But the EFX Plastichelmet looks way better as the Anovos ESB fiberglass one!
EFX DARTH VADER ANH PCR HELMETS (SPECIAL and STANDARD EDITIONS)
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But the EFX Plastichelmet looks way better as the Anovos ESB fiberglass one!
cyclocrosschris
Active Member
final comment, accounting for inflation.... 300 dollars today buys you EXACTLY what you would have paid for....or your parents paid for... a don post std helmet in 1977, you have to compare these two helmets, not compare a PCR to a SL, TM, ETC....
ggriffaw
Sr Member
I agree with that. Once a company has the final product, the website should have photos of that product. Perhaps for legal reasons they would still have the prototype disclaimer, but it should be the best representation possible of what the customer will receive.
That is the concern with the efx Vader PCR Special Edition. The photos on the website are not representative of the paint job on the product the customer receives.
Anovos, as well as all other companies, should update the photos of their products once they have the final product.
Darth Niob
Sr Member
Nobody does compare the PCR with the Legend. Its a great helmet for the money and eFX did the best regarding the shape they could do with a plastic helmet BUT there was no need to make such a laughable C-Scar for even more money than the normal version. At least they could have painted on the scar like on their legend version...thats it.
canofhumdingers
New Member
Not true. According to the ad on this page the original don post helmet retailed for 39.95 in 1977/78. Thanks to the trusty U.S. Government Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator we can see that $39.95 in 1977 had the equivalent buying power of $158.90 today. So, in 1977, you could get TWO Don Post Vader helmets (or, better yet, one Vader and one Stormie!) for the equivalent price of ONE eFX PCR Vader today.
matty matt
Sr Member
You also have to think about how much money people made back then. Salaries have stagnated while the dollar has decreased in value, meaning people back then had more disposable income. That being said, $300 for this helmet is a great buy.
so am I correctly to assume that the c-scar was hand painted? if that is the case I guess it will be a lucky draw on how well it will turn out.
I will admit that I know nothing about making helmets, but would it been better to actually make a decal of the c-scar then apply it onto the helmet during assembly/painting? (any talented artist around here can make one?
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cyclocrosschris
Active Member
I was basing my calcs on a selling price of 79.99. what I saw in costume shops bitd, which is 318, so yes retail would be half, numbers aside, pcr is still more bang for the buck now than helmets avail then were,
also only comparing the value of the STD, the SE price upgrade, and CA state sales tax, doesnt seem worth the increase in cost.
also only comparing the value of the STD, the SE price upgrade, and CA state sales tax, doesnt seem worth the increase in cost.
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GINO
Sr Member
I just wanna know why there's no c scar on the Stormy helmets. Ainsworth should have been sacked for that.
Ben
Brent M
Sr Member
When something looks as ridiculous and out of place as it does then it deserves to be pointed out.
banthapoodoo
Active Member
For the gun metal areas, the SE will have a brushed-on look which will show a mixed combination of black and gunmetal along the brush strokes. You do see that in the original mask. Of course some artistic license is employed to replicate it.
On the regular edition, the spray paint on the ones I've seen was applied evenly. Some color variations are are due to the lighting. The (intentionally) uneven surfaces will reflect light to the viewer at different reflection angles causing different mixing of the paint color and reflected light color.
banthapoodoo
Active Member
I bought my Darth Ugly a few years ago from Bookface and I was surprised at how comparatively low the shipping cost was. I was expecting much higher. $75 USD for UPS 2nd day international shipping for a fiberglass helmet with lots of padding in a big box, arrived on schedule too. He must have some serious negotiating skills!
banthapoodoo
Active Member
To accurately reproduce the C-Scar, you'd need to punch or melt a dent in the mask at that spot to create the sharp shape contour transition along the outline of the C-Scar.
ggriffaw
Sr Member
I understand what you are saying, but for this helmet I think people would have been perfectly happy with it looking like the prototype photos which are on the efx website. If that look can be done for the price point, the product should look like that. If that look can't be done for the price point, the prototype should not look like that. I don't think the purpose of the prototype is to show how it can look if you get the helmet repainted.
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