Luke ROTJ V2 lightsaber

I definitely need another V2, it's far & away my favourite saber but I agree it's not been done quite right just yet,

I remember there was an interest list for Anakin Starkiller's cast V2 a while back but I think Russ's run happened & it went on hold

I was interested then & I'm interested now would love to see the run happen :)

Oh & like Freezle-Nuts said might need a shared stunt too ;)
 

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So Dan ... you do realise that to be able to recreate an ANH casted stunt you need a seperate nipple in the kit? I'd love to make an OB1/Luke shared stunt as well as an accurate V2 ... - note to self - need to start saving a.s.a.p. or sell a kidney and a liver :wacko

Chaim
 
]So the V2 and the shared stunt or the same casting, but the shared stunt has no nipple and no knurled cone?

Both have the clamp?

Learning here... Can't go by POSW... they seem a little out of date.
 
Interested in a V2 pending pricing and availability of Graflex clamp...if I can afford it, I want one. Selling my MR was a huge mistake :(
 
I've ordered a new 3d print of my model to do the castings from. It should be here in about 2 weeks. I've also sent a bunch of foundries a 3d model of the mold buck that I will be using and am waiting to hear preliminary quotes from them.

In case you guys are wondering what I'm doing, here's a brief explanation. I have measurements from an original unused OWK stunt that was made for ANH, this is the same type of casting that the v2 and the shared stunt was made from. Using these measurements, some good photos of the orignal wooden buck, and factoring in the shrinkage that results in aluminum casting, I've created a 3d model of the Original ANH wooden stunt saber buck. Now some of you might ask, "why not recreate the orignal out of wood?" The answer is that wood machining is too imprecise for our purposes and a new wooden master would have its own quirks and not replicate the idiosyncrasies of the original. So, instead I will be 3d printing my 3d model of the buck, and this will be used by my foundry to create sand castings that copy all the quirks of the V2 and shared stunt.
Dan
 
Dan,

Can you confirm something for me? It looks like the overall diameter of the wood and metal saber casting masters tapered down subtly from the base to the top of the grenade section.

Also, I get that the saber may have had a seam when first cast. But even if they didn't machine the cast saber a bit to clean it up and make the diameter consistent and the cross section a perfect circle (as opposed to the wonky ovoid shape Barry described), wouldn't they have at least sanded/ground down the seam? Has a single pic surfaced of the V2 with a seam visible?

Lastly, I would be VERY interested in a machined version of the V2 based on accurate specs. I know that MR already offered this, but they were a limited edition and not enough are available to meet the demand. I think the best V2 is slightly-idealized: a circular cross section, steady 1.5" diameter, and regularly-spaced pommel cubes, but uneven grip rings as you can actually see those in a pic. The others would only be noticed if you held the saber and rotated it. My opinion.
 
Spyhunter2k said:
Dan,

Can you confirm something for me? It looks like the overall diameter of the wood and metal saber casting masters tapered down subtly from the base to the top of the grenade section.
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The measurements I have do not indicate such a taper. I think what you're seeing is the result of a forced perspective created by an pommel cubes proping up the bottom of the saber higher up than the emitter.

Spyhunter2k said:
Also, I get that the saber may have had a seam when first cast. But even if they didn't machine the cast saber a bit to clean it up and make the diameter consistent and the cross section a perfect circle (as opposed to the wonky ovoid shape Barry described), wouldn't they have at least sanded/ground down the seam? Has a single pic surfaced of the V2 with a seam visible?
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When they cleaned up the saber, they did it by sanding the saber, not machining the metal, so the grips were smoothed out a bit, but it was not made a proper circle. So, the seam was removed from the tops of the grip ridges, but can clearly be seen (on the stunt in the archives) in between the grip spaces.


Spyhunter2k said:
I think the best V2 is slightly-idealized: a circular cross section, steady 1.5" diameter, and regularly-spaced pommel cubes, but uneven grip rings as you can actually see those in a pic. The others would only be noticed if you held the saber and rotated it. My opinion.
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MR sabers do come up from time to time, and when I sell my cast sabers, you might see a couple board members offer up theirs.
 
Anakin Starkiller said:
The measurements I have do not indicate such a taper. I think what you're seeing is the result of a forced perspective created by an pommel cubes proping up the bottom of the saber higher up than the emitter.

Ah ok. Makes sense.

When they cleaned up the saber, they did it by sanding the saber, not machining the metal, so the grips were smoothed out a bit, but it was not made a proper circle. So, the seam was removed from the tops of the grip ridges, but can clearly be seen (on the stunt in the archives) in between the grip spaces.

Wasn't aware of that. Good info.


MR sabers do come up from time to time, and when I sell my cast sabers, you might see a couple board members offer up theirs.
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:D.........
 
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