The scrapes don't "exactly line up... but they do.Forgot about those screenshots, that is quite a wide rectangle.
So, if this is settled, then what do people say about the things I've pointed out? (instead of offering different facts. I've already pointed out how the scrapes don't exactly line up, and there are now 2 photos that might show a rectangle where we should see a dovetail.
And yes, I've seen that drawing and have it saved, and am using that in my discussion.
This is very casual and general because I dont have photoshop right now. Anyway, the deep scratches dont line up with the paint scraped off the bar
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Yes there are, I've posted them multiple times now. Are my posts not showing up for you?There are no images that "show" a rectangle except on the PS version that I know of.
It doesn't seem that loose in the sitting target photo, which is my only clear reference for this dovetail.You have to take into account that on the rear of the mount dovetail (female) the "pointed sharp edges and corners are filed to some degree to allow the mount to be slipped on and off. We are not talking CNC machining in 1972. It was more of a loose fit.
You know, that could very well be it. The mount's recess could be damaged enough to appear the way it does in long-range pictures. Whether the corners are knocked off or whatever, that may be the case. I see no way to tilt the bracket to get the edges up there to make those grooves, the grooves are half-way up the mount's jaws.
I haven't seen any clear/definitive images that show a rectangle mount like the PS on the HERO.Yes there are, I've posted them multiple times now. Are my posts not showing up for you?
We also don't even have a clear shot of the dovetail on the Hero blaster either, only one from another film.
It doesn't seem that loose in the sitting target photo, which is my only clear reference for this dovetail.
Going through the replica damage you've provided at the moment.
It doesn't need to be damaged. Just wiggles. Dirt, sand etc..You know, that could very well be it. The mount's recess could be damaged enough to appear the way it does in long-range pictures. Whether the corners are knocked off or whatever, that may be the case. I see no way to tilt the bracket to get the edges up there to make those grooves, the grooves are half-way up the mount's jaws.
DEC's older steel mount has some minor inaccuracies to what we now think it looked like, though it's still the best replica of the original mount since (I think the vertical uprights on it were a bit too tall). Field Marshal's mount has most of those things corrected, but is rough cast and also has a very small dovetail. But if you're looking for in depth comparisons then I don't have all the measurements and details on Dave's old mount.
I agree. Carson and DECs work were the basis for both Todds and FMs kits. They changed it up a bit to suit their production and build choices.Man, we really need to get an Interest thread up and going for Dave to make a revamped ANH Hero kit. Nothing against Todd's or Chris' parts, but I'd just love to get a nice set of steel bits to work with!
I loved my DEC/Denix build (even though it was the cheaper alternative) but I also love my "kit-bashed" real-steel blaster, cobbled with Todd and FM parts. One thing I would love is more full threaded steel bull barrel options. I read that Todd's (what I use) is just slightly long.
IIRC Todd's bull barrel, while proportioned for a Denix, is aestherically very much how the real Hero prop's barrel would have been assembled.
That's the reason why I got it. I love just having full or "full-ish" parts like the real thing would've. I didn't know it was proportioned for a Denix though. It sits really well on the FM kit but not so much with the flash hider.