That's very kind of you Turrican - at the moment my reveal is a bit of a hodge-podge: Upper mask outside has forehead vents repositioned like OT vents and inside is PT (with the exception of the inside eye area which I free-styled, something about the 'frames' just doesn't feel right) and the rear neck I wanted smooth similar to Muir's original sculpt so I had to split the existing piece and re-form it and the lower jaw is OT inside.
That said the interior so far of upper and lower mask is largely magnetic/modular so I can swap out with improved pieces over time and having seen your jaw I'm tempted at some point to make alternate pieces or just do a new jaw - you've done a great job and nicely documented so it takes some of the pain away of trying to figure it out myself :D
And yes it is an MR 'copy' - though personally I believe it more likely they were seconds sold unofficially. I see no reason why someone re-casting an MR would go through the hassle of using a two-part mold on the helmet so it's smooth on the inside and also only offer black gloss painted not raw (which I inquired about) for such a ridiculously low price.
re: the upper and lower mask fit, I went insane trying to get them as flush as possible when together, part of my choice in the PT Vader helm was it's symmetry which as well as looking less funky in reveal mode when scrutinised also might prove easier to work with. Pre final paint stage the fit was spot on, I even went as far as grinding off and rebuilding both upper and lower parts *again* when I couldn't stop seeing the most microscopic of discrepencies which I couldn't work out how had happened. That said, now the final paint coat is on again it's thrown it out of whack again and I really can't bring myself to deal with it, it starts to get like chinese water torture and at the end of the day they won't be displayed as one piece.
Have you thought how you're going to display yours when finished? custom case? Anakin head?
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