illbethere1 wrote:
Always cool and exciting to see a new authentic helmet enter the fray and if I read correctly, willing to make a run ! Exceptionally cool .
The thing Im curious about though is with this being a 1st gen from the master and from the same UK mold as the TM, the cheek appears to be C free even though alot of the other details it shares with the TM is apparent like the minute paint strokes on the sides and the scars on the neck. Could be the top coat but if it was, it would conceal other marks as well I guess. In any case, looking forward to see whats underneath. Thanks for sharing !
VaderUK wrote:
Ok I'm not up to speed on the C scar at the moment but have a look at this cropped photo. Is this a trick of the light ?
I can't do any further analysis at the moment as I am on vacation/holiday but it's food for thought.
In all authentic casts you'll find a concavity / divot near the center of the right cheek, the outside part of which I think corresponds to the location of the C-scar. With your right thumb against the right side of the nose, if you slide it across the right cheek, you'll find a natural stopping point at that divot. The outside of your thumbprint approximately corresponds to the location and shape of the C-scar. The thin distinct C-scar is most apparent in ANH. It is not as apparent in ESB and even less apparent in ROTJ. But the divot is present in all 3.
I've taken the liberty of creating this video which morphs a screen capture from ANH and one of the ROTJ GS pictures posted earlier. The viewpoint angle and distance is not the same, so it's not valid for overall comparison. I've scaled and rotated the images to specifically focus on the right cheek. There are features which correspond, including the ROTJ GS divot and the ANH C-Scar.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k240/bpoodoo/Vader/anhtoGSHD.mp4