I’m in the static camp as well, you bringing the Marshmello?
Anakin Starkiller's New Luke ROTJ Hero saber design thread
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I’m in the static camp as well, you bringing the Marshmello?
The weight we want the weight, where’s the beef!
Exactly. We didn't just spend 10 pages on the Elstree Graflex thread debating about the size of the rivets because "close enough" is good enough
I understand what you guys are saying.Exactly. We didn't just spend 10 pages on the Elstree Graflex thread debating about the size of the rivets because "close enough" is good enough
However, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to do another Luke ROTJ run after this one. It largely comes down to the feasibility for me financially to take on another project and it very well may be that this is my last Luke ROTJ saber run. I'm sorry. I know that this is not what you want to hear. But I just can't make promises about what projects I will be able to take on somewhere down the line.
Also, I am not convinced that the Luke ROTJ hero saber was entirely solid. If there were electronics added for the control box in 1983, then to my mind that means that the inside may very well have been hollow to accommodate batteries.
(I know some will say that there could have been watch batteries in the control box. But, I don't see them in the pictures we have, and for my money, with 80s tech, it just doesn't make sense to try and cram everything in the tiny box, when you could very easily have held the components in the main body. That's how every other prop I've seen from that time does it.)
We really don't know how much the prop weighed and we don't know what the parts breakdown was. So, to my mind, it doesn't make too much sense to do a solid body run separately, if we don't actually know the original prop was solid.
Also, if you want it to weigh more, it's pretty easy to just insert a 1" aluminum solid aluminum bar into the saber and screw it into place when affixing the control box. The only tool you'd need is a hacksaw
Or pour in some concrete! [emoji23]
Believe me. I understand the desire to go as accurate as possible. If I had the info on how it broke down, what parts were solid and what hollow, I'd copy it. But right now, it's just conjecture, I think.
I haven't said much because of how exciting this project is for a lot of people, and how much it takes to invest in a project and recoup your costs.
I started a thread on this topic and the watch battery thing came up but I never bought it, so I agree it had to have been hollowed out to some degree, I just didn't expect quite so much that the walls were so thin! There was a blade in it for this shot after all, which I've always thought was secured just beneath the grenade body or something.
That being said, It's all conjecture like Dan said, and this is a cool project with a genius level of engineering these parts to slide together this way. It's not quite my cup of tea, but I could always slide a Core in there if I decide to purchase one.
I started a thread on this topic and the watch battery thing came up but I never bought it, so I agree it had to have been hollowed out to some degree, I just didn't expect quite so much that the walls were so thin! There was a blade in it for this shot after all, which I've always thought was secured just beneath the grenade body or something.
That being said, It's all conjecture like Dan said, and this is a cool project with a genius level of engineering these parts to slide together this way. It's not quite my cup of tea, but I could always slide a Core in there if I decide to purchase one.
Who are you kidding???? You know you're gonna get one, and you know you're gonna put a stunt blade in it and swing it around all of Buffalo.
I don't mean to toot my own horn. But I'm really digging how the AS logo came out
mindaramblin
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I don't mean to toot my own horn. But I'm really digging how the AS logo came out
It came out great! As did the rest of the hilt! I cannot wait to snag one of these!
I'd like to see you try...
The prototype came today. The machining looks beautiful. The pommel caps fit perfectly and the seam is completely invisible.
The only problem with it was that the set screw in the emitter nipple doesn't fall in the right position when everything is screwed together. I thought this might happen. I had asked the shop to be aware of this, but they missed it anyways.
I've contacted them and told them what needs to be fixed.
Dan
The only problem with it was that the set screw in the emitter nipple doesn't fall in the right position when everything is screwed together. I thought this might happen. I had asked the shop to be aware of this, but they missed it anyways.
I've contacted them and told them what needs to be fixed.
Dan
mindaramblin
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Oh man... Do we get to see new photos still?? I’m perpetually on the edge of my seat with this run.
I plan to take some photos this weekend to show everything off.
Would you happen to have a ballpark figure in mind or it is still a bit early to know?
