Master Replicas 2007 Product Preview

[Lord_Gita]

I'm still fine with the symettrical/ideal helmets.

But, I'm not holding my breathe for any of them after waiting for a clone bucket.

 

[steveo]

I don't mind if they make them symmetrical, but can't they also offer the asymmetrical version? And how about a Boushh helmet?. This awesome helmet almost always gets overlooked.

 

[Zenwalker]

Screen accuracy is key for me. If it's not screen accurate I won't be buying the Stormie bucket. That simple.

Although I can see people wanting a symmetrical one that looks industrial. It's supposed to be Master

Replicas, not Master Symmetricas.

 

[IronFist]

Any chance someone can post a simple image explaining how the Stormy helmet is asymetrical? It's one of those things I never noticed, and I always feel like I'm missing a big part of the discussion never having noticed before.

 

[StarWars Collector]

Original image

Mirrored image

Two left sides put together

Two right sides put together

 

[temponaut]

Interesting comparison, StarWars Collector.

I've taken the liberty of putting the four shots together in a single image. I hope you don't mind my using your shots like this.

Thanks, Pilot, for hosting. :thumbsup

 

[GINO]

That's a pretty sweet helmet there to use for a comparison.

 

[StarWars Collector]

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That's a pretty sweet helmet there to use for a comparison.
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You're welcome.

@Temponaut: No problem. :thumbsup

 

[IronFist]

Thanks, StarWars Collector. That's exactly what I needed to see.

 

[StarWars Collector]

Glad I could help.

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Nice comparisons SWC

IIRC the MR people said that the helmet wasnt going to be "symmetrical", just less asymmetrical than the original ones.

I suppose we'll have to wait and see....

Cheers

Jez

 

[cayman shen]

GIVE...ME...A...KI...ADI...MUNDI....

(Sounds like south seas brothel talk, now that I re-read the post, but you get my point MR.)

 

[KevVader]

I'm really diggin' the symmetrical Trooper....hopefully it turns out as nice as those pix.

 

[OldKen]

maybe they could offer a left side and a right...

mirrored and unmirrored... :lol

i just think that when you make em symetrical, they lose there character.

when you watch ROTS vader just doesnt look right. because he is symetrical.... i would and do want to see how they handle it... it could be cool. a perfect version of what the original artist (whoever the hell he was ) was going for, but due to human error... was a bit wonky.

so it COULD be cool.

but for me.

i like the stuff that came from the real deal.

Gino, since im never going to have the money to spend, would you take a soul in trade for one of your hero buckets you showed the pic of in front of the tree? :cry

 

[NikNak_aka]

I'm very interested in the studio scale tie and red 5 x-wing.

I'm sad to see that the boba fett lid isnt on the list yet .

 

[StarWars Collector]

MR: Don't try to improve on a perfect design. Some things are better left unchanged.

My two (asymmetrical) cents.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Well, the examples above, however much I think the second one actually looks good, it is still "one side mirrored symmetrical" and not the way MR is going to make their "symmetrical" helmets.

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

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I have a funny feeling they're not talking about the Vader TIE fighter... :angry

I wonder what the excuse is going to be this time?
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It was stated this was only a partial list, I'm sure it is still in the works.

Lynn

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I know lots of you guys want a prop replica to be exactly the way the movie prop was vs. what the actual in universe item would be. I just wonder though whether Lucas intended the helmets to be asymmetrical or if that was a result of the vacuuforming and construction. If it wasn't how they were supposed to be I would vote symmetrical. I fall in the "in universe" crowd though.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

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I know lots of you guys want a prop replica to be exactly the way the movie prop was vs. what the actual in universe item would be. I just wonder though whether Lucas intended the helmets to be asymmetrical or if that was a result of the vacuuforming and construction. If it wasn't how they were supposed to be I would vote symmetrical. I fall in the "in universe" crowd though.
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Well, since the helmets were sculpted and not machined back then it couldn't have been made symmetrical, no matter how much they'd have tried - so it was certainly not intentional, but simply what was possible at the time.