As a completely neutral party there are only 3 possibilities to this.
Scenario 1) The Rick Baker does not have and never did have a physical C-Scar. When the original screen-used vader helmet was made, it did not have a physical c-scar as well, but some time during shooting, it got physically damaged whether intentional or otherwise and hence the appearance of a physical scar on screen caps. So when these fan made helmets were pulled from the mold, there was no actual scar. But the scars were subsequently added to the helmets before being sold to these buyers in ordere to replicate the onscreen scarring.
Scenario 2) There was an actual physical scar, but the mold is old and that detail is lost after many years of pulling helmets out of that mold.
Scenario 3) There is an actual physical scar in the mold now (and back then) but due to production constraints, efx decided to clean it up and keep quiet about its existence.
So as you can see, there is a middle ground where all parties are telling the truth (scenario 2). But there is also a possibility that one of them is a blatant liar (scenario 1 or 3).
So you gotta decide for yourself who has more to lose if they get caught lying, their track record, other interests etc.
Scenario 1) The Rick Baker does not have and never did have a physical C-Scar. When the original screen-used vader helmet was made, it did not have a physical c-scar as well, but some time during shooting, it got physically damaged whether intentional or otherwise and hence the appearance of a physical scar on screen caps. So when these fan made helmets were pulled from the mold, there was no actual scar. But the scars were subsequently added to the helmets before being sold to these buyers in ordere to replicate the onscreen scarring.
Scenario 2) There was an actual physical scar, but the mold is old and that detail is lost after many years of pulling helmets out of that mold.
Scenario 3) There is an actual physical scar in the mold now (and back then) but due to production constraints, efx decided to clean it up and keep quiet about its existence.
So as you can see, there is a middle ground where all parties are telling the truth (scenario 2). But there is also a possibility that one of them is a blatant liar (scenario 1 or 3).
So you gotta decide for yourself who has more to lose if they get caught lying, their track record, other interests etc.
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