Rogue Studios
Well-Known Member
Very well put Jason.
Cheers!
Lee
Cheers!
Lee
Preview of MR's new ESB Boba Fett Helmet
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cayman shen
Master Member
I love the evolution of these threads! Someone gets up in arms about a detail or two, people pile on, one of the creators chimes in, everyone's embarrassed, piles on the praise. Every. Single. Time.
Oh, and I love the helmet, btw. The little film bit in the rangefinder? That rocks.
Oh, and I love the helmet, btw. The little film bit in the rangefinder? That rocks.
I'm not embarassed and stand by my comments.
I've ordered one of these because I agree that it's a steal considering the quality of a mass produced helmet with a very tricky paintjob.
MR states it's a replica of the "hero" ESB helmet worn by Jeremy Bulloch. That is not the case. It's a replica of a different helmet which RESEMBLES the hero helmet. There's a subtle difference and that difference is important to me.
People seem to be missing my point - Rogue Studios painted the master to EXACTLY match the screen used "hero" helmet and with MR's factory paint technique, there's no reason why a VERY accurate replica of the "hero" paintjob couldn't be made available to us. Somewhere along the lines, LFL or MR made a decision to replicate the PP3 instead because it's in the archives. If that's the case, I think it's a shame that Rogue Studios went to great lengths to make it as accurate as possible, only to find that the production version has been made to match a different helmet and does not match the master that he painted.
I just wanted to get this slight disappointment off my chest - it seems that some people agree with what I said.
Like I said, I've ordered one of these helmets and if it matches the paintjob technique seen in Jez's photos, I'll be very happy to display it. It's just that "if only they'd" feeling that will dampen my excitement a bit.
Chris
I've ordered one of these because I agree that it's a steal considering the quality of a mass produced helmet with a very tricky paintjob.
MR states it's a replica of the "hero" ESB helmet worn by Jeremy Bulloch. That is not the case. It's a replica of a different helmet which RESEMBLES the hero helmet. There's a subtle difference and that difference is important to me.
People seem to be missing my point - Rogue Studios painted the master to EXACTLY match the screen used "hero" helmet and with MR's factory paint technique, there's no reason why a VERY accurate replica of the "hero" paintjob couldn't be made available to us. Somewhere along the lines, LFL or MR made a decision to replicate the PP3 instead because it's in the archives. If that's the case, I think it's a shame that Rogue Studios went to great lengths to make it as accurate as possible, only to find that the production version has been made to match a different helmet and does not match the master that he painted.
I just wanted to get this slight disappointment off my chest - it seems that some people agree with what I said.
Like I said, I've ordered one of these helmets and if it matches the paintjob technique seen in Jez's photos, I'll be very happy to display it. It's just that "if only they'd" feeling that will dampen my excitement a bit.
Chris
DemonSeed
Sr Member
yeah i was dissapointed to at the paint scheme, I was hoping this would be the end all in fett helmets.
However its a great helmet nevertheless.....How many people plan on ordering the signature edition versus the LE? Im just wondering because Im finally in a financial posistion to make such a decision.
However its a great helmet nevertheless.....How many people plan on ordering the signature edition versus the LE? Im just wondering because Im finally in a financial posistion to make such a decision.
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Darth Kahnt
Sr Member
I think I'll get an LE and get Jeremy to sign it when I meet him in April.
STEVE THE SWEDE
Sr Member
The paintjob sure looks way better then I had ever expected, too bad they replicated the wrong helmet. Well, I guess you guys have covered all that already.
HOWEVER, am I the only one who has a problem with the shape of the helmet!? IMO the visor looks off. It seems to narrow down at the bottom. I haven't seen that on the real helmet. I've seen several fan made helmets that suffers from this but I wasn't expecting it on the MR, especially since it was scanned from the real deal.
Opinions?
Steve.
HOWEVER, am I the only one who has a problem with the shape of the helmet!? IMO the visor looks off. It seems to narrow down at the bottom. I haven't seen that on the real helmet. I've seen several fan made helmets that suffers from this but I wasn't expecting it on the MR, especially since it was scanned from the real deal.
Opinions?
Steve.
lonepigeon
Master Member
Looking at the comparison posted by cking (post #38) the PP3 does the same thing. Makes sense that the MR inherited that 'flaw' through scanning.
Now I'm not totally up on all my Fett details, but was the PP3 NEVER used during the filming of ESB? Was this just a backup?
I find it hard to believe they had this helmet and never used it once.
Ghost Host
Sr Member
Any news on exactly when this is being released yet?
Ham Solo
Sr Member
It will probably ship sometime in February. Maybe March.
JediMaster82
New Member
Are you picking this one up Roger?
seriously?
SSooooo true!!...which means March.
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