matty matt
Sr Member
Wow, I had no idea people who collect real props hate our hobby. Did you guys know this? This is coming from that Facebook group I joined, which I'm about to unjoin. It's pretty ridiculous actually.
Wow, I had no idea people who collect real props hate our hobby. Did you guys know this? This is coming from that Facebook group I joined, which I'm about to unjoin. It's pretty ridiculous actually.
I didn't know! Because they find us know-it-all? Which FB group do you mean?
Wow, I had no idea people who collect real props hate our hobby. Did you guys know this? This is coming from that Facebook group I joined, which I'm about to unjoin. It's pretty ridiculous actually.
Heck, when it comes down to it, there are elitist attitudes on this forum (of which I am undoubtedly guilty), using authentic vintage parts vs replica parts, how accurate is your replica i.e. rivet counting, screen accurate vs prop accurate, things like that.
SCREWS dagnabbit!!! Oh wait... maybe rivets? :darnkids
I am a member on forums dedicated to collecting vintage Star Wars figures as well as WWII memorabilia and disgust and loathing for replicas is pretty typical in both locations. The main objection, which I can sympathize with, is that reproductions are becoming so good that it damages the historical (and let's be honest the monetary value) of authentic pieces. I agree with this to an extent because the situation makes it easier for people to get ripped off and we want to limit that as much as possible.
Word is this sold for $375,000. They also had a mish mash R2 (also not what they said it was) sell for almost $3,000,000. Don Bies said the buyer got ripped off, lol.
WOW!!! the r2 sold!! the asking price was 1million. the r2 builders thought that was a joke! it did how ever have the "stolen" episode 1 Dome (which was used in ANH)
as for the saber... man.... but to tell ya what. if i hit recently on that last power ball ( 400 something million ) even though the saber was "fake" I would have attempted to buy it... same with the R2.
matty are you in communication with bies? or did he state this publicly? we've been trying to get ahold of him on how he made the grips on that saber.
Bies is pretty active on Facebook. He was commenting on the R2.
eeerrrrr i hate Facebook..... seems like everything is moving towards that and everyone is leaving forums.... i just can't bring myself to use it
eeerrrrr i hate Facebook..... seems like everything is moving towards that and everyone is leaving forums.... i just can't bring myself to use it