baron von blondle
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Love this one! one of my absolute faves.
DL-44 FDM c96 & MGC replicas…
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Thanks!
No not as they are. The inside of my grips are designed specifically around my MGC CAD file. I believe Corellianexports makes resin direct copy of MGC grips? Those should work as a direct replacement.
Still need to tweak just a few things but it’s certainly coming along..
Got my Dagobah finalized..
Now it’s time to move onto the Muppet blaster..
Now it’s time to move onto the Muppet blaster..
I pulled some images from my 4K projector (well faux 4K) and just wanted to share. Definitely looks like the mystery disk on the hoth is some kind of cap as well as it looks like you can see that silver spacer on the inside of the mount that was mentioned a while ago. It also looks like Luke pulls the full light port blaster on yoda.. ?
From what I remember Luke carries the Full Port mauser on Dagobah except for the beginning when R2D2 falls in the swamp and he's running around with what looks like a stunt casting. For example inside Yoda's house you can see the port well and it looks like a complete circle.
That's why I'm not too keen on calling them "Luke's" and "Han's" ...
But Dagobah scenes are all shot in bad light so it could be misleading as details like the step on the port could simply be lost, especially considering that it is not in focus most of the time.
That's why I'm not too keen on calling them "Luke's" and "Han's" ...
But Dagobah scenes are all shot in bad light so it could be misleading as details like the step on the port could simply be lost, especially considering that it is not in focus most of the time.
Ya I’m fully with you there. The names at this point are more so to simply identify them specifically as there is so many variants from the OT alone but the names shouldnt be taken too literally. GK isn’t actually the killer I mean right? You had me go back and watch the yoda house scenes but I couldn’t find any good video of the blaster itself but I could have easily missed it. It’s the light reflecting I think that will be the tell even in bad lighting. But you are definitely right.. no one should make a definitive conclusion from the source material alone. Your Luke Bespin for example I think is the most accurate interpretation of the film used replica as far as colorway goes. It certainly appears on screen as all back without much weathering (if at all) on the mount itself. Great job there
Oh my! lol That’s amazing.
Great capture on the full light port. The angle on the 3/4 view makes it tough but definitely can see what ur saying.
Great capture on the full light port. The angle on the 3/4 view makes it tough but definitely can see what ur saying.
Imagine the smell in that cockpit after a long flight
Just wanted to share these photos. They are of my FDM made Obi Wan SWC sabers magically brought to life and then graciously gifted back to me by cjunco1937. He even added some weight on the inside which really takes it to another level..
Created some wall mounts for the blasters..
So m
So much goodness on that wall….
Just posted a threat specific to my FDM prop replica recreation of both the Muppet and Dagobah stunt blasters. Follow this link if you want to take a gander..
www.therpf.com
Muppet & Dagobah FDM (AKA the Stunt) Blasters
I wanted to recreate these stunt blasters from The Empire Strikes Back to be FDM printed. I also know these are both commonly referred to as either the “muppet” and/or “Dagobah” as well but honestly wasn’t sure which was which but after a little digging some details emerged to hopefully...
www.therpf.com
Here’s the only parts on that PS/RIA blaster that should be in a museum..
Vanitas
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Unfortunately, those in "the game" have no incentive to accurately represent the piece in a manner that conforms to reality. In my experience researching high-end auctions, 'restoration' practices such as that are unfortunately quite common. It's somewhat akin to a musical performance, with, let's say, Yo-Yo Ma as a guest artist with a not particularly outstanding symphony orchestra. Do you just let Yo-Yo Ma play by himself and not allow the symphony to play, or do you let them all play and at least try to evoke something that was suggestive of what was once there?
From what I have gathered there's not the greatest of intellectual justifications for these type of practices, as restorations of any kind of object of value tend to take place under the assumption of "it's going to be hard for the lay person to know what's original and what's not, so we might as well make it look whole", even if the final result ends up being a distortion of what the original once evoked.
Rationalizing along those lines, it becomes "ok" to perpetuate such practices.
If the end result looks weird, amateurish, or like a hodgepodge, that's because it is. The majority is filler, nowhere near the caliber of the original's construction, but silently understood by those in the game as merely a backdrop for showcasing the several bits that are authenticated as original. If some sections are obviously unoriginal, botched, hamfisted or even cringeworthy, well then that's unfortunate, but can be overlooked if they allow the preserved, original pieces to shine through.
The problem, however, is that it's the majority of the prop, including the most important parts; the Mauser itself and the scope mount, that are compromised; patched together; fourth fate filler, and it's only really the fringes on the periphery that showcase the original prop's true remnants. I don't mean to suggest that the end result is anywhere near as bad as the infamous restoration 'Cecelia Giménez, executed on a fresco of *****'.
That would seem cruel and insulting; however, it IS on the same continuum.
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Vanitas I fully agree with what you are saying here. Only thing I would mention is that “art” is fully subjective and a great artist can easily raise the skill level and talent of those around them. With your Yo-Yo Ma analogy they would follow his lead and you would get something special out of it I’d be willing to bet. Those around him more importantly would truly learn something special as well along the way. You always have to work wiht what you are given and maybe thats basically what you mean here. For good or bad. It’s simply unfortunate that the person who build this PS blaster falls more to the bad side of that equation. So we are left with what could have been. But it was his property at the end of the day to do with as he pleased..
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