Hey guys ..
That small flat basin inside the smaller ROTJ dent is actually there. Lemme dig for the pic ...
FP
***EDIT***
Here is one of a few that exist that shows the small flat basin inside the dent. Depending on the pic, the basin can look smaller and deeper (what mine was based on) and there are those like the one below that make the basin appear to be larger and more shallow. I'll dig for the pics that I used for my reference later when I have time if it's still an issue. But it's still interpretation based on reference pics. When basing sculpting on reference pics, there is no way to say for sure, what is, and what isn't 100% accurate unfortunately.
One especially has to consider this. The dents on the real armor were NOT vac formed into the armor. The dents were made later. This is why there are variances in dents between exhibits and movies. To vac form the dents into the armor to make it easier on the costume builder, means that it will never be 100 % accurate anyway. It's a short cut. However, making the vac molds in such a way that trick the eye into as close to an accurate appearance as possible is the best we can do as sculptors. But, it's cheating true 100 % accuracy. Taking into consideration that reference pics can vary, from exhibit to exhibit, and even from picture to picture, makes this job particularly difficult to please everyone which is why I split the difference
I'm actually quite surprised that someone noticed that I even made the effort to put it in there ?
If any member is particularly bugged by it, and would rather go for the more shallow approach as pictured below, a finite amount of body filler will do the trick. If the consensus is that more would prefer the more shallow basin than not, I would be happy to incorporate that into the next batch on the next and subsequent runs.
BTW- Thanks kbrosseau ... I think ?
FP
