When the Deathstar Troopers pull these guns out of their holsters in the Detention Block they practically look like long handguns instead of short rifles.
Well as you know, the Star Wars visual dictionary is filled with many replicas in order to have quality images in the book. So now I guess I am asking, does that image/ or the prop itself exist in the LFL archives? Or is there any other good info about this variant existing in the movie that was not a cast?
Also, from what I see, the small size of the A New Hope variant is not due to time or recasting as they appear closer to pistol size in the movie as well. I would imagine that those are first generation pulls made shortly after the mold was made. I do not recall another cast item appearing smaller due to casting in the way that the DH-17 appears to be.
In close, I basically am just looking to be educated in this subject. Mostly I am confused by what I see in regards to this prop.
There are lots of extras on Home One in ROTJ, that we never get to see up close. Maybe one of them has the blaster in a holster ...The MGC based Rebel Blasters were absolutely made for ROTJ, but never appear on screen anywhere.
Except for the blaster that Lando is holding in a promo pic, which I posted above.The ESB rebel blasters have thinner trigger guards ...
I've always thought the same thing. It just doesn't seem as big as a Sterling.
When the Deathstar Troopers pull these guns out of their holsters in the Detention Block they practically look like long handguns instead of short rifles.
Well...the ROTJ DH17 was/is part of various exhibitions and is pictured along with the ROTJ E-11 in post #6
So the answer if this prop exists in the archives should be yes. Not sure about its use in ROTJ, never been someone to do screencaps.
The size difference of the cast ANH DH17 I was referring to is not based on the actual build/ setup of the blaster (shorter rear section w/o trunnion, no mag well, repositioned sight etc., but the shrinkage of the castings compared to real L2A3 components. I would say it is at least 10% smaller (O.D. of receiver, grips, endcap etc.) The mold we see was obviously made from an already -poorly- cast blaster, hence the additional shrinkage.
Markus
In total it seems about 10% smaller, while the receiver is not round at all...hell, it´s not even oval, but more eliptical. That´s how bad the mold/ cast is! :lol The trigger housing and grip itself does not "suffer" from shrinkage as much as the other areas of the blaster...don´t know what´s going on here!?
I think that it looks like several mould lines on that pommel.
That would support that idea of a casting of a casting. Right?
FYI - The Sterling Mk7 pistol was ruled out as the basis for the DH-17's because Sterling didn't release them until 1983- way too late to be used anywhere in the OT.
Indeed. Here is a blueprint of MR's replica that you could use for placing the parts on your pipe. The placement and relative dimensions should be the same as for the ESB blaster. It also has a template for the cone at the tip of the barrel.Thanks, so I could use the resin pistol grip and other stuff from the doopydoos e11 kit to make one of these?
You could get the barrel from a Hasbro blaster, but the ribs are somewhat asymmetric to avoid undercuts when moulding. The Hasbro's scope is also too short, so I would suggest a resin cast for that too.