This is a great example of an R2-D2 aluminum holoprojector replaced with a screen accurate plastic grasp.
The original screen used HPs had Bakelite (plastic) grasps.
They were not aluminum.
The fine details on the original plastic grasps is very very difficult to reproduce by machining aluminum.
Here are some of the these details as pointed out by a prop maker after assembling on his R2 build.
The lip along the bottom of the grasp.
The rounded edges at the ends of the grasp ribs.
This is a picture of an orginal Vickers Viscount grasp that has been sacrificed in order to reverse engineer the correct cross-section shape.
Shown are a couple of other features that were difficult to capture on the aluminum versions.
The conic shape of the outer lip of the grasp.
The parting line from the Bakelite mold
These grasps will fit existing aluminum HPs that have screen accurate correct threads.
The smoothest fine detail plastic is great quality and is exceptional at capturing all the fine detail of the Bakelite originals.
The original screen used HPs had Bakelite (plastic) grasps.
They were not aluminum.
The fine details on the original plastic grasps is very very difficult to reproduce by machining aluminum.
Here are some of the these details as pointed out by a prop maker after assembling on his R2 build.
The lip along the bottom of the grasp.
The rounded edges at the ends of the grasp ribs.
This is a picture of an orginal Vickers Viscount grasp that has been sacrificed in order to reverse engineer the correct cross-section shape.
Shown are a couple of other features that were difficult to capture on the aluminum versions.
The conic shape of the outer lip of the grasp.
The parting line from the Bakelite mold
These grasps will fit existing aluminum HPs that have screen accurate correct threads.
The smoothest fine detail plastic is great quality and is exceptional at capturing all the fine detail of the Bakelite originals.
