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 Post subject: Re: Darthvaderv ANH
PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:32 am 
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Well the one advantage of owning mostly licensed helmets (one of the few) is that no one would object to posting detailed comparisons. Which is why I share the sh*t out of them lol.

Though the interest generated by such posts is like that of a pay-per-view of "Podracing Live from Tatooine"!

Seeing authentic casts in raw or finished form and the secrets and mystique of what they contain - that's where the magic is, the gold.


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 Post subject: Re: Darthvaderv ANH
PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:22 am 
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That is the reason I passed on the very accurate Vader helmets out there, which I do love. I totally understand the reason behind the gentlemen's agreement rule to not post detailed pics and not to sell to anyone (and if I gotten them I would have obeyed these rules without question), but this also means I would never truly own that particular object. I like my stuff to be mine, and if I want to sell it, burn it with fire LOL, or send it to Mars, to be able do it without any constraints

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 Post subject: Re: Darthvaderv ANH
PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:05 am 
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As for the beat up dome, I took it that way :cheers I addressed it as most think it's not beat up as the screen lighting hides it, just like if I move the helmet to another room I can get a smooth look dome but I'm not as keen on that. However, If I find when the time comes mine doesn't look exact with comps and lighting I will address it.


Beating it up or weathering it definitely takes it to the next level of accuracy but requires a PhD in Vader Studies to get right. Where to weather I could figure out after a lot more study, but to what degree or intensity it should be done in each area is a big unknown to me and to most. The dome edges are so varied from physical irregularity to paint color and application, appearing so different in even sequential frames. It looks like the bottom right side of the dome may have even been chipped off and repaired at some point. The TIE fighter scenes provide good shots of the dome edge detail and its variability frame-to-frame.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:10 pm 
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As for the beat up dome, I took it that way :cheers I addressed it as most think it's not beat up as the screen lighting hides it, just like if I move the helmet to another room I can get a smooth look dome but I'm not as keen on that. However, If I find when the time comes mine doesn't look exact with comps and lighting I will address it.


Beating it up or weathering it definitely takes it to the next level of accuracy but requires a PhD in Vader Studies to get right. Where to weather I could figure out after a lot more study, but to what degree or intensity it should be done in each area is a big unknown to me and to most. The dome edges are so varied from physical irregularity to paint color and application, appearing so different in even sequential frames. It looks like the bottom right side of the dome may have even been chipped off and repaired at some point. The TIE fighter scenes provide good shots of the dome edge detail and its variability frame-to-frame.

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That middle pick just blows me away. For all the posturing GL spouted on about perfecting the Star Wars with all the new editions, to make them like this real vision, you'd think he would have spent a little more time in the beginning to have the costume department place Vaders dome on his head perfectly. ...or retake the "BONK" with the stormtrooper... so many little bits in the movie where Lucas just said "Good Enough", but couldn't heed his own words once the digital age came about.


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:05 pm 
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It's part of the imperfect but perfect with those films though....unlike the CGI failure they attempted in the SE. Should've left perfect alone. Surprised they didn't correct it where Luke calls Leia "Carrie" at the end of the X wing scene....


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It's part of the imperfect but perfect with those films though....unlike the CGI failure they attempted in the SE. Should've left perfect alone. Surprised they didn't correct it where Luke calls Leia "Carrie" at the end of the X wing scene....


Wtf, I never noticed that !!! Where is that moment?


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I've read about that scene, as Luke jumps out of his X-Wing after blowing up the Death Star, but I haven't heard him say "Carrie". But my high frequency hearing is kinda shot from listening to too much Sheena Easton in the 80's.


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...AHAHAHAHAHA....Booting up ANH as I type. LOL


...AH. I only got Luke saying, "HEY"... to Leia as he gives her a hug...


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I heard about that when I was a kid reading the Star Wars Trivia Book but frankly I've never been able to hear it. To me it always sounds like Luke is saying something garbled then "Yay" or "Hay". I expect that the garbled bit is supposed to be Hamill saying "Carrie".


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Yessir, supposed to be. Could've just said "Hey" as you've suggested, but it almost sounds like two syllables. Could also be shit folks hear after the suggestion of what it said.


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The display is about 90% complete, for now. I haven't matched any shots from the movie or taken a great deal of time with the set up. I'll update this thread in the next few months or so when i get an improved pose-able mannequin. :thumbsup

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Beautiful Paul. Amazing display!


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Awesome. Looking forward to seeing what you eventually use for a poseable mannequin.


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Thanks guys :thumbsup

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I'll make this the last one until I post later on in the year.

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