Hey! Great pic. Thanks a lot Could just be Mark getting board and fiddling with the buttons during downtime. There's a lot of that between shots:lol
Since we are onto thin-knurled buttons - I came across this shot a while ago. A couple things of interest:
1) This is the only image I’ve seen on Dagobah where the hilt has 2 red buttons - (if someone has more would love to see!)
2) The one below the bunny ears is a thin-knurled button.
3) suspiciously, that is the same socket that later becomes, and stays, empty - as we know is the norm for the Dagobah saber.
I wonder if had it not been for just an accidental mishap on set where the red button came off, we would have seen a thin knurled button on screen?
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Since we are onto thin-knurled buttons - I came across this shot a while ago. A couple things of interest:
1) This is the only image I’ve seen on Dagobah where the hilt has 2 red buttons - (if someone has more would love to see!)
2) The one below the bunny ears is a thin-knurled button.
3) suspiciously, that is the same socket that later becomes, and stays, empty - as we know is the norm for the Dagobah saber.
I wonder if had it not been for just an accidental mishap on set where the red button came off, we would have seen a thin knurled button on screen?
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I have these saved somewhere in higher resolution but couldn’t find them just now. Here are the two I sent to Seth some time back.
Since we are onto thin-knurled buttons - I came across this shot a while ago. A couple things of interest:
1) This is the only image I’ve seen on Dagobah where the hilt has 2 red buttons - (if someone has more would love to see!)
2) The one below the bunny ears is a thin-knurled button.
3) suspiciously, that is the same socket that later becomes, and stays, empty - as we know is the norm for the Dagobah saber.
I wonder if had it not been for just an accidental mishap on set where the red button came off, we would have seen a thin knurled button on screen?
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Drew, I think this is the same stunt saber cause it’s got that weird black band/clamp thing going on and obviously it’s the same scene. here’s another angle that shows it has no bunny ears if it is the same one. For some reason I’m having trouble getting this attachment to load so hopefully it’s large enough to view.
are we all on board that the beer tab is still here on this pic... i see one little shine
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That looks like the ANH stunt tube, with black hex screws to hold the blades insert into place
As for the comment earlier, basically, it's a blurry B&W photo so some weird stuff may be happening with light. The bunny ears are so large that we wouldn't miss them, even if they were pinched. I only know of 2 or 3 stunts on set and looking at the photos, it either has full bunny ears or doesn't. This is the one I'm thinking.
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Yep, I'll agree on that. Makes me so happy seeing this!
Great... now I can’t find my beer tab and rivet I removed from my Gen1 roman.
And I’ve looked everywhere... damn it
I have these saved somewhere in higher resolution but couldn’t find them just now. Here are the two I sent to Seth some time back.
Drew, I think this is the same stunt saber cause it’s got that weird black band/clamp thing going on and obviously it’s the same scene. here’s another angle that shows it has no bunny ears if it is the same one. For some reason I’m having trouble getting this attachment to load so hopefully it’s large enough to view.
Constellation gazing, I get this notion of where the ears might be:
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Not ideal shape, but they could be banged up from dueling. I've heard that's something that happens.
Thanks, MS. Very interesting. My biggest difficulty is seeing no indication of the ear hole or the lower ear holder, while the top holder is clearly visible. Given the rampant specular highlights on the saber and all the plane changes we would see through and around an empty ear hole I think there would be something to see.
Constellation gazing, I get this notion of where the ears might be:
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Not ideal shape, but they could be banged up from dueling. I've heard that's something that happens.
I'm pretty new to all this and don't know anything about filming order, but here's some speculation (that might get bit wild): In the ear-less side view you posted I can't see either of the bars for holding the ears sticking out, or a red button. Comparing that with my Roman's Gen1, at that angle and resolution I believe indications of any of the three would be visible. If they are the same stunt saber, what if the ears were damaged between this pic and that and removed, and support bars bent in?
And the wild bit: might the black band and hex screws mean that's the Vader MOM saber in the making?