Halliwax's weird V3 theory
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goodie actually sent me the photo for this exact reason, pretty interesting
goodie sent me this photo about 10 minutes ago, some newly discovered pipe stunt photos, but what stuck out to him was the broken resin cast to the left. i hope thats not the last one they have in the archive...
Screw the lightsabers! THE Ark of the Covenant! Just hanging around some Prequel set dressing!
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Lmao
Didn't know where else to put this but this was something that was brought up on Twitter via Jamie Benning (his Film-umentaries are something I highly recommend). Today---11 Jan---is 40 years since principal photography for Return of the Jedi started. For one cut sandstorm sequence, no less. This then also marks the day the V2 (and subsequently, the V3) got a huge role boost somewhere around lunch-time.
Epic! Thanks for sharing!! So from here forth jan 11 is official v2 day! ;p
chazzychaz
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What book is this please?
I honestly don't know but judging from what's glimpsed in the image (partial title, the type of paper used here, the number of pages) I think it may be "The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" from John Phillip Preecher, Random House Publishing Group, released in 1983.
Sym-Cha
Master Member
chazzychaz ... still available in first edition print here : Star Wars Return Of The Jedi & The Making Of Paperback Books
On the right as PoopaPapaPalps mentioned
Chaïm
On the right as PoopaPapaPalps mentioned
Chaïm
So- with the V3 resin cast.
(PoopaPapaPalps perhaps you can chime in)
Is it possible they could have done a single piece sand mold and cast the Yuma FROM a resin-V3? (Lost resin? Is that a thing?) Using the whole top (or bottom) as the sprue and vent?
I'm actually wondering if the marks present on the Hero body aren't blanked over anythings- but rather smoothed and machined over evidence of the set screws from the V3 that made it into the casting.
(PoopaPapaPalps perhaps you can chime in)
Is it possible they could have done a single piece sand mold and cast the Yuma FROM a resin-V3? (Lost resin? Is that a thing?) Using the whole top (or bottom) as the sprue and vent?
I'm actually wondering if the marks present on the Hero body aren't blanked over anythings- but rather smoothed and machined over evidence of the set screws from the V3 that made it into the casting.
The Yuma is freshly machined aluminum. Plus, the hero/Yuma has sections that are actually larger than the stunt.
Could they have done it? Sure, they could've done anything. They could've machined the original stunt hilts from ANH from round stock, but they didn't so anything is possible. Though, I admit, it seems unlikely (burning the resin would yield very terrible results). Everything on the Yuma seems freshly machined to me. Although I'm not an expert on the Yuma/Hero, so my opinions on the matter are limited.
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