Nice.
Thanks for the heads up! 🙂

It definitely held tubes.

We found a similar part out of a radio but we don’t know what radio it actually came out of so we don’t have a lead to follow.

This is the part we found, that isn’t right..but similar:

By the way, I don’t know if folks have been following my article on my site but this is the panel I replicated (see pics of the original, above in the thread):

Are there any new ideas on this part?:

Thanks for the suggestions.

From a replica movie prop builders perspective, often times it is tough to tell what they might have used. Where the original Star Wars movie is concerned, we know that they bought a TON of junk from scrap yards in London for the original sets and props. They purchased loads of airplanes and airplane parts, WWII weapons, clothing, etc. so it’s sort of a natural assumption for replica prop builders to start looking at those types of things.

I figured I would probably have to scratch build the yoke but I thought what the heck, if something could be found, even if it wasn’t exactly “right” it might be a good alternative… like the AN2 yoke for example:

Obviously it’s not exactly the same. I don’t even know how tough something like this is to find or how expensive it would be but if it was something that “could” work I might go that route. Again, I’m assuming I will have to scratch build it.

thanks again though for the brainstorming! 🙂

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Thanks Bruce!

I got my crystal banks:

I am holding the part next to a photo of the original, on the back of Luke’s landspeeder from Star Wars:

I might be up for finding one more of these and possibly a whole radio, or two.

Another friendly bump, in case someone can help me find these.

I really would love to have these for my project. Someone just take my money 😉 hehe..

What the heck, I may as well bump this thread too 🙂

In case someone has any more ideas on the yoke.

thanks

Thanks for the link. That does seem a little steep.

I’ll keep it in mind but will probably keep hunting.