You really think all this was about the helmet?

So this may be a dumb question, but I'm guessing it would devalue it if you finished it up (painted the frown and added decals and whatnot)?

Then he wins. Would be a damn shame if you ask me.

I personally thank you for showing off this helmet!

Well, he got to defame a few people's integrity, call everyone liars, walk away without repercussions + score the conversation about the helmet over to his forum. Guess that teaches us all a valuable lesson. Be a bully and you get what you want.

Adding anything that isn't original could possibly devalue the helmet in the eyes of the serious collectors - but as long as it isn't passed off as original pieces or THE original piece as it looked on set, then adding those details could complement the piece, however, you'll remove some of its history.

Always a tough decision to restore or not restore... or to finish, if you know what I mean.

Would love to see more.

So this may be a dumb question, but I'm guessing it would devalue it if you finished it up (painted the frown and added decals and whatnot)?

Anyway, cool helmet. The closest things I have to screen used are my '95 ILM SE Trooper blaster and ROTJ Leia blaster castings. I have no idea what generation they are, but they still give me that little tingle when I pick them up.

When someone is bullied, they are being devalued as a human being. People who endorse the bully are essentially are no better than the bully, so I find there is little in their opinion or person to esteem any longer.

This is not the first time I've seen GINO take an offensive attack posture with people, and cyberbullying people to the point the burden of proof is on the accused. I've seen him "demand" pictures from people by simply waiving the "it may be a recast of my box" card. Even when his accusations are proven to be baseless, he never apologizes. I'm left to wonder if GINO merely hoped the weight of his accusations would be sufficient to stonewall or slow the success of another fan's handmade efforts.

I find it appalling and repugnant that people would say "But don't look at GINO's past. Look at GINO's passion." I'm also seeing people say that GINO's "concern" for a prop being claimed to be an original should be examined despite GINO's interesting and colorful past - to the point JoeR not only has to defend himself against character defamation by someone who lost out on a deal, but that the only way for JoeRto exonerate himself is to cough up photos and contribute them to GINO's private photo collection. What kind of passion is being praised here? A passion to remain King of the Vader Hill by maligning and removing all perceived competition and controlling all information?

And being that his mannequins look nice, does that give him the authority to leverage the public to help him harass and intimidate someone into submission? Yeah... I see his statues are so accurate that when kind Den people point out inaccuracies, he plagiarizes their ideas, silently works them into his photos, and you never see him credit people or ever acknowledge that his setup needed changing - yet the photographic evidence is right there. Then he maligns the Den and Den members, and people credit him for a look that was achieved through the contributions of others.

Thus, to me, people who hold GINO in high regard despite his antics really deserve him. Those who endorse this bully need to reassess their own priorities.

A note to the community: do not feed a bully's ego to where you let him think he has power and authority over you, otherwise he wins.