Well thats definately one good reason Ram!! Once a part is identified, everybody and anybody who is working on a replica Fett suit goes after said part...and there are alot of us these days...newb and veteran alike!!!!!
while I do think its important to share, I also understand why some folks might not be so willing to do so.
Hypothetical scenario here: If I were able to obtain some bit of information on a an unidentified part, that took me years to figure out, (and possibly alot of cash checking out possibilities,) I think I would be reluctant to share said information until I had at least one of the parts in question for myself. One thing that people tend to overlook, is that sometimes it takes many years of difficult and time consuming research to discover a part!!! Is it selfish to keep your mouth shut and go about searching until you've got the part???? I dunno???? If I've worked for years to discover a part, and am very close to discovering it, should I announce it and let the vultures swoop in and get said part before I have a chance to get one for myself??? Again..I dunno??? I guess everybody has thier opinions on that, but there are alot of folks who do that!!!! Right, wrong, or indifferent, the information does always come to light eventually, which in the long run, benifits us all!!! While we might not all be able to get the actuall parts for the suit, most of us end up getting very accurate casts of discoverd parts later on down the road, (which is IMO pretty dang acceptable) Patience is the key!!
One thing to keep in mind...sooner or later, we will collectively have this suit completely figured out!!! With the way things have been going over the last few years, it won't be long before we've got it nailed. We've all been working on this dang thing for years, but soon, all the nfo will be out there for folks to build thier suit. Again..it just takes a bit of patience.
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BTW: I would just like to add, that for the folks who have been so generous with thier info up till now, a huge thankyou!!!!!