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Sa'kal'ishaalas

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Member # 532

posted 06-21-2005 06:08 PM

I've been watching the orginal series a bunch lately, and all of the weapons and and gadgets from the movie look so cool. They may have been put together from various parts, but they look so much more, interesting, than the parts from the second trilogy. The technology seems further back in the original trilogy, but thats probably just because in the second trilogy they made everything from casts and with professional and expensive props.

I was wondering what everyone here thought about the props. (Ok, I know this isn't great subject matter, but I'm kinda bored, and I'm watching Episode IV as I type this, and I realized how much more I like the way the gadgets look in the original trilogy)

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Graysith

Chosen Daughter
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posted 07-04-2005 03:31 PM

Hehe... the lightsabers were simple camera flash "holders" (I can't remember what they are called, sheesh!) with some gadgets and gewgaws super-glued to them.

I think the reason that they are more appealing than the higher tech stuff in EP 1-3 is because they DO look more "home-made," and after all, a jedi is supposed to make his own lightsaber now, isn't he?

I agree, Sa'ak, 100%!!

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Major-Konig

Idealistic Jedi

Member # 597

posted 07-05-2005 01:04 PM

I am almost positive it's Graflex flash-holders is what they used to make the saber hilts, coupled with many doodads to make it look 'real'

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Graysith

Chosen Daughter
Member # 27

posted 07-05-2005 01:38 PM

Yeah... and I know that one of the "extras" that was glued onto them was cut-off pieces of windshield wiper blades. That's what made the grip of Luke's lightsaber, I think.

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Sa'kal'ishaalas

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Member # 532

posted 07-18-2005 03:54 PM

I believe that at the following website is where you can find out how they built the original lightsabers. Maybe he just made them to look real, but they do look like the ones from the original trilogy.