ROTJ detonator charges

[roygilsing]

What bothers me about the shape of the cylindrical shape is that it doesn't seem to have any draft angle. Even small drafts are normally visible. So I doubt it of it was a plastic part to begin with, even though the top suggests that it is. I think it's more likely that it's a resin casting of an original metal technical component, maybe aluminium, even though the orange resin was never before seen in SW props.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

What bothers me about the shape of the cylindrical shape is that it doesn't seem to have any draft angle. Even small drafts are normally visible. So I doubt it of it was a plastic part to begin with, even though the top suggests that it is. I think it's more likely that it's a resin casting of an original metal technical component, maybe aluminium, even though the orange resin was never before seen in SW props.

Aren’t these tapers usually inside? And since you cannot see inside the cylinder, how can you know for sure?

Also, how about fiberglass As an option?

 

[roygilsing]

Aren’t these tapers usually inside? And since you cannot see inside the cylinder, how can you know for sure?

Also, how about fiberglass As an option?

I'm talking about the exterior. Usually a cylinder has a draft angle for its release from a mold.
Fiberglass? Which parts were made in fiberglass? Those need to be released as well. A sideways mold split line is not very likely (and not visible)

Another thing is the wall thickness: I haven't measured it yet, but the wall thickness is substantial and the center core is even thicker. Not at all common on a molded consumer part.

 

[mugatu]

I am going to say (this is just my best speculative guess) the main body of this is a reel to reel video recorder capstan motor housing, or a casting of one (my first question to Gus would be “how heavy is the prop?”).
The flared section at the bottom looks like half of a large clay pigeon from trap shooting.
Mystery chunk is definitely not a sight adjustment button from a Mauser or from a 20th Century European rifle.

 

[roygilsing]

ROTJ - Rebel Limpet Mine (Used in Endor Bunker)

Does anyone know what was used for the limpet mine the Rebels placed alll around the Imperial deflector shield generator bunker in "Return of the Jedi"? EDIT: Weird, picture does not show up... Here is the Photobucket link...

www.therpf.com

In this (old) thread division 6 shared images in 2010 from one of the Ewok Adventures movies with the same main body part(s) in it. Have a good look. They are the same.

 

[roygilsing]

Maybe it was an R2-D2 toy!

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

My guess is that they took two of the exiting Return of the Jedi props and converted them into this. The really good thing about the images is it shows the square holes that the side vents were covering.

 

[mugatu]

What was that kid’s name? Newt?

 

[kurtyboy]

Yeah, I went and bought the DVD just to see if I could get a better look!

 

[kurtyboy]

Never noticed before but the RotJ binders are also there.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

What was that kid’s name? Newt?

You are thinking of Aliens.

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV Movie 1985) ⭐ 5.4 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

1h 34m | TV-G

www.imdb.com

 

[roygilsing]

My guess is that they took two of the exiting Return of the Jedi props and converted them into this. The really good thing about the images is it shows the square holes that the side vents were covering.

Or they still had some of these casts lying around.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Or they still had some of these casts lying around.

I doubt that is the case. Look at the top. The greeblies are all the same. No reason to replicate the original design so closely for a different prop. These are the same people who can’t duplicate Han‘s blaster from movie to movie... or scene to scene. I am going Occam's razor on this one.

 

[LOM]

Just throwing this out there... If it was made of separate parts (Which I do think still, because of the misaligned center part) I think the top recesses could be an 8mm film reel. They come in both 3" and 4" sizes, but there are probably thousands upon thousands of variations, so it would be hard to find a correct style.

Something like these, as they have a large center hole where the center tube could have slid into fairly easily.

 

[roygilsing]

I doubt that is the case. Look at the top. The greeblies are all the same. No reason to replicate the original design so closely for a different prop. These are the same people who can’t duplicate Han‘s blaster from movie to movie... or scene to scene. I am going Occam's razor on this one.

I tend to agree, but since 3 props are confirmed to still exist today, you think they had initially made even more which they reused for this Ewok movie prop? I don't think they would have turned them back into a SW prop!

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I tend to agree, but since 3 props are confirmed to still exist today, you think they had initially made even more which they reused for this Ewok movie prop? I don't think they would have turned them back into a SW prop!

I agree with that but I just believe they made 5 or more. Wasn't there a quick shot of the case with the mines in them?

 

[thd9791]

Hey are those the same buttons that are on the emperors chair? Those light up but have the same dark side panels

 

[roygilsing]

Hey are those the same buttons that are on the emperors chair? Those light up but have the same dark side panels

That looks like aluminium finish to me. I don't think they can light up.

 

[roygilsing]

Working on a perspective matched 3D model based on the images, the known items (the cog-wheel has an OD=22.5mm, the mystery chunk OD=10.5mm) and the given overall dimensions from the Prop Store. Here's a W.I.P. image:

 

[DOGFOX2109]

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That looks like aluminium finish to me. I don't think they can light up.

Looks like a volume knob of a record player I used to have