I get annoyed that the lucas company actually allows them to make stuff like this. Ya I know its cool to make a buck but its also cool to have nice reproductions of your work, not clown jobs of it.
How is it that I can build a screen accurate biker scout costume 1/3 the normal size for a child with having VERY LITTLE prop making skills and while spending 1/5 what they want for this? This company has years in the costume business and for $1k thats the best they can shell out?
If I may offer Rubies one piece of advice..... Fire your entire staff and hire people who can create something that is really worth $1k. Its not very hard to search these forums and search people out who have those skills. HIRE THEM!
Who do they think is seriously dumb enough to purchase this? 1k is alot of money! I could see costume stores possibly buying these to rent out, but even that is pushing it. But how about making a real quality product and setting it at the right price so that you can market to the fans and have a reasonable chance at marketing it?
Maybe im just a dumb firefighter who doesnt know bantha fodder but I sure as hell am not dumb enough to spend 1k on that disaster.