The Evolution of Luke’s Lightsaber!

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We chat with modelmaker Jason Eaton about his collection of distinct Obi-Wan and Luke lightsaber replicas that chronicle the evolution of the prop as production made various hero and stunt versions for the original Star Wars trilogy! Among them is a unique recreation of the spinning blade stunt prop that was used for Obi-Wan's lightsaber duel with Vader on the Death Star!
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@ItsFreeVRealEstate Год назад

I took a machining course in school and was able to make Luke's Saber on the lathe and vertical mill, the control box was the hardest part. Couldn't get it exactly screen accurate but its pretty damn close. It was a fun first hobby build. This channel is what inspired me to change careers 8 years ago, I work in the manufacturing space and love recreating nerdy stuff.

@larryu3727 Год назад

Love the shout out to Halliwax for all the work that he does for lightsabers. Congratulations to Halliwax Basement Builds. Tested, keep up the great videos.

@tested Год назад

Appreciate your comment! Thank you.

@halliwaxbasementbuilds Год назад

@@tested thank you very much! im in shock!

@RomanProps1313 Год назад

@@halliwaxbasementbuilds well, deserved, Danny. I love my Halliwax motorized hilt!! 👊😁👍

@DrFranklynAnderson Год назад

My favorite lightsaber. My grandfather got me the Luke RotJ ‘90s light-up toy for my birthday when I was maybe eight, and I’ve loved the design ever since.

@sethdunlea9156 Год назад

The guys on the RPF like Starkiller, Halliwax, Dave P and many more have truly created art with their research and designs. Very fortunate to have a Motorized Stunt and V2 from Starkiller and weathered by Halliwax. Anyone who has anything from them knows how exceptional these pieces are

@Galactic_Factotum Год назад

the V2 is my favorite lightsaber hilt from the entire series. the history behind it and just the way it looks. it's so beautiful

@michaelevape60 Месяц назад

There’s just something about it man. I know you you mean.

@halliwaxbasementbuilds Год назад

this is wicked!

@FrankHolub Год назад

Did anyone else make their own hilts out of misc objects as a kid?

@FrankFurther Год назад

Not lightsabres but did sonic screwdrivers out of various pens 😂

@joachimlarsen2k Год назад

Of course! :D

@VisboerAnton Год назад

@pasquale78 Год назад

Flash lights mate

@WhiteError37 Год назад

No but I'm building a light saber in my late 20s 😂

@jparker8505 Год назад

Halliwax Danny is one of my heroes when it comes to replica reproduction props, in some cases his creations are the original as I know no other that goes to the depths he does to get screen accuracy! Such a great video to see all the evolution of Luke's sabers!

@halliwaxbasementbuilds Год назад

thanks buddy!

@roryoutdoors5431 Год назад

Holy crap - I am a 77 kid (Star Wars years old!) and had NO idea the prop sabres in ANH spun! Wow! Ancient weapons and hokey religions eh?

@steveharrison9901 Год назад

I am stunned to hear that the blade was a found part! I had thought it was just a rod of something…brass, wood, but actually it’s something that had been made with a purpose and just laying around a studio warehouse and “hey! That’s perfect for the blade! “ !? Incredible. Now I want to know just what that was and why that is considered proprietary knowledge.

@LunarEclipsism1 Год назад

A lot of people think it was an antenna from a tank, the fact that it has such a suble taper over the whole length is key. Would have been very time consuming to make that from scratch for the '77 film

@shroomshady27 Год назад

The same guy who made those "Danny" aka "Haliwax" is the very same guy who helped me out for about two years or so once I got all the parts for my V2 build. He was so nice and helpful, and KNOWLEDGEABLE. He helped me not screw mine up, and I now own a screen accurate V2 that I built myself (with the help of Haliwax) and it's absolutely beautiful. It looks EXACTLY like it does in RotJ, and exactly like Danny's that was at the bottom of the Obi-Wan hilt side. Presumably for room since that's Luke's RotJ Lightsaber. The V2 is the raddest Lightsaber hilt in the history of Star Wars, and I have one... -

@platinumchopper Год назад

The fiberglass rod is a HMP CX-4 or AC CX4 antenna

@dwaynecuster Год назад

The Star Destroyer in the intro is BEAUTIFUL!!!! 🤩😍

@_The_Archive_ Год назад

Fun Fact: To make the lightsaber sound, sound designer Ben Burtt mixed the humming of an old 35mm projector at the university where he worked with the sound of interference from a television set. The sound of the lightsabers clashing was a mix of carbon arc noises and the pressing of metal against dry ice.

@WanderingGoff Год назад

I'm a photographer, a collector of vintage cameras, a fencer and a Star Wars fan. The Graflex saber sits right in the middle of that Venn diagram. Of course, I didn't know that history when I was a kid, and Obi-Wan's saber has always been my favorite for as long as I can remember. I used to stare at the picture in The Visual Dictionary trying to imagine what all the parts did, and as an adult I've enjoyed learning about the history of all the found parts (including the Graflex clamp) that went into it. Some day I want to have a collection like this with all the different iterations of hero and stunt props.

@ebobhazard Год назад

I can personally attest to the quality of Halliwax's finishing work. He produces fantastic results across replicas.

@Daveyboy100880 Год назад

I think the light source for the saber was attached to the camera, pointing 90 degrees across the field of vision, with a 45-degree angled half-silvered beam splitter in front of the camera lens. That way, the light source would appear to be coming directly out of the lens and would always be shining directly on the blade (except when the blade was tilted too far!). It’s the same principal as front projection, as it was used on 2001 and also to create the glowy replicant eyes in Blade Runner. I always thought that the blades were made of wood, as they said that Prowse and Guinness were always snapping them! It’s interesting that they were actually fibreglass. I love these deep dives!

@halliwaxbasementbuilds Год назад

correctomondo!

@ia5662 Год назад

the scotch lightsaber was really impressive - I read up on all this before, and I was under the impression that it was reflective film material, like the actual film strip material that would reflect back. I had no idea it was a lighting unit that had to shine on it for that to be achieved. Either way, it looks EXACTLY the same on a modern camera once the light was properly aligned and applied. That was so cool - reminds me of the look of Obi-Wan in the Cantina preproduction in black and white and also Luke in the Falcon with the training remote. I feel like you can really see the effect in those scenes.

@RomanProps1313 Год назад

Very cool collection there!! 👊😁👍

@c.a.k.comedy692 Год назад

I followed halliwax’s thread on the RPF when he was building these motor hilts and figuring it out it really is amazing to see how it was done

@AlasdairGR Год назад

I think both the old and current canons have Luke building his green saber from parts he found at Obi-wan's hut. So it's amazing to see that the actual behind-the-scenes lineage of the OT sabers is also the same.

@drinksanddice9528 Год назад

Nice Speedmaster

@liamnevilleviolist1809 Год назад

3:13 "Yyyyeeaaaarrrrrhhh"- Norm.

@KytosYT Год назад

Amazing set of SW coilovers

@zimmy1958 Год назад

Thanks

@angelocanale8102 Год назад

Dan is fantastic at putting these together but I did wonder why he didn’t mention where the rest of the props originated from to give the people who made the kit some props.

@DanStarkiller Год назад

About half of these sabers we're designed and produced by me. Some of the others were designed and produced by my friend Dave Parkin. Would have been nice if these two could have just acknowledged the people who actually produced these replicas.

@jasoneaton2662 Год назад

Apologies, I bought some of these second hand from the RPF junkyard or from secondary sources. I’m not well versed in the prop vendors the way I am the model scene.

@DanStarkiller Год назад

@@jasoneaton2662 That's not exactly true. At least four of them you bought directly from me and commissioned Halliwax to build them. I even supplied you with the hero saber long after I had originally sold out of them and Halliwax built it for you for free. The people who design and build these hilts aren't just "vendors." These things don't just appear out of nowhere. We're craftsmen like yourself. These hilts took years to design and produce. It would have been nice if you'd acknowledged the designers and manufacturers. I can't believe that if you'd scratch built a model and saw someone showing it off on Tested without caring to acknowledge or attribute the work you'd put into it that you'd be overly excited.

@angelocanale8102 Год назад

@@DanStarkillerDan, I know. I have your V2 which is my most prized. This was the point of my post.

@onbedoeldekut1515 Год назад

The Corridor Crew reproduction was impressive.

@jamesb3557 Год назад

Jason!!! Lol of course he would have an amazing set of sabers. Now, if only he’s bring his yellow Jaws drum and a few other items lol By really, always love seeing what Jason has cooking. The man is a gem and is always busy building and crafting

@michiganmandos Год назад

Need to get your hands on darksaber next! (Saberbay for the live action, Jawas Junkyard for clone wars, solos hold for Rebels). So many amazing people and makers in this community!

@nathkrupa3463 Год назад

Wow wonderful video

@WhiteError37 Год назад

Awesome video

@AlohaJade808 Год назад

Savage would have just loved to have held this one and learn more about it.

@stagemgr99 Год назад

I had opportunities to purchase a screen used light saber hilt in a store with movie memorabilia, scripts etc on Hollywood Blvd in the early 80’s , was only $20 and I waited too long and it was finally gone . Regret now for Procrastinating but they were not in demand back then or of value . Shoulda woulda coulda moment .

@thatwasmypitch Год назад

Owning a few Saber replicas, and also training with katanas, I never did understand the control box, yes I get it looks sci fi but so impractical to hold and uncomfortable. Interesting video enjoyed the info

@chamoo232 Год назад

They were there in the original because the hilts were made of camera flashes. The "control box" are the clamps that allow the flash to be attached to the side of the camera. Obiwan's hilt is military parts stuck together but it still use the same clamp as Luke's Ep4 hilt. For consistency, the machines stunt versions also had control boxes and since Luke's Ep6 hilt is designed from the Obiwan stunt hilt it also got a control box.

@thatwasmypitch Год назад

@@chamoo232 yes you are right, I did know that bit of info, tried tobmakebmyvown at one point l, was just saying very hard to hold with it. 😁

@chamoo232 Год назад

@@thatwasmypitch Yes even the grips on the handles of the Luke and Vader hilts are terrible to hold. The prequel hilts are far more comfortable and practical.

@thatwasmypitch Год назад

@@chamoo232 still they do look awesome

@LeonGames Год назад

Love the video! Can't have enough sabers. What's up with the shaky camera lately?

@xforeverknightx Год назад

What a coincidence Ive just finished modding my luke lightsaber and this pops up lol

@fredhollis3999 2 месяца назад

The sabers that are made by different companies of Luke's which one do you think is the best and which one would you buy?

@Daniel-Strain Год назад

The bottom one on the left (Obi-Wan's) I dont' understand. He said, "by the time of Return of the Jedi". Does that mean that ghost Obi-Wan was wearing it? Where does it appear?

@halliwaxbasementbuilds Год назад

bottom left is the same motor stunt above it in the tier, hamill needed a belt hanging lightsaber for ROTJ. they ended up randomly grabbing a extra stunt saber out of a box, cutting the blade off and hanging it on lukes belt in ROTJ. that saber they cut the blade off is the same motor stunt guinness used against vader in the end of ANH

@Daniel-Strain Год назад

@@halliwaxbasementbuilds Ah! Thanks for the info.

@griffinoconnor1523 Год назад

Does anyone recognize his shirt? I love the design

@liamnevilleviolist1809 Год назад

2:38 why is it called the "V (vee) 2" ?

@user-gl5ld9vm7i Год назад

Norm really geeking out

@Lethgar_Smith Год назад

I know that when Luke is captured and brought before Vader and he examines Luke's light saber and says, "I see you've constructed a new light saber" the close up of the saber seen in that shot was actually Obi-wan's motorized light saber form A New Hope.

@TreadwellJay Год назад

No, the prop used for most of the rest of the movie is that reused prop. The "I see you..." prop was made especially for that closeup, with a cleaner look.

@F-Los Год назад

Someone cut the camera man off. 2 much coffee or coke got his hand buzzing

@Welther47 Месяц назад

They look super uncomfortable to actually hold. Can't see how these would actually be used.

@amphicorp4725 Год назад

Shame none of the guys who made these were there

@BlueJazzBoyNZ Год назад

My beef with Lightsaber design is.. Why would a Jedi need an external, on switch ?

@DrFranklynAnderson Год назад

I remember as a kid theorizing that it was a safety feature where the button had to be held down while fighting, since when they’re knocked out of someone’s hand they turn off after a few seconds.

@jhyesheppard1314 Год назад

More star wars

@liamnevilleviolist1809 Год назад

P.S. - I'm comparing all these hilts to the one in this vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7adP0f6zgR4.html Edit: I feel the blade is rotating quite slowly, not as fast as in the film, possibly for safety's sake, but I can definitely see too much black.

@liamnevilleviolist1809 Год назад

Nooormmmmm!!!!