Rogue One Vader lightsaber confirmed to be ESB version
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Because they don't care as much as we do about small things like that.
Just be happy they used A vader lightsaber.
Just be happy they used A vader lightsaber.
I'm curious if this is a real MPP... I know we can't trust the visual dictionary's. Even though the graflex featured in wired was in the ep7 visual dictionary
But the MPP in the rogue one visual dictionary doesn't have any lettering on it.
My theory is they purchased a MPP to reverse engineer it and make they own. Just like how pinewood did it for the graflex
I have a hard time believing the prop department bought one MPP to use through to film. Plus there is a belt hanger and a FX saber...
Here is a picture from the visual dictionary with out the lettering on the tube
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But the MPP in the rogue one visual dictionary doesn't have any lettering on it.
My theory is they purchased a MPP to reverse engineer it and make they own. Just like how pinewood did it for the graflex
I have a hard time believing the prop department bought one MPP to use through to film. Plus there is a belt hanger and a FX saber...
Here is a picture from the visual dictionary with out the lettering on the tube
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station
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Because they don't care as much as we do about small things like that.
Just be happy they used A vader lightsaber.
This is what I love about Star Wars props. There really is no "cannon" look for anything, because almost everything changes from movie to movie (sometimes scene to scene). To me, when I build props myself, I just shoot for close, then it becomes "my" Darth Vader helmet, etc. Plus, all the differences make for entertaining arguments to watch on the forums!
Sym-Cha
Master Member
The MPP which was initially purchased in the summer of 2014 before or whilest shooting TFA . . . has been in the prop-guys grasp ever since and way before Rogue One was produced . . . it's possible multiple copies were cast for several uses . . . from this one vintage MPP As for the lacking of the letters ... those could have been photoshopped out of the picture for that particular book :wacko
Chaïm
As for the lacking of the letters ... those could have been photoshopped out of the picture for that particular book :wackoChaïm
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Yeah, it kinda' sorta' looks like a reproduction. One other thing that seems suspect is the appearance of the shroud thumbscrew and the bulb release knob.
The thumbscrew appears to be brass (why would they replace it?) and I'm sure that the detail is just washed out in the photo, but the bulb release knob looks odd as well.
And then there's also what appears to be a seam line on that corner of the shroud.
The thumbscrew appears to be brass (why would they replace it?) and I'm sure that the detail is just washed out in the photo, but the bulb release knob looks odd as well.
And then there's also what appears to be a seam line on that corner of the shroud.
Darth Alias
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Pics of the Disney Vader hilt. I gotta admit, I like the colors more than ANH hilt except the weathering doesn’t look natural but overall a great hilt. Rogue One so this is closest we’ll get to getting what was seen on screen.
razorsharp192
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isn't the visual dictionary pic of an old ROTJ saber and not the prop used in Rogue 1? Thought it was a clean/as first built version of the visual dictionary saber in Rogue 1? Looks like they just used the wrong saber as reference for the FX saber i.e. it shouldn't have any weathering on it.
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vader45
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The hero MPP from ESB/ROTJ has that exact same thumbscrew with the diamond pattern.
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Well they didnt even try to recreate the ANH costume at all. The saber is just another lazy piece on their part along with the lazy work on the costume.
Definately not the same shroud. Look at the hard right angle where the d-ring is going through on the Rogue one saber vs the smooth rounded corner on the ESB saber
razorsharp192
Sr Member
Doesn’t have any rust on it in the film, look at the screen in the OP’s post, looks to be a clean version. The visual dictionary is wrong by the looks of it.
razorsharp192
Sr Member
anyone know if the saber has the side lever on the clamp like the Disney parks saber? or is it just as per the ESB saber?
vader45
Sr Member
The lever on the MPP used in ESB and ROTJ broke off and that is why we see the stud on the one side of the clamp. Im not sure if the MPP in R1 has a lever since that side of the clamp is never shown. Although the correct side the lever should be on for ESB, R1 left the stud so Im assuming the lever is only a Disney thing until the R1 clamp is shown on that side.
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razorsharp192
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Thanks. Meeting Spencer Wilding this weekend and i'm going to get him to sign a saber, so need to make a R1 saber this week!
What makes you think they left the stud on the R1 saber? Are you basing that on the visual dictionary saber? That looks like a socket hex bolt to me. From the screencap from R1 you can't tell what it is, but it is silver, although in the same screencap which hasn't been photoshopped the stud looks black.....
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14trharris
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Pics of the Disney Vader hilt. I gotta admit, I like the colors more than ANH hilt except the weathering doesn’t look natural but overall a great hilt. Rogue One so this is closest we’ll get to getting what was seen on screen.
What Disney Vader hilt is this? I'm trying to find it to use as a reference for my Rogue One build, but I'm only finding clean versions of the hilt.
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