This seems so confusing at this point.
When I read Rod's claim on the top of his IG profile "The ONLY source for gen. 1 lineage TMS2 Boba Fett/Cobb Vanth helmets in the world" and then his IG story post today saying, "our casts are from a 1st gen master which comes from the same mold that the modified Fett (TMS2) Hero originated" I can't understand exactly what he's claiming at this point - other than he believes that the helmet he is offering isn't a Sideshow Legacy Bust recast.
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I want to believe him. I don't have any first hand knowledge regarding his character to think he is intentionally lying to people (and there are people like
BudaFett vouching for him), but based on what I've seen so far and the first hand accounts from people like Mr Guy, I just don't see this helmet being a true G1 casting made from the Generation 0 Final Production TMS2 Boba Fett/Cobb Vanth helmets.
I initially thought he was implying something like: "I own a mold that was made by someone at Legacy/some prop shop by them molding the actual, final screen used TMS2 Boba Fett/Cobb Vanth helmet(s) and am currently producing first generation lineage, exact replicas of the TMS2 screen used Boba Fett/Cobb Vanth helmets."
However, today what he said was that their offered casts are *from* a 1st gen master [casting, not mold I'm assuming] so I'm also assuming that means that the casts he is offering for sale can't *be* 1st gen if they are "from a 1st gen master" unless he means a master mold that births 1st gen castings that was made from molding the original screen used helmet...
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He also says that that 1st gen master comes from the same mold that the modified Fett (TMS2) Hero originated... what does that mean regarding the helmets he's offering...?
It sounds to me like he is saying that he owns a 1st gen master casting of a helmet that came from the same mold that the modified Fett (TMS2) Hero also originally came from.
What's not clear to me is whether or not he is still claiming that his helmet *is* the same as the Fett (TMS2) Hero versus that it just comes from the same original lineage and then after its creation, was modified and became the production Fett (TMS2) helmet.
Who knows at this point... but I think it says a lot that Mr. Guy's review of it is, "I knew going into the purchase that it very very likely was the Sideshow helmet, but it was a decent price even for that. If the dude dropped the ******** claim and sold it as the Sideshow recast it is, I wouldn’t have a single problem with it. As it stands now, with his claims, I can’t in good conscience recommend it. Keep in mind the turn signals were enlarged and that “19” added as “proof of it being from TMS2”, those were intentional changes meant to deceive buyers."
I personally don't have much skin in this particular game because I don't want to purchase a Sideshow recast or TMS2 Boba Fett/Cobb Vanth helmet. But, I think there are reasons that folks actively recasting the Sideshow Fett helmet and the EFX/Anovos Mando helmets aren't on forums much (if at all now). Could be to avoid having to answering those questions from folks and having to follow community guidelines. Maybe not. Could be other reasons too. And they don't have to be on forums if they don't want to.
Hoping for the best and that there is just some type of misunderstanding that will be cleared up in the future.
- Steven