Comments on The Dork Dimension: Toy Pix: Han Solo with Tauntaun, Then and Now

I see it's been an argument in SW circles for ...

2011-12-21T21:55:58.311-05:00

I see it's been an argument in SW circles for years... I think it comes down to what is the original color of the parka, and what the color looks like in the movie itself. If the figure is a representation of the character in TESB (and how it appears to the audience), it is definitely blue. But the actual filming costume (before camera filters and set lighting) is actually brown (source: http://imageevent.com/kay_dee/starwarscelebrationiv/archives?p=279&n=261&m=20&c=5&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=2).

OR you could argue that all colors are completely ...

2011-12-19T10:21:27.391-05:00

OR you could argue that all colors are completely dependent on what light shines on them.

For example, when you put your red shirt in the closet and turn off all the lights, it looks gray. Is it still red? Or is it the color you actually see?

/color theory

(great review!)

Thanks! :) I agree that Han's coat looks blue...

2011-12-18T10:52:40.857-05:00

Thanks! :)

I agree that Han's coat looks blue for the most part, but that's because of the lighting on the set which gave everything a bluish tinge. There are a few times that you can actually see the coat in real light:

Scene 1: "Deck officer. DECK OFFICER!" Han passes underneath a couple of the lights on the underside of the Millenium Falcon, which expose the brown in the coat because the lights don't have the bluish tone.

Scene 2: "Sir, Commander Skywalker hasn't come in the south entrance." There's still a lot of blue light polluting the colors, but it's clear that the coat is brown in this scene.

However, the Han vs. Probe Droid scene seems like it's in reasonably clear daylight, and his coat looks crazy blue there. But the Ep. V archives on the Blu-ray claims "There is much debate about the parka's true color. Many think it is blue but it's actually chocolate brown. There isn't a second parka."

I think you could argue, "Well, even if the coat was brown, it looked blue the majority of the time, so that's the parka color I want for my figure." I think you could also argue, "To Hell with it all, the vintage figure was blue, so that's how Han Hoth should be." I'm leaning towards the latter myself. ;)

Another great figure review, thanks. I had Hoth Ha...

2011-12-17T22:19:24.019-05:00

Another great figure review, thanks. I had Hoth Han as a child and my friend had the Tauntaun. Although I think you are wrong about Han's movie parka color. Just watching a clip of TESB now and it is definitely dark blue.