TOPIC: Another Graflex 2.1 Build

This probably should have been posted a while ago as I finished this build back in July/August but I wanted to fine tune it a little bit by getting it to be a little more movie accurate. This happens to be my first build. Why not? A Graflex should be on everyone's to do list at some point. If it wasn't for that hilt, we probably wouldn't be on a site like this. There are so many of these on the internet right now in forums and YouTube that I won't get into too many details. This is from Randy's batch from over the summer (dubbed the 2.1) and overall I was pretty happy with the quality. I'm not a Graflex expert by any means and I know about some of the inaccuracies as well as other flaws in the hilt (clamp, texture/color, etc..) compared to a vintage, but this was a nice alternative to spending close to a grand for one on eBay. I used Goth's knight chassis with a crystal chamber, a Spark 2, recharge port, BrBW tri-cree, dual activation switches both in the red button and under the clamp card (thanks to watching Shameem's video) and a ton of mods to make it more accurate. I went for the ESB look. Both Red buttons are new from Roman's Props and are functioning buttons as well (meaning these press down and come back up). The clamp card is from Slothfurnace, all hex screws have been replaced with either slotted screws or rivets. ARKM Graflex blade plug (7/8th's), Wanna Wanga's kobolt D-ring and the Graflex pommel cap from KR sabers. If you want to attempt it, I highly suggest watching "Let's Build a Graflex" from East Coast Sabers on YouTube. He literally walks you through every step. Here are some pics and the link to the album for those that want to see it. Thanks for looking.
http://imgur.com/a/sLyAC

Well done! That Sloth Furnace card looks great!

I'll be posting a review soon of my Korbanth / Vader's Vault Flex's soon. Korbanth continues to excel with the best movie accurate hilts.

Looks fantastic! Great job! I'm in the beginning stages of building my Graflex---still need to acquire some more things before I really get going though. I decided to make mine TFA style.

DK44 wrote:
I know some people made all 3 versions but I just don't have that much time to do it (as fun as that sounds). I hope to do ANH version before the end of the year but with either Roman's (if they fix the blade adapter) or with The Graflex Shop's version that comes out in March. Gonna try a clamp by TGS and see how it compares to Roman's. There are a lot of little pieces to make this guy more accurate but so worth it if you can track them all down and afford it. Are you doing a "see-through" glass eye?

Andi-Jae EL wrote:
Yeah I want to do the see through glass eye--I really like the way that looks. I've read some stuff on how to do it--it seems like it would be easy enough to do....What did you use as your blade retention? I'm planning on using the top red button as a blade retention screw (i bought a clamp activation switch) but I'm not sure if that will be enough of a retention if i put in the see through glass eye...might have to find a longer screw (to replace the one above the glass eye)

DK44 wrote:
I used the slotted screw underneath the emitter as my retention screw. The only issue with using the buttons as blade retention is that they are more noticeable when they stick out when the blade is in. If that doesn't bother you then go for it. You're probably already on the "Graflex Addicts" Facebook page, but if not, check it out. They have great ideas and help point you in the right direction when stuck. They helped me quite a bit during my build.

Here is my long overdue video review of Korbanth's Graflex 2.1 with a Spark 2 for those interested.

Looks great man!

Fantastic job! I had no idea that dual activation was even a thing.