Lower-cost movie-sized helmet kit

I gave up on mine - too much work to fix everything. Yours looks amazing though!

i bought (well, have... i still have to actually PAY FOR) JD's helmet.

it's definitely a bit rough around the edges, but after about an hour or so i got it together, sanded and looking nice.

wickedbeard... awesome paint job on it. i'm not sure yet if i'm going to to rotj or esb.
 
Thanks for the reply, Wickedbeard. I have a few face shields for visor,s but haven't installed any yet, so don't know how much lighter it will feel cut down. I might have to look into lighter material--mine seem awfully heavy to me.
 
That looks really good. I like working with styrene so I'd like to do one up Jango style to see the end result. Hopefully someone build one soon and post some pics.(y)
 
i recieved a helmet today but it is not mine:eek: i ordered armor from him
so is there anyone that ordered a helmet but got armor?????

i also made a thread in the general section.

Ruben
 
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Wow.:eek: With all the problems people are having, I'm glad I didn't put money into this.

Maybe this guy was all talk?:confused

David.
 
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Mark Bradley is not all talk. He has an established reputation and I have dealt with him in the past with no problems. Looks like he is having problems this time around though.

A similar thing could be said about Judz Dwedd. He was a dependable, well respected guy but he is just not delivering on his recent orders. Although the situation with JD seems to be a lot worse.
 
Sorry if I sounded offensive. It wasn't my intention. I just don't want to spend my money on something I'd never receive.

David.
 
Don't want to ruffle any feathers here, so let me just put this out there. Maybe I'm the only one who's had this experience. Last year, in August, I ordered some sintra prop materials from a maker on another forum. Contacted the seller after a month, because I was concerned I wouldn't have the materials for a Halloween costume in time. All told, it took two months to receive the product. Since then, I have ordered two sets of gauntlets and two helmets besides the ones I ordered from Bradleyfett. Each one took two months to reach me. Bradleyfett's took only a month. That must seem a long time to some, but was shorter by half than any other hobbiest seller I'd had experience with to that point. I think the perceived difficulties with the vac-formed helmet came of a few issues, primarily that it was a new concept, and most people'd had no experience with it. To date, I've only seen Wickedbeard's and tk7602's fine examples of painted vac-formed Boba buckets. When someone had a question, there were very few people who'd worked with them to offer advice. I only know Bradleyfett from this one purchase, but I had absolutely no problems working with him. I know no one's bashing him, but I think there's a wrong impression being developed here. There are real plusses (sp?) to Bradleyfett's bucket--namely price, and symmetry. I'm considering buying a third, and I'm not even finished painting my first. I wouldn't think twice about doing business with him again.

Having said that, I certainly don't mean to belittle the frustration of waiting for a purchase you expected sooner--I've felt that with each of mine, cuz I wanted them that afternoon, let alone two months later. And I don't mean to dismiss the dismay at opening a box and finding something completely different from what was purchased. What a let down that must have been/still is.

Respectfully,

ioelus
 
Huh? I am not sure if you are defending his timing, or the natural tendancy for prop makers to deliver tardy in general. Late by a month is OK, then 2 months is not OK?

I have been late by 10 days and have people shine-o-la all over me. I have been later (but that was painting and assembling an entire suit of clone armor - and I gave weekly updates)

First off... I do not do suits anymore. And, generally when I shipthings I sell, I try to do it in under a week now. I will offer an example, a recent one. I sold this MG-34/DLT-19 the Monday before Halloween (and I told the guy it would arrive after Halloween)...

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Since I did not ship it until last Saturday (the 6th day after he paid the purchase), I felt like I was running behind and refunded his shipping cost as a courtesy.

I understand we get behind, or orders stack up, or we have "Real Life" happen... that is cool, we all have lives outside of this realm of plastic and toys. OH, HOW I HAVE LEARNED THIS...

But, we can also share with our peers (and especially, our customers)... "Hey, I am having problems." or, "My molds do not seem to be working." or whatever.

Every time I have PM'd Bradley prior to this purchase, he has always been pleasent, and I have asked him for advice in the past... so, I have no beef with him.

I also do not think I am throwing him under the bus either.

Facts are, I am just going from 5 weeks, onto 6 weeks now.

As I have offered to Bradley in PMs here and through e-mail... "No big deal, please let me know an ETA, and if you are behind, just send me a refund... no biggy."

And if he sends me a helmet, I will probably paint it up fast, and get pics up of how I plan to do it...

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WHITE, of course.

I too, do not want to ruffle. I just would like a reply and an ETA.

Later,

John

Don't want to ruffle any feathers here, so let me just put this out there. Maybe I'm the only one who's had this experience. Last year, in August, I ordered some sintra prop materials from a maker on another forum. Contacted the seller after a month, because I was concerned I wouldn't have the materials for a Halloween costume in time. All told, it took two months to receive the product. Since then, I have ordered two sets of gauntlets and two helmets besides the ones I ordered from Bradleyfett. Each one took two months to reach me. Bradleyfett's took only a month. That must seem a long time to some, but was shorter by half than any other hobbiest seller I'd had experience with to that point. I think the perceived difficulties with the vac-formed helmet came of a few issues, primarily that it was a new concept, and most people'd had no experience with it. To date, I've only seen Wickedbeard's and tk7602's fine examples of painted vac-formed Boba buckets. When someone had a question, there were very few people who'd worked with them to offer advice. I only know Bradleyfett from this one purchase, but I had absolutely no problems working with him. I know no one's bashing him, but I think there's a wrong impression being developed here. There are real plusses (sp?) to Bradleyfett's bucket--namely price, and symmetry. I'm considering buying a third, and I'm not even finished painting my first. I wouldn't think twice about doing business with him again.

Having said that, I certainly don't mean to belittle the frustration of waiting for a purchase you expected sooner--I've felt that with each of mine, cuz I wanted them that afternoon, let alone two months later. And I don't mean to dismiss the dismay at opening a box and finding something completely different from what was purchased. What a let down that must have been/still is.

Respectfully,

ioelus
 
Cadial - Welcome to the forums - just a heads up (if you read the above post) you will notice Bradley hasn't been on line in about a month - you might want to shoot him a PM until then. It might be a while until you hear something.
 
If you are talking in part about the white one... it is a Judz Dwedd. Which I have heard are a challenge to find now as well...

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The one up at the top of the post (in the Boba Fett green paint) is styrene as made by Bradley and painted by another fellow... which looks superb I must say.

I still hope he can pull through, or give us an update... he may be sick or having family stuff. That is usually when I go underground.

Still standing by.

John

How much are these ? Looks like a great helm.. Price and shipping to Florida ? Maybe 2 or 3 ?


Thanks

Cadial
 
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