Outstanding lonepigeon!
I don’t even have to edit the guide, lol covered it with visible v-8 model parts.
I don’t even have to edit the guide, lol covered it with visible v-8 model parts.
DL-44 Blaster Props ANH to ROTJ a Guide
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This V8 part may look cool for the purpose, but I don't think it is the actual piece that was used. It is too big, it is the wrong shape and whatever was there was glued in the center between the screws - where the residue is. This piece likely would have been glued aroud the edge of the disc.
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I have to agree - unless there is a clear image, something is not lining up
I saw this post on Instagram just last night. Raised the same question there as well. It’s really hard to tell anything from that pic to be honest. I’m obviously not doubting anyone’s integrity but hopefully there’s either better pictures or resources available than that one photo. Anyone actually have the original photo anymore? This is simply a close up from a bigger picture..
Also anyone have a better pic of this maybe?
Also anyone have a better pic of this maybe?
Stick that sucker on with some blue tack please so we can get an idea of how this fits. A pic of the opposite side of this greeblie would be helpful as well.
lonepigeon
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I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I'm not infallible.
IMO this is the piece. It's used all over ESB and matches what little can be discerned from pics.
Rough scaling it, I think it's the right size. I wouldn't assume other replica pieces are necessarily correct since they're derived from pics instead of found parts. If it's off by a couple mm it could be the other pieces. The exhibit photo of the original blaster has some distortion.
I popped it on my Luke Bespin and it looks good.
It also looks like the Bespin mount nut with the raised center which makes sense.
I cropped it from the full source pic. There is no bigger version. Instagram may have shrunk it slightly.
It's definitely not too big. Whatever was there goes over the mounting disc we now see. Modern replica parts would suggest it's too small if anything. There's no proof there was no glue around the edge or even what we see now is glue. Reference is very limited and i would avoid longstanding assumptions (I have a few of those to correct when we get a site built).
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lonepigeon
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Here's the first photo I found that made me look again for this part.
Lightened square inset clearly shows the bit sticking out in the middle. Proportion to overall diameter matches the V8 part.
Lightened square inset clearly shows the bit sticking out in the middle. Proportion to overall diameter matches the V8 part.
lonepigeon so if I understand correctly this is still more of a best guess scenario than anything?
No I mean the whole picture itself. That picture I posted is one that I actually cropped years ago but somehow I lost the original picture. Was simply curious if anyone has the original uncropped version is all. Wouldn’t mind having back in my collection.
Color me curious. This is just a rough go but I like it. My original design was very basic but similar..
The nice thing to know is that these photos are out there and Im sure in better quality than these. So if it’s not this part exactly I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before it surfaces..
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I definitely 2nd that.
That picture is kind of mushy, but I think most people , myself included make out the following details out of it.
Chances are this little thing is the screw head as it looks like it is in the correct position. Meaning whatever was on top is smaller in diameter. That's
about what I can make out of it anyway.
Quality is not there to to say sometihg is 100% one way or the other, but If I have to bet my life if there's a nipple on top or it is flat ... I'll bet it is flat. At least I don't see how anyone can prove based on this picture alone that it is the v8 part and not some of the random other things here:
For the v8 part to be a contener you'll need to cut littel notches for the screws as it does not fit over them (assuming BF disc diameter is correct, but I think it is), like they did that for the piston halves on the other side. But then the screw won't stick that much and the disc combined with the lower step of the v8 part should look much thicker than what I see as they are about the same diameter. Actially, let's just go ahead and do this:
I think it gets even worse as the screw is totally under the v8 part. But surely looks really cool and the "nipple" makes it look consistent with the EBS Mausers.
Much more interesting to me are the captures from the movie. First, because despite the motion blur they are still clearer than the copies I've seen of the above picture, and second - it is what was really in the movie, white there's chance whatever was on that BTS photo was later changed (although I don't think that happened).
Now I had to go at stronger angle to hide the nipple and it still looks much bigger than that part on the screenshot.
So these are my points of reference why it is too big and why it is the wrong shape.
Also you see that most likely they will glue the edge of the v8 part to the disc over the screws and there's no residue to suggest that happened.
This is still my take on it after trying all these things and likely it was even a little smaller:
Edit: I wanted to have a look at this other picture that I have not considered so far. Excuse my sloppy drawing didn't have much time, but I think its good enough to show what I mean. So look at the angle of how the blaster is shot in the picture. Note the shape of the oval of the disc is. Note what distance is from the mount screw head. Note how it touches the back border of the mount but do not obstruct the view of it.
I tried to match the ange and you can see the oval is pretty close shape as a result (the picture right below). But it totally obstructs the back side of the mount, and i think is closer to the screw than it should. So that tells me the v8 part is much taller than it should be if from the same angle it obstructs the back side of the mount. I needed to move anotuer 30 degrees maybe? (bottom right picture) to match how the oval touches the back border of the mount, but then the oval shape becomes almost a circle and it is clear the angle of the blaster is way off.
Chances are this little thing is the screw head as it looks like it is in the correct position. Meaning whatever was on top is smaller in diameter. That's
about what I can make out of it anyway.
Quality is not there to to say sometihg is 100% one way or the other, but If I have to bet my life if there's a nipple on top or it is flat ... I'll bet it is flat. At least I don't see how anyone can prove based on this picture alone that it is the v8 part and not some of the random other things here:
For the v8 part to be a contener you'll need to cut littel notches for the screws as it does not fit over them (assuming BF disc diameter is correct, but I think it is), like they did that for the piston halves on the other side. But then the screw won't stick that much and the disc combined with the lower step of the v8 part should look much thicker than what I see as they are about the same diameter. Actially, let's just go ahead and do this:
I think it gets even worse as the screw is totally under the v8 part. But surely looks really cool and the "nipple" makes it look consistent with the EBS Mausers.
Much more interesting to me are the captures from the movie. First, because despite the motion blur they are still clearer than the copies I've seen of the above picture, and second - it is what was really in the movie, white there's chance whatever was on that BTS photo was later changed (although I don't think that happened).
Now I had to go at stronger angle to hide the nipple and it still looks much bigger than that part on the screenshot.
So these are my points of reference why it is too big and why it is the wrong shape.
Also you see that most likely they will glue the edge of the v8 part to the disc over the screws and there's no residue to suggest that happened.
This is still my take on it after trying all these things and likely it was even a little smaller:
Edit: I wanted to have a look at this other picture that I have not considered so far. Excuse my sloppy drawing didn't have much time, but I think its good enough to show what I mean. So look at the angle of how the blaster is shot in the picture. Note the shape of the oval of the disc is. Note what distance is from the mount screw head. Note how it touches the back border of the mount but do not obstruct the view of it.
I tried to match the ange and you can see the oval is pretty close shape as a result (the picture right below). But it totally obstructs the back side of the mount, and i think is closer to the screw than it should. So that tells me the v8 part is much taller than it should be if from the same angle it obstructs the back side of the mount. I needed to move anotuer 30 degrees maybe? (bottom right picture) to match how the oval touches the back border of the mount, but then the oval shape becomes almost a circle and it is clear the angle of the blaster is way off.
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Any chance what you're calling out as the screw in that photo is just this little tab thingy on the side of the V-8 part?
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