Defined Vader ANH saber thread, lets nail this sucker!

[Oohyeah KL]

Paul, an ESB thread?
haha, that'd be fun, esp. since I remember debating some points with you on ASAP before!

(and if memory serves me correctly, I think we didn't entirely agree on everything!

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[paul n]

KL: Be wary of what you wish for, you just might get it

I've been researching (and obsesing over) the Vader ESB saber since before well before episode 1 came out (I got to talk to Chris about it at The 1st Star Wars Celebration). That saber is what got me into this hobby in the first place. So be warned!

~Paul

 

[Oohyeah KL]

Looks like lonepigeon beat you to it, and looks like we now also have the ESB nailed!! (or wired, more like...

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[jediscout]

If the orginal prop rooms were anything like ours, there are always small pieces of sheared off metal, rod scraps etc.

The nail's a good theory--maybe even correct. Could also have been any small piece of conveniently shaped soft metal just lying around.

I'd guess they'd have epoxied the hell out of it to get the nail/clamp/lever to stay together.

Anyone here ever epoxied your fingers together? Or had to try and remove a prop piece that's been mis-glued? The stuff's strong...

 

[VaderForce]

These threads are great source of infomation on all aspects of the ANH DV saber.

I think it's time to do some changes.

 

[Treadwell]

Regarding the clamp's 7:00 position:

...7:00 as viewed from the BOTTOM? That would have the clamp angled toward Vader's back as he wore it, and would seem more foreshortened in the Chronicles pics.

Doncha mean 7:00 as viewed from the top, looking down the emitter opening?

 

[VaderForce]

</SPAN><TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD CLASS=$row_color>Treadwell wrote:<HR></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS=$row_color>Regarding the clamp's 7:00 position:

...7:00 as viewed from the BOTTOM? That would have the clamp angled toward Vader's back as he wore it, and would seem more foreshortened in the Chronicles pics.

Doncha mean 7:00 as viewed from the top, looking down the emitter opening?</TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE><SPAN CLASS=$row_color>

As I see in ANH when Vader first enters the Tantitive IV,you see the nail head side of the saber as it hangs of his belt. Because of the placement of the saber on the belt if it was on the "7 o'clock position looking down the emitter end" it would show the bubbles more prominently.As it is hard to see the bubbles when he's walking towards you on the screen.It would be 5 o'clock looking down the emitter end or 7 o' clock looking from the grip end.

 

[VaderArmor]

took nearly 10 years for this thread to make it to the end....now its back to the front for another 10 year journey.:lol

by the way, where are this pics in this thread?