Has it been "officialized" that they were keys?
Not in my opinion. While they may have been cast from keys, I think it is pretty clear that they are castings and not the keys themselves.
Has it been "officialized" that they were keys?
Not in my opinion. While they may have been cast from keys, I think it is pretty clear that they are castings and not the keys themselves.
on the one holding down the cape you can really see the rough edge suggesting that it was a casting, nice shot, I'm not sure if I've seen that one before or at least never payed close enough attention to it. Is that from CIV?
I originally wasn't even going to touch on this thread. It's an interesting theory, but in the end it's one that can never be proven without a doubt.
First I want to applaud Alex for what he's doing. We all need to look at Fett with fresh eyes. We all have our assumptions of what we think is going on with ESB; some ideas that have carried over from other versions of the suit, and some that have entered our subconscious from replica suits made over the years. We need to throw all that out the window to really figure out this version of the suit.
I agree that we should not just assume that the studs are silver. But let's not just assume that they are white because they look white in pictures. I've been doing a lot of color research on ESB, and picture are VERY misleading. Of the few known colors on the suit, they are several shades darker in real life than in pictures or stills.
In looking at all the pictures again with this thread in mind, I really have no answers. They could be white, silver, or even light grey. But the one thing that jumps out at me is that the shoulder studs appear flat. I can't seem to find any picture that shows them reflecting any kind of light. That to me opens up the option that they could be painted silver or aluminum, but just with a flat coat.
Since the real costume parts are either repainted, lost, or hidden away in the archives, the only way to figure out this puzzler is with a lot of tests. Shoulder studs painted in every possible variation, photographed under bright studio lights. But even then there might not be a definitive answer.
Again, great thread! I love the challenge of trying to figure out ESB Fett. And to close, here's my favorite quote about Fett from Joe Johnston:
"I painted Boba's outfit and tried to make it look like it was made of different pieces of armor. It was a symmetrical design, but I painted it in such a way that it looked like he had scavenged parts and had done some personalizing of his costume; he had little trophies hanging from his belt, and he had little braids of hair, almost like a collection of scalps"
-Ryan
Where do we go from here?
lol:..good question...
I say we take a vote or a poll?? maybe?...so we can call this one done.
Personally, I'll probably paint them white.
lol:..good question...
I say we take a vote or a poll?? maybe?...so we can call this one done.
Personally, I'll probably paint them white.
Comparison to trooper armor may help??
and contrasting to the red background I see white..
also we know the left ear has white at the top sooo ... it seems to have the same value.
SF posted it already but i thought a whole pic may change some minds.
http://imageshack.us