Yoda VD lightsaber discussion
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Lichtbringer
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Anyone who has pic's of all those versions, to compare?
I thought so!! I didn't want to say anything to confuse everyone. I believe mine is a "spare"
Here's a pic of parts with correct version. Still trying to find the time to build my Bolsey up as I dont have a Praco...
yes that wheel is much taller then mine... or i should really be saying "deeper"
This is the wheel I have recreated in 3D and based the measurements on.
Were you who I sold it to? Can't remember anymore... cuz if so, yeah, that's what all mine have looked like.
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I could look it up in PM's... but I'm too lazy
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I could look it up in PM's... but I'm too lazy
that looks exactly like mine
Ha Ha, yeah I am the one you sold it to. Unfortunately this and other projects had been pushed aside these past months.... I'm hoping we can come up with a solution to get some of these reproduced for us all.
I think this may be my weekend plan... unless I get called in to work...
The left is my Bolsey yoda with scratch built control box and grips...
The two other flash's are both praco - one with a black end cap. I'm only going to work with the clean end version (with the reflector) but am keeping the other praco until I know I have all the correct parts in the clean end one (like the brass screw). Didn't want to sell the extra and find out I'm missing pieces.
The grips and oil pan are from the recent run...
And of course that wheel... which I THINK is the right one. If it's not, I've never had a correct one... and all three I've had are wrong.
But I'm pretty positive it's correct.
And then the cases... which I believe are the same one's as ED209's display of the original.
It's funny to me to see all of this considering I hate that Yoda uses a lightsaber in the flicks. If he had it just hanging from his belt, or showed it at some point, fine. But the fighting scenes? Meh.
Anyone paint the grips? or have done anything to them? Seems like the should be more rubbery or have some sort of texture.
The left is my Bolsey yoda with scratch built control box and grips...
The two other flash's are both praco - one with a black end cap. I'm only going to work with the clean end version (with the reflector) but am keeping the other praco until I know I have all the correct parts in the clean end one (like the brass screw). Didn't want to sell the extra and find out I'm missing pieces.
The grips and oil pan are from the recent run...
And of course that wheel... which I THINK is the right one. If it's not, I've never had a correct one... and all three I've had are wrong.
But I'm pretty positive it's correct.
And then the cases... which I believe are the same one's as ED209's display of the original.
It's funny to me to see all of this considering I hate that Yoda uses a lightsaber in the flicks. If he had it just hanging from his belt, or showed it at some point, fine. But the fighting scenes? Meh.
Anyone paint the grips? or have done anything to them? Seems like the should be more rubbery or have some sort of texture.
that is the same exact wheel i have. fingers crossed i hope its right, because if your right then I'm right
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that would be awesome!!
now with the V2 done, i can start cracking on yoda saber, i kinda put it on the back burner. but seeing all Neo's pictures gets me back in the groove
Lichtbringer
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Due to a nice member who sent me a kit lambowheel and a casted resin controlbox i now have most of the needed parts to build a Yodasaber from my Bolsey.
As it´s no Praco i´m not completely bound to screenaccuracy - but i´m a little bit unsure how to handle this build.
Adding the parts and call it a day? Or remake the bottom cap, swap the stepped button and the upper hole on the other side to make it look like a Praco? Or make it a Praco lookalike and add my own taste (like using the halfround slotted screw from the topplate instead of the original sunken one, adding little screws in the top holes).
Checked the technical datas on some sides manufacturing/selling 4-40 Pem nuts, the drawing is the standadized size in mm. Btw. anyone here has a idea where to find the PEM nuts in small quantities, prefered here in Germany?
Additional it would be great if someone with a real Praco and a caliper could help with the dimensions of the drilled brass bolt that´s holding the clamp.
As it´s no Praco i´m not completely bound to screenaccuracy - but i´m a little bit unsure how to handle this build.
Adding the parts and call it a day? Or remake the bottom cap, swap the stepped button and the upper hole on the other side to make it look like a Praco? Or make it a Praco lookalike and add my own taste (like using the halfround slotted screw from the topplate instead of the original sunken one, adding little screws in the top holes).
Checked the technical datas on some sides manufacturing/selling 4-40 Pem nuts, the drawing is the standadized size in mm. Btw. anyone here has a idea where to find the PEM nuts in small quantities, prefered here in Germany?
Additional it would be great if someone with a real Praco and a caliper could help with the dimensions of the drilled brass bolt that´s holding the clamp.
Here are a few shots of the kit wheels (click to enlarge):
The kit has 3 sizes of wheels - 2 Front, 2 Rear, and 1 Spare (labeled F, R, S in the image). The spare is very similar to the front wheel, and has nearly identical thickness, but it's about 1 mm smaller in diameter, with a sharper/narrower outer rim. Without seeing a spare and front wheel side by side you would be hard-pressed to tell the difference
The kit has 3 sizes of wheels - 2 Front, 2 Rear, and 1 Spare (labeled F, R, S in the image). The spare is very similar to the front wheel, and has nearly identical thickness, but it's about 1 mm smaller in diameter, with a sharper/narrower outer rim. Without seeing a spare and front wheel side by side you would be hard-pressed to tell the difference
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! I have a 3D printed prototype coming of the model I created. Lets hope it can hold all the small features of the wheel...
this is excellent news!!!
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