How was Vader's helmet modified from ANH to ESB to ROTJ

Hi friends I will be doing the ESB part this week.
The ANH part has been updated

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teecrooz said:
I’ve talked with him in great detail over many years and I don’t think you’ll see juajn7fernandez giving away all the secrets anytime soon. There are still recasters (ShadowFX) that tout their wares as being the most accurate and from the same lineage and it is because certain details have been kept close to the chest that his casts are still able to be identified. He has incorrectly incorporated some of the faked SL details in some of his older offerings and now is also selling recasts of the DJ after Thomas was so kind to allow it to be offered more openly. I’d say that one guy is the reason we can’t all have nice things.
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Perhaps there is nothing so much "special"on the Baker cast to show?Or too much for us?Who knows...;):D
The Fake Details on the SL where really a shock for me.Thats shows that you can never be 100% safe with the details on a casting.Thats really so sad.But when people can make money they often doing things like this.It was also the same with Troopermaster...and I think it could be a lot more that we have not found.
There are some details that are really on every authentic casting and they are proofed.But with the other small scratches and dents...they are different or sharper/softer on every casting.Its really hard to find out whats real and whats not.
 
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Kroenen77 said:
Perhaps there is nothing so much "special"on the Baker cast to show?Or too much for us?Who knows...;):D
The Fake Details on the SL where really a shock for me.Thats shows that you can never be 100% safe with the details on a casting.Thats really so sad.But when people can make money they often doing things like this.It was also the same with Troopermaster...and I think it could be a lot more that we have not found.
There are some details that are really on every authentic casting and they are proofed.But with the other small scratches and dents...they are different or sharper/softer on every casting.Its really hard to find out whats real and whats not.
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It is a real pity that SPFX's helmets are created by a scumbag because I think the idea of creating pseudo flaws, dents etc is a great one but only if its sold as 'lineage like' and not 'lineage' for people like me who troop in and display helmets it would be a good opportunity for those who can't afford lineage gear and don't want damage a real lineage helmet going to places, 'so why don't I just buy one of his anyway?' well because for me its like blood money.
 
Imperial Weapon said:
It is a real pity that SPFX's helmets are created by a scumbag because I think the idea of creating pseudo flaws, dents etc is a great one but only if its sold as 'lineage like' and not 'lineage' for people like me who troop in and display helmets it would be a good opportunity for those who can't afford lineage gear and don't want damage a real lineage helmet going to places, 'so why don't I just buy one of his anyway?' well because for me its like blood money.
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Darth Ugly makes his own creation of the Vaderhelmets what he thinks to seen on screen.His helmets are a great option for people who don´t want lineage.

And about the details:

It would be an easy thing for EFX to post high resolution pics from the first and unworked pull that they made for the Legend and LE helmets.
Its 100% proofed that they made one from the Baker Mold and we could see what details really are in this casting.But I think they will never do it.
 
Kroenen77 said:
Darth Ugly makes his own creation of the Vaderhelmets what he thinks to seen on screen.His helmets are a great option for people who don´t want lineage.

And about the details:

It would be an easy thing for EFX to post high resolution pics from the first and unworked pull that they made for the Legend and LE helmets.
Its 100% proofed that they made one from the Baker Mold and we could see what details really are in this casting.But I think they will never do it.
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Yes but thats a brand new sculpt I meant if you had a EFX PCR recast, a DP DLX and then added nicks warts and dents to them, also sorry Darth Africanus for taking your thread off of the original topic,
 
Imperial Weapon said:
Yes but thats a brand new sculpt I meant if you had a EFX PCR recast, a DP DLX and then added nicks warts and dents to them, also sorry Darth Africanus for taking your thread off of the original topic,
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You can always do that with a DP DLX.But not with an EFX helmet...that would be recasting because they are still in business.
 
Darth Africanus said:
No worries talk as much about vader as you want I will post my updates as we go
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Can you tell me if the ANH helmet was sprayed or brushed? because I've seen horizontal lines in the black on the dome but I'm not sure if that was just polishing likes or not, I mean It could explain why George sent the next helmets to the UK to be painted.
 
ANH helmets were made/painted in the UK and were spray painted gloss black. There are occasionally lines visible on the helmet and these are an artifact from having dulling spray wiped off (the most obvious example of this is close-up shot right after Kenobi vanishes and Vader steps on his robes).
 
dcarty said:
ANH helmets were made/painted in the UK and were spray painted gloss black. There are occasionally lines visible on the helmet and these are an artifact from having dulling spray wiped off (the most obvious example of this is close-up shot right after Kenobi vanishes and Vader steps on his robes).
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ah right I thought his helnet looked duller in his ANH entrance scene.
 
I know ESB is next on the agenda but I think I might've found out what the funeral pryre helmet is.

there is a link to a ROTJ Vader helmet guide here: The Prop Den • ROTJ Vader Helmets, as told by D.O. now the 4th helmet appears to have np public appearances or whatever so I think it could be it and from the image below I think we can barely make out that this is not an ANH helmet,
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however I believe that there are a fair amount of missing ESB helmets so it could be one of them but I'm 70 percent sure its this one.
 
Imperial Weapon said:
I know ESB is next on the agenda but I think I might've found out what the funeral pryre helmet is.

there is a link to a ROTJ Vader helmet guide here: The Prop Den • ROTJ Vader Helmets, as told by D.O. now the 4th helmet appears to have np public appearances or whatever so I think it could be it and from the image below I think we can barely make out that this is not an ANH helmet, View attachment 1600506
however I believe that there are a fair amount of missing ESB helmets so it could be one of them but I'm 70 percent sure its this one.
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The Pyre helmet was confirmed to be an ANH style helmet
Probably an tour helmet from the Rick Baker mold

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