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I wasn't really saying that it was, Siggie, only that the Ent suit reminded me of the TMP one. They do look similar, but they're obviously different suits.
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And I was just agreeing that they look similar but that they are different suits. I simply highlighting the differences between the two.
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Well, the helmets are similar, but again, ENT has ballooning "softsuits" while this TMP/2001/B5 design seems to be a tensile "skinsuit". Unless there is a skinsuit below the sagging softsuit in ENT...
The TMP suits seem to have built-in thrusters on the waist and neck extensions. Obvious EVA suits, probably rather uncomfortable on the ground. They look rather good - I truly wonder why the design was changed. The eventual TMP/TWoK design does not seem to offer any advantages - the bubble helmets have even more reflections and the upper torso is even heavier for the actors to carry. Was it a ventilation problem? Or a crazy artistic decision? Did they have extra money to burn?
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IIRC they were changed because they proved to be problematic for the actors while filming. Though what sort of improvement was furnished by the redesign I can't figure...
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