pristine vs weathered

[darthvaderv]

Accuracy. Is the most imortant bit to me.

If it's meant to be weathered than fine. What Alan says makes sense, especially for ANH props.

These glossy domes you get for ANH Vader? I don't get?

If a prop is meant to relate to what you see on screen it should be true to that vision IMO. Pristine or weathered.

 

[antwayne]

The only pristine prop I've wanted that way is the thermal detonator. I know the actual prop was weathered, but it didn't quite make sense that a single use grenade would get weathered. I thought the prop was weathered by the maker just enough to avoid picking up reflections on screen. I always saw it as a chrome sphere, so that is what I bought. On other props, if the weathering is not as seen on screen, I'd rather buy it pristine and weather it myself.

 

[androidandy]

I think In Star Wars Lucas wanted the Empire to have a freshly manufactured "pristine" look and the rebels to look more earthy(ly). It also echoed the fear of getting away from a natural way of doing things of so many 70's science fiction movies themes.

 

[cayman shen]

I'd love to know if anyone had the guts to weather an expensive collectible, like an MR item. That's why I likely won't buy their Vader ROTJ. I don't have the cajones, but if you have, pics maybe?

 

[antwayne]

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I'd love to know if anyone had the guts to weather an expensive collectible, like an MR item. That's why I likely won't buy their Vader ROTJ. I don't have the cajones, but if you have, pics maybe?
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MR's trooper helmets were born to be weathered in my opnion. Someone- maybe a member here, realistically weathered his with removable weathering. It's not exactly weathering, but I plan to drill into my $1000 Carbonite Han to install better control panels. I imagine custom work ruins resale value- but I am not really an investor.

 

[DarthJag]

Im all for weathering, gives it the character and I believe a more true feel to the piece.

 

[Darth Stone]

For licensed products I would want pristine... and then I can always weather later. Pretty difficult to undo bad weathering done by the licensee, imo.

I completely agree.

Top, real Sterling SMG
Center, MR E-11
Bottom, Kenner with ebay refit kit.

Clean is cool. But nothing replaces real weathering, or at least the look of it when done right. But done incorrectly it can look like crap on a cracker.

 

[Contec]

I don't have the cajones, but if you have, pics maybe?

Here you go :

cajones - Wiktionary


Unless you mean Cojones
Which i don't think the Mods would like if we posted pictures of:lol.


Btw, I like my props weathered

 

[DARTH SABER]

I'm a "weathered" guy....unless the screen used prop never appeared weathered.

To me weathering adds interesting details, character and a sense of history to the prop.
I want my props to look as though hey've actually experienced all the adventures we saw in the film, and then somehow popped right out of the screen and landed in my display case.