That's actually why I wish they'd delayed the OT Stormtrooper til after they released an R1 version. They're doing high-end costumes, trying to find a balance between wearability and accuracy. And if that lay-person gets a warts-and-all Stormtrooper getup without knowing that's how sloppy the originals were, they're going to be miffed. Do the new, idealized R1 first, and then do an OT one for the "purists". None of it's relevant to me, though. I get my OT Stormie armor from RT-MOD, because I'm juuuust enough taller than the height range for the screen-accurate armor to have it look right on me, and he makes a slightly upscaled one that I won't have to fiddle with for fit. I'm hoping he eventually does an R1 version -- but I honestly also can't remember if they went with slightly taller basic Stormies in that film (not just the Death Troopers).
--Jonah
Even now as they claim they are a small company, they were little more than a start-up when the OT trooper was introduced. They needed something with low r&d, and something that could be relatively inexpensive to produce so they could raise capital and actually produce something.
I just left a comment on the TK teeth in the costumer service chat box. Amanda understood what I was saying and said she would pass the info along.
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This is the response from Amanda
"Amanda
Ahh yes, I see what you're saying. We ended up making this change based on customer feedback. I will pass along your feedback as well, it's interesting to us to see what everyone prefers"
The problem is that they completely botched the teeth to begin with. That's like trying to bake a chocolate cake after buying ingredients to make a red velvet!
So what you're saying is... don't put the red food coloring in the batter?
There's still no chocolate
I know we are getting off topic a bit here but I was confused by your analogy because red velvet cake is chocolate cake plus red food coloring.
I know we are getting off topic a bit here but I was confused by your analogy because red velvet cake is chocolate cake plus red food coloring.
But I do see what you are saying about the new hero-ish-style teeth paint being weird on top of the already too-sharp stunt teeth shape.
Another factor is cost. The Anovos is pretty reasonably priced compared to other completed helmets.
The (2017) version of the Anovos Stormtrooper helmet looks like it's trying to be two different helmets at once: An original ANH TK, and shoehorning into a Rogue One TK helmet, without actually making a new mold.
The shape of the voice coder, the black mic tips, and the thinner painting of the grey teeth, all point to the Rogue One - the general shape (sharpness aside), and painted decals point to the ANH helmet. Wish I could find a good straight-on shot of the production/screen used Rogue One helmet.
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That overly straight sharp line under the eyes, and the sharp point at the tip of the outer eyes of the Anovos helmet... just ruins this helmet for me.
The Luke Holster was never up for preorder.
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