The Ultimate X-Wing Pilot Thread

[division 6]

Looks like a chess piece in a stick.

 

[Detaleader]

Looks like a chess piece in a stick.
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That's exactly what I was thinking of! Thank you.

 

[Detaleader]

Turns out I wasn't being crazy after all! It just wasn't Wedge... Karie Neth seems to have both types of Cylinder. There is no way in hell that all 3 of those are the same style of cylinder.

 

[division 6]

Never noticed her before.

 

[Detaleader]

Never noticed her before.

She's in the background in the shot where an Ewok beats helmets as drums.

The screenshot above is not in the final movie, it looks like her part mostly ended up on the cutting room floor

 

[division 6]

Looks like she was on Home One as well.

 

[division 6]

 

[the.rebel.agent]

I just forgot to mention here that I was able to get some data cylinders CNC machined in wood based on my blueprints.

If you are interested, just pm for details. Only a few kits left.

 

[TK41434]

As per directives, garments in Star Wars weren't supposed to have visible buttons or zippers

as you can see at the picture ... sometimes visble zippers were used by specific characters.

 

[Darth Lars]

as you can see at the picture ... sometimes visble zippers were used by specific characters.

I was referring to originally designed garments, and garments on foreground characters in the original trilogy — which included the X-wing and Snowspeeder pilots.
Many store-bought garments were also used, especially on background characters, and fasteners weren't always covered up that well.

But then there have also been lots of examples from the Disney era of even foreground characters with visible zippers, because the costume designers for those pieces of content did not get directives from George Lucas himself. What is your example from?

 

[TK41434]

I was referring to originally designed garments, and garments on foreground characters in the original trilogy — which included the X-wing and Snowspeeder pilots.
Many store-bought garments were also used, especially on background characters, and fasteners weren't always covered up that well.

But then there have also been lots of examples from the Disney era of even foreground characters with visible zippers, because the costume designers for those pieces of content did not get directives from George Lucas himself. What is your example from?

The example is from The Official Star Wars Fact File.
Thanks for your feedback. I was aware of this. I also found these pictures where Luke is opening his jumpsuit / X-wing suit with a zipper.

 

[Rawktrooper]

hes actually putting it on in that scene.. but yeah

 

[the.rebel.agent]

This is actually really helpful! I got my OT style vest today and I'm looking at upgrading the buckle.


On another note, am I going crazy, or is Wedge in ROTJ using this taller style of Code Cylinder we first see in ESB?
Does anybody have clearer pics on this thing? Does anybody make replicas? Would love to pick one up.

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What If told you that I am currently working on this "Finial" Code Cylinder model? I do have some photos from ANH to ROTJ where I spotted them. BTW, Wedge is using regular ones on that scene. 4K, next frame and you will see clearly.

 

[the.rebel.agent]

From ANH to ROTJ, these are the screen caps where I spotted the "Finial" code cylinder:

ANH:

ESB:

ROTJ:

If you could find another examples, I will love to see them.

 

[the.rebel.agent]

Finial Code Cylinders, preview

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[AnthonyD2199]

Finial Code Cylinders, preview

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Amazing!

 

[AtomicToybox]

If you could find another examples, I will love to see them.

I haven't done a detailed study - and this isn't exactly what you're looking for, per se - but pretty certain there are matches on the protocol droid actuators and/or "greeblies":

 

[the.rebel.agent]

As a matter of fact, I worked with this one.

 

[the.rebel.agent]

First prototype printed:

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[the.rebel.agent]

Finial Code Cylinder model is finally available. Just pm me for information.