Years ago when I was making this saber for myself, the closest thing I ever found was a tire valve just like this, only it was missing that inner taper. This looks right to me! May have to make myself a new one!
Ah! Right you are, Roy.Hi Drew, great find!
It looks almost perfect, but not completely perfect. I think the inner bevel is slightly smaller as you can see on this picture:
I picked one up today to set aside for a future build. Thank you for the heads up, Drew!
A (not so) quick comparison photo. I was trying to match the inner bevel to see how closely the rest of the dome would match up.
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(I used PureRef to hold the original photo in a transparent overlay over my camera's live view fed into OBS Studio over HDMI using an Elgato capture card. I think with a bit of practice it will be an excellent method for getting comparison shots, so I mention it. The software is pay what you like and free, respectively.)
I found this tire valve at the local Napa Auto Parts -- Item 90-438, online at https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NTH90438 -- and I think it matches the prop's geometry pretty well. Thoughts?
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Look at you casually dropping ultra rare ROTJ promo pics showing the ESB hero on Vader’s belt!
Thats the whole point! Lol I want to debunk the Graflex being the hero as some still believe it. It was nothing but BS from Master Replicas in order to sell another hilt.
Actually the stunt saber is the one that got the most screen time in ROTJ; similar to that of the V2. It's not the hero, but for some, it will be "the" hilt to have.