I'm on that board but haven't been in a long time. I've met Don on a couple commercials for Lucasfilm. I wouldn't say we know each other beyond that. He seemed nice. We deal with Lucasfilm on a fairly regular basis for work but not as much as you'd think. The R2 was built for them to use for...
I think Jackson has a MUCH better chance at a succeeding film than Spielberg. Spielberg tends to make for the masses and has gone so far mainstream that, in my opinion, he has lost most of his fan appeal. I'd say that if he has any creative say in the film, it will be a piece. Not a big...
The material on the under suit is ballistic nylon. We decided not to use that for that part of the suit since it limits flexibility. We will use it for other parts of the suit though. The neoprene is mostly covered anyway.
The files are out of my hands. I just work here. :)
The neoprene parts were laser cut. We will be modifying the shapes more. We just received samples of potential fabrics for the add-on parts.
Some of the other parts are vinyls and a textured rubber.