Hey folks. I have a soft spot for smaller 'common' props and items which often go unnoticed compared to the more exciting lightsabers, blasters, etc. I was rewatching TPM recently, and in the scene where Anakin works on the podracer, realized I had seen the "power source" Qui-Gon hands Anakin:
Well, I didn't recognize it, but I realized that I had seen it before in the Episode 1 Visual Dictionary (which I know some folks don't like because they say a lot of the props were invented for the book). but this one is right there on screen. Has anyone ever made one before? Or have an idea of what it's made from? I'm 90% certain it's not a scratchbuilt. Size appears to be about 5 inches in height in Liam Neeson's hand? If you look closely at the prop, it almost looks like the body is translucent and you can see some components inside. The tapering lighter details under the five holes on the front almost look like electrical contacts.
My first instinct was something like a mid-90s inkjet cartridge but that's just a guess. Any ideas?
My first instinct was something like a mid-90s inkjet cartridge but that's just a guess. Any ideas?
After a bit of scrolling through google images I saw it. I found one on eBay, the SZB 52-S, and compared it to the visual dictionary photo and it seemed to match up in every aspect. I ended up picking it up, thought it'd be a quick and easy thing to dirty up and throw onto my Star Wars shelf!
