frank-n-son

CRAZYFETT, do you live in the uk ? cos I think i may have been dooped into buying a set of gauntlets of frank-n-son. The payment has been taken, but nothing has arrived, and I was given a number to call to arrange a re-delivery. But upon calling the said number it turned out to be a resturant in my local area ? I have contacted this Frank, and I am waiting for a relpy....

If nothing is sorted very soon then I will be reporting this ebay seller to Ebay and Paypal.... and try and get my money back... I only bought a set of him for my second Mando im making, I do however have a set being made by Bradleyfett for my Sniper Mando.

I would like to know if this was the same person you got a set from. He has a wannado email address...
 
Something that needs to be said right up front are that they are known re-casters. I got gauntlets from them before I learned about TDH, and they are horrible fiberglass re-casts of Ruffkintoy's gauntlets. So if you don't mind supporting a known re-caster, then go ahead.

(n)
 
Let it be know that I was unaware that this ebay seller was a recaster, I just wanted another set of gauntlets to use on another Mando im working on...But would you not think its a red flag to be give a phone number to arrange a delivery of said items that needed to be re-delivered, that in fact have not even turned up the first time. Only to find that the phone number is not even a parcel delivery company ?

So you might be able to tell that im not a happy person at this point...
 
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Would you call the grandpa a "recaster" if all he does is make hand lathed aluminum parts? Or do we hold him responsible for his grandson using his ebay account irresponsibly?
 
Darth Valcar: yes it is the same seller.
when i bought i first checked the feedback.......their was no problems.i do this when i buy off ebay all the time.
 
Was you given any kind of phone numbers to contact regarding deliveys? Like I said before, the number I was given was a local indian restruant. Now I can think is that i have been coned...
 
Thanks for the heads up CRAZYFETT. I have been in contact with Frank, and it was a mistake with the contact detail for the Delivery firm. I have been in contact with them and have arranged a re-delivery date. So this Sniper can relax once more.......... & Thanks again CRAZYFETT.....
 
Erm.....thanks......i didnt really do anything...but glad its all sorted.
Now...does anyone know a decent site or email address for helmet makers?.
 
Would you call the grandpa a "recaster" if all he does is make hand lathed aluminum parts? Or do we hold him responsible for his grandson using his ebay account irresponsibly?

I understand your point, unfortunately they are in this together, unless they've separated accounts. It sounds like the grandpa is creating his own product, but the grandson is not. If someone is able to differentiate what grandpa makes and what grandson makes then you would be safe. Again, since they use the same account it's difficult to sort out what's what.

Hopefully, if the grandpa is unaware that his account is being used to sell recasted items he'll be made aware and can inject some integrity into the frank-n-son name.

If the gauntlets and accessories they are currently selling have been created by their own design instead of the recasts that were being sold by them, that would be great.

(y)
 
Looks like someone has been reading these posts!

Some gauntlets are now on ebay from "hotchickjulie". They are listed as being in the same location as F-N-S comes from and the listing layout is the same. Plus Julie is the name of the son's wife!

Anyone else suspicious?!
 
Well after a slight hickup, my F-N-S Gauntlets have arrived and I don't see anything wrong with them at all. All I have to do now is just work my paint job on them and its outfit complete......
 
well i purchased his gauntlets & not too bad looking too ,i even asked frank to included the dart set as this wasnt included in the auction on ebay as i have mates in the 501st that say FSN,s gaunt darts are the best hehe ....i have rotj FNS gauntlets .
i waitied 2 weeks for my gauntlets from FNS ,at least he updated me what was going on with them every other day !!!
I see some of you guys say that you never got your FSN Gauntlets but did u give him time like i did !! 2 weeks isnt bad but as they say good things come to those who wait .
 
anyways i was thinking of going to get my gauntlets from Starfortress but after seeing so much debate about Starfortress its hard to say for accuracey what is true and what is false with people saying diffrent things !!! if someone could provide evidence or pictures to show off Starfortress,s gear then maybe we could assume hes a bad guy after all !!
i have seen guys on ebay selling Starfortress's jango armour & gauntlets which looked very nice too . :)
 
If you do a search on Star Fortress you will find everything points to bad. Steer clear of SFP.

As far as FNS, I don't think they are the best whatsoever.

There are a lot better ones out there, a lot of which come from makers here. Do yourself a favor and stay away from those and stick with the good stuff here.
 
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