ROTJ - Rebel Limpet Mine (Used in Endor Bunker)

[Falk]

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: http://s778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62/Fulk_Nerra/ROTJ Mine/?action=view&current=ROTJMIne.jpg

I see the often used photomultiplier dynode's plate on the side, but I have no idea as far as the rest is concerned... Just wondering if anyone here knows better. Thanks for any help.

Cheers!

 

[propologist]

great piece to replicate. I would think someone here has done one..but you never know.

 

[jme3]

Would love to know myself. Would be a great prop to have as I have a good handfull of these dynodes lying around waiting for a purpose...

 

[rabbit4x]

I remember seeing this prop in someones collection here, but never got around to asking them. I hope they pop in and give us some insight on the prop.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I think Rayra did one, I may be wrong. I don't think he's posted for quite a while though.

 

[Falk]

great piece to replicate.

Yeah right - when I saw exactly this item for the very first time (back in 1983, on the big screen), there was a click in my head and I wanted to collect/build props.

Although it literally started with this, I was never able to identify it. My first thought was the body comes from a car's ignition coil, but nah.

Hope to find out at last,

Cheers!
Falk

 

[Gigatron]

Looks like an older industrial sprinkler system (fire supression). The building I work in has a few similar looking ones, throughout the building (particularly the older offices, which haven't been renovated in a while).

When I see one, I'll try to snap a pic with my cellphone, but I have no idea what to do with it then.

-Fred

 

[Falk]

Looks like an older industrial sprinkler system (fire supression).... I'll try to snap a pic with my cellphone

That would be great Fred, since these are the only sprinkler heads I am aware of:

Any other suggestions?

 

[hokie1]

there are some smoke detectors in the poultry science building at the U of Arkansas that look familar to these mines. I willl try to snap a photo.

 

[hbrika]

Fabulous idea, this would make a great prop addition

 

[Gigatron]

On second thought, they were probably smoke detectors and not sprinklers.

But, I took a walk to where they were and it looks like they were replaced, when the fire control center was upgraded, a few months ago.

The closest I've seen on the web, so far, is an edwards 2420 ionization smoke detector. The ones we had in the building were closer to the ROTJ prop, though. But, it's a direction worth pursuing, for those who are interested.

-Fred

 

[dropshipbob]

I think Rayra did one, I may be wrong. I don't think he's posted for quite a while though.

Yes, Rayra built one himself that was pretty accurate looking. At the time, I think it also generated discussion as to what real world item may have been the base. Nothing definitive was concluded.

 

[Falk]

On second thought, they were probably smoke detectors and not sprinklers.

Fred, thanks for the effort.

But just because the mine hangs from the ceiling in this particular scene, it does not necessarily mean the donor is supposed to do as well

I checked dozens (or more likely hundreds) of different smoke detector models, and none looks even close to the prop... There were several which were shaped interesting enough to pass as some alternate type of grenade or mine in the SW universe though, like this specimen.

The question is: Is the prop's corpus one single found part or has it been built with parts from several sources?

And what about that shaft (?) protruding from the top end's center - it looks like it originally belongs to the cylindrical part of the body...

Hmm...

 

[division 6]

Just looked thought my referenced and part of it was also used as a power core in one of the Ewok movies.

 

[Falk]

Just looked thought my referenced and part of it was also used as a power core in one of the Ewok movies.

Thanks d6 - would you mind sharing that picture? That would be great.

 

[almar bouwman]

I also think it's some sort of smoke detector. We have some kinda similair looking smoke detector in our locker room and cafeteria at work.
They kinda look like this

They're not the same (obviously), but I think were looking in the right direction.

 

[division 6]

 

[propologist]

yeah I would have gone with a smoke detector too

 

[Megamicrofish]

Looks like a small motor to me

 

[propologist]

yeah im going to show it to some boat friends and engineer friends as well to see