Roterteufel
New Member
Nice saber. Still waiting on my ordered parts to start with my first build.
Obi ANH Sabers: What do you have?
- Thread starter Tan Djarka
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Man, how do you follow an all original-parts saber?
With a replica!
Just finished assembling the thing last night from parts collected over the last couple years. All Russ' parts, weathered by good ol' nature: wind, earth, air, fire, water, Easy-Off. The only use of paint was on the grenade but just to get it black.
I based the assembly off of the Tunisia, Death Star, and Chronicles photos, but above all, I used James Kenobi's all-real parts saber as the biggest reference. I wanted mine to look just as good as that.
I can die happy, now.
With a replica!
Just finished assembling the thing last night from parts collected over the last couple years. All Russ' parts, weathered by good ol' nature: wind, earth, air, fire, water, Easy-Off. The only use of paint was on the grenade but just to get it black.
I based the assembly off of the Tunisia, Death Star, and Chronicles photos, but above all, I used James Kenobi's all-real parts saber as the biggest reference. I wanted mine to look just as good as that.
I can die happy, now.
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sdhlaw1701
Well-Known Member
WOW!! Now That's a saber!! Beautiful!
That's looks killer, absolutely perfect. Fantastic job.
When i mentioned a groove I was referring to the inside piece, I wasn't too clean about that. On the replicas you have the outer 'sleeve' and the inside piece with the 16 Holes on it. On that inner piece is the small groove, under the 16 Holes, ill add a picture tomorrow to show what I mean.
-Mili
-Mili
redfive
New Member
SEXYTIME!! Love the Grenade weathering! Can't wait to **** up my second Obi!
Grüße
Andreas
That saber is incredible :O I'm blown away
I meant this groove in my post before. It seems to me if an original did not come apart it would be impossible to really tell that groove was there and to dimension it properly. It fits the look and all, but if a real balance pipe didn't come apart then is this groove under the ring of holes really accurate?
-Mili
I meant this groove in my post before. It seems to me if an original did not come apart it would be impossible to really tell that groove was there and to dimension it properly. It fits the look and all, but if a real balance pipe didn't come apart then is this groove under the ring of holes really accurate?
-Mili
Andymac84
Sr Member
Awesome aging indeed:thumbsup
Here's my 2nd one after I've decided to sell my Russrep/Romans saber. I got this from Serenity (Charlie), mainly I've moved him to sell his 2nd saber to me
The Tunisia saber with the black grenade and dark emitter. It is built of some authentic parts and replicated:
Bronze Cast from Real No. 3 Mk 1 Rifle Grenade
Real correct Armitage Shanks handwheel, complete with the REG DES lettering on the bottom ring
Real Graflex flash clamp
Real Texas Instruments Exactra strip
Real Motorola TO-99 transistors
Russrep booster
Last run Roman's emitter (from Kurtyboys collection)
Custom adapter/spacer
In the near future I'll replace the alu booster with a steel one.
Here's my 2nd one after I've decided to sell my Russrep/Romans saber. I got this from Serenity (Charlie), mainly I've moved him to sell his 2nd saber to me
The Tunisia saber with the black grenade and dark emitter. It is built of some authentic parts and replicated:
Bronze Cast from Real No. 3 Mk 1 Rifle Grenade
Real correct Armitage Shanks handwheel, complete with the REG DES lettering on the bottom ring
Real Graflex flash clamp
Real Texas Instruments Exactra strip
Real Motorola TO-99 transistors
Russrep booster
Last run Roman's emitter (from Kurtyboys collection)
Custom adapter/spacer
In the near future I'll replace the alu booster with a steel one.
ObiShane
Active Member
I know I'm a little late to the party but I had to ask you something about your coupler for mating the booster and grenade. After signing up for Russ's run this year I've been trying to come up with a method for mating these two pieces to allow for the electronics install and a piece similar to yours is what I have decided to go with. Russ has told me he would get back to me about the thread size and pitch of his grenades after I asked him some weeks back. One of the changes I would go with on the coupler would be to machine a different surface other than flat and smooth. something more akin to the booster itself but not as extreme. This way venting sound wouldn't be a problem and you wouldn't have to drill holes anywhere that would ruin the aesthetics. I was wondering if you might want to share the thread size and pitches of your coupler. Heck, if you have one for sale I might be interested in picking one up. It looks as if the one you have in the picture is for mating a Parks Grenade and a Romans Booster. Unsure if Russ, Parks and Romans uses the same thread sizing on their parts to be honest, do you know?
BTW, great work on the Russ V2 you did, I like your work. Mines still on display currently.
-Shane
hi,lots of variations allgrenades and boosters are different.
Here,on mines,it's a custom thread I choosed.
however it can be possible to make a custom coupler for russ parts.
If you want,and if you didn't receive russ boster yet,you cn ask him to ship to me.
already have some russ grenades here,and a already weathered and modified parks too if you want.
you can contact using my signature,it's my facebook page.
Here,on mines,it's a custom thread I choosed.
however it can be possible to make a custom coupler for russ parts.
If you want,and if you didn't receive russ boster yet,you cn ask him to ship to me.
already have some russ grenades here,and a already weathered and modified parks too if you want.
you can contact using my signature,it's my facebook page.
ObiShane
Active Member
Excellent and thanks for the fast reply. I have my Russ Grenade from this years run, but not the steel booster yet. I see you are as well on the Booster list for a plain steel one like myself and we are both currently waiting for the run to start. Since you will be getting one as well maybe you can just use that for the thread and size information. I would like to talk some ideas over with you and will be contacting you on your facebook page.
A weathered parks you say, I have a friend who might be interested in that. maybe even me, pending pics and a price
Talk to you soon.
The groove was there on the orignal
:eek ahhh wahoo!
scottjua
Master Member
Where do you get all your money?:lol
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