Obi Saber Parts

[franz bolo]

I was getting all my parts together so I can start to finally build this up.

I laid it out and thought I'd take a pic of all the OWK stuff I've collected for this project.

I don't have an original grenade yet so the replicas will do for now.

FB

 

[JunkSabers1138]

SWEET collection. Willing to part with that old SD studios OWK ANH :love ? Just kidding .I always refer to that incarnation as the Tunisia Obi saber since it has that "black grenade frag body, black grende neck, and black emmiter" look seen in the Tunisia photo.

 

[ATL Kenobi]

Hey FB,

I had a collection like that too. But I don't see my bubble strip :confused

You'd better not take that calculator away from your little boy--you know he loves that thing. :lol

ATL
Mike D.

 

[franz bolo]

The strip is in the calculator silly..

Just kidding, thanks again for the trade. My son still plays with the calculator.

I'm keeping all the original parts as is, and making a saber out of the most accurate repros.

I'll make a shadowbox display or somthing like that.

Now if anyone has an extra grenade, give me a shout..

FB

 

[OldKen]

franz, dude, are you really going to take your kids toy?

umm... didnt you trade someone a broken one for it?

:confused

surely your just showing that pic, your not going to do that... right?


badass collection though, im envious.

if i had half that id be happy as far as having an obi saber is concerned. :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[Gigatron]

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I'm keeping all the original parts as is, and making a saber out of the most accurate repros.

I'll make a shadowbox display or somthing like that.

FB
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I've been working on the same project for the last year or so. I don't have all original parts, I have the TI-2000 calculator and a No.3 Mk.II grenade (not accurate, but real), but I'm hoping to get serafino's repros as the next best thing. My built Obi is the Parks version.

I'm planning on a shadow box and next to each part, a description of the real world part's application and a brief history of it's discovery and purported origins (i.e. motorcycle grip or sink drain). I already have the descriptions worked out but am just wondering if I should just laminate paper or get engraved/screened plaques (though some of the descriptions are kinda long).

-Fred

 

[franz bolo]

I can't wait to see everyone's displays.. Final props are cool to.

With all the recent discoveries, I think a lot of people are almost ready to finish up their sabers.

oldken, I traded ATL Kenobi for the one I have now because he liked to play with my old one but it was somewhat broken.

I definitely won't take it apart..

If people want to post all the parts they have (no matter how old or wrong part) please do so. I love to see all the junk laying around.


FB

 

[juno]

So except for the grenade, all the pieces in that pic are the real deal?

 

[franz bolo]

The transistors are Chen's. I'm going to a huge electronics store tomorrow and they said they have a bunch of vintage stuff. I'll enjoy the chase..

The rest is original with a bunch of replica stuff thrown in.

FB

 

[Prometheus]

Impressive.. :eek

 

[franz bolo]

Here are some comparison shots of the 2 emmiters I have that are most accurate to the original one.

1. Original
2. Custom made
3. Obee1/Serafino

FB

 

[JunkSabers1138]

WOW. Minus the weathering, BPs 1 and 2 look perfectly identical. Who's the maker?

 

[franz bolo]

#2 was done by a machinist. Not a prop guy but he had access to an original Balance Pipe.
#3 was the one Obee1 and Serafino made.

#2 has 2 differences from the original. The bevel on the outside tube is to thick and the ring of holes isn't as smooth as the original but overall, it's the most accurate replica I've seen.

#3's dimensions are incredibly accurate. They made it with only the photos that are available. I checked the measurements and it's really close. They didn't get the ring of holes angled correctly, but they line up perfect. The metal, on the tubes, is a bit thinner than the original.

FB

 

[JunkSabers1138]

No offense, but I don't really know why you put #3 with the other two when it doesn't even look close to the real BP IMO. I know there were flat ROH BPs but the ROH wasn't as rescessed as #3 and it also had a tube in the middle sticking up a little bit as seen on ATL's Obi saber.

 

[franz bolo]

There was a time that people thought the ROH were flat. You have to keep in mind that there were only a couple photos of the emmiter and various screen grabs. At the time #3 was made, people had no clue that it was a Balance Pipe.

People thought it could have been a sink drain, a torch thing etc. Serafino modified his with epoxy to make the ROH angled.

It's dimensions are almost identical to the real one. I'll try to get some side shots so you can see how close they all are.



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Here is a little mockup with the original OWK on the left.

FB

 

[Serafino]

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I don't really know why you put #3 with the other two when it doesn't even look close to the real BP IMO.
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JunkSabers what is wrong with you? :lol First you totally misrepresent me with a bunch of negative BS in the other thread, and now you say "doesn't even look close to the real BP" about this:

:confused Uh, ok. I don't know what's got you so bent in a pretzel about me but you need to learn some manners and learn to base your statements on fact rather than on a mere desire to be nasty about my work. I know you're a newbie and all but wow, bad form.

Yeah the Obee1 ROH was wrong, before we had the DVD screen caps and before we knew it was angled, and yeah I made the interior tube wall too thin 'cause we couldn't see in there and with the way it's banged up we figured it had to be pretty thin. There's a lot more to 'looking close' than just those two issues. Get a grip. :rolleyes

 

[Killdozer]

I wish I had a Serafino/Obee1 for my humble collection. It represents a high point in research and dedication to craft in this hobby.

:thumbsup

KD

 

[Dewy]

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No offense, but I don't really know why you put #3 with the other two when it doesn't even look close to the real BP IMO. I know there were flat ROH BPs but the ROH wasn't as rescessed as #3 and it also had a tube in the middle sticking up a little bit as seen on ATL's Obi saber.
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You have only been here a month so you wouldn't understand the MANY MANY versions of emitters that have come out of the talented people here. Serafino's represents the last one (I think) before the original part was found and the most acurate without the original source, I dare you to try and make something as accurate from blurry screen caps and photos.

After ALL that hard work and all those years the new kids are already taking the emitter discovery for granted , as far as I'm concerned that IS the holy grail, and we FINALLY found it.

 

[JunkSabers1138]

Sorry guys . I thought that was one that has rectently been made after the discovery. I have only known of the RPF since LATE LATE last year (around Christmas) and don't know much about what had happened before that. The first thread I lurked on was the emmiter discovery thread and found out that the emmiter was I.D.'d on my birthday weekend . What a birthday gift. After that I was hooked to this place. I will be honest and say I don't know crap about most of the stuff that happens here so please pardon my EXTREME newbiness if you will.

Again, sorry.

 

[JunkSabers1138]

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Here is a little mockup with the original OWK on the left.

FB
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Could you please tell me which one is which? I know the fourth on in the line is original, but I'm stuck on the other two because I have to admit that they do look similar when viewed in a profile (which I must say most of you must have used the chronicles/mechanismo pics as a guide since those are the best pics we have IMO).

And Serafino, I forgot to tell you the reason I "complained" (if that's what you would call it) so much in that other thread is because I had a friend that spent a BUNDLE on a machined saber that was going to be a belt hanger/display piece and had the parts hollowed out for the (mostly vintage) guts he spent a LOT MORE time and money making and installing into the saber's parts. Then, after assembling the whole thing together, he used some super adhesive to make the parts stick together SO tightly that you will never see the inner guts again (unless you deliberately destroy the saber forever). And I told him "WHY did you spend SO much time and money on a saber that had guts that will never be seen.?.". He still hasn't answered that one. So I'm sorry that I came off as attacking your work. That was NOT my intention. It just reminded me of that little "arguement" he and I had.

Sorry man. No hard feelings .