The Darth Vader ROTS helmet Master was taken driectly from the actual molds supplied by Lucasfilm to MR. I know cause I was there. The ONLY changes made to it involved the attachment system for the dome because the original version the prop makers devised caused the paint to get seriously damaged under the helmet when it was latched on or off.
The OTHER change made to the Vader lid was that Lucasfilm asked us to remove the names of the prop guys who had signed the inside face of the dome. How do I know? Because I was there when it happened.
The interior of the mask apes the original in that ALL of the pads were measured and their correct size and placement were copied. The ONLY change made here was to the standard of the finishing. The original's interior was more slapdash and put together in a hurry.
The original ROTS Vader dome and face plate are not entirely symetrical. ONLY the eyes, nose, cheeks and mouth areas were milled by computer. This piece was then stuck in a clay buck and the rest of the helmet was sculpted by hand, around this detail. The top of the head, the sides, the neck piece and the dome itself exhibit signs of hand sculpting, just like the original trilogy lids.
I handled the original lid, examined it, photographed it, measured it. I believe the MR Helm I have is a great reproduction of the original.
Barry
The OTHER change made to the Vader lid was that Lucasfilm asked us to remove the names of the prop guys who had signed the inside face of the dome. How do I know? Because I was there when it happened.
The interior of the mask apes the original in that ALL of the pads were measured and their correct size and placement were copied. The ONLY change made here was to the standard of the finishing. The original's interior was more slapdash and put together in a hurry.
The original ROTS Vader dome and face plate are not entirely symetrical. ONLY the eyes, nose, cheeks and mouth areas were milled by computer. This piece was then stuck in a clay buck and the rest of the helmet was sculpted by hand, around this detail. The top of the head, the sides, the neck piece and the dome itself exhibit signs of hand sculpting, just like the original trilogy lids.
I handled the original lid, examined it, photographed it, measured it. I believe the MR Helm I have is a great reproduction of the original.
Barry