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I think i found one of the real parts used in ANH to make the Treadwell head.


Please have a look at this pic from our local reference pics:




And now compare to these parts on my bench:








I really believe i hit it, but what do you guys think?

I agree 100%!! That's really exciting!!

However, you didn't tell us what they are. Where did those parts come from? Is it from a source that shouldn't be difficult to acquire? If nothing else now we can get a full list of dimensions, see what it looks like from every angle, etc, and reproduce them ourselves for CnC or 3D printing.

This is a great find! I would love to get my hands on one!

based on the dimensions you've already provided:

So, back at home.  

Finding them was pure luck. I bought parts for this prop, the Detention block cameras Han and Chewie blasted away when freeing Leia from the Deathstar:



The mainparts of it are six vintage slide viewer, manufacturer is Paterson, the type is "Trident" (i don´t know if the parts are also in other close looking types as the "Viscount", i only can say it´s for sure in the Trident).



This are inner lenses that i supose were use for magnifing, as they can be distance adjusted between lamp and outer lens.

The parts are old and the plastic is brittle, so i took everything out to make the hulls lighter. Less weight makes the screwed backs less prone to cracking. I put everything in a box and forgot it. Today i had some time and was just again looking for the Treadwell refence material , when i clicked on the pic above and was hit by a "Damn, i know that part, what is it?" followed by searching a lot of boxes.  

The slide viewers can still be found on Ebay (mostly Ebay UK), usually between 20 to 30 british pounds - and 2 are needed. The slide viewers can be offered to the prop-community to build the detention block cameras, or you can ask if someone who builds the camera is so nice to sell you the inner lenses.

I have 6 - and 2 i need myself for my planned Treadwell, 2 i want to keep - if you are in no hurry i can send you the other 2 (if you want to build also a Treadwell)?

Edit: But if you don´t need them and only want the dims, off course i can make you more pics with measurements. 

(05-28-2016, 12:39 PM)Lichtbringer Wrote: [ -> ]So, back at home.  

Finding them was pure luck. I bought parts for this prop, the Detention block cameras Han and Chewie blasted away when freeing Leia from the Deathstar:



The mainparts of it are six vintage slide viewer, manufacturer is Paterson, the type is "Trident" (i don´t know if the parts are also in other close looking types as the "Viscount", i only can say it´s for sure in the Trident).



This are inner lenses that i supose were use for magnifing, as they can be distance adjusted between lamp and outer lens.

The parts are old and the plastic is brittle, so i took everything out to make the hulls lighter. Less weight makes the screwed backs less prone to cracking. I put everything in a box and forgot it. Today i had some time and was just again looking for the Treadwell refence material , when i clicked on the pic above and was hit by a "Damn, i know that part, what is it?" followed by searching a lot of boxes.  

The slide viewers can still be found on Ebay (mostly Ebay UK), usually between 20 to 30 british pounds - and 2 are needed. The slide viewers can be offered to the prop-community to build the detention block cameras, or you can ask if someone who builds the camera is so nice to sell you the inner lenses.

I have 6 - and 2 i need myself for my planned Treadwell, 2 i want to keep - if you are in no hurry i can send you the other 2 (if you want to build also a Treadwell)?

Edit: But if you don´t need them and only want the dims, off course i can make you more pics with measurements. 

that's a great story!

I'm looking forward to seeing the sensor array completed. I love that sort of stuff.

I would LOVE a pair, if you're willing to part with them, and am more than willing to pay for them.  I'm definitely building a treadwell.  I'll also reverse engineer them and give the information and files to the group so folks can make replicas should they want them. (No, I'm not in a hurry)

At the very least, some more photos would be greatly appreciated, so I can improve my model.

Shoot me the adress you want to have the 2 shipped to.  

Edit: Will take more pics and measurements tomorrow.

I sent you a PM

First test print of the replica eye frame:

But a good start.

The next batch of pics will help (i hope).

That's really cool.  Having printed ones is cool too, how do you think you could replicate the lens for a printed one?

Hmm - also that'd give someone that cared a way to double-check the plan's dimensions.

(05-28-2016, 12:39 PM)Lichtbringer Wrote: [ -> ]So, back at home.  

Finding them was pure luck. I bought parts for this prop, the Detention block cameras Han and Chewie blasted away when freeing Leia from the Deathstar:

So if you're rebuilding the cell block camera prop are you going to go all pyro and blow up your replica? ;-)