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Author: | vader45 [ Sat Jun 21, 2014 6:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
D.O. Idk what you are looking at. There is no thumb print. That is light reflecting. Look at the sides of the strip, they are rounded and angled. They are sharper on the ESB. And see how much space is shown between the brow and dome? That's a ROTJ trait. For the tusks, they have the wider head and I can tell by light reflection they are pointed. All I see is ROTJ. |
Author: | vader45 [ Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
I still don't see the thumb print! And light can reflect there with out it! It a glossy finish and will reflect bat any point on the helmet. So does my ROTJ Ugly . |
Author: | Too Much Garlic [ Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
Everything about that dome is RotJ. I'm not seeing anything ESB about it. Also, I have heard that grills are sometimes replaced when the original rusts or gets damaged, so you can't always assume it's the original grill on the helmet now. Tusk tips and tusks are also sometimes a thing that has been repaired/replaced. Many original helmets have those broken and many do not even repair them, because for the most part, repairs can devalue the piece if not done by a professional who makes sure no authentic details and identifying markers are altered or removed. |
Author: | Too Much Garlic [ Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
I was talking about the helmets in private collection. Also, we know too little about the history of this particular helmet and what happened to it before, during and after going to Amy White to make many conclusions on it. And ESB tusks are fairly different than RotJ tusks, even though they may look similar in pictures. And what do you mean that all helmets are accounted for? Do you mean presently or as seen in the movie? |
Author: | Darth Obsession [ Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
No Humor Man wrote: I was talking about the helmets in private collection. Also, we know too little about the history of this particular helmet and what happened to it before, during and after going to Amy White to make many conclusions on it. And ESB tusks are fairly different than RotJ tusks, even though they may look similar in pictures. And what do you mean that all helmets are accounted for? Do you mean presently or as seen in the movie? I mean that it's easy to identify the helmets in Return of the Jedi and that all those helmets are still in the hands of LFL, except for one helmet, that I identified as No.4, which I do not know the whereabouts of. It's probably still in the hands of LFL but they never display it, regardless of that, it doesn't look anything like this particular helmet. As far as the ESB and ROTJ tusks go, I don't think they look similar in any pictures.. But I think there's a lot of people who look at those wide tipped tusks and just say oh, ROTJ. And my point was that those tips were actually used on the ESB helmets, but only the action helmets, not the heroes. |
Author: | al may [ Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
Very interesting, thanks for posting the pics, I do like the look of this |
Author: | CSMacLaren [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
Darth Obsession's idea that it might be a ROTJ tour helmet is interesting. Years back, Don Bies surfaced to address the helmets and armor on a table, with LFL employees in the far back, and one posing with a cigarette while wearing a dome (Don said that was him!). The spread of masks show both the cylindrical mount and the stepped mount. The community had previously believed that cylindrical mount to be specific to screen-used ROTJ (they look very similar to the cylindrical mounts on the Don Post Deluxe which is ROTJ and not ESB as it was originally marketed), but Don said he was responsible for creating tour suits and used the cylindrical mounts for them, but that the screen-used ROTJ used stepped mounts. It would be fascinating to see any photos of the faceplate of the Amy White helmet without the dome. Do any such photos exist? |
Author: | jedijeffrey [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
Happy New Year to everyone! |
Author: | gonk27 [ Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
CSMacLaren wrote: Darth Obsession's idea that it might be a ROTJ tour helmet is interesting. Years back, Don Bies surfaced to address the helmets and armor on a table, with LFL employees in the far back, and one posing with a cigarette while wearing a dome (Don said that was him!). The spread of masks show both the cylindrical mount and the stepped mount. The community had previously believed that cylindrical mount to be specific to screen-used ROTJ (they look very similar to the cylindrical mounts on the Don Post Deluxe which is ROTJ and not ESB as it was originally marketed), but Don said he was responsible for creating tour suits and used the cylindrical mounts for them, but that the screen-used ROTJ used stepped mounts. It would be fascinating to see any photos of the faceplate of the Amy White helmet without the dome. Do any such photos exist? There were a couple posted here somewhere a while ago Mac, although they were very small. |
Author: | Fatherless One [ Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
This looks like a ROTJ to me, nothing about it is suggesting ESB. My $0.02 |
Author: | banthapoodoo [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
I sense ROTJ too. Is it a trait of ROTJ vs ESB that the topmost peak of the right eyebrow on ROTJ is closer to the nosebridge than ESB? |
Author: | vader45 [ Thu May 19, 2016 7:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Amy White ESB helmet |
One thing I have just noticed. The facemask has ESB paint scheme. the whiskers are opposite of the cheeks. I believe this could have been ESB and then Repurposed for ROTJ, which would explain the mix of ESB and ROTJ tells. |
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