Anyone know about Han Solo's Comlink in ESB?

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In the Empire Strikes Back, while Han Solo and Leia are fleeing Echo Base on Hoth, an ice tunnel caves in. Han Solo pulls something off his belt and speaks into it with something like "Can't get the princess to her transport, I'll have to get her out on the Falcon."

Does anyone know what prop it was he speaks into? Is it his droid caller? Is it the carburetor from a Revell V8 visible engine model kit?
 
Taco-Bot said:
In the Empire Strikes Back, while Han Solo and Leia are fleeing Echo Base on Hoth, an ice tunnel caves in. Han Solo pulls something off his belt and speaks into it with something like "Can't get the princess to her transport, I'll have to get her out on the Falcon."

Does anyone know what prop it was he speaks into? Is it his droid caller? Is it the carburetor from a Revell V8 visible engine model kit?
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I think he pulls it from his pocket, not his belt. I know that does not help identify it but it might keep you from wasting time searching for items on his belt. The way he holds it makes me think it could possibly be a a standard comlink... or a roll of Lifesavers candy. :p

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Although not The Empire Strikes Back, it looks like Leia might utilize a standard comlink too.

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Props Department might just consider the comlink as a standard piece of equipment that is readily available and used by both sides. If this is true, there could also be the possibility of color variants but I of course see no proof of that either.

Also not The Empire Strikes Back, or even the movies but in Rebels, the Ghost's crew utilize the same type of comlink as the Empire.
 
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Taco-Bot said:
In the Empire Strikes Back, while Han Solo and Leia are fleeing Echo Base on Hoth, an ice tunnel caves in. Han Solo pulls something off his belt and speaks into it with something like "Can't get the princess to her transport, I'll have to get her out on the Falcon."

Does anyone know what prop it was he speaks into? Is it his droid caller? Is it the carburetor from a Revell V8 visible engine model kit?
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I was watching the film the other day and had the same thought! :)
 
I always assumed that the cylinder on his pistol belt that people call a droid caller was his com. It never made sense to me, considering how he felt in "Star Wars" about robots, that he would have a droid caller on his belt. A com would seem more likely.

David.
 
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