Mr Laws

Yes such a fine example of opinion based comment. I'd like to know who has been waiting for "years" for any of my products. 4 people insisted on paying me for TK sets before my molds were finished so that they could secure a place on the waiting list. 2 of them are still waiting, one has been refunded and one is going to be refunded as soon as we agree on a price for the 4 helmets I already sent him. I don't know who you are, but it's interesting how passionate you are about painting me in a negative light. You seem to have an agenda I'm not aware of. I'm not sure why you would take up that cause since we've never done business. Also interesting that you say that I've come on the forum in the last month to announce the completion of my molds. I haven't signed on for at least 6 months or made any claims that my molds are done. They aren't. So you personally don't have anything against me??? Guilt by association is a really ignorant comment to make. You don't have your facts straight and you don't know all of my customers. Matt and I have never been business partners. I made his TK molds for him; now TE2's molds. We learned armor making together. I took the first mold from the only real screen used TK helmet. The same one that everyone has recasted over the years. I have run my own business for the last 7 years and I always deliver my product; I have never stolen anyone's money. At times I am overwhelmed by demand and the wait time can be long but my correspondence is timely. Everyone's emails are answered immediately and all concerns are addressed fairly. I will debut my armor when I feel that it meets all of my expectations. I appreciate your concern but my reputation isn't tarnished just because you say it is. I'm an extremely easy person to deal with and I treat my customers as I'd like to be treated in any business transaction. There are a few good prop makers out there, but I'm still the best. I've learned a lot since I started making armor but the most important thing is the relationship I have with a customer. I'm Dan Laws. I'm here to stay and I have armor to make. Imperialarmor.net

My helmets are done and I'm finishing up the armor, as we speak!!! I will post pics soon.

It has the dimple, because the originals had the same dimple in the tear trap. It was present in both of TE's ANH helmets.

Works for me.

Good thing I had the fortune of molding a real ANH helmet so that I could later replicate that detail faithfully. The second helmet Matt owned had the same detail. It was very obviously carved into the mold. Gino can attest to that.

Your friend's property is close to my heart. It produces fine helmets and armor. I consider TE2 a friend and I'm not trying to steal sales or change minds. Everyone should continue sourcing from the armorer of his/her choice. Tony offers a helmet that bears the original subtleties that make it look a certain way. Every armorer and or helmet maker offers their own interpretation. No one's right or wrong.

Thanks, I'm not too worried about the reputation it gets. Everyone can decide what they like the best. No bumps on mine; I'm just not a fan of the bumps. There are other people making those versions.

Thanks Gino, Gino, Matt, TE2, and TM all produce great products. I'm not trying to best anyone. I haven't stated that my helmet is any better. This is my new TK stunt; I just wanted to show it off and let people give me some feedback. I haven't intentionally changed anything on the mold and I don't claim to be "the" expert. I just know a lot about the armor. I really appreciate the input - good and bad. Dan

Thanks Gino, I appreciate your opinion on the helmet. Now we have all have two options. Word up.

WTF?

Mike, I was the one who recast the very first screen used ANH helmet that TE owned. I packed the face and Curtis (AKA Megatron) on the RPF did the cap/back. That first casting is what Tony has now. I made all of Tony's molds. Your armor came from my molds. What is wrong with you man?

That's the old TE/TE2 armor. I should probably get rid of those pics.

I'm not sure I follow you.

Hi Joe, If you're not aware of the history, I made TE's molds. The molds I'm using now came from 1st generation pulls. I just redefined the lost details.

Thanks guys, It's .06 UV proof ABS so It will never yellow - in case you're wondering. It's actually very rigid and sturdy. No thin spots anywhere. I'm still doing a little tweaking on the mold so give me a week or so and I'll have more pics on my site. Dan

Here a few quick shots of my new ABS stunt helmet:

Better ask Matt

You got me. I meant that I packed the ROTJ parts that Matt had.

Packed with bondo. Are you talking about molds or parts?

I just spoke to Matt and he wanted me to clarify that we packed original ROTJ parts as well as styrene parts. Now before anyone in particular jumps in, the set of molds I remeber making from the original parts was bondo. That was after the resin ones were made by Mike. I also made bondo molds from recast styrene parts as I stated ealier - Matt had several projects going at once. Do not ask me which molds went to who; I was just the mold maker. I was paid to make molds; I had no say in what happened to them. If you want specifics, please as Matt. I'm not sure what else I can add to the history other than the fact that I didn't recast any GF parts.

Those forearms look like they came from the molds I made. Who's are they?

We just need to get back on track an redefine the most important elements. What does the forum need to know to make the history complete?

He's right, those aren't Matt's molds and what do you mean by "Mike's" molds?

He was using .090, he never had .125 By all means, open our eyes Gino.

Yes Gino, They came from the same shucksty molds that you ended up with. I saw those molds before you got them. They were crap. By the way, the pulls Matt got were crisp and true to the original molds. So what are we supposed to be carving in stone here? The fact that Tony's molds came from clean pulls? Let's leave GF out of this part. Your explanation is going in circles. I didn't copy GF's crap. It's reallt not that complicated. Why would we copy his parts when we had our own that were more accurate? You seem to love the tale about removing details and modifying the face before you sent it back to Matt. First of all you didn't remove anything. Matt and I did before it was sent to you and you still don't know what detail that was. Second, you changed the eye bump which was easy to fix. Lastly when I made the original face mold, it pulled in an inch on both sides leaving it too narrow at the base. As a result, your helmets don't assemble correctly. This was all fixed before Tony got it, and no it didn't change the subtle little characteristics of the mold as you put it.