Yes they have.Have any of the other vibroblade parts been ID'd? I know one uses a baffle part off a toy, which I have. I haven't seen any other parts ID'd though.
Yeah I know about those, I meant the two types the Gamorrean guards that confront Luke are armed with. I know they use the soaker, but the rest is different. I have this piece that I know goes to some ROTJ vibro weapon, but for the life of me I don't remember what it goes to. It would be on the end of the weapon like where the soaker is or on the very end. It's off a Tupperware Toys Pop-A-Lot.
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Dont worry about the T track Markus, they were definitely not perfect on the real props and those are worth a lot more than our projects
I agree with regards to OT track, but the one seen on the E22 has a very specific profile and is totally symmetrical. Anyway...will have to live with what I did for now
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Of course I thought about a Jig, but I don´t have a printer with a large enough print bed (just a Mars).Naturally, everything they make these days is perfect, it sucks! I love my printer, but nothing they've made for the recent movies has the mojo like the old stuff. Anyway, yours is awesome, finish it up!
Random additional thought - Have you thought about 3d printing jigs for aligning tracks/drilling holes? With some thought you can get pretty precise and save lots of time. Damn, I've gone to the dark side.... Loving the old school tape method though!
I feel your frustration but the effort will be rewarded with one of the coolest blasters in the galaxy displayed in your collection. Amazing work!Of course I thought about a Jig, but I don´t have a printer with a large enough print bed (just a Mars).
Besides of that...there´s SO much, that I´d like to change on the E22 on a future (re)build, that I just want to finish it for now and put it away. Printed props are nice, but I just can´t stand them (esp. not SLA prints)....Resolution is awesome, but I can´t tell you how many times things broke off, snapped or (with regards to the seam on the receiver section of the E22) simply popped open again (during the countless pre-assemblies of the blaster).
The amount of frustration that came with the E22 build is sufficient for at least three future projects :/
Will have to deal with the numerous cuts in the aluminum from applying the tape template now...ARGH!!!
I also love as many metal parts as possible. The solution here is an affordable, high res metal 3D printer! We just have to wait...
Of course I thought about a Jig, but I don´t have a printer with a large enough print bed (just a Mars).
Besides of that...there´s SO much, that I´d like to change on the E22 on a future (re)build, that I just want to finish it for now and put it away. Printed props are nice, but I just can´t stand them (esp. not SLA prints)....Resolution is awesome, but I can´t tell you how many times things broke off, snapped or (with regards to the seam on the receiver section of the E22) simply popped open again (during the countless pre-assemblies of the blaster).
The amount of frustration that came with the E22 build is sufficient for at least three future projects :/