Darctic wrote:
I was comparing the ANH and the RO helmets. Is it just me or does the ANH dome look wider thatn the RO version, and the neck looks longer on the RO. The Widows peak seems to end "early" exposing the entire eyesocket ( giving vader the eyebrow appearance).
Edit: anybody notice the inlay on the nose ;)? Very Rubies-esque
The outside surface at the front sides of the ANH dome flare outward slightly. The RO dome curves inward (similar the eFx limited/legend). The ANH dome shape has more local variations in curvature, e.g. as seen in the pic you posted you can make out a thin elongated S shape outline along the dome's right side (left side as pictured).
The ANH face mask to me has a general look of being more square and chiseled with higher "cheekbones". The RO upper cheekline below the eye sockets angle downward towards the sides. This combined with the larger and longer U shape of the nose of the RO to me is reminiscent of the Don Post standard, which is why I jokingly posted that side-by-side next to the RO.
The eyebrows of the RO are more exposed compared to the ANH in the pics you posted, but there are some scenes in ANH where the dome sits higher or tilted back where they are exposed too. But the ANH eyebrows do not look so prominent be because they are not as brightly highlighted with silver/grey paint. And the ANH eyebrows have more chips and dips breaking up the light reflections so you don't see the entire eyebrow like you would in a smoothly sanded one.