Some don't like the plastic or the more clean look compared to the weathered original.Just a quick question for everyone, I had been following this thread loosely but couldn't find anything being mentioned:
is there any known issues with these helmets?
some guy local to my area is selling his, so I figure I could save on shipping, but I am just a little suss that he is selling the helmet so soon after it has been released, judging from the comments so far, everyone seems to be happy with theirs.
the photos he has posted seems okay, but he did managed to tear the box when he opened it.
any suggestions/comments are much appreciated
Plastic on my dome seems a little wobbly, see the dimple in the surface here, highlighted on its rim by reflected light. Is this present on y'all's?
On my helmet, the area on the front of the helmet where the C scar is has a much different finish that on the other side. I'm not sure what the part of the helmet is called. I'm just going to call them front check left and front check with C scar (right)
The check on the left has the brushed metal look and is consistent with much of the rest of face plate. But the check with the C scar has almost no brushed metal to it. I was going to take a photo but noticed this photo already posted shows what I'm talking about. In the photo it look simply like the left check is reflecting more light than the right check with the C scar. But on my helmet it simply just looks that different no matter how the light hits it.
In short: The left check has a brushed metal finish, and the right check with the C scar is just black.
Is that intentional? And a reflection of how it was on the original helmet? Or is it possible it was done to make the C scar stand out more? Or maybe mine is just not painted well?
Thanks
That dimple is in every single one I've seen (difficult to see in some angles and lighting... but it's always there) as I've pointed out in an earlier post in this thread. Even the example pics on EFX's website have this same exact flaw.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/alandron/efxvaderwarp02_zpscamste8f.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/alandron/efxvaderwarp01_zpsano9evja.jpg
This is probably the only big issue I have with this helmet mostly because it's a production flaw that simply shouldn't be there. The early prototypes didn't have this. The rest of the helmet is sharp as a tack so why does this conspicuous area look like this? The reshaped tusk tubes I'm perfectly fine with as this was necessary for the manufacturing process. I also don't mind in the least that the master pattern's surface texture was heavily cleaned up, sharpened and idealized, while thankfully retaining much of its screen-accurate geometry and proportions. This only makes the Legend and LE fiberglass/resin release all the more special and desirable. But that dimple has no reason for being there and I'm surprised only two or three people I've read online seem to notice it. It seems to correspond to the area where one of the latches inside the dome connect with each half. Overall, it's a really nice piece. But personally that dimple just drives me nuts every time I look at it. It's wishful thinking, but hopefully EFX will address this issue and maybe offer replacement domes.
Good call, that's exactly what must have caused it. It's what happens in injection-molding when there's a big piece---it shrinks as it cools, resulting in a "sink" in the thickest part. Model kit builders have to deal with it often.It seems to correspond to the area where one of the latches inside the dome connect with each half.
The brushed metal on one side and black on the other is normal and is exactly as it was in the film.
That dimple is in every single one I've seen (difficult to see in some angles and lighting... but it's always there) as I've pointed out in an earlier post in this thread. Even the example pics on EFX's website have this same exact flaw.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/alandron/efxvaderwarp02_zpscamste8f.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/alandron/efxvaderwarp01_zpsano9evja.jpg
This is probably the only big issue I have with this helmet mostly because it's a production flaw that simply shouldn't be there. The early prototypes didn't have this. The rest of the helmet is sharp as a tack so why does this conspicuous area look like this? The reshaped tusk tubes I'm perfectly fine with as this was necessary for the manufacturing process. I also don't mind in the least that the master pattern's surface texture was heavily cleaned up, sharpened and idealized, while thankfully retaining much of its screen-accurate geometry and proportions. This only makes the Legend and LE fiberglass/resin release all the more special and desirable. But that dimple has no reason for being there and I'm surprised only two or three people I've read online seem to notice it. It seems to correspond to the area where one of the latches inside the dome connect with each half. Overall, it's a really nice piece. But personally that dimple just drives me nuts every time I look at it. It's wishful thinking, but hopefully EFX will address this issue and maybe offer replacement domes.