Can anyone point me in the right direction regarding obtaining a Sidewinder EE-3 either complete or in kitform. Do they have a website?
Cheers
Darrin
Also Fett 4 Real instead of coming into someone's thread and just knocking someone's work brother (which you tend to do)maybe you could say nice work, or great job...
Syper said:Last example, let's take the jetpack. What happens when the next few SW movies come out and Disney/Hasbro pushes out a toy jetpack that's just in time for Christmas? One - we will All, myself included go out and buy one. Two - sales for the members who do make great kits will fall. Three - we will soon see painted Hasbro jetpacks for sale on eBay as movie props. Four - MOW and others sales of JP's will fall even more and then they will just stop making their kits. We lose! The market it flooded with these Hasbro painted prop guns and it sucks.
Unfortunately Syper, I can't agree with you on this one brother. This is a hobby, a hobby where NONE of the replica vendors own the rights to. If Hasbro pumps out ****-poor packs, blasters, armor, etc...we can tell, and so can the detail-oriented members of this board. Sure, they'll take a few sales away from the greats on here, but that's the nature of the business...we shouldn't impede on the company's rights to profit just to be nice to the guys on this board that make the quality stuff. They'll be fine, I promise.
Mmm... I wonder if the 501st accepts Hasbro toy guns as prop blasters?
starting with a pre-made EE3 toy imo is the very very easy (cheap / cheater) route to take that many new or inexperienced members are taking and are somehow hoping that we are going to like their toy conversion.
Sorry but if anyone is converting toys into movie props, that’s just sad IMO.
I love that this hobby weeds out the lazy people or at least it should. If members want a low low budget build all good, I hope they have fun at their Halloween party but they should never think that painted toys are going to give members much love around here, ITS NOT.
What.
From my admittedly brief experience with TDH, I've come to the conclusion that this site and its members are some of the most welcoming, friendly bunch of costumers and prop builders I've ever come across online. They give praise where it's due and constructive criticism where it's needed and without any hint of elitism that tends to follow on some forums. The higher end Fetts don't judge those without the money or prop building experience to match their own level of accuracy, and I find that amazing.
So it's rather baffling to hear your thoughts on the matter or the thinly veiled scorn
All you seem to be doing is turning your nose up at Travsall's work in a condescending and demeaning manner
all the while accusing him and anyone who attempts a Hasbro conversion of being pathetic amateurs beneath you
In the past I made a modded hasbro larger and more scaled to my size, due to the cost, and trooping takes its toll on all costume items. Cheaper to repair..
In the past I made a modded hasbro larger and more scaled to my size, due to the cost, I got negativity from that build and distanced myself from this forum for that reason.
Brother you could not offend me, but you seem to be bothered by words I have used.Sorry if I offended. You're entitled to your opinion. I think those that want to convert a toy blaster are also entitled to theirs.
“Distaste for those who use the toy blaster” Really man? You found that meaning somewhere in my words. Here’s what I said.I highlighted all the red flags in your post that suggested an underlying distaste for those who use the blaster. 'Sad' and 'cheaters' were two particularly harsh terms used.
Please don’t recall meninges or intentions I never made. I never called anyone “sad”. Here I’m referring to the situation as being “sad” and that’s not the same this as calling members sad. I hope you understand that there is a big difference.I'm seeing these toy guns being sold on eBay as props and it's really sad.
Here you pull out the word “cheaters” I used. Here’s the context in which the word was used.I highlighted all the red flags in your post that suggested an underlying distaste for those who use the blaster. 'Sad' and 'cheaters' were two particularly harsh terms used.
You think I’m calling people Cheaters if they use the Hasbro toy gun, But I’m only implying this it’s the easy, fast, quick way to build a Prop blaster. Maybe the word cheater was not a good selection but let me ask you this and keep the answer to yourself. What’s the first word that would come to your mind if we were in a EE3 blaster build-off competition and in your box was templates, cardboard and plaster but in my box there was a Hasbro EE3 toy blaster, both black and silver paint?Building an EE3 blaster for yourself is the best experience a prop builder can have, but starting with a pre-made EE3 toy imo is the very fast and easy (cheap / cheater) route to take that many new or inexperienced members are taking.
Interesting thread and interesting build. I think the barrel mod certainly improves on the standard piece; in my opinion an alteration to the angle of the bracket and stock would yield a substantial benefit to the overall look. I saw another of these recently on RPF and I think it looks great. Obvioulsy a lot of work went into it and it turned out very nicely as have several others I have seen although personally they're not for me; it seems strange to me that several seem to think that we all want exactly the same things out of life. Whilst I think the options offered by Sidewinder/Stormrider and HS are excellent not everyone wants or can afford that. One could almost suggest that real Webley owners would look down on owners of those three great options and that would be very silly indeed.
Here's a link to the RPF build:
Boba Fett EE-3 blaster WIP-pic heavy
Enjoy
Andy
Ok.... Ponte so let me get this right.
The dented helmets sole purpose is to create movie quality boba suits and that's it? Am I right because I thought is was a community that was created for the love of a character from a movie we all love. So your saying for someone that can't or even chooses to build their suit out of how you say kids-craft materials should feel less because they didn't buy parts from the many prop dealers on the forum is just bad form on your part buddy. Did you ever stop and think that not everyone can go big or go home, some just have to make do with what their budget will allow? I did my hasbro blaster mod because A: it was a cheap mod that I in joyed doing and B: I had a new baby one the way. Saying someone in my predicament should not do a mod and just save up a few more hundred buck to spend on a blaster, (that would have went over well with the wife). Did you ever stop to think maybe not everyone is trying to create a movie accurate costume, maybe some people just want a cool looking boba suit and that's it.
All I'm saying is the criticism seems to be happening more often then not. Prime example you jumped in on Travsall's thread to jump my **** nothing more. Take with it what you will brother I didn't come here to fight with anyone. Just want to pop in and let Travsall know he did a great job on the mod that's all.
chris