sskunky
Sr Member
Hey Dave,Good point. Strictly speaking the part has not yet been positively identified. When I first joined the RPF the common thought was that it was a plug from a scuba regulator but, so far, no one has found one that is an exact match (I have a few left from my own attempts to find one, lol). Then, a few years later, -- it may have been Marcus who posted the idea, I don't remember-- a metal valve stem was discovered that was a much closer match to anything we'd seen before. It wasn't identical but it was very, very, close so the current thinking is in favor of the valve stem.
Although I haven't been able to find one that matches yet my own suspicion is that it might be a Michell turntable part. Michell parts are all over ANH/ESB and the same/similar part shows up on the back of the AT-AT helmets.
So the tyre valve is as good a guess as any at the moment -- I'm building mine to where it can be removed in case we ever nail the part down.
Dave
I actually own a transcriptors Michell engineering Turntable. I’ll have a look. But I’m not sure it’s on there. I know a lot of Parts were used in Star Wars.
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