Chef Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 really nice, lay-up looks a little thin, but nice touch to see they've colour backed the inside of the shroud. Unless they painted it. Now, where can I get one.
stormsurge Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 This looks seriously beautiful, hope it's available sooner rather than later!
ukscout Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 guys these photo's do it justice, if EFX fix the fiber glass on the inside of the scout visor I may have to get one the colours of the paint job look spot on
Guest Magog Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Yes, a pretty nice looking lid. Interesting to see what the price point will be.
ukscout Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 can anyone attending SDCC in a scout costume get pics of their own helmet next to the EFX please
ukscout Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 how much was the EFX X-wing helmet as this would give a good idea on what the scout lid may cost
StudioCreations Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Looks like the indention in the back are 'soft', just like the movie used helmets. Very nice touch! The snout has all the ridges off the Yamaha model, that's very nice to see as well. While I agree that it should be a vacformed lid, I'll let them call it "Legendary" as long as I get a chance to "try" to buy one!
Griffin-X Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Based on previous lids, it'll probably start @ $599-$699 w/COA and then drop over time. I'm totally guessing based on the TK and TX helmets they have produced. Still, would be awesome to have one. Time to start saving up (shh..don't tell me wife)!
Evil-Inc Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 Methinks MANY of them will be snapped up by us lot. 1
ukscout Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 some more pics I've found guys - please comment on what u all think link to the photo's here http://www.rebelscum.com/2012/2012_SDCC_eFX_Collectibles/default.asp did EFX poorly cast of the snout part? - unless they cast it from the original part that was poorly made for the helmet. But from the photo's I've seen of a screen used helmet the snouts used where pretty good casts. final colour and finish looks realy good looks like EFX have cut the ear vents out but have painted the helmet black inside
Chef Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 I've had a good look at those pics, and you can't deny the lineage of the bucket. it is superb, but then it should be as it has (supposedly) come from the original bucks. I'm surprised to see that they have painted it, well, I'm not really. But you could achieve the same results with a decent Gel finish, and I'm also surprised to see that they have hot glued the faceplate to the shroud. A perfectly acceptable solution (I do it on mine) but I'd have thought for such a flagship product they'd have glassed the two together. I'm also shocked to see the gapping between the faceplate and the bucket. the lines are awful. Still, they'll sell like hot-cakes.
automaton Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 I've had a good look at those pics, and you can't deny the lineage of the bucket. it is superb, but then it should be as it has (supposedly) come from the original bucks. I'm surprised to see that they have painted it, well, I'm not really. But you could achieve the same results with a decent Gel finish, and I'm also surprised to see that they have hot glued the faceplate to the shroud. A perfectly acceptable solution (I do it on mine) but I'd have thought for such a flagship product they'd have glassed the two together. I'm also shocked to see the gapping between the faceplate and the bucket. the lines are awful. Still, they'll sell like hot-cakes. I wonder if this was rushed to get it done for SDCC and the production ones will be a bit nicer?
Grendel_Blitz Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 Thanks Neil - these photos are awesome. Good to get a look under the hood as well. I am sold. This lid (lines and all) have me wanting one BIG TIME. After this becomes public, I am curious to see if any "fan mods" are born from it. \m/
ukscout Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 once I get my grubby little hands on one I'll be dirtying it up and getting rid of the clean look
Too Much Garlic Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 The visor and face piece is attached too low to the back piece. They should line it up at the top, not the bottom when joining the two. And the face is rather soft on the cheeks where they are pretty sharp on the originals. But all that is cosmetical at best and minor points. Good to know they'll do both Limited and Legend editions (even though I can't really see the Legend part if they do it in fiberglass).
lonewolf Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 The dome and back look a little too tidied up/straighened up on the EFX. Possibly a bit of mold tweaking. Still a lovely collectable.
Too Much Garlic Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 The thing is. When doing these in fiberglass... then using the original vac-forming molds creates a problem, as you are then having to deal with whether the trimming and assembly is up to par with the original pieces. When making licensed fiberglass production helmets you mold the outside of an original helmet. That gives you accurate shape and assembly + the added bonus of being exact to one particular original helmet. It's the same with the eFX hero trooper helmet. They took it apart to mold it on the inside for vac-forming, then later realized they had to potentially go fiberglass. It's just backwards. Mold the originals on the outside to make fiberglass versions and there's be LESS issues. 1
ukscout Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 The visor and face piece is attached too low to the back piece. They should line it up at the top, not the bottom when joining the two. And the face is rather soft on the cheeks where they are pretty sharp on the originals. But all that is cosmetical at best and minor points. Good to know they'll do both Limited and Legend editions (even though I can't really see the Legend part if they do it in fiberglass). The helmet on the right is the scout helmet Steve Stansweet used too own, which now is in the hands of the uk prop store collection The "eye sag" I call it is soft on the EFX compared to the original? It will be interesting too see this helmet next too a MLC, Altmann, DP at LW to compare them to size and overall shape I wonder if EFX have tweaked the final helmet molds so it's not 100% accurate? I know this is a urban myth in the prop community that Lucas has asked other liecense makers to alter their own molds so the product is not 100% accurate.
Too Much Garlic Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Yeah... that's a damn fine looking helmet those propstore guys have. Just lovely.
Evil-Inc Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 A lot will also deliberately make an error that IF their work is recast, they'll spot it immediately.
automaton Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Was anyone on this forum actually there and able to talk to the efx guys about the helmet?
TB-7076 Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 fine helmet - definately. but also quite some $$$ to invest. if I should have the extra funds by then I might get one but I have to completely rework my scout costume so I don't know. also I got a nice one already
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