Darth Kahnt
Sr Member
I know this thread is going to be a sore spot for some people here. I can only ask that if you can't be civilized to please not post to this thread. I am simply sharing some personal experiences, I realize that not everyone has had the same experiences as myself.
I mentioned some time ago, kind of off-handed in another thread, that I was going to be vacationing in JB's hometown and that I planned to try and get together with him. I contacted him through a third party and we began to email. We exchanged phone numbers and I agreed to call him when I arrived in his hometown and we would arrange a get together.
We did get together at his temporary residence as he is and was in the process of moving and did not have a workshop set up. He did, however, have several pieces and completed helmets for me to look at and take pictures of. I do have pictures to post but they are on my home computer (I am at work posting this) so I will add them later.
I have to say that meeting him was a pleasent experience. He came across to me as a nice, courteous and open-minded individual. He showed me several of his pieces (helmets, armor, chestboxes) and the helmets are by far the nicest I have seen in person. He showed me some in-progress pieces such as an ANH chestbox and an ANH helmet that he is reworking yet again.
We did discuss some of the things people have said about him such as late delivery of product and recasting claims. From what I could see (and I do have some comparrision pics to post) some of the recast claims are not true. I will go on the record from what I saw in person and say that it is my opinion that his armor is NOT a recast of the GH ANH, although they likely share the same original source. Again, he does not have a shop at the present time so he couldn't show me everything as he has a lot in storage but he went out of his way to make sure he had some things to show me.
I am proud to now own one of his helmets, the ANH V2. I will post pics of my own helmet in a seperate showoff thread. It's the nicest helmet I have seen in person, although he had an ESB there as well and that was pretty darn good. I had a hard time choosing between the two lids.
Again, my opinions are based on my own experiences with him and I realize others have not shared the same experiences as I. I do, however, find it very difficult to belive that there is no one here besides myself who has had a positive experience dealing with JB. I hope that we will hear some good comments here to counteract the amount of negative comments that I expect to read.
Let the fun begin... pics to come tomorrow or Monday.
I mentioned some time ago, kind of off-handed in another thread, that I was going to be vacationing in JB's hometown and that I planned to try and get together with him. I contacted him through a third party and we began to email. We exchanged phone numbers and I agreed to call him when I arrived in his hometown and we would arrange a get together.
We did get together at his temporary residence as he is and was in the process of moving and did not have a workshop set up. He did, however, have several pieces and completed helmets for me to look at and take pictures of. I do have pictures to post but they are on my home computer (I am at work posting this) so I will add them later.
I have to say that meeting him was a pleasent experience. He came across to me as a nice, courteous and open-minded individual. He showed me several of his pieces (helmets, armor, chestboxes) and the helmets are by far the nicest I have seen in person. He showed me some in-progress pieces such as an ANH chestbox and an ANH helmet that he is reworking yet again.
We did discuss some of the things people have said about him such as late delivery of product and recasting claims. From what I could see (and I do have some comparrision pics to post) some of the recast claims are not true. I will go on the record from what I saw in person and say that it is my opinion that his armor is NOT a recast of the GH ANH, although they likely share the same original source. Again, he does not have a shop at the present time so he couldn't show me everything as he has a lot in storage but he went out of his way to make sure he had some things to show me.
I am proud to now own one of his helmets, the ANH V2. I will post pics of my own helmet in a seperate showoff thread. It's the nicest helmet I have seen in person, although he had an ESB there as well and that was pretty darn good. I had a hard time choosing between the two lids.
Again, my opinions are based on my own experiences with him and I realize others have not shared the same experiences as I. I do, however, find it very difficult to belive that there is no one here besides myself who has had a positive experience dealing with JB. I hope that we will hear some good comments here to counteract the amount of negative comments that I expect to read.
Let the fun begin... pics to come tomorrow or Monday.
