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Not all armour.

Coming from someone who used to claim AP was more accurate than TM.

Yes, the RS kit contains some parts made by TM he donated for them to have a complete set since their suit was missing some pieces. And Some parts were sculpted by RS themselves and should be unique to their kit. This is well known, because it's always been like this since their first kit sold. And they have been very transparent about it too.

Some were rescued from dumpsters where LFL had thrown the out for disposal. Some where given away to cast and crew as gifts. In RS's case, Simons uncle if I recall was working on the movie or the promotions of it in one way or another. It's most likely the suit was gifted to him for a job well done. It was already pretty beaten up and could probably not have been reused for more filming even if that had been planned at the time, which it wasn't.

Derivative art, even when digital is usually not permitted under copyright unless significantly altered until it becomes original art in itself. Now, that case might not be applicable here since LFL still owns the copyright in the US where Anovos is based. But it works as a thought experiment on ethics.

That train left long ago. The only thing we have left is honesty and quality. And that's really the main issue at play here.

Technically, RS is mostly also a recast. But from a real suit. The only suits not recasts are the original GF-FX (not the last FX), TM and parts of AM1.0. The difference is most recasts we discuss here as vetted were made with permission from those owning the LFL suits they were cast from.

Probably because to do a meaningful comparisson you need both kits untrimmed and unassembled. And you rarely have both at the same time. Look at the RS vs NE thread in the recast-area. That was a meaningful comparisson. Sure, someone with a fresh RS kit could do it, but investing another $650 when you just paid $1000 for RS is painful for anyone in that position. And those of us doing the claims probably don't have untrimmed kits laying around either. So for us it's a $1650 investment. Maybe RS could be persuaded to buy an anovos kit and compare with their raw pulls.

You say the linage is similar. We say it's the same, but cleaned up. Not a far stretch of the imagination to see how it could be just that, considering how overly sanitized the anovos kit is. We don't crucify Vern for not posting side-by-side pictures. We crucify him for saying he did, when he clearly did not. Very different.

Agreed. These pictures are useless for an accurate comparison. PS, you can't claim "differs in major ways", and then not show them.

Depends on how much I'd say, As far as I know, there isn't a santrooper version of the femtrooper. But a little battle damage/weathering is fine IMO.

Check out Mrnostripes thread.

Sandtroopers using canvas is also wrong. They had the same white elastic as any other trooper.

Most of the screen-used props have been paid for at a very high cost. It would take many many copies before even break even happens. The LFL biker helmet RS bought at auction cost something like £10 000. And it was just a leftover that was never actually used in the movie. Something like the Brian R or David M helmets used for TK helmets for the past 10 years would cost much, much more. Also, you make it sound like making props at a professional level is easy. If you go to one of RS's open house days you'll see that they put a lot of blood and sweat into their work.

That applies to all kits, fan-sculpted or re-cast from LFL made. But you seem to get upset with the later.

Brian Muir seems to be okey with it.

Then you ask whoever you want to buy the helmet from to only sell you the helmet. Almost all people on the list sell separate helmet kits.