first look at the ANOVOS ESB Fett helmet!
- Thread starter Mike M.
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Seeing the better pics, it really does look great. I just hope they can pull it off for mass production.
Is it me or do i see print lines in the dent? Could just be an illusion...but none the less, this is a prototype and im sure once it goes to production, if those are print lines, they wont be there.
ANOVOS has been doing some nice work lately and seem to be working with alot of top people in our hobby, Ponte being one of them. i hope they can translate all this expertise into the final mass produced products.
Is it me or do i see print lines in the dent? Could just be an illusion...but none the less, this is a prototype and im sure once it goes to production, if those are print lines, they wont be there.
ANOVOS has been doing some nice work lately and seem to be working with alot of top people in our hobby, Ponte being one of them. i hope they can translate all this expertise into the final mass produced products.
Not at all man. My helmets are based off of the MR and i can tell you there are alot of things i can see just in these pictures alone, that are different , and more accurate than the MR. One being the shape of the mandibles... and the wonky brow. This is WAY better than the MR. i think the only one close is the EFX which as was stated before..is looking less and less like it will ever come out...which is a shame because that is a DIRECT CAST from the hero.
But again, like i had mentioned in another thread..EFX was more a collector prop replica, where ANOVOS is going for wearable costumes, which is a great license to have. My only concern with ANOVOS doing all this awesome stuff is that it may kill alot of the fan made costume/prop community through association. "The mouse" can send C&D's to alot of prop makers and still be able to have the fan groups at their disposal. Fans will be able to buy licensed costumes that are at the highest levels of accuracy and join the fangroups approved by LFL to do charity/advertising work...why would they need to turn a blind eye to the fan made stuff anymore at that point?
ANYWAY..sorry i drifted a bit off topic! I do hope the prodition ones look this good or at least, very close to it! I also hope they will offer unfinished kits at some point. That will really put then ahead of the game, even though it would just reinfoce what i said above :/
syllander
Active Hunter
Meanwhile.......
eFX has allowed ANOVOS to eat their lunch. And even with the rumor of ANOVOS about to debut their Fett, eFX can't be bothered to put a drop of paint on the lid they've had for years. I'm sorry, it's just baffling. EVERY other piece that eFX had on display at BOTH of their booths were finished pieces, prototype or not. The Boba Fett helmet is the only one that has nothing on it but primer and fingerprints. Oh, and the hot glue they used to attach the visor is breaking away. Sadface.[/QUOTE]
I don't think EFX stopped working on this because they lost interest....I would have to think that there was some copyright/license issue with Anovos that popped up and changed their outlook on this project. So apparently they can't release it as an unpainted kit, and it has to be unwearable. So just make it a bust piece of artwork. May as well have just killed it with these stipulations. The audience for it just left the building.
eFX has allowed ANOVOS to eat their lunch. And even with the rumor of ANOVOS about to debut their Fett, eFX can't be bothered to put a drop of paint on the lid they've had for years. I'm sorry, it's just baffling. EVERY other piece that eFX had on display at BOTH of their booths were finished pieces, prototype or not. The Boba Fett helmet is the only one that has nothing on it but primer and fingerprints. Oh, and the hot glue they used to attach the visor is breaking away. Sadface.[/QUOTE]
I don't think EFX stopped working on this because they lost interest....I would have to think that there was some copyright/license issue with Anovos that popped up and changed their outlook on this project. So apparently they can't release it as an unpainted kit, and it has to be unwearable. So just make it a bust piece of artwork. May as well have just killed it with these stipulations. The audience for it just left the building.
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MasterEdi
Jr Hunter
So funny!... I was thinking the EXACT same thing! Once a workable product fills the void, I think they may start the C&D letters... That would be terrible from a creative fan point of view, in my opinion. ... I hope I'm wrong on that
Wow! This looks awesome. And the paint job is stellar, Rick.
From what I understand though, this is still just a prototype and they still haven't submitted for final approval so there can still be much left to do. According to their panel at SDCC, they've got a solid plan for the manufacture paint work. And that is, they're taking a 3D wrap of the original 3D scanned image (colors and details complete) and flattening it out to use as a template. Which is pretty ground breaking, and super impressive. It'll be the first time that every scratch and detail is replicated as seen on the original. Essentially replicating the original artist's work for the production pieces. That tells me that the current state of the helmet was for its initial introduction to the market. It tells me they wanted to show it for the first time as it could look, rather than a raw prototype. Which is commendable for sure !
They've obviously still got a lot of kinks to work out. Like the heavy print lines that are still present. And that's no easy task. The tech has obviously gotten a lot better since MR. But it's still not at the cookie cutter 'autopilot' point we'd like it to be. It still requires a lot of human intervention (cleanup). Even the most expensive printers yield resolution lines that have to be manually erased. And with a precious artifact like this, I'm quite sure that's a daunting task. Sanding, is the most traditional and accepted method but there are also other ways such as melting down the surface lines with acetone, ect. It's a lot of tedious work, specially when trying to keep the original helmet's character in tact. Otherwise, they would all just be printed, and painted, and there would no longer be a need for silicone molds. So give it time. It's too early to be passing judgements one way or the other.
From what I understand though, this is still just a prototype and they still haven't submitted for final approval so there can still be much left to do. According to their panel at SDCC, they've got a solid plan for the manufacture paint work. And that is, they're taking a 3D wrap of the original 3D scanned image (colors and details complete) and flattening it out to use as a template. Which is pretty ground breaking, and super impressive. It'll be the first time that every scratch and detail is replicated as seen on the original. Essentially replicating the original artist's work for the production pieces. That tells me that the current state of the helmet was for its initial introduction to the market. It tells me they wanted to show it for the first time as it could look, rather than a raw prototype. Which is commendable for sure !
They've obviously still got a lot of kinks to work out. Like the heavy print lines that are still present. And that's no easy task. The tech has obviously gotten a lot better since MR. But it's still not at the cookie cutter 'autopilot' point we'd like it to be. It still requires a lot of human intervention (cleanup). Even the most expensive printers yield resolution lines that have to be manually erased. And with a precious artifact like this, I'm quite sure that's a daunting task. Sanding, is the most traditional and accepted method but there are also other ways such as melting down the surface lines with acetone, ect. It's a lot of tedious work, specially when trying to keep the original helmet's character in tact. Otherwise, they would all just be printed, and painted, and there would no longer be a need for silicone molds. So give it time. It's too early to be passing judgements one way or the other.
syllander
Active Hunter
It does look better in the second round of pics for sure. The visor area still seems to be too big? Maybe just me but looks bigger than the FPH2 and the eFx opening. Maybe my eyes aren't what they used to be, but I'm not seeing the print lines? Maybe it's just trying to view it on an IPhone......
i think the actual visor is a bit wide and pushing the mandibles open a bit more than they should be. The only place i saw printlines was in the dent..so you may not be able to see it on an iphone.
haha im thinking it was sanded down. Its a pain to sand in the dent, maybe time constraints etc....im just guessing though. Looking again i can see what looks like very faint print lines on tha dome alos...but id guess it was sanded before being painted.
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Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Acetone wiped to get rid of print lines....
Keegan
Active Hunter
That's an easy one; More accurate, more details, mass produced so potentially less craftsmanship than a casting produced in small numbers.
Mullreel
Well-Known Hunter
Sir,
You may have started this thread but it has now been hijacked and belongs to the world........please just move along.....move along......
I noticed and tried to keep the levity of the thread with the Kaufman selfies comments, but this freight train is way too far gone.......
You may have started this thread but it has now been hijacked and belongs to the world........please just move along.....move along......
I noticed and tried to keep the levity of the thread with the Kaufman selfies comments, but this freight train is way too far gone.......
Well, it was going to happen eventually. It was just easier to post about the ANOVOS helmet in the thread that said "ANOVOS helmet" than to start a new one.
And yes, I thought your shop job was funny
It's certainly a discussion that needs to happen, don't you think?
