A difference between the Shoulder and Shin buckles

[TK8271 Rogue Trooper]

Hi everyone

 

For your information

 

There is a very slight difference between the shoulder buckle and the shin buckle.

 

The buckle was identified as the Harley Buckle used on the Martin Baker ejection seats. There are 2 versions of this buckle that was used which date from the 60's to the present day.

Version one is the unmodified version

Version two is the modified version

 

Unmodifed

 

 

This is the modified buckle

 

 

These buckles are identical to the buckles found on the shins.

 

 

Now the shoulder buckle is slightly different

 

 

So as you can see the difference are

 

It has a closed pin bar

The screw grove is filled in.

The end lever bar is larger and the curve is different

 

 

This will NOT be a clearance issue as the Harley Buckle is acceptable on the shoulders.

[the dirty trooper]

Great find bud. Eyes like a sniper.

[TK8271 Rogue Trooper]

Great find bud. Eyes like a sniper.

 

The difference was spotted a while back by Stoo Collin's and others. I have simpley looked into it further by trying to match the actual buckle but no joy. I have found a lot of info on the modified versions and other civilian types , I have been seeing the buckles in my sleep lol.

 

I think these could have been 3D modified by the Prop builders and then 3D printed to make the top buckle look different, as we know they did like to do that with Rogue One parts.

[Atreyudogg]

Are these crime the leg straps or the shoulder harness of the ejector seat?

[TK8271 Rogue Trooper]

Are these crime the leg straps or the shoulder harness of the ejector seat?

 

The leg buckles are non modified ejector seat buckles

 

The shoulder buckles are modified ejector seat buckles

[haui]

Yes we use 2 different types.

 

[TK8271 Rogue Trooper]

Just got confirmation from Glyn on the shoulder buckles

 

They weren’t moulded from the buckle they were made in Zbrush, basing it on that original buckle….. then moulded out from the 3D print of the Zbrush model.

 

So the top shoulder buckles are different to the shins with the shape as we noticed simply down to them changing them slightly with 3D print.