James the fett
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4 bucks at the hardware store. I think it looks pretty spot on. I'll be molding and casting this little beauty for my kit.
Found the whipcord parts!
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dv8r
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That is what I did as well. If you look at this shot from the Magic of Myth exhibit (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/gallery/magic-of-myth-2001-12-16-g/p5848-boba-fett-costume.html) you can see the hex portion of the flare nut is longer than the one here, the same problem I had with my "found part". I trimmed the base with a cut-off wheel and wrapped the hex portion with tape, made a small cylinder to keep the center clear, and filled the space with JB Weld to extend them. I think they turned out looking closer to the original:
When I was putting these together, I thought the actual sizes are mismatched (they don't really screw together), and you may want to get a larger coupler to match the original.
James the fett
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Very true sir! I'm always just horribly paranoid something bad will happen to my originals. Hence the copies of everything!
James the fett
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I can't believe I overlooked that detail! It will be a much easier fix with the resin part. Thanks for pointing it out!
James the fett
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First pull. Needs a little tweaking, But otherwise successful!
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