Fan made replicas and helmets

[Snowtrooper]

Thanks for the info. I'm definitely going to have a few made.

[sergiurusu]

Do not forget its Holiday time so there might be a delay in answering from Kev.


I was worried something bad might have happened to Dan. My recent family problems made me have some darker thoughts than usual. But Dan just answered me being happy I let him know about the site issue, and explaining he was very busy. And we all have to know it's Holiday times as well. Can't wait to see his cool site back online

[sergiurusu]

Happy New Year!!

[Snowtrooper]

Thats good to hear about Dan. For awhile, I was thinking he might have got burnt out and decided to get out of the prop making business. Glad to hear he's still in the game.

I wont be ordering any plaques for a little while as I'm trying to decide what I want on them.

Happy New Year.........in about 12 hours.

[Snowtrooper]

Here is my RSPropmasters ANH stunt trooper helmet. I took some of the pics with the flash and then the rest without in hopes of trying to capture some of the detail this helmet has. I really think this is the best stunt trooper helmet out there. The details are absolutely amazing. Every little wrinkle, wart, & divot the original had is present on this one. Its also endorsed by Brian Muir, one of the creators of the stormtrooper. Its truly a work of art.

I have some armor pieces, also from RSPropmasters, that are on their way right now, basically shoulder pieces and the front/back chest pieces. I thought I'd make a display like the TIE pilot.

[Snowtrooper]

Here's my CFO ROTJ Stormtrooper helmet. I opted for the clean version since I didn't think the money to make it dirty was really worth it. I did opt for the webbing on the inside like the originals had. The CFO doesn't have as many warts and wrinkles like the RSP has, but it is far more deformed. I took a couple of comparison pics with the RSP to kinda illiustrate this. Interesting that it turned out this way considering that the original ROTJ helmets were recasts of ANH helmets.

[sergiurusu]

Congrats on two very cool helmets!

[Snowtrooper]

Heres a sandtrooper helmet that I acquired off of ebay a couple of years ago. Its a fan made replica based on the "move along" helmet. I really couldn't tell you whose kit was used by looking at it. Its made of styrene, which makes it really light compared to ABS & PVC. The physical features of the helmet seem pretty sharp and I think they did pretty well on the paint job. I like the job they did on the raised brow and also the chipped paint as well. I put it up alongside the RPS stunt trooper helmet for a comparison. It does seem a little narrower in the face, but I think they had to "squish" it to get the the raised brow to work. Not a bad helmet for what I paid for it.

[Snowtrooper]

This is my EFX ANH Luke Skywalker X-Wing helmet that I purchased from Redfordfilms last year. For being a scanned prop, they really got the overall shape of it correct, as far as I can tell. Its made out of fiberglass, so its pretty heavy. I think the originals were ABS, so its not the original materials, but I think thats alright. When you pick it up, it actually feels like a piece of military equipment. They seemed to do a good job on the paint and decals. I know that some showed up with decals that were creased, crooked, or improperly placed. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with that. I thnk they could have done a little better on the weathering, but its not bad. It does have this cable coming out the back which I have no idea what the heck its for. It comes with ear pads that velcro to the fabric lining on the inside, so you can adjust it to however you like it. Its a really nice prop to own plus I think I got 20% off when I purchased it.

[Snowtrooper]

Here's a couple of non SW props. First, the efx BSG Colonial Viper helmet. I think I heard on this particular prop they scanned the original and then squared up the assymetry on it, so its not an exact duplicate of the original. They did supposedly make a cast of the eagle directly off of the original. The paint job is excellent. Its very hard to find any kind of flaws with it. Its made of fiberglass, which makes it heavy but also seem more realistic. The helmet lights are a very nice feature, but I've heard complaints from others that they used two different color of LEDs. I could only find one LED that was different, so count me as one of the lucky ones. It came with a placque that was supposed to have Richard Hatch's and Dirk Benedicts's signatures on it, but mine was missing in Dirk's. I sent it back in and haven't heard anything since. Guess I'll have to do some more complaining.