Obi-1
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Post by Obi-1 on Jan 14, 2006 14:23:31 GMT -5
I was watching the special features on the ROTS DVD and I noticed that they made some stunt sabers out of a soft rubber. Anyone think this would be a good saber for carrying around to the conventions and what not. Thoughts?
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Solinbeb Newau
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Post by Solinbeb Newau on Jan 14, 2006 23:30:03 GMT -5
If you can chrome plate like the stunt sabers they were making, it shouldn't be that bad.
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Don Solo
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Post by Don Solo on Jan 14, 2006 23:55:45 GMT -5
If it was solid rubber, then it might be heavier than some hardware sabers or the professionaly done customs...
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Obi-1
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Post by Obi-1 on Jan 15, 2006 0:07:19 GMT -5
Very interesting, I did not think about weight issues. I suppose on the set they had hilts for every needed situation and the rubber ones were probably to just keep the actors safe then.
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Post by Primrodo on Jan 15, 2006 2:11:56 GMT -5
Yeah especially from rolling around.
Also with rubber you usually have to cast a master as well, its pretty expensive...
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Jan 15, 2006 6:56:01 GMT -5
I'm just thinking why would you want to? At a convention, you'd want to look your best, and chances are a rubber saber would just look like a toy or at best a PVC saber, surely you'd want to be carrying a metal saber that actually looked real?
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Jan 17, 2006 4:09:00 GMT -5
From what I saw the sabers looked pretty real, I didn't know till he bent it
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Post by Primrodo on Jan 17, 2006 8:24:59 GMT -5
Yeah thats because they chrome plated it...another expensive production. Its not a horrible idea, but the costs to get a master saber made to cast and then cast in rubber and then chrome plate you are looking at a few hundred dollars easy.
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Post by Seda Navilli on Jan 17, 2006 8:50:31 GMT -5
Plus its not like that sort of thing is readily available. You can't exactly go down to your local shopping mall for rubber casting and chrome plating...
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Post by Tobbok Nassias on Jan 17, 2006 21:29:27 GMT -5
Ah, no need for pricy chrome plating...say hello to my little friend: Aluminum Tape; looks like polished steel, available at your local hardware store, and costs about $4 for a 10' roll. Best of all, completely flexable.
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Post by Tobbok Nassias on Jan 17, 2006 21:31:53 GMT -5
Oh, though, I wouldn't want to take a rubber saber to a convention...it really is much heavier than the conventional lightsaber. I would reserve the rubber for fan film stunts and cheap (relatively) display models.
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Post by jedi12 on Jan 17, 2006 21:45:18 GMT -5
I know this isn't on the subject but does anone know what thread it is that was talking about lightsaber grips and had a pic of a handle off of a motor cycle or something I am trying to find it.
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Post by Primrodo on Jan 17, 2006 22:17:41 GMT -5
There was no movie saber that did...or you looking for someones custom?
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Post by jedi12 on Jan 17, 2006 22:37:31 GMT -5
yes it was on the message board somewhere
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Jan 21, 2006 7:27:22 GMT -5
Yeah I know they plated it....up till that point I hadn't
I guess it all depenmds what you have at your disposel and whatcha want
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