E-11 blaster wire color

[7-11 Jedi]

Hi folks. Does anyone have any reference photos that show the coiled wire color from the Hengstler counter to the mag cylinders on the e-11s? I know most use black, but I remember from years ago that there was some debate about them being red and green on Luke’s blaster on the Death Star, and I can’t find any reference shots to that anywhere.

Appreciate the help!

 

[division 6]

This one on the Tantive 4 looks like it has a red wire.

 

[division 6]

Not sure if this is fan made or SU.

 

[7-11 Jedi]

Well, I said to heck with it and did red and green because I like how it looks. Just waiting on my cylinder set from Field Marshal and I’ll be just about done with my build!

 

[7-11 Jedi]

I got my cylinders mounted, I oriented them parallel with the barrel because I like how it looks. As soon as the e6000 dries I’ll attach the wires… somehow…

 

[SlyFox]

Green and Red are rumored to be the colors of the Coiled Wires shown in the "Chronicles of Star Wars" book (pages 52 & 91). Even though the blaster images were printed in black & white which makes this difficult to confirm. Someone had seen the restored prop in person or the original color photographs and stated the wires were Green and Red.

Just keep in mind this E-11 blaster was actually restored for the very purpose of publishing that book and those wires were added post-production, it is an official Lucasfilm licensed publication though. And I will say that it's always been my favourite go-to version of the E-11 from staring at this book ever since I was young.

The wires seen onscreen appear to be more straggled and wrapped in electrical tape, but I still prefer the cleaner look of the coiled wires even though it's technically not "screen accurate".

The Green and Red color of the coiled wires were somewhat confirmed when Lucasfilm released this illustration in the "Imperial Handbook" which is also an official licensed publication and considered to be 'Canon'.

There is also another official Lucasfilm licensed publication called 'Star Wars Blueprints' that shows coiled wires on the E-11 blaster.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

It looks like some of the E11s in ANH have power cylinders on the mag well but no box counters.

In that configuration, are there wires coming out the back of the power cylinders? If so, where does the other end of the wires go?

 

[Treadwell]

It looks like some of the E11s in ANH have power cylinders on the mag well but no box counters.

In that configuration, are there wires coming out the back of the power cylinders? If so, where does the other end of the wires go?

I don't think there are any examples of wires with no box.