Looking for thoughts on this T-800 Endoskull - "Metal Fire Inferno Skull"

[TheWolfhound]

I am rather late to this party, but I own two of these metal skulls, and a few other custom pieces Aaron made for me. The metal skulls are absolutely fantastic and are the pieces I am the most proud of in my terminator collection. If you like endoskulls and can afford it, you will not be disappointed - pictures do not do it justice. My buck toothed sideshow skulls went bye bye… As someone pointed out above, Aaron (the owner of Future Tech collectibles) is a genuinely nice guy who cares about his customers. I was the first customer for his metal endoskull (I am proud to own model 00 - the first prototype) and have had many dealings with him over the years. I cannot recommend him and his company highly enough!

He is now experimenting with vacuum metalisation (the original process the Stan Winston props used) and has developed very realistic teeth integrated individually into the skull. I recommend following his Facebook page to see what he is up to.

 

[TheWolfhound]

I just got one last night! It is absolutely amazing.
Aaron was a real pleasure to deal with. He kept me informed with constant updates and pictures along the way. I appreciated that.
I wasn't in much of a rush, but it was very nice to have someone update me without me having to chase them down.
The skull is incredibly heavy. I was stunned that it arrived intact. Usually weighty things shift around in transport. Aaron was able to pack it well inside the bullet box and the there were enough peanuts and bubble wrap to keep everything secure inside the outer shipping box.

The chrome is well done. Very shiny. I didn't have time to spend too much time with it last night, but upon cursory inspection, I didn't see any imperfections, blemishes, scratches, or dull spots.

With all the resin recasts that have popped up recently on ebay and other sites, I'm really glad I got this one. Nothing can take the place of a heft of real metal, and the quality it instills when you hold it.

The lights are turned on via a small pushbutton switch on the bottom of the skull. It's flushmounted so it took me a second to notice that there was even a switch there. I was afraid I would have to pull the batteries every time I wanted to turn on and off the lights.

Overall, it's very well done....my kids and I love it... and even the cat

Here are some pics right out of the box (after I installed the batteries).

The display case was sent earlier and separately along with all the paperwork.

I just got one last night! It is absolutely amazing.
Aaron was a real pleasure to deal with. He kept me informed with constant updates and pictures along the way. I appreciated that.
I wasn't in much of a rush, but it was very nice to have someone update me without me having to chase them down.
The skull is incredibly heavy. I was stunned that it arrived intact. Usually weighty things shift around in transport. Aaron was able to pack it well inside the bullet box and the there were enough peanuts and bubble wrap to keep everything secure inside the outer shipping box.

The chrome is well done. Very shiny. I didn't have time to spend too much time with it last night, but upon cursory inspection, I didn't see any imperfections, blemishes, scratches, or dull spots.

With all the resin recasts that have popped up recently on ebay and other sites, I'm really glad I got this one. Nothing can take the place of a heft of real metal, and the quality it instills when you hold it.

The lights are turned on via a small pushbutton switch on the bottom of the skull. It's flushmounted so it took me a second to notice that there was even a switch there. I was afraid I would have to pull the batteries every time I wanted to turn on and off the lights.

Overall, it's very well done....my kids and I love it... and even the cat

Here are some pics right out of the box (after I installed the batteries).

The display case was sent earlier and separately along with all the paperwork.

Damn! I want one now! Stop showing me things.

 

[somno666]

I am rather late to this party, but I own two of these metal skulls, and a few other custom pieces Aaron made for me. The metal skulls are absolutely fantastic and are the pieces I am the most proud of in my terminator collection. If you like endoskulls and can afford it, you will not be disappointed - pictures do not do it justice. My buck toothed sideshow skulls went bye bye… As someone pointed out above, Aaron (the owner of Future Tech collectibles) is a genuinely nice guy who cares about his customers. I was the first customer for his metal endoskull (I am proud to own model 00 - the first prototype) and have had many dealings with him over the years. I cannot recommend him and his company highly enough!

He is now experimenting with vacuum metalisation (the original process the Stan Winston props used) and has developed very realistic teeth integrated individually into the skull. I recommend following his Facebook page to see what he is up to.

obligatory pics of your skulls please! The ONLY gripe I have is that its a little small for a 1:1 ( he explained the shrinking process etc ) ... but man would I love to someday own one. I plan on it. I've got a several 1:1 busts at the moment, wish i just forked over his asking price than letting myself spend and collect others lol