Halliwax's weird V3 theory

[Halliwax]

Oh yeah, that’s not the V2, or the V3; that’s the V4.

We discussed the discovery of the V4 a few pages back. It has the emitter of a V3 but the body of a V2 and the soul of a saint.

...dude you have no idea how close you are

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I must of missed that.. i was convinced that i had discovered Atlantis..lol, btw, your production V3 that is pictured on Anakin Starkillers website is like the most beautiful version of that saber i have ever seen.. great job!!

I’m only kidding about there being a V4 (ain’t I a stinker?) At least, I don’t know of one.

Thanks—I’m still chipping away at that project.

 

[Halliwax]

I’m only kidding about there being a V4 (ain’t I a stinka?) At least, I don’t know of one.

Thanks—I’m still chipping away at that project.

corrected

 

[SethS]

I always thought this one seemed out of place.. is this evidence of the multi-emitter theory?

 

[CopperRevan]

The thing everyone forgets-- and I lose my mind with people talking LED colors for FX sabers... NONE of us are seeing the same thing ever. Keep in mind that a final film has gone through a color grading process that could make things look different from how they did in real life. Also, still film stocks work at different color temperatures. So to compare the final film to BTS stills from a variety of sources is not going to make for color matching if the color is one that is easily changed by light. Black is black, but warm colors, the yellow, red, brown space especially, can shift VERY easily. ESPECIALLY when you using a metallic paint which is going to have a degree of reflection.

Finally, each of us is looking at a monitor of some sort. I'm sure very few, if any, of us are using True Color systems to surf the web-- all of our monitors have color profiles. Some of us like brightness cranked, I'm sure others don't. Some people have a better color range detection ability in their brain than others. We're never going to all see the same thing.

i agree, i recently posted my YUMA on the facebook thin neck site and purposefully took pictures of it outside in the sun and inside where there is shade

 

[Halliwax]

i agree, i recently posted my YUMA on the facebook thin neck site and purposefully took pictures of it outside in the sun and inside where there is shade View attachment 1295836View attachment 1295837

awesome job

 

[Halliwax]

I always thought this one seemed out of place.. is this evidence of the multi-emitter theory?

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possibility, Tom came up with a good theory. i still think its the same one, but who am i

 

[CopperRevan]

awesome job

thank you very much for that..really appreciate it

 

[CopperRevan]

I always thought this one seemed out of place.. is this evidence of the multi-emitter theory?

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this one with maybe gaffers tape? forgive me if this pic is already posted

 

[Halliwax]

this one with maybe gaffers tape? forgive me if this pic is already posted View attachment 1295840

thats the V2

 

[Halliwax]

Lets clear things up on the V3 emitter swapping

They may not be changing the emitter... it may be multiple blades with emitters already attached... easier to change blades since the emitter just floats on top of the hilt

almost makes it faster to change, remove pommel insert new blade with new emitter already attached

again i dont know how much i believe this, but it is very possible

 

[CopperRevan]

I always thought this one seemed out of place.. is this evidence of the multi-emitter theory?

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like i said before, i just did my Yuma and i followed the paint chipping as good as i possibly could..look at the paint on your grenade section and neck of your endor black and white, now look at my pic in color of the Yuma..the pattern is almost identical

 

[CopperRevan]

thats the V2

i trust your research and value your opinion, to Seth's point i could be thrown off by all the copper i see in that neck and , to my eye's it just doesn't look like a V2...clouds again maybe..lol

 

[Halliwax]

i trust your research and value your opinion, to Seth's point i could be thrown off by all the copper i see in that neck and , to my eye's it just doesn't look like a V2...clouds again maybe..lol

100% bet my pathetic life on it.. it’s the v2. I have other pictures of the v2 with the neck that color. Hard to see on screen but there is a stage light blaring down on it in the photo

And in some pictures it even looks red... I agree and mirror everything seth says about filming cameras, and colors

 

[thd9791]

Yes - I'll clear up my thoughts here.

It's quite obvious to me that anything with a wide emitter has its origins as an ANH stunt cast. At least, the emitter does. The body does if it's larger and has those soft edges and surfaces.

V3 - What I suggested a while back was that the V3 today has an emitter from a different body. (different degrees of clean-up) No clue when it may have been put together. Halliwax is right, the emitters are really attached to the blades/tangs.

V2 - in at least 2 shots the V2 appears to have a very wide emitter plate and a squashed looking emitter. Interesting right?

 

[CopperRevan]

100% bet my pathetic life on it.. it’s the v2. I have other pictures of the v2 with the neck that color. Hard to see on screen but there is a stage light blaring down on it in the photo

And in some pictures it even looks red... I agree and mirror everything seth says about filming cameras, and colors

and your life is not pathetic!!

 

[CopperRevan]

Thanks for all the insight guys!! learned a lot. i'm clearly no expert. Again.. This is a great thread!!

 

[SethS]

The extra emitter/attached to spare blade theory is one that certainly makes sense for what we see.

Practically speaking though-- when were these made? Do they date back to ANH?

 

[Halliwax]

The extra emitter/attached to spare blade theory is one that certainly makes sense for what we see.

Practically speaking though-- when were these made? Do they date back to ANH?

All cast stunts we see through out the trilogy came from ANH

I will contact you tomorrow seth

 

[vadermania]

Here is my theory:

V3 as it appears today: emitter and grenade held together via a steel rod. You can see the tip of the rod at the bottom of the hole in the emitter.

V2 as it appears today: emitter and grenade held together via a steel rod.

I think that both sabers were originally solid pieces (except the pommel) with a drilled hole going from the emitter through the neck through the grenade section into a cavity in the body for the motor. And I think both emitters broke of at the neck at some point during production or rehearsals and were reattached to the body.