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Author:  darthjones [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 5:26 am ]
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I saw it at Wondercon. And it is GOOD. Seriously. I thought it was the fiberglass one. Only about 300 bucks and you can see it on their site. I handled it too.

Great great deal.

Author:  belloq [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:33 pm ]
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It does look good and will be excellent for those who actually use their costumes.

Author:  Fatherless One [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:46 pm ]
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If I can raise the funds I may have to get one on these, my first ANH helmet :thumbsup

Author:  banthapoodoo [ Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:25 pm ]
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No doubt if you troop as the Dark Lord this would be good choice. For display...ehhh. The dome is 2 parts. The tubes are separate parts. They intersect at the cheek awkwardly and are flat and wide forward of the cheek. The nose droop at the tip looks too square; I believe it should flare a bit more. Details, details which make it distinguishable from the eFx Limited/Legend though it was derived from the same. After we see some actual production copies and confirm it's 100% scale with respect to the Limited/Legend then I would consider getting one.

Author:  Fatherless One [ Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:22 am ]
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banthapoodoo wrote:
No doubt if you troop as the Dark Lord this would be good choice. For display...ehhh. The dome is 2 parts. The tubes are separate parts. They intersect at the cheek awkwardly and are flat and wide forward of the cheek. The nose droop at the tip looks too square; I believe it should flare a bit more. Details, details which make it distinguishable from the eFx Limited/Legend though it was derived from the same. After we see some actual production copies and confirm it's 100% scale with respect to the Limited/Legend then I would consider getting one.


You have a good eye Banta, I didn't notice those details :thumbsup

BTW your tusks are on their way :cheers

Author:  darthjones [ Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:49 pm ]
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Interesting. How do you mean that the dome is two parts? Constructed of two parts? I held the dome and it just seemed like a single piece Vader dome. The teeth are also squared off nicely and things are sharp/ crisp. It is an idealized ANH is all.

But just for my fyi, how is the dome two parts and how are the tubes separate? Granted, I did not examine uber-closely but held the two pieces separately and then put them together to observe how the magnet mechanism worked - and it works great.

As light as the Don Post C/A to hold.

Author:  RBJ [ Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:57 pm ]
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I've seen the pics. Great to hear from someone that has seen it in person! I'm going to get one as a trooping/costume helmet for sure.

Author:  banthapoodoo [ Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:34 am ]
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Here's some pics from WonderCon 2016 by user "Shadow": http://forum.rebelscum.com/showthread.php?p=19782540


And here's where Gino discusses the two-part dome and the tubes being separate pieces http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?p=3901769

Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:12 pm ]
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Gonna move this thread to the Vader licensed section tomorrow as this is not a sales thread. :thumbsup

Author:  craigjohn [ Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:19 pm ]
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banthapoodoo wrote:
Here's some pics from WonderCon 2016 by user "Shadow": http://forum.rebelscum.com/showthread.php?p=19782540


And here's where Gino discusses the two-part dome and the tubes being separate pieces http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?p=3901769



Oh such a good thread. Gino being typical Gino. ...thanks to him, I'll never buy a product directly from EFX.

Author:  darthjones [ Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:39 pm ]
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Hmm. What is the issue regarding those tubes being separately attached or the dome being constructed in two halves? Isn't that just assembly?

Author:  jkno [ Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:41 am ]
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This will be a nice helmet for trooping. But not sure if that good for display.

Author:  Turrican [ Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:20 pm ]
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darthjones wrote:
Hmm. What is the issue regarding those tubes being separately attached or the dome being constructed in two halves? Isn't that just assembly?


Cause it looks awefull ? :whip2

Author:  Midnight Trooper [ Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:12 pm ]
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Turrican wrote:

Cause it looks awefull ? :whip2


Clearly you don't understand how injection molding works.

Author:  dcarty [ Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:15 pm ]
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Midnight Trooper wrote:
Turrican wrote:

Cause it looks awefull ? :whip2


Clearly you don't understand how injection molding works.



Perhaps, but what has that to do with the man's aesthetic sensibilities?

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