►► Jkno's Imperial collection ◄◄

[darthstitch]

Congrats bro, very awesome vador by iron studio!

 

[jkno]

Congrats bro, very awesome vador by iron studio!

Thanks buddy!!

 

[jkno]

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[jkno]

The Complete Vader book arrived:

 

[Patriot666]

Great updates my friend. Your cabinet is looking fantastic!

 

[jkno]

Great updates my friend. Your cabinet is looking fantastic!

Thank you very much

 

[jkno]

Industrial Light & Magic - The Art of Special Effects book finally arrived, it took some time, but well worth the wait:

 

[jkno]

EFX Scout helmet arrived. Like I said before I wasn't expecting too much difference from what I've seen from collector's pics already.
The helmet is quite heavy, shiny and looks solid, coming with a nice COA, but is not as accurate as it could have been. The jaw flair and the big visor gap are the most prominent issues with this replica. My visor closes quite ok looking from sides, but looking from top it the gap is wider on one side than the other.

The visor itself has some accuracy problems as well. The snout is not that sharp, but was expecting to be softer so it is ok. The stand looks cheap, but seems reasonably steady and solid, still is definitely inferior to other EFX stands. Price is quite high for what you get in the end, especially for international collectors who weren't bribed by EFX with a free Vader helmet.

The overall appearance is ok, less accurate than RS Prop Masters and maybe even LoneWolf, and looks better than Altmanns, the other licensed high end Scout helmet. An ok replica, but inferior to previous EFX LE helmet replicas. It is not the worst Scout helmet out there, but definitely not the best.

Comparison EFX vs LoneWolf (LW) vs RS Prop Masters Scout Trooper Helmets:

 

[steve74]

You have a really beautiful collection and a great setup.

 

[jkno]

You have a really beautiful collection and a great setup.

Thanks a lot Steve!

 

[jkno]

Hot Toys Grand Moff Tarkin, one of the best 1/6 sculpts, incredible resemblance to Peter Cushing:

 

[Mos Def Eisley]

The Complete Vader book arrived:

That Vader book looks pretty sweet!

 

[jkno]

That Vader book looks pretty sweet!

It's a very interesting read.

 

[jkno]

Decided to ditch the EFX acrylic stand due to its weird creak noises it makes each time you touch it. The 2 back screws were not fully tightened in when I took the stand down, despite the fact that I did tighten them the first time I assembled the EFX stand. This is not a stand I would trust for a heavy fiberglass helmet, EFX really managed to make a weird helmet AND a weird stand, super-combo! I'm using an extra black wood stand I got years ago from 501st forum (these are so solid I could use for chairs), and for the plaque I too 2 back triangles from Philip Wise plaque stands and double taped them to the EFX plaque holder. The good thing is I managed to fit the helmet sides almost perfectly, this could also be due to the more sturdy wood stand.

 

[jacerc130]

very nice colletion!

 

[jkno]

very nice colletion!

Thank you

 

[jkno]

Thanks to a good US friend "Industrial Light and Magic - Into the Digital Realm" book joined her sister "Industrial Light and Magic -The Art of Special Effects":

 

[jkno]

Hot Toys Grand Moff Tarkin setup

 

[jkno]

A new pic of IS Vader, this time taken by my girl:

 

[jkno]

Gordon Freeman's iconic crowbar from Half-Life finally finished. Headcrab zombies here we come!