skygunbro

Paul i respect you and you and I have never had any issues but I gotta say this is well"indeed, silly". First off I dont care how much money someone spent on acquiring screen used pieces or molds just like my stuff I scratch build I do not own the legal rights to it,and have been told even though I knew this already im no more protected from LFL than the guys who mold acquired pieces..i get that... But any TK stuff that was molded off screen used stuff is recasted....irregardless of how much money was paid for it.BY this definition anyone who feels they paid alot for something whether it be 10,000.00 or 100.00 can use this as an excuse to copy or claim ownership or "rights" to it....I call BS. IM not condoning this davethedane guys actions at all but am wondering why its not ok that a non 501st member recasted a 501st members item? The 501st continues to tip toe around this issue when prop makers complain about 501st members recasting their stuff and nothing is done, but if its the other way around they are willing to act..thats just plain wrong and a double standard. If these decisions can be made like you did then why arent they by others when its the other way around? OK so Im understanding this now 50st can recast non 501st members item no punishement......non 501st member recasts 501st members item and receives punishment..therefore 501st member is protected but non 501st member isnt..ok gotcha I say the decision to ban this guy is a good one if he is recasting a prop makers stuff ..would be more legit to me if the prop maker actually created his item versus buying it but whatever...but if you really think about it you would have to ban anyone and everyone who makes TK armor without the permission of LFL.I dont care how much TE or TE2 paid for it blah blah blah it doesnt justify or give anyone ownership or rights to it..you guys always tell us scratch build guys we have no rights to our sculpts because they are based off LFL IP well i feel I have more ownership...not rights mind you in a scratch built piece than just going and buying something. You guys always play the IP card when prop maker whine and cry about their items being recasted so now Im playing it.Again unless these guys have a permission slip signed by GL giving them "rights" to mold the armor then they shouldnt be anymore protected than i am.......

No problem just wanted to clear up any confusion if there was any.

I contacted the seller by phone and asked if he could change the description....but then I realized it ends tomm. so i tolfd him dont worry about it.I did however ask if he re-lists it to please make the appropriate changes to the description.

You mean the decals in the jawline? not sure I used what I was provided youd be better off asking one of the experts on here.Im also going to request the seller change his description a tad to clarify I did not actually make the helmet but more assembled and painted it.

Hi All want to let people know the auction that lists my name as the makers is true.Back a few/several years ago I sold one of my E2 clone pilot helmets to a guy named James Trepanier on ebay he was from Wisconsin.He later asked if he could get 2 more helmets but said he had no money but offered up 5 of these fiberglass tk helmet kits as payment for 2 full build pilots (about 700.00 for the 2). I was new then and accepted the offer.Anyway to make a long story short I realized they were recasts of I believe a rt mod helmet as it came with a top,back and face and of course the ears.These came to me real thin and most all of them had broken parts due to thin casting they were a nightmare to put together and basically pieces of crap.I was later treated to finding out this same guy recasted my pilot helmet and chest box........ So I made this particular one for the guy but basically charged him for assembly and paint about 200.00 if I remember right. One I have here and the other ones I built and gave to friends.I didn't want to profit off a recast.As alot of you know Im am super against it. I just want to make sure people realize I did in a sense make this helmet as I put it together and painted it etc. but did not sculpt it or mold it.Basically wanted to clear up any confusion.