HOLE Hand Blasters

Has anyone ever replicated the hand blasters from the 1979 Disney film, THE BLACK HOLE ??

Jedifyfe said:

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I spent a whole 20 seconds using the SEARCH button to find these:

http://www.therpf.com/f9/black-hole-...hown-new-7283/

http://www.therpf.com/f9/black-hole-...request-18397/

Well aren't you the search-and-find Jedi Master . . .




Pity there doesn't seem to be any current info on any more recent attempts to create/replicate this prop and/or any available replica castings.


Perhaps a DIY "update" might be in order.

There are some castings bouncing around out there. A lot of them claim to be cast off an original but they are recasts of a blaster I made in 1980.

You know, I am not really into re-boots of old movies, but The Black Hole would be a great candidate for this in my book. Might have to get one of these blasters if some wonderful soul ever kitted them!
M

micdavis said:

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There are some castings bouncing around out there. A lot of them claim to be cast off an original but they are recasts of a blaster I made in 1980.

Any idea how one might locate one of these castings?

I bought a resin cast of a Sentry blaster in May from Lucas Francis Studios. It was $75 for resin and $125 for fiberglass and he says it's from a screen used blaster. It comes in two halves which are the same and below are a couple pix of what I received, someone is putting alot of work into mine right now.

Another thread with a scratchbuild. Plus there are some reference photos in there of the blasters on display in the Disney Archive - http://www.therpf.com/f9/long-time-a...chbuild-77232/

Gene

Gil has a partially completed blaster sitting in my garage. You're not the only one who wants one of these.

CaptainMarvel said:

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Tony Damata's "Build your own Black Hole Sentry Blaster" Page

Looks like we've now got some solid information for a fun replica project !!! In fact, seeing that tutorial (and other images within that thread), there's lots of room for some "contemporary" improvement, me thinks.

I'm seeing a "seek and find" excursion to my local Lowe's/Home Depot/Hobby Lobby/Toys-R-Us in my immediate future . . . to see what kind of "new and improved" ideas I can find and come up with for building an "updated" version of this blaster - one that doesn't look as "wood-y" as the original and within Tony Damata's tutorial above. (Taking absolutely nothing away from Tony's tutorial - which is AWESOME !!!)

Off the top of my head, I'm thinking perhaps looking at thin aluminum and/or bronze tubing, PVC items, and something that might substitute for a cooler looking grip/trigger. Time to dust off my old Dremmel.

Acyrlic rod and a cutoff wheel in a mini chop saw........ Those should all be standard dimensions.

As I stated in that thread - any additional thought put into this replica is more thought than Disney put into the originals.......

Gene

GKvfx said:

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As I stated in that thread - any additional thought put into this replica is more thought than Disney put into the originals.......

Gene

Which is why this is going to be a lot of fun.

Not sure if they're still making/selling these, but I figured I'd share the resource nevertheless . . .

Starship Modeler - Black Hole's Sentry Gun Preview

A few more reference images (for those who may want to take on this project) . . .
































YouTube video of V.I.N.C.E.N.T. vs S.T.A.R --> Disney's The Black Hole (1979) Target Practice - YouTube

CaptainMarvel said:

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Not sure if they're still making/selling these, but I figured I'd share the resource nevertheless . . .

Starship Modeler - Black Hole's Sentry Gun Preview

I contacted them when I was looking for a Sentry blaster and they haven't made that kit in years.

electraflier said:

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You know, I am not really into re-boots of old movies, but The Black Hole would be a great candidate for this in my book. Might have to get one of these blasters if some wonderful soul ever kitted them!
M

it is getting remade according to disney, but with more realstic space tech.
just google it

another (albeit not so great) reference pic . . .

some additional reference pics . . .

and reference to a previous RPF thread --> Black Hole Scratchbuild

CaptainMarvel said:

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and reference to a previous RPF thread --> Black Hole Scratchbuild

And he hasn't given up either! His newest attempt is still sitting in my garage.

Orange_Blend said:

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And he hasn't given up either! His newest attempt is still sitting in my garage.

How "new" is his "newest" attempt?

CaptainMarvel said:

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How "new" is his "newest" attempt?

Still in progress, he was working on it in May but then was out of the country until recently.

What? That looks great! +A . What technique and material did u use? Please message me cause idk how to message other people. Thank you

incognit said:

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What? That looks great! +A . What technique and material did u use? Please message me cause idk how to message other people. Thank you

What is it you are wanting to know?