Im 99% sure that screw in the booster holds the pommel on!
I completely forgot that!:facepalm
Got caught up in all this speculation.
Im 99% sure that screw in the booster holds the pommel on!
The pommel cubes could also look different because they physically stick out more thus being more prone to banging against things and wear. We know the hole for the mystery chunk was originally there for wires, not a screw. From a machining perspective, it would not make sense for the cubes to be separate as the prop was cast originally as we know. If it had been machined it could make more sense for it to be multiple pieces. Hard to tell what we are actually seeing with the lighting and 40 years of wear.
As best as I can tell the video is being served at 960x540 to me - I'll take a more detailed look later to see if there are any options to get a higher resolution stream. The capture below is at the window size I happened to be viewing, so it's enlarged. It was captured when the camera stopped zooming and the saber is in its most focused state.
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I think there are hundreds of possible ways this thing could be assembled (after having been cast and cut apart/modified) and it's unlikely we'll ever know al the details unless someone spends some time with the prop in person to carefully document how it disassembles.
If you look through all the screen shots and watch the video, the lighting makes the parts all change appearance quite significantly from moment to moment. It might be just different wear on the base and upper pommel sections on either end of the large-knurled section. I'm pretty sure there's no tape there now nor was there while filming the movies.
The chances that it has the exact same reflectivity as the V3.
Having viewed the teaser video and photos/screengrabs a few times, it seems the "flat" surfaces of the pommel in front of and behind the cubes are smoother and more polished than the cubes.
Makes sense because this thing was turned on a lathe to clean it up - you can't turn the "knurls" (cubes) on the pommel.
scottjua, can you confirm/deny any tape on the bottom sections?I think if there was tape, our buddy Scott would of let us know about it.
I just think the cubes and booster is duller then the rest of the body
Do we know for a fact the V2 was cast out of aluminum? This would make sense to be if turn with the cubes being a different color
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Hamill posted this pic. Sorry if it's a repeat (I did look).
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@scottjua, can you confirm/deny any tape on the bottom sections?
NO tape...
Ok, many thanks...So now I guess we have to decide to alter the tone of the lower sections by either polishing the end cap and section above the cubes to brighten them, or dull the cubes and booster. But I do want to represent that slight change in sheen somehow...I'll figure it out...
what type of acid do you recommend.Etch the parts you want dull with an acidic bath. Also etch the parts you want to paint.