Oh I see what you mean.........hmmmmmm.......does anyone have that video? Maybe it's just the blade, and the rod stayed in?
It may be a tube inside the shaft that’s in the hilt... and the rod slides down the tube..
Doubt it because grub screws won’t work..
Loved to know how the emitter on the v3 stays fixed in this scene...
Unless.... unless the emitter was cut off after they decided it was done as a stunt and wanted it as a display piece.. but I seriously doubt that too..
Who knows at this point, once you think you have it solved BAAAAAM!! Nope!
If that were true... it's funny that the V2 was cut there on purpose and the V3 had broken in the same spot. It is the weakest part..
in this pic, you can see that the whole emitter and blade are cockeyed off at an angle too
Here is a comparison of the original V3 "neck" compared to the neck of my original metal blank from ANH. To me it seems like the V3 emitter has been cut off in order to mechanize the saber.
Original V3:
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My metal blank:
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I think it is metal gunk from the casting process, which wasn‘t cleaned off. There are a few spots on my saber, too, but not as much as on the V3.Vadermania, what was your opinion again on all that gunk on the lower emitter and neck? It sure looks like tape in the visual dictionary, but if it's not, we can rule out a grub screw in the upper neck
Sounds good to meSo how's does this sound?
1) The V3 is made for ANH, but never finished. Or at least never got motorized.
2) It gets used as a practice saber on ESB.
3) Ends up being used as the main stunt saber, but breaks during filming. (Is this why we see Mark practicing with the Barbican saber?)
4) gets a quick fix so they can finish the Throne Room stuff.
5) because it's broken now, the prop department whips up new stunt saber, the Yuma