Licensed Pulse Rifle pre-order

[TitaniumBat]

Here is a picture of mine. It's OD #200 It's looks pretty ... and straight to me.

Below is my Lego Pulse Rifle. The clip is removable and the pump works ... well it goes back and forth anyway.

 

[Stuntman Mike]

Here is a picture of mine. It's OD #200 It's looks pretty ... and straight to me.

Below is my Lego Pulse Rifle. The clip is removable and the pump works ... well it goes back and forth anyway.

Sorry to say, but yours has the droop also. I hope I am not the only one who sees it.

 

[JLinNY]

I ordered the green because it was a smaller issue, but I have to say the BB looks really nice.

 

[Stuntman Mike]

She's the Brown Bess. Couldn't bring myself to get the Olive Green for fear that James Cameron might visit my house and bash me over the head for not appreciating his artwork. :cry

Dissect away!

It's hard to tell from your pics, but yours appears to have some droop also. It doesn't seem as bad as some of the others, but it is there.

 

[Jeyl]

Is it the SPAS?

 

[Boshek]

Sorry to say, but yours has the droop also. I hope I am not the only one who sees it.

Jeyl,

Your barrel appears mostly straight but the Spas is angled down. Still, not as bad as mine and some of the others... But its still there.

 

[Stuntman Mike]

Is it the SPAS?

Yes it is the SPAS. Compare the angle of the SPAS with the horizontal lines of the shrouds. It is quite easy to see that the SPAS is angled down.

Just FYI, but SPAS stands for Special Purpose Assault Shotgun. In case you were wondering.

 

[tommin]

The one reply from HCG is completely unacceptable, not to mention false and dishonest. They CAN fix this if they want to, but if they'd rather "**** us over for a G.D. percentage"

Which reply are you talking about? ....and don't get grabby yet, private. I hate that.

 

[Jeyl]

Here are more pictures focusing on the SPAS area. Let me know what you think.

 

[Birdie]

Interesting semantics issue going on here. I've never heard a live fire weapon in a movie referred to as a stunt before :unsure

My feeling is that hero in terms of firearms would be anything that can chamber and fire a round.

Stunts are exclusiveley resin or rubber casts that can be thrown around on set during action scenes without worrying about damage (a bit like a stunt-man :lol)

You start throwing a live fire weapon around on the set and the armorer would have you out of the door in a necklock before you can say 'we got sharp sticks'

Sorry for the derail, but all this talk of Thompsons without the GL being stunts is kinda bugging me.

 

[geo71]

Here are more pictures focusing on the SPAS area. Let me know what you think.

looks straight to me Jeyl.....i think if this whole droop issue hadn't happened you wouldn't look twice. I may be wrong but i think I'd be happy with that.

 

[DarthDarren]

Which reply are you talking about? ....and don't get grabby yet, private. I hate that.

This one:

So I spoke with someone at HCG and they did state that the droop is supposed to be there. I told the person that I made my purchase based on the prototype pictures and it did not have the droop. I was out of town when mine was delivered so I'm past the 3 days obviously. I don't know if I will be able to return it if mine does have the droop. I was told I had to send an email to find out.

http://www.therpf.com/f9/licensed-pulse-rifle-pre-order-62252/index36.html#post1332175

 

[Xhiwar]

Interesting semantics issue going on here. I've never heard a live fire weapon in a movie referred to as a stunt before :unsure

My feeling is that hero in terms of firearms would be anything that can chamber and fire a round.

Stunts are exclusiveley resin or rubber casts that can be thrown around on set during action scenes without worrying about damage (a bit like a stunt-man :lol)

You start throwing a live fire weapon around on the set and the armorer would have you out of the door in a necklock before you can say 'we got sharp sticks'

Sorry for the derail, but all this talk of Thompsons without the GL being stunts is kinda bugging me.

I would agree with your definition of "stunt" rifles, it makes sense that a stunt rifle would be a rifle that cannot fire, i.e. is safe, and is also lightweight.

However, a "hero" prop simply is a prop used for close-ups, it's the one where everything has to be just "right". Look at the golden idol from Raiders, the hero one had glass eyes, the stunt one was the one that was tossed around and it had less details, i.e. no glass eyes. The ten-hole hero PR is the one that had no (or very little) dents in the shroud and more details (e.g. ten instead of eight holes etc.). Look at some of the firing PR's, they just look wonky and are sometimes poorly assembled. That's why you won't see them in close-up scenes. If you want to call these "hero" props, well, then I think you just lowered the bar for any future "hero" prop replicas.

Besides, I believe there were also Stormtrooper blasters that were able to fire blanks, yet I've mostly heard the one Han carries around called "hero" prop. So you can't tell me that for firearms, the definition of "stunt" and "hero" is different than for other props.

Cheers!
Roman

 

[tommin]

In the photos provided of the original (for instance post #826) a screw clearly
protrudes from the grip.

It appears to be flush on the production piece. (post #808)

Not that I really care about the screw but if a claim for total accuracy is to be made....

A "a claim for total accuracy"???? ...Beautiful!! They're all fracked up!! Just trust me on that. ...glad to know that after 900+ entries into this thread, (and at least one other thread) ...there is yet for any mention of the missing allen wrench screws that secure the GL front block to the handguard...

Just sayin!! (but, I'm sure you didn't have a window seat either)

 

[rkpetersen]

Sorry to say, but yours has the droop also. I hope I am not the only one who sees it.

Definitely. And so does Jeyl's, just not quite as bad as some of the others.

 

[Birdie]

Besides, I believe there were also Stormtrooper blasters that were able to fire blanks, yet I've mostly heard the one Han carries around called "hero" prop. So you can't tell me that for firearms, the definition of "stunt" and "hero" is different than for other props.

Actually, yes, I'm inclined to believe that any live fire weapon would be referred to as a hero, certainly over a stunt. I've never before heard any of the live fire Pulse Rifles out there referred to as stunts in ten years of Aliens collecting, before this thread. Because they aren't. A live fire weapon cannot be a stunt prop.

Hero, is defined, I believe (and yes there are different interpretation of the term, been discussed many times here) as a prop that is either more elaborateley detailed for close-ups, or is functional, so basically my beef is that your definition of what a hero prop can be is only half the story.

Certainly, a live fire prop would never, ever, be referred to as a stunt. That is flat-out wrong.

 

[JLinNY]

Actually, yes, I'm inclined to believe that any live fire weapon would be referred to as a hero, certainly over a stunt. I've never before heard any of the live fire Pulse Rifles out there referred to as stunts in ten years of Aliens collecting, before this thread. Because they aren't. A live fire weapon cannot be a stunt prop.

Hero, is defined, I believe (and yes there are different interpretation of the term, been discussed many times here) as a prop that is either more elaborateley detailed for close-ups, or is functional, so basically my beef is that your definition of what a hero prop can be is only half the story.

Certainly, a live fire prop would never, ever, be referred to as a stunt. That is flat-out wrong.

It's like with the original Star Trek phasers. The heros were the ones that were fully detailed and had a working emitter light. The stunts or backgrounds were in most cases very crude, with no electronics.

 

[Birdie]

From J Debord's prop blog:

Hero: A type of prop or wardrobe that is regarded as the type of highest and best use; often attributed to use by the star or a principal of the production as well as close-up shots. 1) The “hero” prop is not the “stunt” version or “special fx” version, or any other special/specific use version of the prop; 2) the “hero” version of the prop is frequently the most highly detailed and/or functional and is usually (though not always) made of superior materials (i.e. metal vs. rubber or resin) and of a higher quality of workmanship; 3) the “hero” version of the prop is frequently intended for use in close-up shots and/or publicity material; 4) the “hero” version of the prop is frequently used by the star/lead of the film; 5) with regard to firearms, the “hero” version of the prop is frequently live fire or blank fire; 6) in terms of collecting, “hero” props command a premium in price due to rarity and demand

 

[Xhiwar]

Actually, yes, I'm inclined to believe that any live fire weapon would be referred to as a hero, certainly over a stunt. I've never before heard any of the live fire Pulse Rifles out there referred to as stunts in ten years of Aliens collecting, before this thread. Because they aren't. A live fire weapon cannot be a stunt prop.

Hero, is defined, I believe (and yes there are different interpretation of the term, been discussed many times here) as a prop that is either more elaborateley detailed for close-ups, or is functional, so basically my beef is that your definition of what a hero prop can be is only half the story.

Certainly, a live fire prop would never, ever, be referred to as a stunt. That is flat-out wrong.

You know, technically you're correct, and I'd agree. But that way we'd have about eight "hero" PR's, whereas only one of them looks like something I'd want a close-up shot of in MY movie.
My beef is mainly that everybody is talking about "hero" props and getting mixed up about the ten-hole and 8-hole versions of the PR, and there are several noticeable differences.

So for clarity's sake we can refer to them all as "hero" PR's, but distinguish between the ten-hole hero (to my knowledge the only one with a working Remington during filming) and the eight-hole heroes.

Everyone agree? :cool

Cheers!
Roman

 

[tommin]

It's like with the original Star Trek phasers. The heros were the ones that were fully detailed and had a working emitter light. The stunts or backgrounds were in most cases very crude, with no electronics.

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