Yup, must be the "cloth" covering they talked about. Strange how noticeable it is in the pics here yet I never noticed it in the theater watching the film. Probably something that will now bug me in subsequent viewings since I know where to look for it.
TFA Graflex Research (That's a Graflex, right? Force Awakens teaser trailer #2)
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Yup, must be the "cloth" covering they talked about. Strange how noticeable it is in the pics here yet I never noticed it in the theater watching the film. Probably something that will now bug me in subsequent viewings since I know where to look for it.
There's really no way for me not to be an ass about this other than remaining silent but I'm not gonna do that. Yeah, grips going all the way to the bottom end cap in the snow close-up... as I vehemently stated all along. *does the Chandler Bing happy dance like the ass I am*
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The grips do appear to go all the way to the end cap, on that one saber, and every other saber in the movie is basically the 'Hero' saber with the short grips.
So anyone could make an EP7 saber with longer grips to match that 1 saber, but it wouldn't be accurate to any of the media presented or the beauty, 'Hero' shots. But yes, they do appear longer on that stunt saber.
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I've got some other interesting shots.
You can clearly see in the first image that the Graflex tubes are in the shortest position from the square holes in the clamp.
Also a nice view of the Kobold clip.
You can clearly see in the first image that the Graflex tubes are in the shortest position from the square holes in the clamp.
Also a nice view of the Kobold clip.
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I agree with everything you just stated. There's also a deleted scene that is in one of the trailers that shows the grips going all the way to the bottom. It's the scene that shows Maz handing the lightsaber to Leia... but it's a deleted scene. However please keep in mind the whole Luke ESB and Luke RotJ lightsaber controversy, both of which had more than one version throughout the film. Many people seem to want to know all the details on every different version of those sabers or own each version instead of just the one seen on screen the most. I'm not one of those people (not that there's anything wrong with that) but they are plenty of people on this forum that are.
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In that shot of Finn holding the saber, the grips are short at the clamp but seem to possibly go all the way to the end of the tube. But the glass eye looks like the one from the Wired photo shoot where it's been turned smooth, and I think the grips are short on both ends on that saber.
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no gap between the clamp and t-tracks in this picture:
It could be the angle, the top of the saber is pointed away from the camera
Roy!!!!!! In the second pic is that the round smooth glass eye!?!?!?
I guess. And James Kenobi 1138 thinks so as well.
Sorry I got excited when I first spotted it and post d before reading the thread. I'm still lost about the clamp being upside down and the lines not lining up...
Another observation on the shot of Finn holding the saber in the photo Roy posted:
If you look at the square cut-out in the clamp on the lower side by the lower tube, it looks like you can see a gap made by the slots cut in the lower tube to hold it to the clamp, and the grips are still short, showing that short grips would be intentional and not an accidental by-product of pulling the lower tube out completely.
If you look at the square cut-out in the clamp on the lower side by the lower tube, it looks like you can see a gap made by the slots cut in the lower tube to hold it to the clamp, and the grips are still short, showing that short grips would be intentional and not an accidental by-product of pulling the lower tube out completely.
So do I need to flip my TFA clampcard layout?
I don't mind doing that, I need to make a new order of different circuitboards anyway for my clocks. Might as well save on shipping.
I don't mind doing that, I need to make a new order of different circuitboards anyway for my clocks. Might as well save on shipping.
Since both versions appear to be screen accurate can you do both versions on one card, one on each side?
Sure that would be easy, I should probably consolidate some of these layouts in a more logical way. Esbv1 and 2 on one card, TFAV1 and 2 on another, ROTJ and.. Uh. Maybe a prequel card on the other side.
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