The 7th bolt on the Vader ROTJ saber

[ob1al]

I'm about to drill the holes in my graflex shell for the bolts.

The 7th bolt - the one under the ball catch. Do most people add that feature? It's only barely visible.Is it there on the MR version?

I'm making a slightly idealised version (symmetrical bolts) and am wondering whether to leave teh 7th bolt out.

 

[firebladejedi]

I made the lop sided version and didnt bother putting in the seventh bolt but thats partly because i was just building mine up going by pictures of the saber used in the exibitions which as you know is shown upside down so i couldnt see it although it was there on my template. If you get my meaning.

 

[ob1al]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(firebladejedi @ Jan 13 2007, 05:46 PM) [snapback]1396520[/snapback]</div>

I made the lop sided version and didnt bother putting in the seventh bolt but thats partly because i was just building mine up going by pictures of the saber used in the exibitions which as you know is shown upside down so i couldnt see it although it was there on my template. If you get my meaning.
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I know what you mean - do any good reference pictures exist of the su saber's ball catch area?

 

[franz bolo]

http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=39875&hl=vader

FB

 

[ob1al]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(franz bolo @ Jan 13 2007, 07:41 PM) [snapback]1396581[/snapback]</div>

http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=39875&hl=vader

FB
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Thanks for the link - some excellent reference pictures there.