Saber grip

[Marv]

I have just pretty much finished knocking up my first set of grips for my Graflex. I've made them a nice trapezoid shape using the measurements shown below (these were taken from a thread by GINO in the RPF, Page 9 http://www.therpf.co...510/index9.html)

 

ANH Luke and ANH Vader:

Grip length: 3 9/16"

Angled ends: On top of center ridge, make a pencil mark 1/8" from end to designate where the angle should stop

 

However, I was reading an extract from the book the Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith where the original sabers were requested from the Lucas archives, and the saber shown clearly has rounded edges:

 

Does anyone have any other reference material that shows another version of the ANH saber with the trapezoid ends, or a take on this? Kind of in limbo as to whether to go down the route of starting again with these (before I attach them) or to go with what I have.

[TK_LEPER]

Everything that I've seen on actual props for Luke's ANH saber, has had the rounded ends.

 

 

Edited August 26, 2011 by TK 4702

[TK_LEPER]

Just slightly off subject, I picked up one of these recently.

 

[TrooperVenger]

An old school, light up calculator?

[Locitus[Admin]]

Bubbles inside display are used on the Luke lightsabre grip if I recall correctly.

[Marv]

Just slightly off subject, I picked up one of these recently.

 

 

Was that an eBay find?

[Marv]

Everything that I've seen on actual props for Luke's ANH saber, has had the rounded ends.

 

 

 

I'd seen that first picture before but couldn't determine if they were rounded or trapezoid, the others though are great.

[Marv]

Again slightly unrelated but I won this yesterday, hoping to make a nice diorama with my E-11, MR Helmet and what will be my canon saber.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=220834874625

I'd like to be able to display it like they someone was in the middle of changing, if that makes sense.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Marv

[Lichtbringer]

 

I'd seen that first picture before but couldn't determine if they were rounded or trapezoid, the others though are great.

 

The first one, with the saber in front of the shoe, has trapezoidal cuts.

 

At best pics can be used that were made while filming, sometimes the shortly later made promo-pics are "OK", too. But every later pic with parts on display has to be taken with a serious grain of salt - to much was "rebuild" when they needed pieces to show, after the movies became more and more famous.

[Marv]

Thanks for all the feedback guys, I've now gone and started on a new set. I'm going to go for the rounded ends.

[Lichtbringer]

I used your T-track yesterday to make the grips of my Luke ANH Saber.

 

 

But i went for the angled screenused-style.

[Marv]

Thats sweet what did you use to bond the grip?

[Marv]

My Kobold arrived too.

And this is how I got it:

And I simply love the message I found inside...says it all

[Lichtbringer]

Thats sweet what did you use to bond the grip?

 

I used thin double sided tape for carpets (quality brand, not the noname stuff from the dollar-store), 87mm long and around 6mm wide on each track.

[Lichtbringer]

My Kobold arrived too.

 

 

Sweeeet.

 

That´s the parts that come with mine:

 

 

 

 

Thank god the needed, but nearly always missing, disc was included, too

 

 

And cause i wanted to have a function in it, i made a flashlight from it

 

 

A small vid:

 

Edited August 31, 2011 by Lichtbringer

[Marv]

Was the camera mount standard, with the screw? Was unsure if this was an accessory and as to why these are often not found. Unfortunately mine didn't come with the mount

[Marv]

 

I used thin double sided tape for carpets (quality brand, not the noname stuff from the dollar-store), 87mm long and around 6mm wide on each track.

 

Cool thanks for the heads up on this, I like this approach more than having to go down the route of using an epoxy etc. Do you get any creep doing this though?

[Lichtbringer]

Was the camera mount standard, with the screw? Was unsure if this was an accessory and as to why these are often not found. Unfortunately mine didn't come with the mount

 

Sorry, no idea. Maybe they were sold with varying equipment, for different camera brands/types?

[Lichtbringer]

 

Cool thanks for the heads up on this, I like this approach more than having to go down the route of using an epoxy etc. Do you get any creep doing this though?

 

I tried the tape intentionally to arrange the track, and then i had planned to a very impolite person on after the other, and glue them again with epoxy or CA (hadn´t decided yet). That way i thought it would be easier to arrange them befor final gluing. And later on it would be easiert to epoxy them in place, too, just set each in the middle of two already adjusted tracks, one after another.

 

But when ready i noticed it worked like a charm, and it has enough stability to handle it - so i left it that way. (Just a reminder - off course i cleaned all surfaces of the tracks and the saber with Isopropanol to get a good sticking effect with the tape, uncleaned surfaces may cause problems over time)

[Marv]

Thanks Michael your a star.

[Marv]

 

Sorry, no idea. Maybe they were sold with varying equipment, for different camera brands/types?

 

I went back to the guy I brought mine from, he told me the one I purchased never had the arm whilst he had it (shame), but never mind.

[TK_LEPER]

Hey John,

 

Here's some snapshots of my custom built saber hilts

 

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2011 by TK 4702

[Marv]

They look nice Jesse, the Kenobi saber does that have sound (grating/drill holes at the bottom)?