Has the saber at the end when Rey holds it out been identified? Is it the Mas or the Finn hero with the turned down glass eye?
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I think its the Finn/Rey version. http://graflexbank.com/viigallery.html
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Has the saber at the end when Rey holds it out been identified? Is it the Mas or the Finn hero with the turned down glass eye?
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I think its the Finn/Rey version. http://graflexbank.com/viigallery.html
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Hey guys, i was keeping up with this thread for some time awhile ago but missed quite a bit over the last couple of months.
Anyhow, i was just wondering if there was anu consensus regarding the grip screws/rivets on the screen used saber?
I took a ride over to Disney's launch bay over the weekend and I can definitely confirm that the saber on display does have the star shaped slot screws...but dont know if this translates to the screen used saber as well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...2-F59B-441D-8BDD-21841E5A7E2E_zpsm4xrxfvu.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...4-581A-4590-A47F-492B7DFEC2CD_zpsswwlwqvm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...3-F509-46FC-A048-4B76E2EF5717_zpsku2qbkix.jpg
Just for fun (on a very sad day) I tried to match the light of Maz Kanatas castle and took some photos of my Graflex.
The clamp cover on my clamp has cut grooves. I think it looks pretty good, but it's no perfect match to the one on screen. I don't know whether that is because the lighting is different or whether mine is a bit thicker or they used a stamped one in the movie. I'm happy with it, though...
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Here is another one that is much closer. The look of the grooves varies vastly, depending on the lighting.
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What's the thread pattern on the slotted screw above the glass eye? I got my adapter and blade plug in yesterday, and would like to set the plug temporarily until my replica flash arrives next month.
Thinking of an idealized (aka frankenstein) saber myself. ANH glass eye & tabbed red button, ESB clamp card, grip size/positions, ESB Kobold/ring, TFA screws in grips (6-lobed torx/torx+ or 5-lobed "penta-lobed" style). Now I'm just trying to decide whether I cover up the Graflex logo on the clamp or not.
Unfortunately I'm not sure my OCD would be satisfied with a less than accurate representation of the saber. Still... it is tempting.
My intention has been to have only a single "Luke" Graflex saber and the first plan was straight-up ESB with two red buttons, no tab, six grips, etc. But now looking at what's been changed/done for TFA, part of me wants that little ANH character/homage there as well. I can't bring myself to cover up the entire clamp on Roman's excellent replica, so at most it's a choice of whether to use some mylar or similar metallized tape to cover only the logo. I don't intend to cover the bottom on this saber nor the ROTJ Vader I plan to use the second Graflex replica for.
Anyhow, i was just wondering if there was anu consensus regarding the grip screws/rivets on the screen used saber?
Using a grip width of 13mm for reference, it looks like T-9 Torx drive flat head (non-countersink, aka wafer head) screws with a 6mm head diameter (maybe M3 threads). Hard disk drive screws are close at just under 5.5mm head diameter (might be these if the grips are narrower than 13mm)