Hoth Luke Saber ~ ESB - T track grips in general

[thd9791]

So, I wanted to ask about the finer details of the ESB Graflex Saber. Could someone post the Skywalker Ranch Saber photos? There are only a couple left in old threads buried in the RPF, and on the debate over screw and fastener heads.

Also, the Hoth saber - unless my eyes deceive me, the grips are NOT all the same. I took some of the shadows out of this shot, check out the cross section shape of each grip. Some of them are thicker and less defined, almost deformed.

 

[thd9791]

lol i dunno, I thought it was cool. They could have cast the grips they used in ANH for the rest of the movies, just cranked them out to stick on sabers

 

[TheRealMcFly]

I've got three kinds of T track and one is the perfectly profiled Gino track.

The original brown track I have is the hardest, followed by another type in black, then Gino's being the softest. Maybe it's because his stuff is new, but it seems to me you want the track to be soft if you're looking for that banged up real prop look.

Though, this is all at room temperature. I'd imagine the shot of the bottom of the ESB Luke Hero could be the result of chipping. Perhaps this material in extreme cold becomes more brittle. So instead of a dent, maybe a loss of material instead.

The old Action figure archive book had tiny photos of the Dagobah Graflex. Always wanted to see larger shots to discover if the track had tiny holes for set screws as well as the Philips/rivet fastener.

Even though the ESB Graflex is solved as far as found items go, I'd love to know of anyone could shed some light on the grips in detail.

 

[Darth Lars]

As I recall, the grips on the Ranch saber are somewhat deformed, and not perfectly straight. Part of that is probably because they were extruded (most likely) and not injection-moulded.
There is also some deformation where the screws are inserted. The ends were also not cut perfectly straight.

Beware also that some detail has been lost in this picture of the Wampa Cave saber, and the T-tracks are probably not as deformed in real life as they look here.

 

[thd9791]

Beware also that some detail has been lost in this picture of the Wampa Cave saber, and the T-tracks are probably not as deformed in real life as they look here.

This could be the case - The cross sections on a couple look extremely blobby and misshapen. The veritcal ridge even looks shorter and crooked. If the other grips could be shown so clearly an inch away, I don't see how the others could have lost enough detail to look like that.

All I was talking about here was this strange sight, not sure what in the blazes Nighteyes is talking about...

 

[thd9791]

I've tried to highlight what I'm seeing here.

 

[TheRealMcFly]

I was only describing the quality of the various T track to justify the irregularities we see in the screen cap.

 

[thd9791]

I was only describing the quality of the various T track to justify the irregularities we see in the screen cap.

:thumbsup Ah I getcha. Ironically, back then, there wasn't any fan made track, it was whatever ILM had on hand, from real cabinets. So any irregularities would be from the track itself, or the prop dept.

 

[thd9791]

if anyone else sees what I see, let me know

 

[Organic Mechanic]

if anyone else sees what I see, let me know

Oh, I see it. I just can't explain it.

 

[thd9791]

thinking about it, they could have cut them down if they were bothering his hands - or, what I believe is most likely, they're either misshapen form the factory or a cast to mae more at ILM

 

[pulpadded]

Where can the bottom d ring piece be had

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Our view of the t-track profile might be affected depending on the angle that each piece of t-track was cut.

 

[thd9791]

Our view of the t-track profile might be affected depending on the angle that each piece of t-track was cut.

True, however the left side of the saber has a perfect profile as well as a completely blobby, almost at the same angle to the camera

 

[Sym-Cha]

Where can the bottom d ring piece be had

Hi there,

Use www.partsofsw.com website and look under Item > Lightsaber > Luke ESB there's all the info you seek and then hit ebay and try to find a Kobold flash or contact Saber Freak he's got several for sale ... but not for the faint hearted

-Chaim