IMO, the problem is thus:
The financial commitment for a phaser or similar plastic molded/electronic toy is vast, with molds alone going for easily $ 100K+ [I defer to industry pros on this board, btw] I can't do an accurate financial model, but I know that it is a substantial commitment. Thus...
Hello Friends,
I may have hallucinated this, but I'd swear I saw someone/company working up a BB-8 that was self-controlling that was about 3/4 the size of the real one that'd be for sale for about $400. Was I sniffing Tibanna again? :P
Please give me a shout out. If it exists, my son wants...
Hey all,
Found this on eBay. The under tunic looks pretty close. The cloak looks shape wise accurate, if the material is not right
Opinions?
Http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=281905489709&alt=web
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This is a pretty solid description of silk noil. Vendor even acknowledges the Star Wars connection in the advert. The black behind it is a pretty solid lock for TFA Luke's cloak, no?
http://www.dharmatrading.com/fabric/silk/raw-silk-silk-noil-45-inch-and-55-inch-wide.html
Say what you will about Master Replicas, but they got stuff out on time for the most part with great quality. eFx needs to smooth out the process a lot.