Nice work again, Rafal!
Found another Pre-Pro #2 image here ==> Boba Fett Bathrobe. I resized the image to 200% and also added and fixed the extra 'background':
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This image was also added to the first post.
Thanks for all of the good work, Rafal. Your threads are always eye candy.
Awesome finds! Am I seeing correctly that the Supertrooper's flamethrower actually worked, in some manner of speaking?!
Great find Rafal, and thanks for sharing!!
So, if I'm understanding you correctly (also via our pm) is Jan Steven's mainly the one credited for the sculpt of the armor?? Or JP also?
Art Department
Ted Ambrose ... draftsman
Ivor Beddoes ... sketch artist
Michael Boone ... draftsman
Reg Bream ... draftsman
Frank Bruton ... property master
Steve Cooper ... draftsman
Richard Dawking ... draftsman
Joe Dipple ... property dressing supervisor
Fred Evans ... modeller
George Gunning ... head carpenter
Fred Hole ... assistant art director
Michael Lamont ... assistant art director
Ralph McQuarrie ... design consultant and conceptual artist
Dave Middleton ... construction storeman
Allan Moss ... modeller
Edward Rodrigo ... chief buyer
Bert Rodwell ... head plasterer
Janet Stevens ... modeller (as Jan Stevens)
Charles Torbett ... property supervisor
Bill Welch ... construction manager
Andy Aitken ... plasterer (uncredited)
Gerry Bourke ... props (uncredited)
Mark Harris ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Tom Jung ... poster artist (uncredited) / poster designer (uncredited)
Peter Mann ... constructor (uncredited)
Kieron Mcnamara ... props (uncredited)
Per Mørk ... construction manager (uncredited)
"As I recall, just before I started full-time on Empire, Robert Watts received a sketch from ILM depicting what was described as a super stormtrooper," says Reynolds. "He asked me if I would develop the character and produce an outfit for George to consider, so I enlisted the aid of a sculptor, Jan Stevens(*), and a model maker, Brian Archer (who previously had helped me with Threepio's costume), and produced the outfit complete with backpack and helmet range finder. When George finally received the outfit, he decided to change the concept from stormtrooper to bounty hunter."
I was thinking the exact same thing!!Incredible addition, Raf!
Wouldn't it be something if we were able to get in touch with her....
I was thinking the exact same thing!!
That is truly some incredible detective work Rafal, thanks so much for sharing and I love the pic of the Snowtrooper Commander (?). Great shots of the molds too!
Any idea what that is on the floor behind the mannequin in the first photo (of her sculpting)? Looks like some TK shorts or something, maybe....