ImperialFighter said:
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3. Although I REALLY like the fact that you've made Vader's lightsaber 'blade' retract now, I have to be honest (you wouldn't want it any other way) and say I personally prefer the look of the original 'hilt' that was seen in this shot below...and think that your retracting 'blade' might seem even better if it was seen to extinguish into that extra little bit of the 'hilt' that we see in the original version...or alternatively, if your 'hilt' end was 'shaped' a little differently here...
Here's what I mean - for the sake of a recap, here's how the 'hilt's end looks in the shot shortly before it's retracted...
Seconded. The original saber looks more real with the tapering emitter and the fact the blade in your version is retracting into blackness as opposed to being able to see the tapering emitter behind might be contributing to the retracting looking "a bit wrong". Also the new emitter doesn't match the previous shot which appears to be facing a different direction.
I'm just curious what the reason was for the change. The one in the original shot is still a Heiland/MPP camera flash saber prop, no?