Don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but the second sentence on page 10 has a grammatical error. :thumbsup
Rewrote that one this morning-- thanks!
Don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but the second sentence on page 10 has a grammatical error. :thumbsup
So if you're anything like me, you forget to bookmark pages, and you frequently have to go searching for information on this saber or that saber. For awhile I've been wishing there was a master thread or site that had all the information the RPF has come up with on lightsabers. Like Parts of Star Wars, but something lightly more updated than a geocites page.
I decided to make my own wish come true. After doing the lightsaber tree I had all the photos and information at hand-- but what that chart lacked was the lore. I put all these things together and decided to make an all-inclusive, cover every OT saber ever guidebook that talks about the props, their history, their individual parts and accompany it all with the highest res bestest photos I could find.
Before I go unleashing it to the world, I have shown it to some of the vets here for input, and now I'm hoping to sort of beta-test it with the rest of the RPF.
See anything that needs correcting? Anything to fight over? Post it!
I hope you all dig it:
http://sethmsherwood.com/nerdery/SW_Lightsaber_Guide.1.14.17.pdf
I honestly don't want to see any prequel sabers in this thing. It's an OT reference guide after all.
I honestly don't want to see any prequel sabers in this thing. It's an OT reference guide after all.
I've seen people disagree round this parts about the difference between brass and copper and bronze....
But aside from being specific about paint colors, I agree with you on which prop has what.
I think it would be good to have photos of the OT inspired Prequel sabers just to show the Prequel sabers were not made with the original parts. They have some similar features, but were made with very different methods.
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the vader esb blueprint is wrong.
the shround is probably not a mpp shroud, the bubble is not under the clamp claws, and it's not possible to get parallel clamp closure , the shroud bolt also has different design.
Lots of missing details about the obiwan "hero lightsaber" including the death star picture with the cone, andthe 3 archive pictures black and white color? I can send you files if you wnt, already made lots of searches and combined in pictures for several sabers.
You mention the Yuma and ISYHCANL necks as being painted copper to match the V3. I believe the consensus is that the copper paint on the V3 was added after production. The aged brass on the Yuma and ISHCANL necks came first.
Also, you mention that the control boxes on the ISYHCANL and cave sabers are the likely the same, when I believe the cave saber has the extra gray bars beneath the top rails.
Lastly, the hero ROTJ sabers had 13 gold traces on a BLUE pcb board, and this blue color appeared in-between each trace. Your diagram shows this as black.
On the V2, you omit the origin of the cone knob: retainer nuts from a vintage English turntable.
ANH Graflex: Christianson, has contradicted himself numerous times. His most recent reddit thing he actually stated he knew for fact that the T track was Draft Excluders actually... not cabinet track.
The V2 wasn't purposely weathered down for ROTJ, it was literally used on set as a practice saber for Mark and Dave for all of ESB production
was used on ROTJ at the last minute. It was a total afterthought as production of ROTJ started out with a graflex saber.
I think it would be good to have photos of the OT inspired Prequel sabers just to show the Prequel sabers were not made with the original parts. They have some similar features, but were made with very different methods.
Agree on the V3 getting painted later-- that makes sense. But since the Yuma and ISYHCANL were scratch made they would have likely just been aluminum. Not sure if you are saying you think they are actual aged brass, or just painted that way to match the V2/V3?
I'm going by bad photos and slothfurnace's repro. Do you have pic that shows the blue? I've never seen that. Happy to change and put the actual pic in there if you have it.
I didn't know that was the origin! Hadn't seen that before. Thank you!
Yep. Top plate nuts. Transcriptors are now selling modern machined replacements on their website. Think they're listed as motor cover nuts.
The unknurled version was used on C3P0's chest.
I'm confused though about what details need to change in the book with the Obi-Wan saber. Should I just include mention of the cone knob on the hero?
I wasn't sure if that story was confirmed, or general consensus. If we've accepted it as gospel I'll throw it in! The paint doesn't look worn down, every inch looks like it was intentionally scraped off.