I second what artisanprops said. Oh, and yes, Jessia is a babe!
Midnight Trooper, I appreciate the honesty here. I don't take pleasure in ribbing GINO. I have an obligation to stand up for people whose learning and interests are in this thread. GINO came to snub this thread as me posting false information. So let's address this once and for all. At the end of reading the following, if you feel I should listen to GINO any further, then I'd be quite amused.
An accusation was made. To address this accusation, at darthvaderv's request, I started a new thread since GINO put the burden of proof on me when the ball had always been in his own court. Nevertheless, I posted 10-12 photo comparisons and backed up my belief. In response, all GINO could do was fault the comps as flawed with a fabricated opinion with no solid evidence to back his position up. When challenged to produce 10 photo comps of his own, GINO went strangely silent.
Why would one with such force of opinion and an enforcer of his own opinions become so quiet when asked to produce photocomps himself? Something felt off here. I couldn't help but wonder if having me to prove the differences wasn't the issue at all, and if this wasn't some elaborate tactic of misdirection, and if I and the community were being played here.
Sure enough, this is what I discovered, thanks to Darth Karo showing some excellent photos that highlight the differences between the ESB and ROTJ dome positionings that appear to be consistent throughout both films. Yes, there are some minor exceptions here and there. However, of the photos shared by Karo, this one of the ROTJ in particular caught my eye.
Not only does it show a large frown gap in comparison with the ESB shots that Karo kindly posted...
... but it is the
same photo that GINO has used on the RPF to show how accurate his ROTJ is!
See for yoruself. I have also archived the pictures in case they are removed to conceal the fact at the source:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=10389
Now notice that GINO shares his ROTJ, which is in fact quite lovely.
And then he shows it in comparison with a LFL promo photo and a prop photo of the ROTJ suit.
But I took the shot of his helmet and increased its size. Look what I discovered:
A frickin' huge frown gap - a gap size difference that GINO is basically saying doesn't exist and that my analysis is all wrong and that I am posting false information.
But that was
GINO's own photo, folks. GINO made a large frown gap. More power to him!
However, his "hatred" is perplexing. Either he reproduced this feature subconsciously, or he knew about it all along and doesn't want people to know about it. Or is there a third reason?
The answer turns out to be in the photo below. GINO's own ESB and ROTJ suits in which he makes an error.
Notice that he sets up his ESB dome with a ROTJ style frown gap!
Suddenly, GINO's constant repetition of the erroneous "ROTJ = ESB" mantra is starting to make sense. Notice that despite having been debunked by experts, including vadermania who himself has not only handled Vader helmets at LFL but has stood in the LFL Archives, GINO has continued to drone on this fallacy, even on this thread. If he can successfully change the rules of the game through repetition and convince enough newcomers who are won over by tiny dark photos, and if the majority believe that the ROTJ and ESB are the same helmet, then GINO didn't make any mistakes and that his setups are supremely accurate. But one area of small detail that his small and dark photos cannot hide are the eyebrows. Once ordinary fans like you can I can spot these subtle differences, then "experts" can't lord this secret knowledge over us regular fans, hence we have a reason for the great hostility towards this thread.
Whereas GINO once blasted another fan with "Are you blind?!", GINO himself isn't blind. He'd much prefer that we remain blind to the differences. And as the saying goes, "In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king." All this secret knowledge benefits only one person. But now the truth has emerged. GINO can bully, intimidate and silence the community no longer, nor can he brainwash people into believing what he wants people to believe through dark, small photos that obscure so much detail that people without Photoshop can't tell if there are inaccuracies or not because they don't know what to look out for because GINO doesn't want this level of information out that could undermine his version of the "facts".
Basically, GINO is trying to cover up his error by discrediting me and my thread.
The photos have spoken.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the kind and supportive experts who have participated in this thread. They will never admit themselves as experts but I personally hold them in much higher regard.
I would also like to encourage those of you were previously won over merely by small, dark photos. There is a lot more to Vader as a sculpture than what you can make out in tiny two-dimensional images. You've come to the right place on the Internet - we're here to empower the fan and to build friendships that span different countries. We're a community that seeks to help one another. We all benefit when we help each other get farther ahead. I need to stress that these values here on the Den are directly contrary to certain "old school" individuals who previously had a rulership and stranglehold over the community with their secret knowledge. What they used to lord over the community in previous years are no longer the standard of accuracy this year. They have to constantly change or modify their possessions or products because fans are becoming exposed to Hi-def screen captures, and more and more people are sharing photos and information previously exclusive to those certain old school individuals.
I ask that the community here not be discouraged by how one individual tried to turn this thread into a trainwreck of self-promotionalism and propaganda. The community has to go through these growth pains so that people can decide if they want to be part of the old school dictatorship or the democracy of the emerging community here on the Den. If you are desiring to be part of the latter, you are not alone. We are your friends, and so long as we are here, we will stand by you and not allow you to become intimidated or bullied by internet trolls.
The one who tried to discredit me and silence me and tell me once to "STFU" has got some serious apologizing to do.
P.S. I take no pleasure in crafting posts like this, but so long as I am here, I will stand up to people who bully and who try to mislead and discredit people without evidence. I will stand up for anyone who is bullied or downtrodden.