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i was watching this video on youtube and found out some interesting facts...: -Luke's lightsaber (and Vader's) were made from the rod of the flashpan of an old camera!! -Obi's lightsaber was made from KITCHEN SINK PARTS and a HAND GRENADE! -Stormies' guns were slightly modified old german machine guns! I dont know about you guys, but this is news to me lol...talk about low Budget movies!! (BTW lukes original lightsaber costs around 1000 dollars on ebay) heres the link: The REAL Lightsaber
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I don't know how slightly modified German machine guns are ghetto...sounds pretty awesome to me
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Actually it was the British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, but Han's DL-44 was made from a German Mauser pistol.
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ARCTrooper-A79 wrote:Actually it was the British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, but Han's DL-44 was made from a German Mauser pistol.  Ahhhhh, you beat me to it ARC Trooper.  I had heard about that in a behind the scenes show on Spike.  Thought that was a cool little known fact. I'm kind of a military history buff.
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@ luke hates thrawn: i meant by ghetto that the movie was a such a low budget movie they didnt have enough money to custom make one of the most famous guns known in movies.  i think that's hilarious though i must say that the hand-grenade part of obi's ligtsaber in episode IV is pretty cool...i mean, if obi has no choice, just chuck his lightsaber and BOOM! 
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I was excited when they were talking about how Luke's lightsaber was just a camera part, and figured I could pick it up online for cheap, but $1,000 certainly does not qualify as cheap, lol. I think I'll be going the sink drain route, a la Obi-Wan. =P
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Demosthenes wrote:I was excited when they were talking about how Luke's lightsaber was just a camera part, and figured I could pick it up online for cheap, but $1,000 certainly does not qualify as cheap, lol. I think I'll be going the sink drain route, a la Obi-Wan. =P ah, but where will you get the hand-grenade to make the hilt?  theres a bunch of garage sales near where i live...with lots of antique stuff...lets hope for old camera parts... 
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I actually had the camera rod and flash rod that was very similar to the one Lucas used. I was working on a house and saw it in the trash. this was almost 10 years ago. Like a dummy , I gave it to my buddy who was really into Star Wars. He said he wanted to make the lightsaber like the original. I liked SW at the time but wasn't into collecting. WHAT A DUMMY! It's sitten up in his attic collecting dust. I swear i feel like being an Indian giver and asking for it back. It's really awesome looking. I will take pictures of it if I get the Guts to ask for it back!
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qvos wrote:I actually had the camera rod and flash rod that was very similar to the one Lucas used. I was working on a house and saw it in the trash. this was almost 10 years ago. Like a dummy , I gave it to my buddy who was really into Star Wars. He said he wanted to make the lightsaber like the original. I liked SW at the time but wasn't into collecting. WHAT A DUMMY! It's sitten up in his attic collecting dust. I swear i feel like being an Indian giver and asking for it back. It's really awesome looking. I will take pictures of it if I get the Guts to ask for it back! lol thats pretty funny (sorry though lol)...if i ever find a camera/flash rod at a garage sale... 
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ARCTrooper-A79 wrote:Actually it was the British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, but Han's DL-44 was made from a German Mauser pistol. The OP wasn't entirely wrong though. The T-21 Light Repeating Blaster is in fact a modified German MG-34. Also, I'm not sure, but I think the E-WEB blaster is a modified MG-42, but don't quote me on that.
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creme_brule wrote:qvos wrote:I actually had the camera rod and flash rod that was very similar to the one Lucas used. I was working on a house and saw it in the trash. this was almost 10 years ago. Like a dummy , I gave it to my buddy who was really into Star Wars. He said he wanted to make the lightsaber like the original. I liked SW at the time but wasn't into collecting. WHAT A DUMMY! It's sitten up in his attic collecting dust. I swear i feel like being an Indian giver and asking for it back. It's really awesome looking. I will take pictures of it if I get the Guts to ask for it back! lol thats pretty funny (sorry though lol)...if i ever find a camera/flash rod at a garage sale... He's on vacation...I'm watchin the House.... Maybe I don't need to ask.HAHAha
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ARCTrooper-A79 wrote:Actually it was the British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, but Han's DL-44 was made from a German Mauser pistol. I recognized the Mauser as soon as I saw it, all they did was put a cap on the barrel and didnt put a magazine in it.
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qvos wrote:creme_brule wrote:qvos wrote:I actually had the camera rod and flash rod that was very similar to the one Lucas used. I was working on a house and saw it in the trash. this was almost 10 years ago. Like a dummy , I gave it to my buddy who was really into Star Wars. He said he wanted to make the lightsaber like the original. I liked SW at the time but wasn't into collecting. WHAT A DUMMY! It's sitten up in his attic collecting dust. I swear i feel like being an Indian giver and asking for it back. It's really awesome looking. I will take pictures of it if I get the Guts to ask for it back! lol thats pretty funny (sorry though lol)...if i ever find a camera/flash rod at a garage sale... He's on vacation...I'm watchin the House.... Maybe I don't need to ask.HAHAha lol you gotta take pics of that lightsaber...
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wannabe mexican wrote:ARCTrooper-A79 wrote:Actually it was the British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, but Han's DL-44 was made from a German Mauser pistol. The OP wasn't entirely wrong though. The T-21 Light Repeating Blaster is in fact a modified German MG-34. Also, I'm not sure, but I think the E-WEB blaster is a modified MG-42, but don't quote me on that. The MG34 and the MG42 are aesthetically the same thing. I don't believe the E-Web was specifically based on anything.
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creme_brule wrote:Demosthenes wrote:I was excited when they were talking about how Luke's lightsaber was just a camera part, and figured I could pick it up online for cheap, but $1,000 certainly does not qualify as cheap, lol. I think I'll be going the sink drain route, a la Obi-Wan. =P ah, but where will you get the hand-grenade to make the hilt? theres a bunch of garage sales near where i live...with lots of antique stuff...lets hope for old camera parts... You might be able to find a deactivated one at a surplus store. I live near a base, so I can get a whole bunch of cool stuff. I actually know an Ex-IDF guy that has a cell phone jammer for sale.
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defender390 wrote:[quote=creme_brule]
You might be able to find a deactivated one at a surplus store. I live near a base, so I can get a whole bunch of cool stuff. I actually know an Ex-IDF guy that has a cell phone jammer for sale. Agree with the jamming device idea. The gadget can actually be practical if used properly. www jammerfromchina .com /categories/Remote_Control_Jammers/ rf signal jammermod edit: very odd thread necro... broke up link, locking thread
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