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SithLord wrote:
Ya I'll just say the TD, SL and TM eyebrows are all different, with the TD being the earliest version. But that's for another thread.
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Darth Karo wrote:
Sorry, but I gotta comment on this one. The TD didn't come from a mold that directly made the original because it has tabs. It didn't come from a mold similar to the SL because it has tabs. It didn't come from a one time only special mold because the imprint on the chin vent matches the TM and later casts. I could go on and on, but 1 other thing, the cheeks on the TD and the TM are practically identical and much different that the SL. Guess what? The SL's cheeks are closer to ANH than either of the two. Go figure.
Ok so let's have at it here. And I don't mind discussing the TD or arguing about it....all part of the hobby ok.
I know that it didn't come from a mold that made the original. I also know that it didn't come from a mold similar to the SL..that is obvious. Yes the imprint on the chin matches the TM.
And gee, I wonder where you got the information about the cheeks? Hmmm? But yes the cheeks on the TD and TM have something in common. But if you got your information correct...that carries over to ESB and ROTJ. If you recall, I've stated previously that the ESB originals came from something along the TD/TM lineage and not the SL lineage.
I was planning a thread at some point again about the TD in any case since I have pretty much nailed down that it is something earlier than the SL. The SL would represent the screen helmet just near the end of production, whereas the TD seems to represent the screen mask from an earlier point in the production before some alterations were made. The indication I have of this is that it seems now to me that something happened to the end of the tubes during production, they were cut short and reworked. But there were other changes too.
And this isn't about whose casting is better. Different castings are from different times. And each has something to offer.