When I first received my ESB-MC lineage helmet, I felt like the shape wasn't wide enough. I too remember the ESB Fett helmet as having a wider face with a more prominent "flare" at toward the bottom. Now, I'm not saying that anyone is wrong if they do know that the shape of our lineage helmets has changed since ESB filming. BUT I thought I would mention that as I've been looking at the helmet from a lower angle, it tends to look more like what we see on screen. I took a shot (not a perfect match) to compare with the image posted in this thread. Then I scaled it uniformly and made a comparison GIF including an overlay frame that shows differences more clearly (please let me know if GIFs are a no-no on this forum, I know they can be annoying but I felt this one was helpful given the topic):
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Now, I'm using an iPhone, about 5-6 feet away from the helmet, zoomed in using the "2X" lens of the multi-lens iPhone, and the lens is below the helmet eyeline. I tried to be as close to the reference image, but I'm not using the same camera/lens setup anyway, so there will be differences no matter what. I think if the overall shape of the helmet is in question, I'd say it looks close from my photo, my angle and lens may have elongated the mandibles and shrunk the dome due to perspective (me not being far enough away). Oddly, the rangefinder stalk seems to look way short, and I'm not sure if that's due to the above differences as well.
-Dana
