Underbelt colour

[Peregrinus]

The Sandtroopers, some of the Death Star Stormtroopers, and most especially Han and Luke after they got out of the garbage masher have stained/dirty/off-white canvas belts that contrast noticably with the white hard armour pieces.

 

Other Death Star Stormtroopers, and Han and Luke before diving into the garbage chute, have white-white canvas underbelts that only barely differ (if that) from the white of the hard armour pieces.

 

The current Elite standards don't say anything about what colour the canvas belt should be. I notice the peopel currently offering ready-made canvas belts use natrual off-white canvas for their wares, and I was wondering if pure-white underbelts would do just as well.

 

--Jonah

[firebladejedi[TK]]

I dont know about elite standards but both colours were seen in the film and should be considered accurate. I believe that all the belts were made from natural canvas and then whitened with canvas/leather whitener which is a messy process as anyone who has had to whiten their cricket pads will know.. and will run when it gets wet which is why i bleach my white belts

 

[SuperTrooper]

My canvas belt is a bleached natural canvas that is in between the color of the 2 pictured above.

[giric thren]

I too have noticed the color differences, and wondered what was better. Also if you look at a promo pic of luke his belt is not only dirty (after trash compactor) but it is frayed too is that also acceptable?

[Peregrinus]

Not just frayed -- note the tape on it. *lol*

 

--Jonah

[Daetrin[Admin]]

Mark has the right of it. As long as it looks OK or has a film reference, it's fine. Perhaps when we have 200 Elite it may be worthwhile tightening up the language, but not now.

[Hammer3246]

most especially Han and Luke after they got out of the garbage masher have stained/dirty/off-white canvas belts that contrast noticably with the white hard armour pieces.

 

 

--Jonah

 

 

I realize it's just a movie...however the water in the masher was quite dirty (by the looks of things)....so white before....dirty after, not a real big stretch, and nice of the Lucas group to notice something so minor, yet include it the "Movie".

 

Cheers

[Peregrinus]

I need to dig though the Making Of book, but you may be ascribing too much diligence to the production folks. *heh* Odds are they filmed the escape scenes after the garbage masher scenes and no one really noticed or cared that the once-white canvas was down dingy.

 

I could be wrong, though.

 

--Jonah