Luke's hero ROTJ lightsaber, what's really there, and what isn't?
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Ghost Host
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Great. Finally another good lightsaber thread. Been a while. Lightsabers are what brought me here originally!
Sumatra
Sr Member
I've been wondering that too.
Jedi Reali
Sr Member
Here's what I've been wondering... What ever happened to the old "Definitive Lightsaber" threads that got archived years ago?? I can't find them in the Archive. There would be "The Definitive Vader ROTJ", "The Definitive Luke ESB", etc. etc. Those were great resources, some of them pages and pages long. Anybody know? Am I not looking hard enough?
scarf man
Master Member
There are still some great defined lightsaber threads from back in the day over at A.S.A.P.
http://propreplicas.yuku.com/forums/75
I don't hang out there much anymore, but it's still a good source for some stuff.
http://propreplicas.yuku.com/forums/75
I don't hang out there much anymore, but it's still a good source for some stuff.
I know what your talking about. On some of the older incarnations of these forums I could find them easy. Now I search, and search, and search, find nothing, and make a post about that saber, and some old timer, Says with way too much latitude "This didn't need a new thread, you should read the mile long archived thread" and then they some how pull a lind to it out of thin air. ;( (I'm suprized it hasn't happened yet this time. )
Yeah, and the great thing is, many of them were members here, and they would read the mile long threads of here, and then post the findings of there, in one nice, neat, post, on one of the last pages, or there much shorter threads.
(I don't know if it's case with this saber, but I do know it's true of the some of the vader sabers.)
Jedi Reali
Sr Member
Ah yes, the ASAP board! Jeez, I'd forgotten! I just tried your link and my login doesn't exist anymore apparently:unsure
From what I've been told by people who have seen it on display, the arrows are just simply glued on.
Yes, from what I understand, they are not LEDs (which would account for why no one can find ones exactly the correct size). Don't take what I'm saying as gospel. I'm just relaying what I've heard from those who have seen it in person on display. And comparing pics of the real saber to pics of fan mades that have LEDs in them, the colors don't quite match up. LEDs are a little milkier and lighter in color than the arrows on the screen used Hero.
Regardless, I'm still thinking of putting working LEDs in my saber just for the wow factor.
Man, it would be a load off, if they are just glued on, on the real one. I'm doing a screen accurate box (or at least as close as I can get) on my AS, but I'm going to put an idealized one on my JE. (and As box, but with the gray strip under the brass/copper angels, and maybe working LEDs.,) but I was really not wanting to risk messing up the pannel, trying to cut, and file, out little tiny triangles. (well I still may d othat for my idealized box, but at least I may not have to do it twice. )
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I'm cutting out triangles on an A.S. box for a member here. I'd be happy to do yours too if you decide on the LED route.
Same goes for anyone else.
Same goes for anyone else.
Sumatra
Sr Member
I may take you up on the offer, but I want to be sure someone can find accurate LEDs. All of the green ones I've seen have been milky.
I had also thought about putting triangle holes in the plate on the side, but not all the way through. It would give the look of holes going all the way through. I need to check how tall JD's triangles are compared to the plate. If they're just a bit taller that may be a good solution.
I had also thought about putting triangle holes in the plate on the side, but not all the way through. It would give the look of holes going all the way through. I need to check how tall JD's triangles are compared to the plate. If they're just a bit taller that may be a good solution.
The plate is 1/16 inch thick (1.5mm), and so are the arrows (well..the green one is a hair thicker at 2mm for some reason), so if you cut the plate, the triangles will sit flush. Pastor Jedi's arrows are the same thickness too.
As far as green LEDs being milky, just dip it into some Tamiya Transparent Green. Voila, perfect shade.
As far as green LEDs being milky, just dip it into some Tamiya Transparent Green. Voila, perfect shade.
Should they be flush, though? I mean, if they were just glued on, and there were no wholes cut for them, on the real prop, shouldn't they stick out a little tiny bit?
Eather way, I may take you up on your offer as well. I have an ever mounting pile of stuff to do, very little time to do it, and I know this is one of those things I would mess up.
Eather way, I may take you up on your offer as well. I have an ever mounting pile of stuff to do, very little time to do it, and I know this is one of those things I would mess up.
franz bolo
Sr Member
Not sure if this helps but here are the pics I took at the MOM Tour.
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