I too have received the shipping notice for the TIE variant. I am excited. I bought this (3 years ago) with the intention to use it as a costume piece, as it is advertised. I hope it is truly of costuming quality. I also have an RS helmet coming. I am looking forward to comparing the two.
So, are the Vader wingman TIEs shipping anywhere outside of Asia? I am at the point where I doubt that I will ever get it, but now I see it is popping up here and there. I hope to hear something soon. Some vendors on eBay are selling the standard versions for a decent price.
So, I sent an email back asking if the TIE wingman was still shipping for spring or not because the calendar had not changed and I received a response saying that they still expected it to ship during this period. A couple hours later and I just now received an email stating they had an error...
I just received this e-mail from Anovos:
"We are writing to notify you of a recent update to your order for our officially-licensed STAR WARS™ items. Please visit the ANOVOS Shipping Calendar on our website for more information."
The calendar still says Spring 2017. I wonder if that is going...
It just feels like all of the other times I paid some dude for a prop and never got it and then I see him selling other stuff to other people. Its just a TIE helmet. Then I see this guy posting pics of his First Order TIE? Seriously. That did not even exist when I placed my order. Disney, sure.
So how is it fair that the regular TIE helmets, First Order TIE helmets, and Death Trooper helmets are all being delivered before the TIE Wingman helmet that I paid for in 2014? The latter two didn't even exist when I ordered my piece. Because of pinstripes? I am in no way trying to be...
My modded Matrix/Snow Wolf Pulse Rifle. Torn down, repainted, added grenade and trigger. Silver under paint for weathering. I also ground down the pump grip and added the double circle greeblie.