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TOPIC: Flare like or not
Flare like or not 1 day 18 hours ago #46552
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I need to make a new self help topic for all of this. I've totally ransacked the OP's topic. I sincerely apologize.
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Flare like or not 1 day 17 hours ago #46561
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It's funny... from an engineering perspective, I dislike it, because it is due to uneven lighting. From an aesthetic perspective, though, it does look really cool! As a result, I'm kind of torn on it.
Mind you, arguably, it's canon: 
...and 39 years later, I'm still not sure if I think that poster is awesome or terrible...  Andi-Jae EL wrote:
Not a lot of base flare on the older MR FX sabers that I own.
That's one of the things I like about them--Force FX sabers use LED strings to light the blade (except for the first couple, which used EL wire), so the light has an even distribution. Ultimate FX use the same basic design, but aren't made as well, and the illumination is visibly spotty; however, there is still no base flare. I think it gives a very movie look to them. Down side is that they're not as durable as LED-in-hilt designs (like Saber Forge). That's why I bought an ANH Luke Skywalker Force FX--it looks great, and since I feel the Graflex design is kind of an ergonomic disaster, I wasn't planning to duel with it anyway!
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Yoda of Borg am I! Assimilated shall you be! Futile resistance is, hmm?
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Flare like or not 1 day 14 hours ago #46623
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Kered, I made the comment with my expression of interest last night (Saber Selfies) and shall echo again here. Flare with Flair!
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Growing old (not up ) with Dragonball my fascination stemmed from here and shifted to me gravitating towards a fondness of Yellow/Amber as Blade LED Colour.Ramaloke wrote:
Although the base flare can be a cool effect at times, it gives the light saber a little unfinished or uncontrolled power. Gives it a little bit of a Sith feel and kind of reminds me a bit of the glow around the characters in DBZ.
Articulated differently to my reference of 'explosive surge of power emitting'.
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Flare like or not 1 day 14 hours ago #46625
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Exaggerated Flare. Chillingly blinding.
 
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Flare like or not 1 day 14 hours ago #46629
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As long as the rest of the blade is very bright, I don't mind base flare.
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"I am the Senate"
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Flare like or not 1 day 13 hours ago #46634
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drgolds wrote:
MusicallyInspired wrote:
It looks kind of cool sometimes in a picture, but generally I prefer an evenly lit blade.
So are you saying standard green is the way to go? What ever looks the closest to Luke's Jedi saber is what I want. Oh, I was answering the OP question of whether I preferred a flare or not. I say pure green. |
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Flare like or not 1 day 41 minutes ago #46690
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OvrcAHst wrote:
Kered, I made the comment with my expression of interest last night (Saber Selfies) and shall echo again here. Flare with Flair!
Growing old (not up ) with Dragonball my fascination stemmed from here and shifted to me gravitating towards a fondness of Yellow/Amber as Blade LED Colour.Ramaloke wrote:
Although the base flare can be a cool effect at times, it gives the light saber a little unfinished or uncontrolled power. Gives it a little bit of a Sith feel and kind of reminds me a bit of the glow around the characters in DBZ.
Articulated differently to my reference of 'explosive surge of power emitting'.
After I read you and @for's comments thought what a great topic but with all the bdz talk I'm going to watch some dragonball gt on Hulu love that flare |
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The force is strong in this one.but the dark side is always there
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Flare like or not 22 hours 37 minutes ago #46695
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Vyk wrote:
It's funny... from an engineering perspective, I dislike it, because it is due to uneven lighting. From an aesthetic perspective, though, it does look really cool! As a result, I'm kind of torn on it.
Mind you, arguably, it's canon:
...and 39 years later, I'm still not sure if I think that poster is awesome or terrible... Andi-Jae EL wrote:
Not a lot of base flare on the older MR FX sabers that I own.
That's one of the things I like about them--Force FX sabers use LED strings to light the blade (except for the first couple, which used EL wire), so the light has an even distribution. Ultimate FX use the same basic design, but aren't made as well, and the illumination is visibly spotty; however, there is still no base flare. I think it gives a very movie look to them. Down side is that they're not as durable as LED-in-hilt designs (like Saber Forge). That's why I bought an ANH Luke Skywalker Force FX--it looks great, and since I feel the Graflex design is kind of an ergonomic disaster, I wasn't planning to duel with it anyway!
Addressing the poster, it is representative/evocative of the golden age of sci-fi, where the characters would be represented in an overly stylized way to generate interest and enthusiasm for the movie. Like this poster, often they would incorporate elements of the movie you would see, but in a way that never appears in the movie itself. When I was 15, and saw the movie for the first time, I remember thinking that Luke and Leia did not really look like they did in the poster, and the light saber did not do what was depicted there either; but that was only after the overwhelming excitement of seeing the movie had worn off, and I had some capacity to think of such things. It was the only poster in the series to be done in this style, but to me it's still a classic. |
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Imagine what you will know tomorrow....
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Flare like or not 21 hours 38 minutes ago #46697
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I love the base flare, it hints at a greater power at the base of the blade that's coming to a point at the tip. But then I love JJ Abrams' lens flares so I may not be the best judge.
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Flare like or not 15 hours 30 minutes ago #46757
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Kered wrote:
After I read you and @for's comments thought what a great topic but with all the bdz talk I'm going to watch some dragonball gt on Hulu love that flare
Agreed. Nice initiative.   I find myself doing the same every so often. I follow Dragonball Super on YT and a little while ago discovered TeamFourStars Dragonball Abridged. The humour is done so well and certainly makes re-watching the earlier seasons so much easier.
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Flare like or not 15 hours 18 minutes ago #46762
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Vyk wrote:
Mind you, arguably, it's canon:
...and 39 years later, I'm still not sure if I think that poster is awesome or terrible...
Don't forget the McQuarrie Concept Art: 
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Flare like or not 8 hours 33 minutes ago #46840
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Kouri wrote:
Don't forget the McQuarrie Concept Art:
See, that I just think is awesome.  I'm glad that lightsabers didn't become the basic weapon of the setting, but I do love a lot of the McQuarrie concept art. And it never occurred to me before that the concept art sabers have base flare!Just to clarify, my biggest problems with the poster are Luke's bare chest and Leia's absolutely ridiculous pose. (Seriously, it can't even be comfortable to stand like that!) The rest of the poster I straight-up love. It's just those two details that, to me, add nothing and detract from the overall appeal. |
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Yoda of Borg am I! Assimilated shall you be! Futile resistance is, hmm?
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