The Ultimate Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Real Vintage Parts Lightsaber Group
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DannyP91
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Says on the box it was packed in October 1962 from what i gather, Not sure if that clears it up at all?
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Where did you get your D-ring? It looks perfect.
I know the buyer of the first calculator, and that one didn't have the correct graphics on any parts.
My calculator had 7 transistors. 1 was on a separate board from the main 6. 6 had the correct graphics. It's possible they could all have completely wrong graphics, or right graphics, or be a mix.
In the calc, it's the very bottom board under the nixie tubes. So even if you get it out of the case and take detailed photos, there is no way to know for sure if the calc you get has the right parts without a complete disassembly.
So then we're back to the age old question - why did they movie people have this? They could have had a calc in the scrap pile, they could have had the board from it in the scrap pile, or it could exist in another part we haven't found yet. *I* personally haven't found anything else that uses these guys, although I certainly don't claim to be all-knowing.
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My calculator had 7 transistors. 1 was on a separate board from the main 6. 6 had the correct graphics. It's possible they could all have completely wrong graphics, or right graphics, or be a mix.
In the calc, it's the very bottom board under the nixie tubes. So even if you get it out of the case and take detailed photos, there is no way to know for sure if the calc you get has the right parts without a complete disassembly.
So then we're back to the age old question - why did they movie people have this? They could have had a calc in the scrap pile, they could have had the board from it in the scrap pile, or it could exist in another part we haven't found yet. *I* personally haven't found anything else that uses these guys, although I certainly don't claim to be all-knowing.
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Considering that you guys paid between $150 to $280 per transistor depending on which auction you guys won, it definitely is not something I would personally pay; especially since there's no way to know if these are actually what were used. But as I said, to each their own.
And I never said I’d never get these, I said I didn’t need to have bragging rights for being the first one and can wait for a more reasonable price for a set.
I could not finish my build this weekend, but since I've promised to few people already to post some pictures - here they are. I've borrowed the beat up clamp and the cold handwheel (both vintage) from my roman's so I can show a complete build. But then they'll go back on the romans as I'll use another clamp and a hot handwheel for this one. The BP is a converted male. Most of the parts I've obtained from other forum members - big thanks to everyone and I hope you'll like the end result 
And here is a quick preview with the new clamp, my new MA transistors and the hot handwheel (just loosely put together, still need a D-ring, bubbles and to attach everything permanently)
I really start to like how it looks with the red ring, so I think I might leave it on
and finally I'll add a small verso fx install with a crystal chamber and neopixel blade support ... although I'm not sure yet if the small battery that I can fit in the available space will have enough juice to power the blade
And here is a quick preview with the new clamp, my new MA transistors and the hot handwheel (just loosely put together, still need a D-ring, bubbles and to attach everything permanently)
I really start to like how it looks with the red ring, so I think I might leave it on
and finally I'll add a small verso fx install with a crystal chamber and neopixel blade support ... although I'm not sure yet if the small battery that I can fit in the available space will have enough juice to power the blade
Looking good dude!I could not finish my build this weekend, but since I've promised to few people already to post some pictures - here they are. I've borrowed the beat up clamp and the cold handwheel (both vintage) from my roman's so I can show a complete build. But then they'll go back on the romans as I'll use another clamp and a hot handwheel for this one. The BP is a converted male. Most of the parts I've obtained from other forum members - big thanks to everyone and I hope you'll like the end result
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And here is a quick preview with the new clamp, my new MA transistors and the hot handwheel (just loosely put together, still need a D-ring, bubbles and to attach everything permanently)
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I really start to like how it looks with the red ring, so I think I might leave it on
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and finally I'll add a small verso fx install with a crystal chamber and neopixel blade support ... although I'm not sure yet if the small battery that I can fit in the available space will have enough juice to power the blade
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russellsch
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Beautiful!
Thanks everyone! I'm glad you liked it!
The Tunisia "version" of the saber is my favorite. It is also closest to the original design idea I suppose. I found it interesting that the wind vane cannot fully screw into the grenade that way, which is like it appears to be also on that famous Tunisia picture.
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