Greeblies on the TESB E-11 stunt blaster

[HDPE]

I need help from 'found item' experts and blaster experts AAMOF.

I'd like to know if some of you have any suggestions as to what the original greeblies could have been .

I'm especially interested in the greeblie that is right behind the scope, the 'block'.

Could it be wood, sculpted, machined, a found item etc....


Any help or suggestions much appreciated.

 

[lonepigeon]

The pieces you're talking about are concrete clips.
I don't know the manufacturer, another RPFer discovered them and gave me a couple.
They're made from nylon, kind of a translucent white.

There's also a long thin model part from a Phantom F4-E kit. The same kit was the source for many other ESB and ROTJ blaster parts.

 

[Treadwell]

The pair of pieces on the left side (what would be hammers on the ROTJ) look to me like small clamps, clayed up and cast as simple shapes.

 

[Darth Lars]

Lonepigeon: Please show pics and measurements (if you are allowed to). :love

I would not be surprised if the twin clips/clamps/"hammers" on the left side were plastic too.
They remind me of clips to hold mechanical pieces in place during shipping.

I believe the piece next to the magwell is likely to be a clamp for holding an electrical wire. The left and right "wings" have rounded "channels" where a wire would fit.

The round buttons on the right side have slightly beveled or rounded edges. They remind me of rubber bumpers used inside furniture.

Note that some parts on the ESB stunt E-11 have been filled with clay to make them sturdier, thereby losing some detail. I can see two variations of the ESB stunt E-11 in pictures - one with more detail, one with boxier greeblies.

Edit:
These are my side greeblies. Sorry for the bad pic, it is past midnight over here now.
Real Phantom 4E part on the right. My scratch built pieces on the left.

 

[kurtyboy]

Anyone find accurate round bumpers like the ones on this blaster? I think there's also one on the ESB DH17.

 

[Treadwell]

Would they be the same round switchcovers used on Rebel rank insignia?

 

[Noeland]

Star wars really DID use anything and everything they found at the hardware store to soup up thier blasters and robots. I love that.

Just as a point of interest, how many variant E-11's were in the films? Did any of them match exactly?

 

[lonepigeon]

I might have misread the post the first time but the pieces I was referring to are the "hammers".
They are clips made by Spillman and used to clip onto rebar when casting concrete.
Specifically they are called Plasclips (printed right on the part). They have some listed on their site in an online catalog, but the drawing looks a little different. They either changed the design over the years or the drawing isn't accurate.
http://www.spillmanform.com
Spillman's company site is now for customers only and you have to log in. When I first found it anyone could browse the catalog.
Here's a link to a different company that carries them in the UK:
http://www.dynahurst.com/plasclip.htm

 

[HDPE]

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I might have misread the post the first time but the pieces I was referring to are the "hammers".
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Thanks for the replies.

Interesting findings. Very helpful.

Lonepigeon/Chris, my mistake , I should have been more specific, I was talking about the greeblie found right behind the scope: on the scope rail.
(Anyway I'm interested in all the greeblies)

I thought I had a pic of what could have been the 'master' for the rear scope rail greeblie, but obviously the shape is different,unless, as suggested by Darth Lars , the part has been altered....

This greeblie can not been see on any 'hero' blaster in TESB(on screen) but it is clearly there on this publicity shot circa TESB.

Any thoughts??

 

[Treadwell]

There it looks like part of the mag well (or casting thereof), cut up and turned around. The part on the stunt ESB looks different than that, though, as you mentioned.

Still, I'd never noticed that before on an ANH blaster. Interesting.

 

[Darth Lars]

It does not look too different from the greeblie on the ESB stunt though. Like if parts of the greeblie were cut off before put on this blaster.
This pic is obviously cropped. Could we see the front greeblie also if there is one, please?

Btw, notice that the M19 scope is attached with its original bolts with the extra wide thin hex head. The scope rail is also quite wide, as on the ESB stunt.

 

[OdiWan72]

I checked Spillamns site and the MESHCLIPS look right to me (remember they filled the parts with clay and added the dome headed slotted screw.?)

I scratch built the greeblies when I put my ESN stunt E-11 together a few months ago. All that is left missing is the square box in front of the clips...I was too lazy to build it :lol

I´ll post pics of my blaster within the next days.

CHris...PM´d you.

Markus

 

[HDPE]

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Could we see the front greeblie also if there is one, please?
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Darth Lars, the front greeblie isn't there.


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Still, I'd never noticed that before on an ANH blaster. Interesting.
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The scope rail is also quite wide, as on the ESB stunt.
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I agree, this version is significantly different from the ANH/ESB E-11.

One of the reason I started this thread is that I'm building my own ESB 'hero' blaster from all real parts, but after studying this promo shot of
'Escape from Bespin' Leia,

I thought I would make a more 'ESB exclusive' version of the 'hero' blaster, rather than the common ANH/ESB version (even if it's not on screen). I might end up doing both version of the scope rail though.

For what it's worth I've compared the full, huge version of the pic I posted above with my movie cast ESB stunt E-11 and the scope rails look 'identical' (as far as you can compare a pic to a real item).


I want to have a rear greeblie for by hero blaster, but not permanently attached, after all parts kept falling off from these things :lol

 

[OdiWan72]

Here´s mine...a bit idealized but I like it

Markus

 

[lonepigeon]

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I checked Spillamns site and the MESHCLIPS look right to me (remember they filled the parts with clay and added the dome headed slotted screw.?)
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Markus,

The ones I have are a little thick, but besides that they match the prop clips exactly.
They weren't filled in, they were already more solid and have the holes for the screws.

I will shoot pics. I've been busy the last couple days.
Transformers has been shooting here in Detroit so I've been hanging out and watching them film in the streets.
Pretty fun. Saw some explosions, got my pic taken with Michael Bay, and even brought home some big souvenier set pieces.

 

[Lucasberg]

That's great that you've chose to build this version of the E-11. We each have different things that make the movies special to us. When I built my E-11 I made it to what I thought I remembered seeing in the movies my whole life. I used a real MK IV L2A3 gun to build it. It has the New Hope scope on it and ROTJ metal fins, since I could never imagine rubber being on the part of the gun that would get hot. I am completely satisfied with my blaster. I even "aged" it so that it looks the part.


Steve

 

[voice in the crowd]

Hi HDPE,

Just wondering if you knew John 'Stormtrooper' http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showuser=4309 offers an excellent stunt E-11 from TESB cast directly from the real deal stunt blaster.

Cheers Chris.

 

[HDPE]

<div class='quotetop'>(voice in the crowd @ Oct 5 2006, 01:32 PM) [snapback]1332473[/snapback]</div>

Hi HDPE,

Just wondering if you knew John 'Stormtrooper' http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showuser=4309 offers an excellent stunt E-11 from TESB cast directly from the real deal stunt blaster.

Cheers Chris.
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Hi Chris,

You mean this??

Anyway thanks mate, I always appreciate it when someone chims in for help :thumbsup

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Here´s mine...a bit idealized but I like it [/b]

Nice Markus.

What did you use to scratch build your rear (scope rail) greeblie???

Cheers.

 

[voice in the crowd]

<div class='quotetop'>(HDPE @ Oct 5 2006, 03:14 PM) [snapback]1332503[/snapback]</div>

Hi Chris,

You mean this??

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That is theee one :thumbsup


Cheers Chris

 

[OdiWan72]

Hey HDPE

Like I wrote in my reply, I scratchbuilt the parts, even the scope rail details. Since this blaster was planned as quick´n´dirty weekend project, I simply sculpted this detail in clay and cast it in resin.
The greebly on the front is the same as the rear one, just trimmed differently.

Markus