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SWTOTW, Week 30, 2018, Part 2/2 Admiral Ackbar
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 488368" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>Thanks Jay. Yes, I should have been much clearer in my statement! I was generalizing with regards to the two main types of staff and separating them along COO lines, but yes, you are of course absolutely correct that the Taiwan staff does itself have variants. I simply meant, does the one listed on TIG as V2 only come with Hong Kong COO Ackbars, and does the other type (whether fat or thin) come only with Taiwan Ackbars? I believe I am right, but am happy to be corrected if not!</p><p></p><p>And as for my very sloppy generalization regarding the Taiwan staffs and lumping them all together, my apologies. I am of course well aware of the sub-variants, having 14 of the things! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>At any rate, I agree that there are both thicker and thinner variants on the 'Taiwan' staff, even if TIG only shows one of them (the V1), although the difference can be subtle. However, yes, there are definitely thin ones which are distinctly oval in cross-section and that difference can't fail to be spotted (even with glasses ;-), although I'm not quite blind yet! :lol:. If I did criticize my own sight, perhaps I should clarify that I am very slightly shortsighted and have worn glasses for years, but think I'm finally heading towards reading glasses too as I creak through the back-end of my forties! :-().</p><p></p><p>Anyway, here are some pics I've just taken. First up the 'Hong Kong' or V2 (also the variant most often copied for repro rubbish):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45675[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here is a thick, round cross-section 'Taiwan':</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45676[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45677[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45678[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here is a thin, oval cross-section 'Taiwan'. I have photographed it from different sides to hopefully show its oval nature:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45679[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45680[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45681[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45682[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]45683[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 488368, member: 7379"] Thanks Jay. Yes, I should have been much clearer in my statement! I was generalizing with regards to the two main types of staff and separating them along COO lines, but yes, you are of course absolutely correct that the Taiwan staff does itself have variants. I simply meant, does the one listed on TIG as V2 only come with Hong Kong COO Ackbars, and does the other type (whether fat or thin) come only with Taiwan Ackbars? I believe I am right, but am happy to be corrected if not! And as for my very sloppy generalization regarding the Taiwan staffs and lumping them all together, my apologies. I am of course well aware of the sub-variants, having 14 of the things! :-) At any rate, I agree that there are both thicker and thinner variants on the 'Taiwan' staff, even if TIG only shows one of them (the V1), although the difference can be subtle. However, yes, there are definitely thin ones which are distinctly oval in cross-section and that difference can't fail to be spotted (even with glasses ;-), although I'm not quite blind yet! :lol:. If I did criticize my own sight, perhaps I should clarify that I am very slightly shortsighted and have worn glasses for years, but think I'm finally heading towards reading glasses too as I creak through the back-end of my forties! :-(). Anyway, here are some pics I've just taken. First up the 'Hong Kong' or V2 (also the variant most often copied for repro rubbish): [ATTACH type="full" alt="Hong Kong Staff.jpg"]45675._xfImport[/ATTACH] And here is a thick, round cross-section 'Taiwan': [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thick Staff - 01.jpg"]45676._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thick Staff - 02.jpg"]45677._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thick Staff - 03.jpg"]45678._xfImport[/ATTACH] And here is a thin, oval cross-section 'Taiwan'. I have photographed it from different sides to hopefully show its oval nature: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thin Staff - 01.jpg"]45679._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thin Staff - 02.jpg"]45680._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thin Staff - 03.jpg"]45681._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thin Staff - 04.jpg"]45682._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Taiwan Thin Staff - 05.jpg"]45683._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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