Some have red paint on the top. Some do not.
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R5D4
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Oh okay thanks!
The grenades were painted to designate whether they were live or practice grenades.
Some of the grenades you see now have retained some of this original paint or have lost it over time.
R5D4
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Yeah I understand. Thanks.
Peacefrog35
Sr Member
I tend to think the same about the graflex clamp. There's no proof that the word was covered in tape and the flashes had still been in use commonly only 15 or so years prior even though they were from the 40s.
I took my cap off just to see if it few on me and it just looks unfinished,even at an angle.
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Submitting an idea about the brass screw:
(Using my RP MK1 FX Replica)
Not a torx, but a flat headed brass screw that has (as a soft metal) been *stripped*?
(Or perhaps attempted to be drilled out after the fact?)
Black and white edit to help approximate
(Using my RP MK1 FX Replica)
Not a torx, but a flat headed brass screw that has (as a soft metal) been *stripped*?
(Or perhaps attempted to be drilled out after the fact?)
Black and white edit to help approximate
Roger: I could see it but it’s hard to meet spec size for Phillips through vendors like McMaster-Carr if the parameters are really tight.
Though now that I think about it, glasses hinge machine screws are often about this size using phillips
What suggests it is brass and not steel for example?
It looks like a gray/silver dot on that spot there, while the windvane has a hint of brassy / yellowish tint :
And a practical question for the build - do you drill and tap the grenade for the screw ?
I've tried to overlay the end of the grenade when I was considering this for my build but it looked that it barely catches the edge so I eventually gave up on the idea.
It looks like a gray/silver dot on that spot there, while the windvane has a hint of brassy / yellowish tint :
And a practical question for the build - do you drill and tap the grenade for the screw ?
I've tried to overlay the end of the grenade when I was considering this for my build but it looked that it barely catches the edge so I eventually gave up on the idea.
The pilot is a bit smaller than 1/16”, so in my case it was off the edge a bit. Sunk enough to grab but the pilot broke… so I tapped what I could and glued all of the two or so threads I could 
My (RP-FX) replica MK1 won’t ever be disassembled at this point but I’m glad I like how it’s coming out.
Regarding color, I believe I’ve seen it discussed elsewhere (maybe even earlier in this thread) that Master Replicas utilized a brass screw because they had photo reference at the Archives to inform that? Not sure if that was ever validated.
Considering the weatherable nature of brass it could have easily turned dark with handling patina
My (RP-FX) replica MK1 won’t ever be disassembled at this point but I’m glad I like how it’s coming out.
Regarding color, I believe I’ve seen it discussed elsewhere (maybe even earlier in this thread) that Master Replicas utilized a brass screw because they had photo reference at the Archives to inform that? Not sure if that was ever validated.
Considering the weatherable nature of brass it could have easily turned dark with handling patina
Wait ... I think I've seen this post somewhere in the forum long time ago and the guy replied that they just thought it looks cool or something
Edit: I think this was the post I'm referring to, somewhere earlier in this thread:
www.therpf.com
Edit: I think this was the post I'm referring to, somewhere earlier in this thread:
The Ultimate Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Real Vintage Parts Lightsaber Group
Shinobi cost & availablity is why I bough a Roman's & I am very impressed by how good a repro it is. I've read other threads here where folk swap out bits for 'real' parts as they become available. As you have some maybe that hybrid solution would suite you.
www.therpf.com
Peacefrog35
Sr Member
I don't think MR, even if they claimed they did, had any reference photos that we have not seen. I don't think they exist. I think the brass screw is just a theory as no definitive photos to prove it, have been known to exist.
I drilled/tapped the 1/72 brass screws on mine right into the bottom grenade ring no problem.
Thanks for that . HmmmmmmWait ... I think I've seen this post somewhere in the forum long time ago and the guy replied that they just thought it looks cool or something
Edit: I think this was the post I'm referring to, somewhere earlier in this thread:
The Ultimate Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Real Vintage Parts Lightsaber Group
Shinobi cost & availablity is why I bough a Roman's & I am very impressed by how good a repro it is. I've read other threads here where folk swap out bits for 'real' parts as they become available. As you have some maybe that hybrid solution would suite you.
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