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Post #298349

Author
SKot
Parent topic
No more Star Wars from Master Replicas
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Date created
3-Oct-2007, 1:22 PM
I bought one of the first MR prop replicas, the original Han Solo blaster pistol. It was spendy ($450.00 before shipping), but I was extremely pleased with it. Amazingly enough, since I waited until the last minute to purchase it (they were almost sold out when I bought mine), I got #1500/1500... the very last one made. Pretty cool.

There was one more gun prop replica I was waiting for from them, and that was the Stormtrooper rifle. However, when it came out I took a good look at one... and I must say I was rather disappointed. It just didn't seem to be the same kind of quality that my pistol was and wasn't as accurate as I thought it should be. I think the trigger was non-functioning and the gun was missing the folding stock that I was hoping for. So I actually opted not to get one. They've made some other cool-looking props since, but it seems that their overall quality went downhill a bit (which I've heard from other people as well). The Stormtrooper helmet they produced was a joke as far as accuracy or even appearance goes. So maybe it is time they bowed out and somebody else took their place.

Still, I was a little sad to see their association come to an end. I remember how exciting it was when they first got the license.

--SKot