unsung hero
Super Freak
As you may know, Dorgmal Snow was asked to quit casting the Weequay heads. He was gracious enough to agree to stop, and I know that some may be upset by that so I thought that I would give a little information about the heads, and why I asked him to quit.
First, I sculpted that head about seven years ago. I made some initially, but then stopped as I lost interest in the hobby for a while. I found the original mold maybe a little over a year ago and started putting a few out through eBay. So, yes, he did actually buy it from me. I do also remember him asking about it, but since it was a custom and I didn't want to get into any trouble I said that I did not know who created it. Sorry for that, Mark! That mold actually held up well for being as old as it was, but it did finally give out last year. Since I do still have the original sculpt I created a new mold late last year to make some for someone I knew.
As for me asking him to stop, there are a couple of reasons why. First, while part of me was flattered that someone thought enough of my sculpt to recast it, it still is something that irritates myself, and quite a few people in the replica prop world, and I kind of saw it as someone trying to make a profit off of my work. That is when I contacted Dave. We spoke back and forth a few times over two days, and during that time I read more posts from Mark and I really began to see that making a profit was not at all his intent. I even noticed in another thread where he had mentioned asking an artists permission to make duplicates of a head and when the artist asked him not too he respected that decision. So, I know that since I have asked him not to do so, he'll respect my decision.
The second reason why I asked him to stop, and more the reason why I'd like to keep it stopped is that like I said to start with, that sculpt is seven years old. I think it's terrible! It is horribly inaccurate, and I really don't care for it anymore. It's only been in this last year that I have some to despise it so much. I'm touched that everyone seems to like it but do you really want such a piece in your collection? I've kept the sculpt because it is something that I created, and that means something to me. But, if I want a Weequay in my collection again, I'd rather have something that looks better.
So, I'm going to leave it up to the people here. If you guys (and gals?) really still want this head sculpt, someone can take the newer mold off of my hands. While I will still keep the original sculpt, I will not make another mold of it. But, I may decide to do a new one if you want too. So, let me know; no heads, old crappy sculpt or a new one?
First, I sculpted that head about seven years ago. I made some initially, but then stopped as I lost interest in the hobby for a while. I found the original mold maybe a little over a year ago and started putting a few out through eBay. So, yes, he did actually buy it from me. I do also remember him asking about it, but since it was a custom and I didn't want to get into any trouble I said that I did not know who created it. Sorry for that, Mark! That mold actually held up well for being as old as it was, but it did finally give out last year. Since I do still have the original sculpt I created a new mold late last year to make some for someone I knew.
As for me asking him to stop, there are a couple of reasons why. First, while part of me was flattered that someone thought enough of my sculpt to recast it, it still is something that irritates myself, and quite a few people in the replica prop world, and I kind of saw it as someone trying to make a profit off of my work. That is when I contacted Dave. We spoke back and forth a few times over two days, and during that time I read more posts from Mark and I really began to see that making a profit was not at all his intent. I even noticed in another thread where he had mentioned asking an artists permission to make duplicates of a head and when the artist asked him not too he respected that decision. So, I know that since I have asked him not to do so, he'll respect my decision.
The second reason why I asked him to stop, and more the reason why I'd like to keep it stopped is that like I said to start with, that sculpt is seven years old. I think it's terrible! It is horribly inaccurate, and I really don't care for it anymore. It's only been in this last year that I have some to despise it so much. I'm touched that everyone seems to like it but do you really want such a piece in your collection? I've kept the sculpt because it is something that I created, and that means something to me. But, if I want a Weequay in my collection again, I'd rather have something that looks better.
So, I'm going to leave it up to the people here. If you guys (and gals?) really still want this head sculpt, someone can take the newer mold off of my hands. While I will still keep the original sculpt, I will not make another mold of it. But, I may decide to do a new one if you want too. So, let me know; no heads, old crappy sculpt or a new one?
