Do we know who built Obi-Wan's saber?
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That looks about right. I'm on the flip side now.
Trying to find it for you.
You can see the threads of the neck here, just like teecrooz's mock-up with the flipped grenade.
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Also made by Shimwell Alexander and G.E.C. Mouse Vader 
And the other one in those pics is a Siebe Gorman diving torch... a bit of a collectors item already it seems
And the other one in those pics is a Siebe Gorman diving torch... a bit of a collectors item already it seems
There is no chamfer at the top of the grenade, if it is flipped ( I believe it is,) then they would need a different assembly style. It would be difficult to get screws through the clamp into the chamfer. Is it possible it was a slight different grenade??? I hat tp muddy the waters, so to speak. I'm just trying to think about how it would be assembled in this style.
I don't follow you. What screws? The through rod assembly works no matter which way the frag body is flipped.
Your chronicles build is missing the the cotter pins. Trash replica. Send it to me and I will dispose of it for you.
He’s talking about the tiny screws in the clamp that go into the grenade as seen in the Chronicles and Mechanismo pics.
He's talking about the 2X tiny brass screws in the clamp screwed into the grenade.
I've seen the photo posted above lots of times over years but not quite that high-res with that sharp of detail. I could never see the grenade reversed before and I certainly could not see the base/threads of the neck in that photo before but both are obvious in that photo.
It appears that in Tunsia the saber was either configured with the grenade frags and handwheel cubes flipped from the Deathstar and post-production configuration, or it's a different saber altogether. No idea if the post-production saber is the same saber re-built after Tunsia or a different one.
The screws and wires do not appear to be on any version of the Tunsia saber or the Deathstar saber, those appear to be a repair/modification made after filming unless more/better photos are made available. So the screws and wires would not be on the Tunsia saber anyway.
I've seen the photo posted above lots of times over years but not quite that high-res with that sharp of detail. I could never see the grenade reversed before and I certainly could not see the base/threads of the neck in that photo before but both are obvious in that photo.
It appears that in Tunsia the saber was either configured with the grenade frags and handwheel cubes flipped from the Deathstar and post-production configuration, or it's a different saber altogether. No idea if the post-production saber is the same saber re-built after Tunsia or a different one.
The screws and wires do not appear to be on any version of the Tunsia saber or the Deathstar saber, those appear to be a repair/modification made after filming unless more/better photos are made available. So the screws and wires would not be on the Tunsia saber anyway.
I was under the understanding that all that extra junk on the saber was post production add ons not present on the saber during shooting.
It’s theoretical based on what reference we have available. I’ve learned to not make definitive statements regarding props, since new information pops up from time to time.
That wasn't a definitive statement. There is no evidence of those extra greebs on the screen used saber. Definitely dont see those screws on the Tunisia.
I've personally become more cautions with making definitive statements myself, new images seems to trickle out every few years.
I can say I've poured over every pic/photo/image I have access to and I've never been able to see the wires/screws on the screen-used saber anywhere in the movie or during filming. If they are there, I don't see it and can't verify it, but I'm happy for proof either way in the future.
I've said it many, many times over the years, I'm a very small fish in a big RPF pond. I know there are probably super-secret backdoor clubs that I'm not a part of/not invited/not wanted where better, more high res, never seen publicly before photos are probably provided/exchanged and some people probably know much more and can't/won't say, but that's just my speculation. Someday maybe we'll get lucky and more info will come out about this saber so we can improve our builds.
I can say I've poured over every pic/photo/image I have access to and I've never been able to see the wires/screws on the screen-used saber anywhere in the movie or during filming. If they are there, I don't see it and can't verify it, but I'm happy for proof either way in the future.
I've said it many, many times over the years, I'm a very small fish in a big RPF pond. I know there are probably super-secret backdoor clubs that I'm not a part of/not invited/not wanted where better, more high res, never seen publicly before photos are probably provided/exchanged and some people probably know much more and can't/won't say, but that's just my speculation. Someday maybe we'll get lucky and more info will come out about this saber so we can improve our builds.
I didn’t mean to imply that you did make a definitive statement, my second sentence was meant as a qualifier for my first. Meaning I believe it to be theoretical because I’ve been burned by new information before. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence like the new tiny rivets between the grips of the ANH Luke saber that were recently discovered.
That's another thing I would love confirmation of-- was there more than one belt-hanger, or was it just reworked as production went on? Law of props says there would be multiples, so I lean in that direction. But it does seems as though there was only one hero graflex, so who knows.
Obviously there were more stunt versions of OWK's saber than any other.
We know from the Stormtrooper blasters used in Tunsia that they had some strict laws about bringing weapons into their country. Since the Tunsia shots were filmed first, I've wondered if the saber parts were brought, assembled on-site, taken apart, and re-assembeled back in the UK and possible different versions of the same parts were swapped for some (?) reason.
Because of the sand in Tunsia, it's possible the saber was taken apart in the UK and cleaned and wasn't re-assembled the same way.
Because of the sand in Tunsia, it's possible the saber was taken apart in the UK and cleaned and wasn't re-assembled the same way.
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