Just had some more bits and pieces arrive.
First up is a Heald Extender PCB.
It's vintage but I think it's from '86 based on the code so not quite vintage enough. The silver bits are also probably larger than what the actual board is but barring us figuring it out, I'm okay with that as it's idealized for me. I've seen some other boards online that may be a better approximation but for now, this one will look nice. I may polish it up but maybe not.
Here it is compared to Sloth's board:
I've been scouring resources for PCB's and it's a deep dive but fun. There's a lot of stuff out there that would be great for a custom, scratch-built saber.
Also, in the Elstree thread, I saw this piece mentioned as a possible plate for mounting the d-ring. I think it was dismissed as it's more rounded and the rivet holes are further apart from what we saw on the Elstree base.
It's a body bracket for a handle for a Baby Graflex Camera. I'm debating using this as while it's a bit different, with some mods, it could match and as a vintage piece it might look better on the ANH build I'm doing. Both pieces are useable but the thinner piece is more like the Elstree material we see as it's probably not as stable. Also, the odds of them using something like this seems reasonable as the parts may have been included in their stock of odds and ends. We'll probably never know and I guess from that point of view, I'm pretty comfortable going in that direction with this build.
Examples on a base:
Any thoughts on that?
Thanks for looking!