CommanderZel Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/PropStore/photos/a.1009003935799606.1073741990.104664682900207/1009566675743332/?type=1 This isn't E-Bay, but a page I follow on Facebook posted this today and it looks to me like a fake "screen-used" blaster because of the muzzle, rear sight, and power cylinders. As far as I know, all screen-used blasters had their power cylinders removed to be recycled. This wouldn't be a problem if they weren't selling it for $30,000. Anybody with more knowledge of the E-11 have other info on this? Quote
usaeatt2 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Posted July 31, 2015 Hmmm... It's a Bapty (solid aluminum rear body - look at the rear sight), it has Master Replicas T-Track (reshaped and not screen accurate), the muzzle looks wrong (missing smaller diameter bayonet mounting cylinder at the front), the counter looks crooked and the power cylinders are lacking detail (missing cylinder wings and maybe more). There may be more wrong, but this is what I can see in the single picture on FB. If somebody can afford this questionable prop, I'll offer to make it screen accurate for another $10,000. I'll even include a certificate of authenticity for my work... 3 Quote
CommanderZel Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Posted July 31, 2015 That's kind of what I thought. I'd picked up on a few of those details, but I just ignored the power cylinders because to my knowledge they shouldn't be there on a screen-used blaster. It's my understanding that all the screen-used blasters had their power cylinders removed after the production was completed. At any rate, I just don't want someone to get conned like this. Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted August 1, 2015 Report Posted August 1, 2015 The only blasters in ANH that were labelled as "hero" blasters were the actual blank firing weapons which this clearly is not. Yet another example of sellers on Ebay that will say anything to get someone to open their wallet or swipe that card Quote
Felice Posted August 3, 2015 Report Posted August 3, 2015 Next time i will selling my Bapty blaster......just an idea:-) Quote
Locitus[Admin] Posted August 3, 2015 Report Posted August 3, 2015 Nothing wrong with retro-fitting power cylinders to a production made bapty. If you can't identify it on screen it's near impossible to restore it to whatever condition it was in on screen. Ergo, "might as well make it look cool instead". Quote
CommanderZel Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Posted August 3, 2015 What exactly is a Bapty? Is it something that was actually used in production or is it a fan-made sort of thing? I've seen the name get tossed around here and there, but I've never known exactly what it means. Quote
MClass Posted August 3, 2015 Report Posted August 3, 2015 Bapty & Co. are armorers in the UK who supplied weapons for ANH & ESB. Quote
CommanderZel Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Posted August 3, 2015 Thanks, I was able to find some info about them as "Tunisia Blasters" used in the Tatooine scenes. Quote
Locitus[Admin] Posted August 3, 2015 Report Posted August 3, 2015 Technically speaking all blasters used in anh are baptys. But generally speaking we're talking about the deactivated ones made for export to Tunisia to allow them to film as "baptys". Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote
CommanderZel Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Posted August 3, 2015 Interesting. See, I was coming at this without the knowledge that this particular version of the blaster was anything special. The more you know, I guess! Quote
Felice Posted August 4, 2015 Report Posted August 4, 2015 If you have a FB account you can find our 'First unofficial Bapty Tunisia Club". And in the mepd.net you will find some build threads. Quote
CommanderZel Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Posted August 4, 2015 Yeah, I found that yesterday. That's really all the information I could find on it without looking through other detachment forums Quote
jkno Posted August 5, 2015 Report Posted August 5, 2015 For such an expensive item and they went with MR T-tracks? Quote
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