Star Wars Archives: 1977-1983
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Are there any new images of Luke's grappling gun or grenade in the Archives book?
Luke's ESB AT-AT Suction Cup Grapple Gun
I wouldn't be surprised if the bottom of the grenade was a kobold, looks to be longer than I imagined.
I have always had a hard time thinking of an item you hold like that grappling gun. The thicker part is obviously a shoulder stock, with the handle up front, with what looks like threading or rings before the business end.
The grenades have a green top and a D RING! check out the bottom right of this image.
Luke's ESB AT-AT Suction Cup Grapple Gun
I wouldn't be surprised if the bottom of the grenade was a kobold, looks to be longer than I imagined.
I have always had a hard time thinking of an item you hold like that grappling gun. The thicker part is obviously a shoulder stock, with the handle up front, with what looks like threading or rings before the business end.
The grenades have a green top and a D RING! check out the bottom right of this image.
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vader45
Sr Member
I came across this picture and there is a cod. Lighting and folds appear very similar.
oblagon
Sr Member
Not sure what to say other than it's quite obvious the cod piece is missing in the photo I posted. The details in yours and the one I posted are completely different (ie you can tell without a doubt whether the cod is gone or not)
Look closer you can see the lines in the leather suit. Look closer at yours you don't see them.
JediMichael
Master Member
Didn't even know they were making another new book. I just finished the 3 books by Rinzler. Does this new book cover anything not in those other than some new pics?
Bunch of never before seen pics
Nope, I’ve never seen one to begin with. Where did the story originate that the blades were triangle/square?
I too remember reading back in the day that the blades with 3 sided and 1 side of the blade wasn’t painted with movie screen material and that helped make the blade flicker more when spinning
Never seen any picture or video to back it up though?
Joek3rr
Master Member
I remember hearing about a three sided blade from this book
Though come to think about it, I don't think I've seen a picture of a three sided blade either. I think the blade just had black strip running down the length, which gives the illusion of the blade flickering.
So far I haven't seen any behind the scenes photos but in ANH when Obi-Wan points his Lightsaber toward the camera you can see the rectangular shape of the tip of the blade. Since the blades in ANH were wooden and, for Obi-Wan's Lightsaber at least, it appears they were made from square stock and run through a Jointer to give the blades a taper resulting in the rectangular shape at the tip then they were covered with reflective material (there's a vintage interview with Mark Hamill where he says it was movie screen material and I think I've read accounts from Gary Kurtz saying the same thing) and, like JoeK3rr mentions, added the black stripe down the side. I read an interview with Gil Taylor years ago where he mentioned the blades being triangular and presented that here on the forum during a debate about the shape of the blades (again, many Centons ago). Taylor's memory of the blade being triangular is contradicted by what we see on screen but Obi-Wan's Lightsaber blade certainly seems faceted and I expect they used the same blades for Luke's.
In one of the supplemental DVD interviews Peter Diamond mentions that they were always breaking blades during that fight scene. It seems we get to the round blades once Empire goes into production and they do away with the rotating blade practical effect. I don't know if they switched to metal at this point to avoid the issues they had on ANH.
In one of the supplemental DVD interviews Peter Diamond mentions that they were always breaking blades during that fight scene. It seems we get to the round blades once Empire goes into production and they do away with the rotating blade practical effect. I don't know if they switched to metal at this point to avoid the issues they had on ANH.
Thanks for all this great info!!
Checking this out right now....
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