They used a more reddish crystal only in the map room scene....the rest of the Headpieces had an Amber Crystal in them. They're both nice. I just like the look of the Amber crystal more than a ruby red one. Personal preference.
Oh, I know. Just messing with you. As you said, personal preference. I remember the red spot in the photo I posted from when I was a kid, so I always thought it was a red stone. Took the advent of DVDs before I could tell the color for sure. You never really see the red stone, just the light that it casts.
But I've also run across these, so make of them as you will.
I remember a debate a while back about what the headpiece was actually supposed to be made of. Indy says it's worthless bronze, but bronze tarnishes. Gold would be very heavy, and not a comfortable thing to wear.
You must realize that for this prop, go with what you feel looks best to you. There isn't any one version that's more correct than the other. And this piece would never have existed in the real world. It is supposed to have been over 2,500 years old, but there was clearly a faceted stone as the eye. Stone cutting wasn't done in that fashion until the 13th century.
So like you said, personal preference. I would love to have one of Redfour's bronze pieces with my red crystals, but for the time, I'm happy with my Acme Artifacts. Looks great on the shelf, and only a handful of people know the details well enough to care.
I would love to see comparison shots between a fanmade headpiece such as ours, and a Noble version. Anyone?
