Scarlisian
New Member
Sorry, I don't have any screen caps. But the back buckle is slightly less rectangular than the ANH one, the corners are angled more. Here's a picture of mine. Hopefully this helps explain it a little better.
Han Solo Ep 7 costume
- Thread starter Sevv
- Start date
Mitch LaRue
Well-Known Member
Hey, guys
Does anyone have a good lead on where a fella can get a silver "CO2 Cartridge" greeblie like the one Ford wears on his belt in Force Awakens?
Does anyone have a good lead on where a fella can get a silver "CO2 Cartridge" greeblie like the one Ford wears on his belt in Force Awakens?
Scarlisian
New Member
I just painted the ANH greeblie silver. Got them on Amazon.
kman
Well-Known Member
I wonder if you could just strip the green paint off the original soda canisters used on the ANH belt, down to the bare metal? There are a number of places you can still get the real thing.
Mitch LaRue
Well-Known Member
Okay... Thanks, guys 
morningtide13
New Member
I had some soda chargers for our C02 dispenser laying around. I used fine steel wool to take the gold colored finish and logo stamp off. Once down to the aluminum, I used some super blue to dirty it up (aluminum black would prob work too), then went over it again lightly with the steel wool.
Shown in one pic is the original charger before messing with it, the finished one, and a resin one I had from an Etsy belt greeblie kit.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Attachments
Mitch LaRue
Well-Known Member
WOW ... Beautiful results! :thumbsup
:thumbsup
Hans Olo
New Member
It would be a sin to strip the paint off a vintage 8g-CO2 soda cartridge, which, by the way, would not even be screen-accurate.
For TFA, they used standard modern 12g CO2 cartridges that are sold by the hundred in every airsoft or airgun shop. Just make sure they have a silver-coloured nickel plating.
BTW: can anybody name "a number of places" where I could "get the real thing", especially in Europe? I am looking for one to complete my ANH holster rig...
KramStaar
Sr Member
The silver one's always looked a lot longer than the original's to me.
Great solution stripping the paint though...
kman
Well-Known Member
Not specifically in Europe, but PM me if you want me to dig up the guy who sold me mine. He said he has a lot of them.
KramStaar
Sr Member
Hey buddy. It seems RPF ingenuity delivered as always. Member mptachenko identified these - I hope they help:
Mitch LaRue
Well-Known Member
Very Cool info, Mark :thumbsup THANKS for passing that along, pal...
Definitely great reference material for future 'upgrades'
My main concern for the 'TFA' CO2 cartridge was having something with similar slopes and ridges to what (I think) I'm seeing in those photos.
Of course, the other little obstacle with all of that is tracking down the right kind of thing without paying TOO much for it (sometimes it's just the challenge of not paying a crazy price just for the SHIPPING for the darn thing)
Anyway, I've decided to go with this little number... Hopefully it'll look the part In Person
:thumbsup THANKS for passing that along, pal... Definitely great reference material for future 'upgrades'
My main concern for the 'TFA' CO2 cartridge was having something with similar slopes and ridges to what (I think) I'm seeing in those photos.
Of course, the other little obstacle with all of that is tracking down the right kind of thing without paying TOO much for it (sometimes it's just the challenge of not paying a crazy price just for the SHIPPING for the darn thing)
Anyway, I've decided to go with this little number... Hopefully it'll look the part In Person
That's about right. There are actually more details in those grooves than is apparent at first and the tolerances are very small. Here are shots of the ones from the run I just had machined:
(I 3d printed prototypes first.)
puma1824
New Member
Cool thanks! Those look great BTW!
Hans Olo
New Member
puma1824
New Member
I could...just need to figure out how. Here's a test print of the existing design. I printed in 2 sized b/c I'm working on ~75% sized stuff for my son's halloween costume.
Full size & 75% sized jacket greeblies:
75% sized 3D Printed DL-44 & NN-14 (for my daughter's costume):
puma1824
New Member
Actually what do you mean by more detail? Think I should add more depth to the grooves? I'm also considering adding a small indentation in the top middle.
Similar threads
