Joek3rr
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Faux heat staining is on a lot of the props in modern Star Wars. Blaster and lightsabers.
STAR WARS - The Acolyte lightsabers
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This looks pretty decent:
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Sol Pro Saber - NEO Sabers™
Superbright RGB LED with 12 Color Options Duel grade 92cm long Polycarbonate Blade Perfect for Heavy Dueling Solid Frosted Aluminum Alloy Hilt Flash-On-Clash and Limited SoundFonts Limited Blade Modes Realistic Sound Effects with Motion Sensors Long Lasting Lithium-ion...
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AnubisGuard
Master Member
I gotta say, "sink tube with gaps cut in the sides" was not a lightsaber aesthetic I thought we'd ever see officially.
That's what she said!
AnubisGuard
Master Member
When you've got beefy sabers...
Sabs
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How many times have they changed the Starbucks logo in the past 40 years? imagine how many more times they will in the next 60.
division 6
Master Member
True.
I worked on the sign for the very first starbucks in SF back when the mermaid had nipples.
The sign was only allowed to be 30" dia.
Bloop
Sr Member
I actually don't like it. The hilts from the original movies never had heat stains so it seems wrong to me. I never though of lightsabers as being heat-based weapons - it doesn't really make sense with how often Jedi hold those things up close to their faces. I know Qui-Gon used his saber to try to melt that metal door in TPM, but I always thought that was some sort of Jedi control thing, being able to raise the temperature of the lightsaber with the force, but the normal blade temperature was relatively cool.
Joek3rr
Master Member
Same here. I liked it on Kylo's saber. It felt fitting there, considering the nature of his saber and it instability. But not on everything.
Plus it frankly goes against the lore of the sabers. They're made of heat resistant materials and blades (and heat) are contained within a magnetic field. That's why they can burn through something like a door with ease, while the user doesn't get "Toht-ified" when it's near their face. (Yes that's a bit of silly techno mumbo jumbo. But I like it. And it's the "canon" explanation.)
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I agree. Sol’s design reminding me a lot of Ahsoka’s clone hilt, which I felt was reminiscent of Obi and Qui Gonn’s hilt design from The Phantom Menace.
modelcitizen
Sr Member
whip em out on a tabletop for a meaty slap....
4str0m3ch
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The only counter to this that I'd say (though I agree it shouldn't be so prevalent) is that if the blade near the hilt clashes with anything, it would get some residual heat, and over time could get stained?
My issue with the D+ shows is that there's just no character to blades any more. They need to bring back some rotoscoping effects again. I have a theory this is a decision by Dave Filoni since he (and George) chose to make the CG animated blades completely static colours.
The prop department should have done what they did with the astromech droids, get some of the builder fans to help with this.
This pretty much confirms it. Practicality first-- she wanted the intensity of PT duels, but the practical vibes of the ST. Thick blades, hilts that won't break under pressure-- and thick handles is what you get.
Still not sure why the belt hangers had to follow the same rules-- other than that it saves them time not having to fabricate two designs if the heroes and stunts can be the same. We'll have to wait and see how the actual duels go as up to this point we've only seen them waved around.
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TJJohn12
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Shoto face! I'm sure someone is already on it.
DJTedMoney
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Star Wars behind the scenes: Creating the unique aesthetic of The Acolyte
Ars chats with production designer Kevin Jenkins and cinematographer Chris Teague.
arstechnica.com
“It's almost like they're in uniform—a police mentality. Same for the lightsaber design, you don't get to choose a customized fancy one. There's 500 that are all the same, you just grab one, like the default Colt for a policeman.”
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