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 Post subject: Vader toy ray gun :)
PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:12 am 
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My main interest is collecting vintage toy ray guns. I show you here a nice vintage cork gun made in Spain about 1978. No license or copyright. :hello

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:58 am 
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Very nice!! These can appeal to both vintage and Vader collectors

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:45 pm 
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Thanks jkno!
I was looking at this old original Ralph McQuarrie concept drawing: Darth Vader (earlier version) is portrayed with a gun at his side and I noticed a certain resemblance with the Spanish gun, at least in the rear (the shape, and the knob). Of course is just a coincidence, but interesting. :dope

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:49 pm 
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Why use a saber when you can shoot your enemy with a gun? :toothy Ask Indiana Jones! :lol


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:31 pm 
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Fener wrote:
Why use a saber when you can shoot your enemy with a gun? :toothy Ask Indiana Jones! :lol


Indy shots first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YyBtMxZgQs

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 Post subject: Re: Vader toy ray gun :)
PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:43 am 
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Fener wrote:
Thanks jkno!
I was looking at this old original Ralph McQuarrie concept drawing: Darth Vader (earlier version) is portrayed with a gun at his side and I noticed a certain resemblance with the Spanish gun, at least in the rear (the shape, and the knob). Of course is just a coincidence, but interesting. :dope

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I can see some similarity to the McQuarrie Vader pistol

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:17 pm 
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Indy shots first!



Ha ha, yes! :toothy


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"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

I think we can see part of this gun in McQuarrie's well-known painting of Vader in a lightsaber battle with an unknown adversary:

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:11 pm 
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The toy gun seems to fit well with the vintage SW aesthetic, if only the barrel was altered a bit. Without the barrel it somewhat looks slightly similar to the Biker Scout blaster.

The adversary in that painting, if I recall correctly, is supposed to be Luke.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:53 am 
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Look what I found in The Complete Vader on page 37. This was a Canadian exclusive from 1979:

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