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A bump for event updates! Noted Star Wars collectibles author and Star Wars prop/costume collector Gus Lopez will be signing his new book on toy prototypes at Play N Trade, and Amy S will bring her awesome R2-D2 unit for pictures with the kiddies...AKA us Along with the film short premiere, it's going to be a great night of Star Wars! Play N Trade of Kirkland, The Force Unleashed 2 release, October 26th! See you there, J

A couple of promo shots from the film!

TacPro Studios has a new Star Wars fanfilm in the final stage of editing. It will premiere the night of October 26th at the Kirkland, WA branch of Play N Trade as part of the celebration of The Force Unleashed 2: the video game's release. As part of a specialized group of exhibitions including a local R2 unit, Gus Lopez signing his new collector's book, and the sale of the game; Star Wars Moments: Night On The Town will show for the first time in public. Power should be denied to those that seek it. What happens when a pair of ruthless stormtroopers bump heads with the wrong people? That question will be answered in the film! The short film was made by fans and costumers in the sleek artistic plaza of downtown Tacoma, WA. It is the second short film from TacPro Studios, and head and shoulders a superior tale and execution. We are proud of the work done and had a great time doing it. The facebook page for the Star Wars Moments series is here: Star Wars Moments Series Stormtrooper suits doing what they were meant for, and the battle of good V evil rages on! J

So he's been telling tales. What a shock. Watching people state this for years on end be ignored...my givadamm is busted.

Due to a stiff neck after 11 car collisions, I twist 'er on.

I'm sorry that this is going on at all, that it is is clear indication that Matt doesn't listen to me.

Uh, hi. I will not be replying to anyone demanding that I brace Matt for items not received. I tried with Caleb and got his suit sent, but that was a 90 mile uphill battle; I was f*&@^%#$ exhausted. It is Matt's responsibility and his alone. I won't make excuses for him but am NOT going to take garbage aimed at him either.

Hello?

Looked great in person, which IS a rare occurrence in this hobby Hopefully next time I might get to try it on. ::fingers crossed::

Don't have access to the title in either case.

A progress thread o mine went from WIP to done, can I change the title?

He chose not to join and post here. Stupid is as stupid does.

Short answer: I'd love to know the facts 100%.

grumble grumble For Sale section

Jason, I have no idea about your transaction. None. So I have no opinion about it. I refer to some annoying man who flew in from the far side of the country and threw quite a bit of weight around that he did not have, and that doesn't sound like you. Yep, jez, people have every right to complain, and I rationalize nothing about Matt's reaction, just try to explain it while taking the lumps that come with association. And as the man waiting two years is still having dialog that hasn't given way to officious demands, no he isn't a dink He also needed to wait until a new set of molds was available, so that one I'd write up as a long haul deal, unfortunately; but that will end favorably. Just don't assume that Matt's flighty timetable excuses rude customers, which we ALL have from time to time, they deserve every bit the same critique. There is no excuse for being a jerk, from either side. J

Those things are true, no doubt about it. But much like the hero status arguments about David Prowse's contribution, it is overstated to imply that the man who got the job was the only one that could DO the job. Forming the suits was a manufacturing step in the process, like any particular job on an assembly line. The sculptors are the only people I'd give the status of being indispensable, not the guy that pushed the button. A different former would not increase or detract from the affection for the costume, which was stated in the post I responded to. If it hadn't been AA it would have been somebody else with the same molds and same shapes. If it hadn't been Muir and Moore, etc, that shape and end result would have been different; that's the step where the interest changes for us, not the last one. You don't thank steel workers for the lines of an Aston-Martin, you thank the guys with the pen and the clay. J

Well my wishes were NOT answered, please see our classifieds

You got it Tony That banner kills me, btw. Darth Finger, a year and seven months ago Matt didn't have any molds, what kind of suit do you mean? I asked, he doesn't recall a transaction and reminded me that he wasn't making suits til the rotj run, (sold te2 molds almost 3 years ago)drop him a line to let him know.

I'm one of Matt's best friends, and I won't bother denying how hot headed the guy is, how fast a pushy client gets him peeved(online OR in person, and that guy was really being a dink), how fast he gets behind and can't seem to catch up, and I can't count the times I've told him to chill out in forums and stop writing emails angry <_< I also know that many people that choose to deal with him send their money, then wait without any prodding are treated very well(not saying that's ok, but there it is) and seen him return money when pushed too hard and tell that person to go F themselves. Sigh.......... I've also learned that this is why artists and companies of any kind have marketing departments, customer service representatives and spokespeople: makers tend to be extremely cranky. I should know, I am. I just have a bit more control and some hesitance about starting a conflict. I also know that when you play it nice, two out of five times people will start taking advantage in business. People tell you what they feel like paying and call you a crook because you won't negotiate. I can't count the times when Matt told me about some guy riding his case about upgrading materials, pushing forward the deadline, and generally being a jerk and refusing to pay another cent for the trouble. Many of those he provided and never took their business again, some he knew he would always have to deal with to stay afloat. I learned a lot from him, more than I imagine most makers would waste on a rookie, and I owe him debts greater than money. The goal has always been a decent job, good health, and a happy home life. I've seen all three take an epic beating over the last 10 years I've known him, I've seen him soldier on, I've seen him quit time after time because he thought, just for a moment, that he was set and could walk away, then someone crappy happened and it was his only fallback. It may seem a joke to most that he keeps coming back, but I wasn't laughing. I'll ask about the delayed suits, as I try to keep his biz moving and customers happy. I've played go-between more times than I care to recall But for the record, as the TE2 molds are the same ones he used before TE2 became XXXX, I can't see where a difference would occur. But that's me

That is true; making recasting a waste of effort is the only way I can think of knocking them down a peg: spend the cash, cast it, then be unable to sell it because a better known and respected seller still owns the market.

Considering they would have just gone to another vac-former or made the mind boggling effort to to make their own equipment(after all the rest of the work done in the film, it doesn't even seem like a big deal), I don't see how he could have crippled the works in the slightest. And he LOST in the USA, so the law will suffice. He took on a financial superpower with complete impudence with no contract, no backing, no real money, and yes, that IS stupid.

AND declared openly that the rights were his. Pretty much the act of a complete moron.

As that's not the discussion here, NO, that's not the problem.

Yeah THERE'S a reliable source.