Rogviler
Well-Known Member
Makes much more sense that the widow's peak got broken off (looks like it anyway). I do think it's very cute that you all seem to think kids are gentle with their playthings and that their first inclination is to preserve them under a glass case just as they came.
Where would a kid get such a solidly-built Vader helmet in that era?
Also, don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing that it's necessarily authentic. I just don't see how it being broken, run off with by the dog, repainted with a craft brush several times, and stuck away for a couple decades constitutes that it simply mustn't be.
I'll also point out that, according to the article, much research has already been done on it to authenticate it, so some chaps on the 'net looking at a few photos probably aren't going to be the ones to crack the case. (And yes, I'm including myself in that.)
-Rog
Where would a kid get such a solidly-built Vader helmet in that era?
Also, don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing that it's necessarily authentic. I just don't see how it being broken, run off with by the dog, repainted with a craft brush several times, and stuck away for a couple decades constitutes that it simply mustn't be.
I'll also point out that, according to the article, much research has already been done on it to authenticate it, so some chaps on the 'net looking at a few photos probably aren't going to be the ones to crack the case. (And yes, I'm including myself in that.)
-Rog
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