andyroo
Sr Member
Are the 'sliders' you've found dimensionally the same as the ones roygilsing has found?
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Those slider knobs are all over the place. ...believe me. Its why i originally said they didnt look quite right. I wasnt guessing........
I guess it explains why the money shot on the unknown part in the hole wasnt shown in any pictures. Apparently its not shown on purpose......
I guess it explains why the money shot on the unknown part in the hole wasnt shown in any pictures. Apparently its not shown on purpose......
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Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
To me, it makes sense that the screw is not allied with the holes in the skirt since I do not think the skirt is a found item that goes with the body.
My other question for you is; Do you have more info about the screws other than the one you see? Are you assuming there are four screws or do you know for sure? Just for the sake of discussion, it could be just 2 or 3 screws.
It could be a layout like this?
images are for screw layout illustration only...
or
I don’t really have a belief one way or the other. I’m just trying to keep an open mind about possibilities..
Will do when I collect it on 3rd September
Excellent - thanks! Yeah, just some basics like overall length, and the rectangular dimensions of both base and smaller end would be a huge help.
Dan
I’ll be modelling it myself do you just want the file ?
I was just assuming that. Because of the outer holes I figured it's a good guess. Of course could be 2 or 3.
No worries I’ll send both [emoji1303]
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I was just wondering. Honestly, as much as I have looked at the underside image, I never noticed the screw.
andyroo
Sr Member
It looks familiar but I can't place what it is. Gun sight or sling mount?? I'm sure I've seen this before somewhere
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I have those fasteners on my M1 (Rogue One) helmet. To me, it looks like they overlapped the two pieces in some way but based on lonepigeon said, it would be a waist of time to pursue the identification of this part since it is already known.
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I have a thought about the top piece. While I agree with the belief this part looks like a chair glide, most hard to find items usually turn out o be something completely different. The big problem with this being a chair glide is that most i see are completely flat. Those that are not and have a divot in the center, are also accompanied with a hole for a screw. I do acknowledge that it still might be a strange variation of a glide but I tend to want to look elsewhere.
Which leads me to a thought. What if we are looking this all wrong... literally? What if what we see of this cap is actually the back side of the item and the face of the item is hidden because it is facing the gear. I was wondering if they had used tank tread for the other prop, what if they used another tank model part. I was wondering what the back side of a piece like (not exactly this one) might look like.
I know a lot of people think the part is metal and rusted. The texture of the part does not look like rust. Has Gus confirmed anything about rust or metal? I think it was painted silver and that it did not adhere very well and rubbed off over time. The underneath color we mostly see could be real color of the part of maybe the same paint color used to the prop and then added silver as an after thought.
So I don't know if the part is really a wheel model part but I think we should at least not eliminate that it could be the backside of something. Once again, just trying to think outside the box.
Which leads me to a thought. What if we are looking this all wrong... literally? What if what we see of this cap is actually the back side of the item and the face of the item is hidden because it is facing the gear. I was wondering if they had used tank tread for the other prop, what if they used another tank model part. I was wondering what the back side of a piece like (not exactly this one) might look like.
I know a lot of people think the part is metal and rusted. The texture of the part does not look like rust. Has Gus confirmed anything about rust or metal? I think it was painted silver and that it did not adhere very well and rubbed off over time. The underneath color we mostly see could be real color of the part of maybe the same paint color used to the prop and then added silver as an after thought.
So I don't know if the part is really a wheel model part but I think we should at least not eliminate that it could be the backside of something. Once again, just trying to think outside the box.
That thing is rusted metal no doubt. I have found metal ones without the divot and plastic ones that have the divot. Just need to find the combo. I swear i saw those things back in the late 70's to 80's on my parents furniture.
This is 100% correct. I've seen the exact shape with the divot but made of plastic. In fact I'm pretty sure I've seen them recently in my local hardware store. ( gotta go check some time this week).
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
The Mandela Effect is very common in the history of this community. I do not remember how many times someone would come along and say they have seen the same orange flight that X-Wing pilots wear at their local Army-Navy Surplus Store. No offense to you but based on history, please allow me to be skeptical until something is found.
LOM
Well-Known Member
If it is a furniture slider, I've had great results googling "Nylon Furniture Glides __mm" (Maybe Roy can tell us what size it is?)
For example:
None quite right, but close. Perhaps these were nickle plated or something? Although the auction one looks rusted/worn, this one looks like plastic to me:
For example:
None quite right, but close. Perhaps these were nickle plated or something? Although the auction one looks rusted/worn, this one looks like plastic to me:
