A picture says a thousand words

A couple of days ago Neill Gorton of MFX posted the following picture as a rebuttal of my accusation that he did not have access to an original filming prop for his sonic screwdriver replica. 

This picture was allegedly taken at Upper Boat in October 2007 and I've no reason to doubt that. However, in trying to bolster his case that he did have access to a prop, he's gone and shot himself in the foot as this prop is utterly different to the final version he sold.

Gorton and his sycophants have often maintained that there were several props, each with various differences blah, blah, blah to give the inference that this is the reason why his replica differs. But he's also said that he based his replica on ONE prop that he had access to. The one above. This is the first time he's actually confirmed this for sure. So logically you would expect his replica to be IDENTICAL to the one above, right?

So why the fuck does it look nothing like what they released?

This is the question everyone wants answering and Gorton has thus far refused to answer. One minute he's saying that the differences are down to multiple props, other times he's saying his version is accurate to one version of the prop. So what is it?  I've proven that it matches none of the props. It also does not match the prop shown above.

Here's a closeup of the above pic:

Note that this prop, the one that the MFX is allegedly a screen accurate copy of, looks nothing like the final replica: the position of the head windows are different, the profile of the struts on the head are substantially thicker than the replica and the end bulb is much more tapered and has a nice silky sheen like my replica. The other interesting thing to note is the painted block at the top of the slider channel. On MFX's this block was apparently left unpainted as Gorton claimed that this was how it was on the prop he referenced. The pic he himself supplied says otherwise.

The MFX sycophants will deny this even though the pictures speak louder than I ever could. What can't speak can't lie so why will Gorton not admit it?

Ultimately, when you buy an MFX you are not buying what you think you are buying. You are buying an overpriced sub-par Russ Brown approximation of a sonic screwdriver that has MFX branding. Russ Brown is an unlicensed propmaker who peddles unofficial replica sonics who has, through benefiting  from the legal shield of MFX's licence, managed to legitimately make and sell through MFX what amounts to nothing but an inaccurate fan-made replica at a vastly inflated price that just happens to have the distinction of being 'official' or 'legal'. Therein lies the hypocrisy and corruption that the BBC licensing system is famous for and why I have pointedly rallied against. So my dear readers, remember that next time you decide to choose between licensed or unlicensed merchandise. A license is just a piece of paper not worth wiping your ass on. Go with the best product. Always.