ShaunP Props
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Some need to be pristine others are meant ot be dirty
How do you like your lightsabers?? Weathered or immaculate
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I prefer immaculate. Only exceptions in my collection currently are the V2 (which wouldn't really be the V2 clean) and Maul. Although I've often considered building a clean V2 just for the novelty of it.
Interesting. I think the only clean ones I have Re Luke ESB and ROTJ ,Vader ANH and ROTJ and a clean Obi Wan. I do like all my real metal sabers clean as I dont like to scuff up anything that cost money except for my V2 as it needs to be rough.
I tend to build a lot of 3d printed sabers too, and tend to keep the weathered finish on those.
My favorite ever clean saber was the MR Luke ROTJ Elite edition. I did have one in 2005 but sold it
not my best decision ever.
I tend to build a lot of 3d printed sabers too, and tend to keep the weathered finish on those.
My favorite ever clean saber was the MR Luke ROTJ Elite edition. I did have one in 2005 but sold it
not my best decision ever.
ShaunP Props
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Basically anything from the prequels needs to be clean, the OT stuff is pretty clean aswell thr v2 and v3 are a bit bashed up and the sequel stuff varies per saber
scarf man
Master Member
I humbly submit this thread as a reference for some abbreviations and acronyms regarding the Luke Skywalker Return of the Jedi sabers.Okay, I'm with you. I'm trying to catch up on all the abbreviations everybody uses!
I've done enough research to know that the on-screen lightsabers varied from film to film, and sometimes between sceens within films. That's the world of props , folks!
I'm assuming that V2 stands for "Version 2?"
Luke Skywalker’s Return of the Jedi lightsabers a Guide
The Luke ROTJ sabers, Identification thread * Glossary located at the bottom of the post. 1). THE V2 ( belt hanger in ROTJ ) ( sail barge, deleted sandstorm, Endor, & throne room scenes ) [ cast/machined aluminum construction ] { greeblies; Graflex clamp, Transcriptors reference turntable...
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The lightsabers guide e-book pinned at the top of the forum is a wonderful resource too.
The Ultimate Guide to Lightsabers eBook
2018 Update! The guide is now live on the front page of wannawanga! http://wannawanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SW_Lightsaber_Guide.pdf +++++ Original post: So if you're anything like me, you forget to bookmark pages, and you frequently have to go searching for information on this saber...
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May the Force be with You scarf man. Always.I humbly submit this thread as a reference for some abbreviations and acronyms regarding the Luke Skywalker Return of the Jedi sabers.
Luke Skywalker’s Return of the Jedi lightsabers a Guide
The Luke ROTJ sabers, Identification thread * Glossary located at the bottom of the post. 1). THE V2 ( belt hanger in ROTJ ) ( sail barge, deleted sandstorm, Endor, & throne room scenes ) [ cast/machined aluminum construction ] { greeblies; Graflex clamp, Transcriptors reference turntable...
The lightsabers guide e-book pinned at the top of the forum is a wonderful resource too.
The Ultimate Guide to Lightsabers eBook
2018 Update! The guide is now live on the front page of wannawanga! http://wannawanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SW_Lightsaber_Guide.pdf +++++ Original post: So if you're anything like me, you forget to bookmark pages, and you frequently have to go searching for information on this saber...
CT1138
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Sequel original sabers literally look like cobbled together garbage, which wasn't the intent of the OT sabers. Despite the OT sabers being ACTUALLY cobbled together garbage, they also looked aesthetically pleasing when cobbled together.
ShaunP Props
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which sabbers in the sequels are like that ?
It all depends. Things can be a bit too shiny and chrome, and things can be a bit too weathered. There is a sweet spot with these that have to be hit. It can't be described but it can be recognized immediately.
Like all things, if something is too dirty then it implies neglect, and for a Jedi weapon that "is your life," something in shambles doesn't make sense. If something is too pristine, that implies that it is never used at all or shows it is immaculately kept, which falls on the character to reflect.
It's all about intent. Why would something look the way it does is just as important as what it looks like.
Like all things, if something is too dirty then it implies neglect, and for a Jedi weapon that "is your life," something in shambles doesn't make sense. If something is too pristine, that implies that it is never used at all or shows it is immaculately kept, which falls on the character to reflect.
It's all about intent. Why would something look the way it does is just as important as what it looks like.
harrisonp
Sr Member
I don’t really agree about the ST sabers when you take into context why they are designed that way. Not liking the aesthetic is one thing but I don’t think it’s fair to write the whole crop off.
my bigger gripe with the sequel sabers is narratively how important the graflex was made out to be, but that’s neither here nor there. I really like the cross guard saber, and Rey’s end of TROS saber, which incidentally are supposed to be cobbled together garbage.
Graflexes and other vintage parts I leave in "as found" condition (well, maybe wash them a little if they are really dirty). For replicas I try to make them as seen in the movies. But I don't try to replicate every scratch or little spot, just the general level of weathering.
CT1138
Sr Member
The Kylo Ren saber has wiring and stuff sticking out of it. Younglings have been shown to do better. And Rey's lightsaber looks like all she did was unscrew the end of her quarter staff (which was cobbled together garbage, and supposed to look that way), wrapped some leather around the middle, and called it done.
ShaunP Props
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if you read the comics, and you'll see exactly why kylos saber is like it is, and reys saber IS the end of her staff so i dont get your complaint
CT1138
Sr Member
I don't care. I still don't like how it looks. It looks like garbage made from garbage, as opposed to the OT sabers which looked aesthetically good despite also being made from garbage.
cboath
Master Member
I imagine it has to depend on the saber. As others have alluded to, The OT's WERE weathered because they were 40+ year old objects that made them up The prequels were pristine as they were manufactured for the films and they were supposed to be pristine to show the state of the galaxy, jedi, etc.
The ST's - or at least the graflex - doesn't really add up. It's fairly pristine on screen, but in universe it's what? 60 years old? older? Has fallen down the shaft in Bespin and god knows what happened between then and Mas' place, and still pristine - go figure Meanwhile, the ends of Kylo's are weathered from the heat of the blades.
The prequels were pristine as they were manufactured for the films and they were supposed to be pristine to show the state of the galaxy, jedi, etc. The ST's - or at least the graflex - doesn't really add up. It's fairly pristine on screen, but in universe it's what? 60 years old? older? Has fallen down the shaft in Bespin and god knows what happened between then and Mas' place, and still pristine - go figure
Meanwhile, the ends of Kylo's are weathered from the heat of the blades.
cboath
Master Member
No offense, but for 99% of those who've seen the movies, comic or book information is worthless. They can canonize it all they like, but the fact remains that in the grand scheme no will get that information except for a very miniscule segment of the viewers. I mean, sheesh, we're the nit pickers of the nit pickers nits, but you won't get close to 100% or possibly even 50% of the base here to read that info.
As for why kylo's is the way it is, it's not that important. Do they give a reason the graflex is basically pristine after all it's life and the road it hoed?
The aspect to me is the inconsistency of why the new one is very worn and the near antique is not. Rey's ending saber i thought was pretty cool and you know where it comes from the second you see it. Would have been nice if that was the RoS saber and not a reconstituted graflex.
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