Darth Vader ROTJ Reveal mask My build

Sorry guys; I gave the wrong name for the camera the right side shutter comes from. It is the Seagull, not Kalimar, tlr...
 
Thanks for the pics James. Some very high res pics of the details along he edges would be a great help in my 3d drawing. That said, has anyone ever tried to replicate these in any way? resin cast copies? I know filling some of the voids would need to be done in order to do this, but just wondered. If I can finish the drawing to some satisfaction, would there be an interest in the file so people could 3d print it? Not sure how to go about doing that without having the little levers that stick out, break off though. Thoughts?
 
Not a problem 8 perf. Give me a bit and I'll get some edge-on photos for you...


Thanks for the pics James. Some very high res pics of the details along he edges would be a great help in my 3d drawing. That said, has anyone ever tried to replicate these in any way? resin cast copies? I know filling some of the voids would need to be done in order to do this, but just wondered. If I can finish the drawing to some satisfaction, would there be an interest in the file so people could 3d print it? Not sure how to go about doing that without having the little levers that stick out, break off though. Thoughts?
 
Sorry guys; I gave the wrong name for the camera the right side shutter comes from. It is the Seagull, not Kalimar, tlr...

Unfortunately, there are a TON of similar seagull cases and they contain a few variations on the shutter mech...
 
Unfortunately, there are a TON of similar seagull cases and they contain a few variations on the shutter mech...

True, and the Kalimar cameras also have the variant of the real thing. I bought several of the Seagull and Kalimar cameras that were not the Luke Macro
version and none of them had the exact shutter, only the Luke Macro did. The same thing holds true for the left side shutter. The Copal MXV was used very
extensively in Yaschica cameras of many models. There was only one specific version of the "D" model that had the perfect shutter.
 
True, and the Kalimar cameras also have the variant of the real thing. I bought several of the Seagull and Kalimar cameras that were not the Luke Macro
version and none of them had the exact shutter, only the Luke Macro did. The same thing holds true for the left side shutter. The Copal MXV was used very
extensively in Yaschica cameras of many models. There was only one specific version of the "D" model that had the perfect shutter.

Thank you for the additional details! What elements help to identify the Luke Macro model against similar ones?
 
Here you go 8 perf. I'm clearly not a photographer but I hope these help in some way. I'll have to say though that I think these would be bears to try and replicate in great detail. For those who just want reasonable facsimiles, they may do in 3D machined versions.




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Okay, here are a few:

I don't remember the specific model but the giveaway is the knob on the left of the camera:

Seagull.jpg

Here's a view with the casing off:

Vader Right 2.jpg

And some of the progression of digging the shutter out:

Vader Right 3.jpg

Vader Right 4.jpg

Vader Right 5.jpg

For those who may not know, you can progressively click on the photos for greater enlargement.
 
If you search Copal MXV on Ebay you get a bunch of the cameras as well.


I have a Seagull off being built into Macros. When I get it back I will see if it's the same eye and if so would be happy to trade it for other parts as I won't need the eyes. I'm doing my own fictional upper half.
 
The only way I'd know how to differentiate between them and narrow them down would be to say the one my shutter came from had a very stylized "Y" symbol, which to my eyes looked almost like a capital F in a way more than it did a Y. If I can find one I'll post it here.

There are a bunch of Yashica D TLR cameras on Ebay right now. A couple around $100.

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Yeah, the MXV was used across the range of Yashicas. Usually the differences were mainly in the cover over the self-timer and the "tail piece" on the slow speed governor.

If you search Copal MXV on Ebay you get a bunch of the cameras as well.


I have a Seagull off being built into Macros. When I get it back I will see if it's the same eye and if so would be happy to trade it for other parts as I won't need the eyes. I'm doing my own fictional upper half.
 
Okay, here's the Yashica "Y" symbol:

Yashica Y Symbol.jpg

Although this is the Yashica "Mat" and not the "D", the Y symbols are consistent. It could be that all the Copal MXVs from this particular vintage were alike. I don't know that for certain, just some food for thought.
 
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By the way, is anyone else having trouble with this website? From time to time the page will not scroll but will jerk back to a specific few posts, and I'm having some trouble intermittently with typing. It's slow to catch up and misses letters...(????)
 
By the way, is anyone else having trouble with this website? From time to time the page will not scroll but will jerk back to a specific few posts, and I'm having some trouble intermittently with typing. It's slow to catch up and misses letters...(????)

It's working fine for me.
 
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