DarthAlias
Super Freak
Mine showed up yesterday, LE #116
I got lucky with the dome straight outta the gates. No issues and although I don't have a second dome to compare it to, I really happy with the level of sheen. Not too glossy but not too matted; a perfect balance IMO.
Mine didn't come with a "bag" or cloth. It was protected by the cross of material like shocktrooper mentioned. Good enough 'cause it worked.
The stand on my base has a scratch in the acrylic and a bunch of spots or stains that I couldn’t rub off with a soft cloth (sunglass cleaning cloth). Anyone else have this issue? Got lucky with the dome but I'll have to contact eFx about the acrylic.
Also there is a chip in the paint on the bridge of his nose where the peak of the dome sits. Anyone else have this? It’s annoying me to death but the dome covers it when it’s on and I’m not even sure that I didn’t do it myself when I was putting the dome on; although I was very careful. I feel like if I did get I replaced, there is a good chance of it happening again because the way the dome sits isn’t going to change. So I’ll probably just live with it.
But all and all this piece is BADASS. Even though the glossier black contrast paint is a bit underwhelming (specifically the triangular portion on the right side of the face. SLOPPY PAINT WORK), this is looks phenomenal in hand. It has so much more presence than my other helmets (ESB Luke& MR Fett). I’m glad I decided to stick it out and not dump my PO when the s__t started to hit the fan.
Congrats to all who got one. This is a killer piece.
SCRATCH AND MARKS ON THE ACRYLIC:
PROTECTIVE STRIP:
Honestly, mine has a paint chip way above the bridge of the nose so the dome really covers it up. I don't worry about it because of the cover up and i have many props from EFX and MR and not one of them are "perfect" even with the price we pay there will always be some sort of small QC issue unfortunately. I can deal with this small chip but to each his own.
