Prop What color was Jabba's Sail Barge?

[astro666]

Does anybody know, for sure, what was the actual color of the set-used prop that was assembled and painted on-site in Buttercup Valley in 1982? If you don't know, feel free to chime in with your opinion anyway. I guess the thread doesn't have to be restricted to only discussing one SW vehicle.

Feel free to include pix in your response.

I know this last pic isn't the Sail Barge but I thought people would find it interesting.

Found here:
https://www.propstore.com/buttercupvalley.htm

 

[EXOTICLEX]

I always pictured it as a rusty brown....

 

[King Darkness]

Ask Jkno, he no doubt knows the correct answer

 

[jkno]

Ask Jkno, he no doubt knows the correct answer

I have no idea. Pink maybe?

On a more serious note (though pink is serious) you might want to look on RPF, maybe someone there made an accurate studio scale barge, or has more info about the screen used one

 

[youbastards]

Weathered bronze, it retains a metallic look, but sometimes looks slightly blue or green.

 

[astro666]

I have no idea. Pink maybe?

On a more serious note (though pink is serious) you might want to look on RPF, maybe someone there made an accurate studio scale barge, or has more info about the screen used one

Couldn't find anyhting on RPF.

 

[astro666]

Weathered bronze, it retains a metallic look, but sometimes looks slightly blue or green.

Is that info "official" youbastards?

 

[Shropt]

Is that info "official" youbastards?

No reason for name calling.

 

[youbastards]

LOL, sorry not official, just opinion.

 

[astro666]

LOL, sorry not official, just opinion.

That's cool, even though it may not be "official" I really like that idea of weathered bronze since the Barge seems like it can be a different color depending on what pic of it you see.

No reason for name calling.

You just mind your own beeswax Shropthead.

 

[Shropt]

You are having the issue that most toy and collectible companies have. Do you go with the actual prop color (something blueish) or with what it looked like onscreen (something brownish)?

 

[astro666]

If I was going to paint something like a model of the Sail Barge or something like that I would be interested in the onscreen color. But for just research or knowledge then I would be interested in the actual set used prop color. Since I am not doing either of those things then I guess I would rather know it all.

 

[Darth Waller]

 

[Darth Waller]

If you want, you can purchase a swatch of the actual sails. Cool!

https://www.propstore.com/product-Jabba-Sail-Barge-Swatch.htm

 

[astro666]

That's a pretty cool little piece of memorabilia. From the look of those 2 last pix of the Barge, it looks like it might be some sort of oxidized/sun-bleached bronze color.