A little update on the missing detail in the cockpit quadrant.
I happened to find this kit sitting in a store near by, and bought it (Come to think of it, it's pretty amazing that a 1975 kit (originally 1968) which contains the same parts used in the original filming miniature is still in production and is freshly in stock at a local model shop in 2018).
I measured the easily recognizable engine vents, and figured out that the Perfect Grade is very close to, if not exactly, 1:3.5 to the original 5 footer.
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Those boxes sitting in the shelves of the ILM model shop looks like the motorized edition of this kit, but the sprue containing the sledgehammer seems to be identical.
Then I took measurements of the sledgehammer, as below. The units are in millimeters.
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I think it's probable that the ILM modellers didn't bother to cut the pins off the part when they attached it to the Falcon, thus making the bar float considerably from the panel, as well as making the part prone to falling off.
I used those measurements to replace the part which I originally made based on unclear photos under the assumption that it was a piping, not a kit-bashed part.
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Honestly, I wasn't very sure if this particular part of Panther A is truly the T-shaped detail on the cockpit quadrant, having never seen a clearly distinguishable close-up.
But after executing the replacement, I do feel the resemblance to what I see in the publicity shots. Thanks again to Stuart, and to the members who have shared valuable info.
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Just for fun, I made a 1:3.5 model of the Panther A box, with respect to the fact that this is "a model of a model made from models," a phrase from this blog entry.
http://wivern.exblog.jp/27092610/
http://archive.a.la9.jp/DSC06208rs.jpg
