The glass eye would normally be on the Graflex? Is this a found item, or can you only get custom made ones???
Whats the piece on the Vader ROTJ saber where...
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Pastor Jedi
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I think it is a custom piece or some sort of thumbscrew. It does not look like the glass eye and in the original it doesn't look like it is even threaded like the glass eye, but inserted in the hole.
Darth Detroit
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Kenny makes one where it screws into the the existing socket hole. But yes, from what I can rememebr about the MOM tour one, it looked like it was epoxied in place and not threaded in.
who is kenny???
franz bolo
Sr Member
Do a search for "elvis trooper"
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I think what the actual piece is is still up for debate. The best suggestion I've seen for a found item is from a few years ago. Someone found a metal valve stem that looked extremely close to what they used on the saber. I used to have one when I had my Vader ROTJ and it worked like a dream. I see them on eBay from time to time.
Cheers,
Dave C
Cheers,
Dave C
Pastor Jedi
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Kenny calls himself the "Elvis Trooper." He did a lot of good work on developing parts for the Vader ROTJ saber. His parts are well done but a little pricy. He's a nice guy. I got my original parts from him. He doesn't sell parts much anymore though. Here's a link http://www.elvistrooper.com/dvkit.htm
Pastor Jedi
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Have any pictures of what you had? Any links or where to get one?
like this?:
like this?:
Yes, sir! That's exactly the kind of stem I had. One of the things that, to me, really locked this piece (or something similar) in as being what they would have used is a few pics I've seen of the real prop which suggest that the underside of that part is not solid but hollowed out--just like on the valve stem I had. If you were going to custom make the part why would you include such a detail? All of this is still conjecture, I think, but it's the best solution anyone's come up with to my knowledge.
Dave
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Pastor Jedi
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like this?:
That's cool looking. What is it? does it come apart?
I'm not sure - I did a google image search for "metal stem valve", and thats what I found - wondering if this is what they meant...
It's a valve stem for your tires (the part where you attach the air hose when you fill them up). Some guys like to have custom chrome parts for their rims rather than the good ol' rubber cheapies. The flat round part which we see on the Vader saber is the part that holds it in place from inside the rim. The other parts unscrew and leave the stem and the flat bit (don't know what the name for that part is).
Cheers,
Dave
Cheers,
Dave
Pastor Jedi
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Cool, thanks!
Just took a trip to Auto Zone - didnt find any. However, I just bought one cheap from ebay - but it looks like it may a little too small... I guess we'll see when it shows up...
Pastor Jedi
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Eureka!! Here is the chrome plated part I got today at the auto parts store that I attached to my Vader saber. It was interesting to install, but it looks great and I think just like the original.
http://i24.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/bf/ab/1654_3.JPG
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/bf/ab/2383_3.JPG
http://i13.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/bf/ab/2a5d_3.JPG
Pastor Jedi
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I'll email you a link.
