Centauri's Hand Weapon: The Breakdown

[yelahttam]

Yes, Jane Badler's hands are small. Looking forward to seeing this prop come to life! - mh

 

[publiusr]

Flashguns have interesting parts

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[drusselmeyer]

I guess I'm a bit slow, but I do not see the part you are referencing.

When I refer to a flash gun I mean a special effects version, not a camera version.

 

[Rylo]

A fan of this one. Will keep an eye on the thread.

Good luck!

 

[drusselmeyer]

I found this on a 3d printing site. It is a copy of some found part.

Can anyone here identify this part??

 

[drusselmeyer]

There is just something that bothers me about the V prop. It looks both right and wrong at the same time.

 

[drusselmeyer]

From one angle the trigger guard looks like a wrench handle. The top angle does not.

 

[drusselmeyer]

A lot has happened in the last six months, so I have been a bit preoccupied. I'm hoping that things are settled down enough to allow me to resume this project.

 

[Achristocat]

A lot has happened in the last six months, so I have been a bit preoccupied. I'm hoping that things are settled down enough to allow me to resume this project.

My name is Christian Colquhoun and I built the original prop for the Last Star fighter when I was working for Modern Props in Los Angeles.

The ONLY bought part on the prop is the momentary electronic *trigger* that was used to trigger a half load squib that could be hand loaded into the front of the prop. Everything else I hand made. The frame and most other parts are aluminum. Some of them we sent out to get gold plated. The scales are plexiglass and one side could be taken off to access the 9volt battery in the handle which powered an LED and the triggering of the squib.
On the bottom unneath the round, 4 hole emitter was a set screw. Undoing the set screw allowed the emitter to come out to load the squib.
Since Modern Props was a prop rental house, we would build things for cost, keep the prop, then rent it out again which is why you saw it in V - the original series.

Hope I helped.

 

[drusselmeyer]

Thanks. That info was long awaited.

Any chance of better images of it? Are there any production pictures, maybe something in progress?

Were there any other blasters made for the film that weren't used? Were any of the blasters made of wood like this one?

 

[joberg]

^^
What he said; pictures available?

 

[drusselmeyer]

I haven't been able to find any more references, so I will just have to wing it and hope for the best.

 

[19narvik40]

There is a stl file available on Thingaverse for the V: Serum Gun you should give it a look see,
V: Serum Gun (Visitors; The Final Battle) by Straekers_Armory

 

[drusselmeyer]

Thank you!

Unbelievable that so much is available, yet hard to acquire.

It's not completely accurate for Centauri's laser, but it looks so close it shouldn't take much work to correct.

I would like to ask if Mr Colquhoun could take a look at this. Please?