SithLord wrote:
vadermania wrote:
Thomas, please be so kind and use the image below of the original TM faceplate for all future comparisons, since the test pull that I have borrowed you for comparisons is distorted in some places.
Additionally, I would like to re-new my offer to compare the original TM faceplate with the original TD faceplate as long as the original TM faceplate is in the US. Let me know what you think of this proposal.
Thanks, Tom, let me know what you would like me to do with the comparisons I showed. I'll need to rephotograph the TM copy I have and the TD because that photo you show is closer in and from a lower angle.
Although I am a bit baffled. I thought the original TM had broken tubes on the ends, no eye covers molded in, and there were bubbles in parts of the resin on the face? So the original has been modified or restored?
That's correct, the original has been restored.
SithLord wrote:
I see the neck is correct. But if that's the case then why does DK's mask have exactly the same curvature profile on the right rear side as my copy, whereas this mask photo shows something else. If mine was misshapen then it wasn't the only one.
This is true also, there were several faceplate casts of the original run of 10 which are warped in different spots, most prominently on the right neck and on the "crown". The owners were informed of this and we found an arrangement to get the problem fixed.
SithLord wrote:
I was asked about the direct comparison of faceplates previously and I appreciate the offer. However, as I stated before in private, I have my reasons for declining. If there is going to be openness about everything, it works both ways. But that has not been the case. And as you know it has nothing to do with our own discussions.
Ok, I understand. I see what I can do from my end to help supporting this idea. Maybe we can together find an arrangement which will benefit both "parties". I'm open to any suggestions.
SithLord wrote:
Also I welcome photos of the TM ANH taken similar to what I showed of the TD with SL helmet...or other angles and I'll match them...
As I have mentioned before, I am planning a new thread about the TM ANH faceplate in the public section of this forum.