AA case begins

[gonk27]

It's not just a question of different pieces of plastic giving different colour hues, it's different colour hues on the same piece of plastic!

The trooper's shoulder is one piece of plastic yet the rear half in the side shot looks whiter than the front half. Also the helmet cap is one piece, but we're seeing a purer white at the back and a patch of a creamier hue near the front above the eye - which isn't as noticeable in the front-on shot.

I'd put this down more to the lighting in the room, or maybe the quality of the filmed image.

 

[Zenwalker]

Have to agree there, the back part of his right arm is white while the front is yellowish all within the same armor parts. I would say it is the lighting of the room.

 

[Brian Muir]

sorry if this is off topic but some members have asked for me to show

photos of other work I have done so here is a small selection

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrods fish display

Royal Coat of Arms for Crown Court

Young Sherlock (Ram's head)

Alien space jockey

Clash of the Titans

Alexander

I hope you enjoyed this small selection - there's hundreds more!

Regards

Brian

 

[SithLord]

Here you go:

I took several shots, and this was the closest match.

The TIE detail piece seems to suggest a straight line that might make you not notice the swoop, especially when viewed from this sort of angle.

The trapezoid seems different on the Elstree helmet....also the height of the vertical part of the cap.

Also, in this image I enlarged for TPD, you can see dark blemishes on the bottom of the helmet on the rear tube....can any of the experts here tell based on the way this was cut on the bottom or based on these blemishes that this is fiberglass? (just going off someone else's theory here)

EDIT: wow awesome scans, Brian, it was a privilege to see your collection....a couple there I don't remember seeing...thanks!

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Thats humoungously impressive work Brian

And the Alen Space Jockey to cap it all

Wonderful!

Cheers

Jezz

 

[Lord Abaddon]

:eek

Brian thank you for showing those pics! The Ram's head from Young Sherlock Holmes was always an amazing piece in the film, and of course nobody can deny the Alien Space Jockey as one of the most iconic horror pieces ever! (And for you nothing is off topic! )

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

I hope you enjoyed this small selection - there's hundreds more!

Regards

Brian

dang dude... you are insane! :thumbsup

 

[voice in the crowd]

Alien space jockey

I hope you enjoyed this small selection - there's hundreds more!

Regards

Brian

I love the space jockey it is an absolutely timeless film prop it is stunning.

Brian start up another thread and feel free to post up hundreds more :thumbsup

Or are you saving them for your book Any idea when the book will be out?

Cheers Chris

 

[exoray]

I'd put this down more to the lighting in the room, or maybe the quality of the filmed image.

Or simply uneven heating while forming, causing part of the sheet to get a little toasty and discolor...

Brian the other works you have done are fantastic, just the size alone on many of those items is incredible...

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Love to see what you've done, Brian. Awesome stuff that stands out! :thumbsup

 

[exoray]

The trapezoid seems different on the Elstree helmet....also the height of the vertical part of the cap.

Honestly take the image on the right rotate it about 6 degrees and overlay it to the one on the left... They are almost a dead on match, not bad for two entirely different uncontrolled photo setups...

 

[GINO]

Yes, they are the same size.
And quit calling that helmet fiberglass.

The more I look at it, the more I think I see flaking spots showing khaki HDPE underneath.

.

 

[Brian Muir]

I love the space jockey it is an absolutely timeless film prop it is stunning.

Brian start up another thread and feel free to post up hundreds more :thumbsup

Or are you saving them for your book Any idea when the book will be out?

Cheers Chris

Hi Chris
Got a touch of writer's block and doing anything other that write - like spending time on the forums - but I'm going to get back to it and hopefully finish it some time next year.

Brian

 

[Brian Muir]

Yes, they are the same size.
And quit calling that helmet fiberglass.

The more I look at it, the more I think I see flaking spots showing khaki HDPE underneath.

.

Funnily enough the more I look at it the more it looks like fibreglass :lol

I don't think there's a way of finding out either way. The only person that may know, who was watching the screen test at the time, is Norman Reynolds but I doubt if he would remember because it was such a small detail when you think of how much he was responsible for on the film.


Brian

 

[SithLord]

Honestly take the image on the right rotate it about 6 degrees and overlay it to the one on the left... They are almost a dead on match, not bad for two entirely different uncontrolled photo setups...

So you think these trapezoids are the same? Okey-dokey..... :confused

 

[SithLord]

Yes, they are the same size.
And quit calling that helmet fiberglass.

The more I look at it, the more I think I see flaking spots showing khaki HDPE underneath.

.

They look like scuffs to me indicative of either ABS or fiberglass...if it was painted HDPE we would see the characteristic beige where the flakes were...

 

[Brian Muir]

Hi Thomas,

The reason the trapezoid looks different in the screen cap is because of the light source which makes it look distorted. When the actor moves and changes the angle the light source is different and the helmet and trapezoids are balanced.

Brian

 

[SpyderDan]

So you think these trapezoids are the same? Okey-dokey..... :confused

There are a couple of things going on here. The decals (this is my ESB trooper) are smaller than the recessed areas on the helmet. Also, there appears to be more curvature in the helmet Brian posted, where my TE seems to be a bit flattened out.

Back to the topic of swoop variation, I have to wonder how much variation we would see based on how the cap/back is pulled. It might be pure speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that Liz Moore's original sculpt is straight around the back, and the swoop we all see on the vac-formed helmets is a distortion due to the limitations of vac-forming on this particular part because the cap and back are a single piece.

 

[Brian Muir]

Just to correct you Spyderdan - it was Liz Moore who sculpted the Stormtrooper helmet - I did the armour

Brian

 

[SpyderDan]

Just to correct you Spyderdan - it was Liz Moore who sculpted the Stormtrooper helmet - I did the armour

Brian

Thank you, Brian! I knew that, but apparently brain-farted when writing the post. It is now corrected. :lol