belloq wrote:
I had to focus on various unfinished projects last year, but I hope I don’t ultimately regret not picking this one up. Love the series, but it was just a bit overpriced for me and efx was/is a risk. Looking forward to seeing this in people’s collections. It looks awesome.
I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t jump in this one. I haven’t trusted ANOVOS or EFX. The stories of non-deliveries and 4-5 year wait times are etched in my head.
But this one? Even though it’s not technically OT, is so damn cool, I felt it was worth the risk, and ordered the first day it went up for sale.
I was surprised they had orders available into January. More than three months. at the same time, I wasn’t surprised: A lot of people are hesitant, if not flat out scared to order from these guys. They’ve their latest offerings have been kind of duds, and the Scout Trooper Helmet was a very disappointing mess.
Agree with Carsten. EFX really need a win with this one to get themselves back on track. Initial reactions to the helmet so far have been mixed, as the painting style seems to be too dark. And they didn’t use Alumaluster. Which isn’t shocking. They had to paint 750 helmets, not 4 or 5 production helmets.