eFX Announces Ralph McQuarrie will sign Darth Vader Concept Helmet

[eFXAmy]

Hi Everyone!

I thought you might be interested in this news. You can see the whole story and early pics on our blog at:

www.myspace.com/efxcollectibles

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Wow !!! I´m glad to see that Mr. McQuarrie is of good enough health to do a signing ! :thumbsup

I was really curious to see what concept design you´ll choose to produce, and it´s a real surprise to see the novel cover design come to life. Kudos to your 3D modeller, he captured it quite nicely. I personally would have interpreted the cheek and "jaw bone" areas differently, but as we´ve seen in the past, transforming concept designs into 3D objects is tricky, and the interpretations of what can be seen in a drawing can vary greatly.

I look forward to see more concept design stuff.

The HDSLA process is something that really has to be reckoned with, I guess.

Michael

 

[Clutch]

The shrunken vader head! I was hoping for 1/1 scale.

 

[eFXAmy]

Hi clutch,

The Vader Helmet will be 1:1 scale helmet. What you are seeing is a prototype. We do not have the license to make mini helmets.

The shrunken vader head! I was hoping for 1/1 scale.

 

[superjedi]

Looks like a very cool piece.
Wonder how much the McQ sig edition will be?

 

[jme3]

Nice to see this being done; a collectible that I'm really looking forward to! :thumbsup And Ralph McQuarrie's signature to boot!

 

[franz bolo]

Hi clutch,

The Vader Helmet will be 1:1 scale helmet. What you are seeing is a prototype. We do not have the license to make mini helmets.

Damn! I was hoping for a smaller helmet!

1:1 is also good though!

FB

 

[bobatrek]

He was at a con I attended about 10 years back and he signed some of his "Art of" prints from SW. He seems like a really cool guy.

 

[lingarn]

We do not have the license to make mini helmets.

Though limiting for your company, I'm sure I'm not the only one pleased to know that your future helmet offerings will be fullsized.

It'll be interesting to see the final version of this!

 

[Prop Collector]

Wow! I'm amazed that McQuarrie is going to sign.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

The painted and finished helmet on the website looks much better than the prototype !!!

Michael

 

[ReturningSon]

yeah, thats cool that Ralph is healthy enough to sign the plaques...Way to go!!!!

 

[Clutch]

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

If I am not mistaken, that is a CG mockup, right?

That said, you can keep this helmet. I'd be more interested to see eFX get on the OT Vader just to see what they whip up.

 

[Jedi-72]

Cool looking helmet, but I agree about OT Vader. It would be great to get a Vader helmet that actually looks like the original Vader helmets did. None has ever quite captured it. No licensed piece, anyway.

 

[vaderdarth]

If that is a cg model, there is dust and scratches on it. LOL That 's some good CGing!!!! I'd be willing to bet that it's a proto. I know Ralph McQuarrie was photographed holding a .45 scale helmet, so it' wouldn't be a stretch to think there is a hardcopy of the full scale helmet too.

Dave

 

[niennumb1]

It was the only way they could ensure the pieces would completely sell through is having McQuarrie sign them

 

[jkno]

The helmet is really cool and even better if Ralph McQuarrie signs some of them! But I'd rather wait for an OT Vader!

 

[DarthJ]

I'll stick with my JRX..:love

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Guys,

eFX hasnt produced a 1:1 proto yet - there's only been the CG models - which I've been giving them some help on.

I think it'll be some time before we get to see a "proper" prototype - I'll of course be pushing to get my hands on it for a review as soon as I can

Cheers

Jez