New Luke ROTJ project

[Anakin Starkiller]

Hey guys,


I thought I'd post some pics of one of my new saber projects.
Below is a cad drawing of a Mold that I will have printed on a rapid prototype machine. I will then have metal castings made from that mold. What do you think?

Input guys?


-best


Dan

 

[defstartrooper]

Curious why you would cast them in metal rather than machine them ?
Was the original cast or something ? ( not a saber buff )

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Curious why you would cast them in metal rather than machine them ?
Was the original cast or something ? ( not a saber buff )

Original Stunt ANH sabers were cast from a wooden master.

 

[defstartrooper]

Original Stunt ANH sabers were cast from a wooden master.

Thanks makes sense to me now :thumbsup

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Looks spot on to me. I already have one of Stormpath's, so unfortunately you're not going to be able to count on me for one in this run.

However, if you can tweek that emitter, and add a knurled cone knob, I would DEFINITELY buy a V2 blank from you....though I probably couldn't afford it until after the new year. X-mas season and a demilled Sterling has my wallet stretched to the limits.

 

[Sporak]

Very cool idea...
That's the one I want

 

[GeorgeC]

Pardon me for butting in...

So this new project is based on the Shared Stunt Saber used in ROTJ?

I'd definitely be interested in this if it comes in at a reasonable price!

I already have the other two versions but there's something about this one I like better. More related to Obi-Wan's final saber and it doesn't have the "nipple" sticking out of the emitter.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

and it doesn't have the "nipple" sticking out of the emitter.

It only looks like that when it's cold or excited.

 

[GeorgeC]

Okay, I admit I walked into that one! :lol

 

[Shingouki28]

Is this a thread for opinions on the cad (looks absolutely spot on to me!) or to gauge interest for a possible run you're doing? If so I'm interested Would definitley like to have a super accurate version, but it all depends on what my funds are like at the begining of the new year. What sort of time frame/costs are we looking at to get this project up and running? Would it be too much trouble to have a V2 option as well?

 

[cayman shen]

Yeah, I can't see the pictures, but I'd realllllllly be interested in a V2 if it could be done for a reasonable price. Painting a V2 blank is one of life's little joys...

 

[SaberFreak]

Yeah, I can't see the pictures, but I'd realllllllly be interested in a V2 if it could be done for a reasonable price. Painting a V2 blank is one of life's little joys...

Then maybe you can paint mine for me. I'm so sick of V2s after doing two runs I can't even bear to pick mine up to paint it; and its been two years since... lol

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Then maybe you can paint mine for me. I'm so sick of V2s after doing two runs I can't even bear to pick mine up to paint it; and its been two years since... lol

I'll do it if he doesn't. You can trade me some T-track for the paint work.

 

[cayman shen]

Then maybe you can paint mine for me. I'm so sick of V2s after doing two runs I can't even bear to pick mine up to paint it; and its been two years since... lol

Well I haven't done as much painting as you have, I suppose! :lol

 

[TheRealMcFly]

Be careful with that notch found on what would be the brass portion of the grenade. I know MR added that to their V2, but then again they put a 'disc' on the emitter. I'm pretty sure that notch is merely a hand-lathed artifact of a not so perfect edge, not an intentional detail. Check out the high res photo of the shared stunt before it went to space:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/194007main_lightsaberpic.jpg

No notch, just raised a bit from the paint layers.

 

[kurtyboy]

Any chance of getting some seam lines on there... like the originals? :love

Be careful with that notch found on what would be the brass portion of the grenade. I know MR added that to their V2, but then again they put a 'disc' on the emitter. I'm pretty sure that notch is merely a hand-lathed artifact of a not so perfect edge, not an intentional detail. Check out the high res photo of the shared stunt before it went to space:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/194007main_lightsaberpic.jpg

No notch, just raised a bit from the paint layers.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Any chance of getting some seam lines on there... like the originals? :love

Well he said these are going to be cast metal, so there should be a natural seam line on these when they're pulled.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Any chance of getting some seam lines on there... like the originals? :love

What would a v2/stunt project be without big ugly seam lines running down the sides:lol

The answer is YES

Dan

 

[lonepigeon]

Be careful with that notch found on what would be the brass portion of the grenade....
No notch, just raised a bit from the paint layers.

If you're talking about the groove on the "windvane" area between the copper and silver lip - there is definitely a groove there. It's not just paint.

 

[TheRealMcFly]

If you're talking about the groove on the "windvane" area between the copper and silver lip - there is definitely a groove there. It's not just paint.

Did you look at the link I posted above? I detect no groove on the shared stunt. Would there have been a difference between this and the V2?