ESB EE3 Breach Greeblie(s).

and consider my top picture of my Webley and Pulley Front half. There is a small 'pin' just to the left of it that is far enough away that it should be visible in any one of a number of these shots if the pulley front half were the piece used but it can't be seen in any of them. Then consider the second of my shots where the Timing gear is used, it's so much closer that the pin in right on the cusp and in it's shadow. Any slight deviation from a straight view or a view from the rear and it wold be totally obscured.

Not sure if it makes a difference to price (it will to availability) but the modern Revell Visible V8 has connecting rods, pulley front half and the Timing Gear that are identical to the 1977 model. There are differences but those pieces are the same, I think they even have the same part numbers in the different kits.

yea, theres a hobby shop a few blocks away from me that carries it. Its 59.99. I may just get it!

Can't see the teeth there either.

Looking at that convinces me more.

yup. me as well
 
This is a very exciting thread! Despite having bought and epoxied what very well may be proven as an inaccurate part, this is pretty cool :)
 
I think the third "no connecting rod" pic also is a stong argument for the part. Like fettered said, and i see it in this pic as well, the curved slot holes seem to be there and filled in. I may really go buy this model sooner rather than later and make myself a set!
 
Make some copies too, Lou!

I'm agreeing 100% with the pulley wheel being too small. I thought so myself while building my kit and looking at the high res. pictures for the right positioning. This timer wheel looks like a very good match, even if they teeth of it isn't clearly visible. That could easily have been sanded away, or they are just too small to show up in the pictures.
 
Haha of course i would if we agreed its a better alternative to the pulley wheel. Which its looking like we are. intwenothor, i really think ya found somethin bud!
 
Hmmm, looking at 'no connecting rod three' I believe that based on the size of that disc then the teeth cannot be removed or filed down, were that to happen then the disc would be too small again. Perhaps if the sausage holes are filled in then so are the gaps between teeth.
 
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I've been thinking the same thing vis-a-vis the teeth. I could see wanting to get rid of anything that made it look like a gear, though it does seem odd to fill it in rather than file them. But there are certainly more bizarre things that were done.
 
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100%. I never thought it was correct....just close. Even if part 43 isnt the correct part, it sure is alot closer than 107. But i for sure think 107 is incorrect.
 
Well, I'm a 43 guy all the way; there are just too many similarities. I did consider whether it could be a part from a different model but I think not so far as I know these weapon props were put together by Bapty with not a great deal from LFL so I'm not inclined to start looking through the kits that were part bashed for spaceships because Bapty wouldn't have used them. I also have to think about how often parts from this kit surface on other props. They loved this V8, or the renwal version. The dimensions really are spot on and when I started looking at the raised section (the nipple as I call it) it ties up so completely that I'm sure. The only thing I'm not sure on is whether I need to modify it for use. I'm inclined not too as they don't seem to have elsewhere (feel free to correct) and any company relying so heavily on the same model don't seem the types to start making minute adjustments. I'll need to play around with it but this is the one for me. I'm also pretty sure that the disc at least is on both sides, in at least one photo a small circular section can be seen on the other side of the webley that definitely isn't the weBley so it looks to be symetrical.


I also found that looking at these pictures on different devices has helped. Sometimes it seems easier to make out the detail on a smartphone than a laptop
 
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Makes sence. It may just be that we dont have any really really clear shots to see those teeth. So i guess 1 thing to think about is should the "sausage holes" and teeth be filled, just the slots, nothing? hmmm.
 
I'm pretty much on-board with the piece not being 107 and think that 43 is a strong contender. I just don't see that piece of evidence that is conclusive enough to say "found!" But I'm talking about something that it is entirely possible may never happen.
 
The timing gear (with teeth removed) was mentioned to be a possible candidate awhile back (Boba Fett Blaster ESB)

But good to see it back up for discussion.

Ah yea, i see a little mention of it there. Honestly, looking at the pic posted there of that fan made blaster,that part looks even more convincing:
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..plus its another source that seemed to think "43" was the right part

If the owner of this pic wants me to remove it i will. I just posted it here for members that arent on RPF.

What do you guys think...seeing it used here, with the teeth removed?
 

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You guys are definitely onto something. Another interesting point...whoever put the sideshow blaster together chose not to use the pulley but used a larger disk instead. Now this could be for any number of reasons, but you have to figure they would have had access to different reference photos than what we currently have.
 
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