post images/info about Mk3 No1 grenade here
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DARKSIDE72
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I was just curious. I do have a full foundry at my disposal, these could be cast in aluminum for very little. Aluminum would cost $40-$50.
Serafino
Sr Member
Hez--another great idea, too bad it didn't fly.
Darkside--Dave Sciacca is probably still offering his brass castings, maybe start a new thread asking for info. if you don't find it w/ a Google search?
Many replicas of varying degrees of accuracy have been done. IMO the best to date will be Chen's run of machined replicas, which although delayed should be being received soon. See the thread which is still up.
All--please see my post above for updated picture credits.
Darkside--Dave Sciacca is probably still offering his brass castings, maybe start a new thread asking for info. if you don't find it w/ a Google search?
Many replicas of varying degrees of accuracy have been done. IMO the best to date will be Chen's run of machined replicas, which although delayed should be being received soon. See the thread which is still up.
All--please see my post above for updated picture credits.
DARKSIDE72
Sr Member
Thanks I'll look into it.
DARKSIDE72
Sr Member
Hez, it wouldn't hurt a thing to SEE what it would take exactly I am confident about the low costs. A good casting is just as good as the real thing after all. I am positive we could work out an amicable arrangement between us
But any more do people here even "BUILD" props these days?
I don't have your email address Hez, send it to me will you? jfmail@adams.net
But any more do people here even "BUILD" props these days?
I don't have your email address Hez, send it to me will you? jfmail@adams.net
Serafino
Sr Member
http://rpf.prop-planet.com/viewtopic.php?topic=48088&forum=1
Oops, still no time to add the inert-ord pics.
http://www.inert-ord.net/rod02h/no3/index.html
To get to the 'supplemental' site look for the small blue button towards the bottom of the page, type "open" for the name and "1945" for the password.
DARTH SABER
Master Member
The second grenade in the top photo posted by Scarfman (from "Inert.org) looks pretty damn close to the one used on the actual saber...
The groove on the windvane cover looks right, the lengthwise grooves on the grenade look pretty symetrical (although I cant be sure from that angle) and the toring on the grenade comes to point rather than a cut off edge..
The groove on the windvane cover looks right, the lengthwise grooves on the grenade look pretty symetrical (although I cant be sure from that angle) and the toring on the grenade comes to point rather than a cut off edge..
Serafino
Sr Member
DS--I agree about the vane, I think that's pretty much the same profile as Chen's.
About the frag body though, I think we're just seeing it from the 'straight' side. EJ has pics on that site showing how much of a difference that can make (possibly of this very grenade). 'Straight' groove-ends (symmetrical ones) will look slightly curved from both angles.
Edit: Yes, here it is. Again this is from EJ's Inert-ord site, in the password section. It's intended to explain a confusion EJ apparently ran into w/ some SW fans about there being 'straight' and 'curved' versions of the grenade, resulting from viewing the asymmetry of the lengthwise grooves from different angles. Funny how things work out...
Note: The left grenade with the 'correct' style vane is also the one EJ points out as having an unusual variation of frag body with small frag segments due to the lathed grooves having an unusually wide angle. EJ speculated that the resulting reduction in weight possibly served to increase the effective range.
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About the frag body though, I think we're just seeing it from the 'straight' side. EJ has pics on that site showing how much of a difference that can make (possibly of this very grenade). 'Straight' groove-ends (symmetrical ones) will look slightly curved from both angles.
Edit: Yes, here it is. Again this is from EJ's Inert-ord site, in the password section. It's intended to explain a confusion EJ apparently ran into w/ some SW fans about there being 'straight' and 'curved' versions of the grenade, resulting from viewing the asymmetry of the lengthwise grooves from different angles. Funny how things work out...
Note: The left grenade with the 'correct' style vane is also the one EJ points out as having an unusual variation of frag body with small frag segments due to the lathed grooves having an unusually wide angle. EJ speculated that the resulting reduction in weight possibly served to increase the effective range.
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Here's a small pic of 14 of them side by side (about halfway down the page):
http://www.diggers.be/E/activiteiten/bommen/welkom.htm
The website is about a WWI archeological dig in Belgium, and mentions some of the items are on display in Flanders Fields Museum. I wonder if they were ever cleaned up and put on display?
Nick
http://www.diggers.be/E/activiteiten/bommen/welkom.htm
The website is about a WWI archeological dig in Belgium, and mentions some of the items are on display in Flanders Fields Museum. I wonder if they were ever cleaned up and put on display?
Nick
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