Rancor dungeon door control

[Yorkie Fett]

I was thinking of putting one of these together, and I won’t ask “has anyone ever…” since I’m pretty sure someone out there has.
I’m seeing 2 Tamiya 222s in there, so the size is pretty easy to work out.
Anyone want to share builds?

 

[division 6]

IIRC Jason Eaton made one a few years ago.
There was a build thread.

 

[Yorkie Fett]

IIRC Jason Eaton made one a few years ago.
There was a build thread.

Thanks for that, I did a search before posting and nothing came up. Like I said, it’s such an obvious prop I was 100% sure someone would have given it a go.
Looking more closely, if you have the 2 kits, it’s such an easy piece to put together.
I’m sure you could knock it out in a couple of hours.
Nice piece to go on a wall!

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

ROTJ Rancor Door Switch

As a fan of the obscure props, I decided I had to have a go at this one. It's definitely one of the rare ones - Korbanth produced a kit sometime before 2009 and Thrawn_ES made one (did he do a run?) in 2014, but that's all I've come across. I started with the Tamiya SdKfz222 kit (two copies of...

www.therpf.com

 

[Yorkie Fett]

ROTJ Rancor Door Switch

As a fan of the obscure props, I decided I had to have a go at this one. It's definitely one of the rare ones - Korbanth produced a kit sometime before 2009 and Thrawn_ES made one (did he do a run?) in 2014, but that's all I've come across. I started with the Tamiya SdKfz222 kit (two copies of...

www.therpf.com

Thank you for that, excellent visual guide and exactly what I was hoping for.

 

[kevin926]

I always wondered why Luke throws a rock at this instead of using the force to push the button.

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

 

[The 48th Ronin]

I always wondered why Luke throws a rock at this instead of using the force to push the button.

Not a rock - it was a skull.

Luke is hardcore.

 

[PHArchivist]

IIRC Jason Eaton made one a few years ago.
There was a build thread.

Who is this Eaton guy we keep hearing about...?

 

[division 6]

Some guy that for some reason I keep thinking is the guru of models.

 

[thawn_es]

My door control WIP...

 

[Yorkie Fett]

My door control WIP...
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Fantastic, you guys never fail to deliver!
Are there actually any ‘obscure‘ props left that haven’t been tackled yet (answers probably a no!).

 

[OdiWan72]

My door control WIP...
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Will you offer a kit eventually? IN for one

 

[BudaFett]

Will you offer a kit eventually? IN for one

I'd be in for one too!

 

[thawn_es]

First cast of the lights( transparent tinted resin) using preasure pot...
Because it's impossible to separate the transparent part from the metal part without breaking something in the original, I have decided to make the copy in transparent resin and paint later what would be the metal part.

 

[BudaFett]

That’s really sharp!

 

[Psab keel]

I recall seeing a kit on ebay a few years ago. I'm not sure who the maker was though. This is such an obscure prop but a very cool one! I look forward to seeing how this all comes together.

 

[PHArchivist]

Build looks fantastic

 

[OdiWan72]

First cast of the lights( transparent tinted resin) using preasure pot...
Because it's impossible to separate the transparent part from the metal part without breaking something in the original, I have decided to make the copy in transparent resin and paint later what would be the metal part.

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Awesome...so there WILL be kits in the near future ?!

 

[thawn_es]

Awesome...so there WILL be kits in the near future ?!

I'm working with the frame...

 

[Ryan Clinton]

Here's something I just discovered that was driving me crazy. The markings on this thing were not lining up. When I reversed the image everything lined up