Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

[NakedMoleRat]

I personally wouldn’t want a replica larger than an 8 inch diameter. Otherwise it’ll take up too much retail space in the cabinet.

I don’t think anyone looking at it in my office will pull out a pair of calipers.

 

[greenmachines]

I personally wouldn’t want a replica larger than an 8 inch diameter. Otherwise it’ll take up too much retail space in the cabinet.

I don’t think anyone looking at it in my office will pull out a pair of calipers.

This one had me double take, triple take and then just fell apart laughing.

First, I had to reconcile myself to the fact that you did not want an EXACT copy. This is unusual rpf behavior.

Second, I realized your interest in the display as a whole was more intense than in the replica, thus having obsessive tendencies but focused on a different attribute of the hobby/lifestyle. This would be perfectly normal rpf behavior.

Third, I thought "Ya, no one packs around calipers anyway.... except when I am out searching for match possibilities at thrift... or when...". And if I have calipers then my friends and visitors might also have calipers. So maybe the expectation that no one would be carrying calipers might not be rpf behavior.

Fourth and final and I am completely on board with this. You didn't say you didn't expect anyone might carry random measuring tools (calipers, swatches, a magnet, etc.). You said they wouldn't whip them out and measure something on or in the display (inferred). And here I can agree wholeheartedly due to the expected immediate aggression from the collection owner over my complete disrepect in touching a prized replica without permission.

AKA, I agree.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

This one had me double take, triple take and then just fell apart laughing.

First, I had to reconcile myself to the fact that you did not want an EXACT copy. This is unusual rpf behavior.

Second, I realized your interest in the display as a whole was more intense than in the replica, thus having obsessive tendencies but focused on a different attribute of the hobby/lifestyle. This would be perfectly normal rpf behavior.

Third, I thought "Ya, no one packs around calipers anyway.... except when I am out searching for match possibilities at thrift... or when...". And if I have calipers then my friends and visitors might also have calipers. So maybe the expectation that no one would be carrying calipers might not be rpf behavior.

Fourth and final and I am completely on board with this. You didn't say you didn't expect anyone might carry random measuring tools (calipers, swatches, a magnet, etc.). You said they wouldn't whip them out and measure something on or in the display (inferred). And here I can agree wholeheartedly due to the expected immediate aggression from the collection owner over my complete disrepect in touching a prized replica without permission.

AKA, I agree.

You put WAY more thought into it than I did.

 

[Fabilousfab]

The boat clock should be a Bayard Stentor.

 

[Kukulcan]

Has anybody successfully deciphered the letters or number on the outer ring of the compass?

These were recently posted on Twitter by Lucasfilm production coordinator Akash Kumar.
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[Kukulcan]

To answer my own question, the Aristotle version fits the bill

 

[Kukulcan]

The compasses are getting better every day in the dial models already being sold, feeling less like an afterthought. Still I think there is room for improvement.

I checked again with the pics from LA premiere using the acrylic riser as a reference and my findings are 40mm diameter and 16,5mm height, which is consistent with the screen cap from the movie.

The 0,5mm seem to be an extra (not full) ring added to the bottom, probably to stop the mechanism from falling out.

The top ring with the signs on it is in my opinion 45°, most compasses have it either flat or less angled. Checking again with the pics I think 45° is about right.

I also found that the signs are in different positions in two pictures (in relation to the pin hole), so the upper part is definitely separate and can be rotated.

I want my V2 of the compass to be as perfect as possible so if people can confirm my findings or prove me wrong that would be helpful. Which also goes for the letters which look like this in my current version (in line with my last post):

btw. if anybody could grab 4K caps from the UHD of the last shot and a couple before still closed that would be great

 

[parfaitelumiere]

I would like to get the movie so I could first watch it, and second take screencaps of the various props.