UPDATED!!!---Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS---UPDATED 3/26!!!

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Will do, are we talking about the material? or simply where are they positioned on the shoulder?

some good pics of the fo tie pilot shoulder straps would be handy if possible please

 

[tomm1999]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Thanks for sharing! Great pics!

 

[lmgill]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Unpopular opinion: As envious and happy I am that they have been given such an awesome opportunity, I wish ANOVOS would actually ship the half-dozen products that people bought over two years ago before they take on more responsibilities producing props for actual film productions.

Were did the idea that Anovos was producing props for film productions come from?
One of the reasons Global Effects was brought in as a partner with Anovos, was to assist in getting prototypes and short run production items completed in a shorter time frame. In direct response to customers concerns.
The actual Anovos team is working very hard to get items prototyped, developed, approved and shipped. They take customer concern's very seriously. Think of how long some people here have labored to make a single replica and add to that the requirements of of producing a licensed, retail item, that is made in a large quantity. This process is hard to predict and it can sometimes take months to get "all the bugs worked out" of production, not to mention the corporate approvals (Which, if not approved, can mean getting sent back to square one of prototyping) and sign offs, then get things to market. Don't be "fooled" into thinking that the Anovos team is doing anything to jeopardize product delivery. I wish I could explain more, but we all have "our bosses" we work for and have to respect what they ask us not to do or say.

 

[JJ Griffin]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Were did the idea that Anovos was producing props for film productions come from?

It's literally in the OP's post:

I was secretly shared that there will only be ONE phasma suit being made for episode 8 and it will be made by Anovos thus yes, if you want a screen accurate episode 8 phasma you can be able to get it from the makers themselves. I was also shared that a lot of the screen used (cant remember if he said tie fighters or rebel pilots) from the new movie rouge one will also be made by Anovos which give us props fans great hope.

Did I misinterpret these statements? They seem to imply ANOVOS is or will be assisting in providing props (more specifically, costumes) for these film productions.

 

[JJ Griffin]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Oh and this might give us a answer to the anovos delay but I was shared that Disney is actually pushing them to put out a whole bunch of force awakens stuff and they are really trying to but still have previous items like the vader that was offered and are trying to get out to you the customer thus it seems that all these new force awakens items being released and shipped out faster then the OT is due to Disney pressuring them to do so.... and here I thought Disney was the good guys

That's fair, but before TFA even came out ANOVOS was already between one and two years overdue on shipping a lot of various products. I know creating the TFA suits for Celebration was a priority to them for a bit but they probably should have focused on clearing the queue out a bit in anticipation of the demand for TFA products (from both the IP holster and customers).

Again, offering stuff like an OT pilot helmet when the Luke/Han belt kits, Vader, AT-AT driver, etc have been delayed repeatedly for over a year... it feels a bit like a slap in the face. Yes, I know you can get your money back at any time, but it'd be nice if they really dedicate their efforts to getting those out the door before even implying that they are dividing their attention among new projects.

 

[lmgill]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Ah, I mis-read that post. Cry-Lo Ren does say that, doesn't he.
Given Global Effects has 30 years in the film business and in addition to our work with Anovos, we make items for movies daily, who do you think might actually be making these things for a film production, and remember, these costumes are being prototyped and mass produced anyway. Again, I wish I could elaborate, but Global has to sign confidentiality agreements on just about every film we do.

 

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Nope you read it right we even had to speak on the side and quietly for him to tell me this info which I greatly appreciated and super excited to see. Now the big question will be if the same m,olds used to make the new episode 8 phasma will be the same mold used to make the costumes for sale. If so then this is HUGE being able to get a direct lineage replica of a phasma suit

It's literally in the OP's post:



Did I misinterpret these statements? They seem to imply ANOVOS is or will be assisting in providing props (more specifically, costumes) for these film productions.

 

[JJ Griffin]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Ah, I mis-read that post. Cry-Lo Ren does say that, doesn't he.
Given Global Effects has 30 years in the film business and in addition to our work with Anovos, we make items for movies daily, who do you think might actually be making these things for a film production, and remember, these costumes are being prototyped and mass produced anyway. Again, I wish I could elaborate, but Global has to sign confidentiality agreements on just about every film we do.

I understand, of course! GE makes some incredible stuff-- I have always been a big fan of your work on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

But at the end of the day, what this boils down to is ANOVOS dedicating resources and revenue that could be used to finish long overdue products to expand into other fields of business. That's admirable, but so is answering support tickets and actually giving paying customers what they order in a timely fashion.

Aaaaand we are way off-topic. I apologize for even opening this can of worms. The stuff on display looks cool and kudos to Cry-Lo for taking the time to be our Eyes and Ears in the field...

 

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Thank you so much for this info and fully understand that you are not able to clarify even further. I am excited to see what Anovos has in store for us. Only thing that they really need to improve on though is hiring more customer service reps as I think right now besides delivery time is the one thing that is really getting to us the customers.

Ah, I mis-read that post. Cry-Lo Ren does say that, doesn't he.
Given Global Effects has 30 years in the film business and in addition to our work with Anovos, we make items for movies daily, who do you think might actually be making these things for a film production, and remember, these costumes are being prototyped and mass produced anyway. Again, I wish I could elaborate, but Global has to sign confidentiality agreements on just about every film we do.

 

[LTsmash1200]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

That rebel helmet does look awesome. I just wish they were doing Luke's instead of a generic one.

 

[lmgill]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

But at the end of the day, what this boils down to is ANOVOS dedicating resources and revenue that could be used to finish long overdue products to expand into other fields of business. That's admirable, but so is answering support tickets and actually giving paying customers what they order in a timely fashion.
.

Another way to look at it is, Anovos selling prototypes or product being produced by another company, to a customer who doesn't need it to meet all the retail product restrictions and is willing to pay a higher price, actually adds resources and helps pay for the development work. But you can decide for yourself.

 

[benhs1898]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

To answer the question on anovos FO trooper armor they said it will be available for pre order in about 2 months.

And as for the vader I'm pretty sure it will be just like their trooper helmet just the helmet and no stand buy will verify today when I see Gino again.

Are you referring to standard or premier? The only thing on the updates page is premier. I also wonder what the difference between the two will be.

Thanks for the coverage btw!

 

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Are you referring to standard or premier? The only thing on the updates page is premier. I also wonder what the difference between the two will be.

Thanks for the coverage btw!

Good question .I'm here now waiting for them to open so I will ask them. Also I know there was a lot of talk that the FO trooper armor would require painting amd I asked about that and they said that it will be offered in a abs kit in the correct shade of white which I'm guessing no painting will be needed???

 

[geordietrooper]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Will do, are we talking about the material? or simply where are they positioned on the shoulder?

hi cry-lo some pics from above of the shoulder straps would be great :thumbsup just want to see the detail really

 

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

hi cry-lo some pics from above of the shoulder straps would be great :thumbsup just want to see the detail really

OK I can try to get a photo from above but they are behind a line that we are not allowed to cross (I already asked lol) so hopefully I can get a good shot it it.

 

[geordietrooper]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

OK I can try to get a photo from above but they are behind a line that we are not allowed to cross (I already asked lol) so hopefully I can get a good shot it it.

just climb on some random persons shoulders

 

[Cry-Lo Ren]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Hahahaha

OK guys I was back at Anovos and the have the final product vader helmet as well as shadow trooper, kylo helmet, and fiberglass FO. I will post some photos later

 

[Blue Leader]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

WHAAAT?!?!?!? :thumbsdown Is this confirmed?

Well, it wasn't on the release schedule that was shown a while back and I haven't seen any more pictures or heard anything about it since the Celebration. It doesn't look good for the helmet.

Granted the helmet didn't look very accurate, the greeblies weren't very good and the helmet itself looked somewhat off, but it could have been improved..

 

[Stormy320]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

The Anovos Tie looks awesome. I will be preordering the helmet. I think it may be the best design from FA.

The deluxe hero FA trooper was very cool. Had more gurth than the standard and looked larger to me.

 

[Lichtbringer]

Re: Wondercon 2016, EFX and Anovos GREAT INFO AND PHOTOS

Nope you read it right we even had to speak on the side and quietly for him to tell me this info which I greatly appreciated and super excited to see.

Not really convincing.

Someone in charge, who really knows, wouldn´t give such info to any unknown Tom, Dick or Harry - as he would know it would be passed along to the masses. Not really what a nda is for.
Sounds more like a random employee (maybe even only for that show) feeling important talking things he might have heard, maybe only parts of them.

Maybe truth is in it, maybe not. Only time will tell.