EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE
Used by: Luke Skywalker (worn on his belt)
This droid caller was made from an old Kobold camera flash. There were many flash variations made by Kobold which were used for all the droid callers. The one used for Luke's droid caller from A New Hope has a stepped transition on the top section and a smooth bottom with a smooth edge.
Kobold Flash Attachment
From the collection of Jim Fowler
This is the variation used for this prop.
The middle section of the flash is either the original black textured finish or it was painted by the prop department. Some A New Hope photos seem to indicate that a silver Kobold logo is intact on the flash suggesting black was the original color though we have yet to see a Kobold like the one pictured above with a black bottom.
On the side of the flash is a rectangular piece that the reflector would slide into. The right side of this piece had a screw and thin long metal plate. These were removed, revealing 2 holes, and a new hole was drilled on the left side at a height to match the topmost hole on the right. These two holes, the newly drilled one and topmost right one, is where an approximately 1 inch D-ring was attached. A small section of the middle of the D-ring was likely removed for a better fit and the two ends fit into the 2 holes.
| Note: This rectangular D-ring assembly was duplicated and used for The Empire Strikes Back version of Luke's lightsaber. The entire Luke ANH droid caller prop was used to make the Fusion Cutter used by Leia and Han in ESB. |
A convex, chromed dome with a hole in the center was added onto the top end of this droid caller prop. The origin of this piece is unknown.
