As we know, the vintage Imperial blaster came in a range of darker shades, ranging from very dark blue, through very dark green to true black. They all appear very dark, indeed often black, unless held up to the light. However as we also know, this blaster came in a much lighter shade of blue as well, which cannot be confused with any of the darker shades:
The lighter blue Imperial blaster came with IG-88 and also the Imperial Commander figures, and according to The Imperial Gunnery, those are the only two figures that it did come with (http://www.imperialgunnery.com/imperialblasters.htm). Furthermore, TIG also states that the darker Imperial blasters only came with the Stormtrooper, Boba Fett, Death Squad Commander (aka Star Destroyer Commander), Hammerhead and Walrusman, with Luke in Stormtrooper Disguise coming with the true black blaster.
I have enormous respect for The Imperial Gunnery. It is an invaluable educational tool and resource for vintage collectors, and a beacon of light in the fight against repro shite. A huge amount of hard work and talent has gone into making and maintaining it. However, with a subject as large as vintage Star Wars, it's unsurprising that new weapon and accessory variants are still being verified and added to the site to this day. For that reason, whilst obviously superb and vast in scope, it is not completely exhaustive.
My question is simply this; TIG may be absolutely spot on with regards to the above blaster colours only coming with those specific figures, however does anyone know if there are any exceptions? For example, did Boba Fett or the Stormtrooper ever come with a light blue blaster? Did the imperial Commander ever come with a darker blaster?
I ask because I like to display my loose figures with their correct weapons and accessories wherever possible, and being rather creaking and ancient in years myself, I owned the vintage figures when they first came out, and I thought my own Boba Fett came with a light blue blaster. My memory is usually pretty good, but not perfect, so I may simply be mistaken about that, but I'd love to know the actual answer.
Can anyone help?
The lighter blue Imperial blaster came with IG-88 and also the Imperial Commander figures, and according to The Imperial Gunnery, those are the only two figures that it did come with (http://www.imperialgunnery.com/imperialblasters.htm). Furthermore, TIG also states that the darker Imperial blasters only came with the Stormtrooper, Boba Fett, Death Squad Commander (aka Star Destroyer Commander), Hammerhead and Walrusman, with Luke in Stormtrooper Disguise coming with the true black blaster.
I have enormous respect for The Imperial Gunnery. It is an invaluable educational tool and resource for vintage collectors, and a beacon of light in the fight against repro shite. A huge amount of hard work and talent has gone into making and maintaining it. However, with a subject as large as vintage Star Wars, it's unsurprising that new weapon and accessory variants are still being verified and added to the site to this day. For that reason, whilst obviously superb and vast in scope, it is not completely exhaustive.
My question is simply this; TIG may be absolutely spot on with regards to the above blaster colours only coming with those specific figures, however does anyone know if there are any exceptions? For example, did Boba Fett or the Stormtrooper ever come with a light blue blaster? Did the imperial Commander ever come with a darker blaster?
I ask because I like to display my loose figures with their correct weapons and accessories wherever possible, and being rather creaking and ancient in years myself, I owned the vintage figures when they first came out, and I thought my own Boba Fett came with a light blue blaster. My memory is usually pretty good, but not perfect, so I may simply be mistaken about that, but I'd love to know the actual answer.
Can anyone help?