eFX ANH DARTH HELMET SAMPLE!!

If anyone does NOT want their Vader print that comes with the Legend -shoot me a PM!

I think the final product is fantastic! These pictures are making me very much wish that I had one coming my way.
Btw, anybody else excited about the 100% accurate tusks?

Bigturc said:

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Pics, of course, for your viewing pleasure.

That 360 degree set of pictures is really great. That's a very nice helmet.

This is awesome!

Zombie Killer said:

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You can't expect them to keep track of all pulls as they come out of the molds. That is just unreasonable and no company does that i don't care what they say. They get made in batches and stuck in boxes and whatever number plaque they put in the box they hand write on the outside of the box. I would bet they don't even get boxed in order. As long as they put the correct plaque with numbered box is all they are going to care about. #1 and #50 could have been boxed at the same time.
and to the numbering the dome and mask, If they did that and someone has rubbing damage on the dome they would have to replace both mask and dome and if they don't want the bad ones back that can get expensive. It would make a mess of the edition size too. Do you destroy the old one? Do they renumber the new one with the old number?

Don Post back in the 90's didn't seem to have a problem, and they made many more Vader helmets than in this run.

...and you believe them?

SithLord said:

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Don Post back in the 90's didn't seem to have a problem, and they made many more Vader helmets than in this run.

Here's a small detail on my mask that's worrying me a bit, do you guys have this long crack like line in the middle of the C-scar/right cheek on your piece? Some comparo shots?

wow MK..those some incredible images..what kind of camera are you using?

ill take a look and see if i can see any of that on mine..

Not sure what you are seeing but here is mine. Looks like all the c scars were done with stencils. They pretty much exactly the same. Position is different though. Mine is in more. The smudge on the edge is not as close to the edge.

DynamicMenace said:

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wow MK..those some incredible images..what kind of camera are you using?

ill take a look and see if i can see any of that on mine..

Thanks Dynamic Menace, I took those photos the first ones with my Canon Rebel XTI and a Canon 60MM 2.8 Macro lens

Without deliberately courting disaster, does anyone know why the C Scar is a simple paint blemish and not a shallow crater as seen in the movie???

Was this just cleaned up?

Rich

Oh no...

clancampbell said:

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Without deliberately courting disaster, does anyone know why the C Scar is a simple paint blemish and not a shallow crater as seen in the movie???

Was this just cleaned up?

Rich

Did you miss the fifty billion post thread on this from about 8ish months ago?

Ultimately, the answer from gino (backed up with photos of the mold) was that there was no physical scar on the mold and that what's on film is paint and now physical.

Now, that said, before people have heart attacks and plan avenues of attack - that's what the EFX side is/was and why this piece is the way it is. Not saying I agree or disagree or anything of that nature. Just answering the above question.

Now, nothing more to see here, move along

clancampbell said:

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Without deliberately courting disaster, does anyone know why the C Scar is a simple paint blemish and not a shallow crater as seen in the movie???

Was this just cleaned up?

Rich

It's all in this here thread. LOL!!

Qui-Gonzalez said:

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It's all in this here thread. LOL!!

No, of course i'm VERY aware of all the discussions/vitriol etc., and yes....i suppose i WAS being slightly baiting and flippant.......it just annoys me that i can see the dent and it's not there.....still.......

i suppose if i had a couple of thousand bucks to spend, and a free afternoon with 12 cans of beer and a dremel, i could satisfy my Vader worship............

Still an amazing looking helmet. I'm still awed by the wonky tubes and stuff!!!!!

Rich

clancampbell said:

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No, of course i'm VERY aware of all the discussions/vitriol etc., and yes....i suppose i WAS being slightly baiting and flippant.......it just annoys me that i can see the dent and it's not there.....still.......

Rich

Short answer: It ain't in the Baker Mold. We know the mold is the real deal. You can parse the rest out.

Is it possible that since the Tantive IV scenes were filmed after the Deathstar Duel that Alec Gunnness whacked the cheek with his lightsaber dowel and made a scrape in the paint but not in the actual fiberglass ?

i.e. it's an actual 'scratch' but only in the paint, which is why it 'looks' like it has depth when you look at screen caps and watch the movie but not being an actual outward bump or divot it didn't translate to the mold because it's so shallow.

Bigturc said:

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If you guys have any angle that you want taken, lmk, got all day today!

These are the shots I'm always trying to replicate myself. Care to give 'em a shot?

Qui-Gonzalez said:

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Short answer: It ain't in the Baker Mold. We know the mold is the real deal. You can parse the rest out.

Well one person asserted that the mold didn't have it. There was a pic which was too low res to really give any evidence either way. And efx said they didn't know. So I think the outcome was that the two camps needed to agree to disagree!

MK Ultra said:

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Thanks Dynamic Menace, I took those photos the first ones with my Canon Rebel XTI and a Canon 60MM 2.8 Macro lens

your welcome MK..aaahh wow that's a nice camera man..im gonna have to get one of those. thanks for the info

and yeah i dont see that long crack mark on my two.

Guys,
Can anyone give me the dimensions of the Vader acme poster? I'm away from home an need it! Post here asap! Tx guys!!

Mine suffers from the same styro-scuffs. I know he knows but future releases really need to be wrapped with tissue paper.

yeah are the styro scuff little groups of circles? if so i have them too. im surprised the base and other items, specially the print and booklet on top weren't damaged. not a whole lot of protection for those either..my base as minor scratches on it and the silver nuts on the corners were loose. and one actually fell out. so debris got underneath the plexiglass. but yeah hopefully next time they really think the whole packing design thoroughly.

Bigturc said:

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Guys,
Can anyone give me the dimensions of the Vader acme poster? I'm away from home an need it! Post here asap! Tx guys!!

The print is 11" x17"

Cheers,

Dave