vaderdarth
Master Member
Hyperdyne, I think GH makes some good points. He isn't bashing your really cool 3PO, which I also see as cool, but it's no more screen accurate than any other fan suit out there. Don't get me wrong, there have been huge improvements to 3PO goods in the last few months on this very board, but some of us want a hyper accurate ANH 3PO and won't settle for less. It's just part of the hobby. Why negatively criticize someone who wants better than what's available???? It's just the way he percieves what he wants versus what you want. I don't see him bashing you for what your 3PO building goals are. "vendors" on this board get too far bent out of shape when someone comes along and says: your product is really great.......it unfortunately, doesn't meet my own expectations for how a replica should look. Why get freaked out when you know full well that noone out there is making anything better than you already do anyway. It was just a personal observation/desire.
The main point seems to be..........its a bit of a disappointment that a company like Sideshow, who has full references of the film props...............can offer a product that is worse than some of the older 3PO stuff found on this very board.
Of course it's nothing new.......we see companies do this constantly. MR has done it and so have all the other licensees from time to time.
I constantly harp on the distinct probability that LFL doesn't want "hyper-accurate" products in the mass market. Afterall, they are protecting their original prop's authenticity.........all these companies deny this occurs between their product and LFL's approval, but insiders tell some of us that this just isn't the case. Why they lie about it, is beyond me.....but they do lie about it nonetheless.
Peace,
Dave
The main point seems to be..........its a bit of a disappointment that a company like Sideshow, who has full references of the film props...............can offer a product that is worse than some of the older 3PO stuff found on this very board.
Of course it's nothing new.......we see companies do this constantly. MR has done it and so have all the other licensees from time to time.
I constantly harp on the distinct probability that LFL doesn't want "hyper-accurate" products in the mass market. Afterall, they are protecting their original prop's authenticity.........all these companies deny this occurs between their product and LFL's approval, but insiders tell some of us that this just isn't the case. Why they lie about it, is beyond me.....but they do lie about it nonetheless.
Peace,
Dave
