The blue blade in the trailer I have never read only whispers of sand dunes etc etc etc. It’s not hard to believe that the special effects dept were not up to date with decisions around colour choice for Luke’s new saber until later on. Unless they changed their mind from the pre production meeting of 1981? But the explanation then was Luke’s new saver design and colour sets him up as his own man rather than something similar to his fathers which he had been using. I really implore you to read this in the book if you have it. I do not believe for one moment that the V2 was thrown in at the last min.
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What he said. It was a cleaned up Yuma made for either the ISYHCANL insert or the cave build scene.
Here's some early concept art for Luke, and they were assuming Graflex.
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Are you guys still posting about this old girl?? JK. I got word from my shop today that work has started on the prototype. Should take two weeks.
thanks for sharing! are these in the costume book?
Pretty sure it’s From Star Wars to Indiana Jones.I have Brandon’s costume book and I don’t have these pics. Would love to know what book so I can pick it up
You know what blows my mind? I keep thinking how there's pics of Hamill on the sand storm set showing George the Graflex. They were literally on the floor shooting when they realized they needed a new lightsaber.
Depending on the schedule of set ups, and if they did close-ups first or not, the V2 was basically detailed and handed off as a belt hanger in a short amount of time. It may have been within the day-- it could have been within an hour or so. What was the state of it at the end of ESB production where it was a practice dueling saber and maybe a tool on Echo Base? Was just the clamp card added? Mystery chunk and cone knob? How much paint was already gone?
One of the best props ever could have been refinished to completion in minutes with whatever scrap was handy.
Yeah Seth , I just double checked: it was definitely same day. People were on set at 8:30am, cameras rolled around 10:15, and then took lunch around 1:45. So presumably, the saber change took place within that two hour time period between 8:30 when they showed up on set and 10:15 when they actually started shooting.
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