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Welcome to www.StarWarsHelmets.com the helmet, armor and costume archive from the Star Wars galaxy. This site is a showcase of the very best Star Wars props; Original, Licensed and Fan-made BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT MANUFACTURE OR SELL HELMETS, PROPS OR ARMOR, THIS IS AN ARCHIVE OF OTHERS GREAT WORK FROM 1976 TO 2008! However if you have an original helmet (or maybe think you do) then please drop me an email at Jez (at) StarWarsHelmets.com
27th July - Exciting update with some cool news and updates from San Diego's Comic Convention including photo's of prototypes from e-FX of their Episode II/AotC Clone Helmet, Ralph McQuarrie Concept Darth Vader and Sideshow Collectible's General Grievous bust. Also an update from Redfox showing some of the other Armor makers including some old fan-made armour from 80's (Marco Entertainment) which is really where the "fan-made" business started. Also SpaceBob sent us some shots of his fan-made Ep 2 Clone helmet and something for the Room of Doom too! Finally some very exciting news concerning the emergence of what appears to be one of the Original Vader ANH Tour suits - with quite possibly some original Vader parts! This is on a new Real/Vader Tour page for more along with some new unseen photos from Graham S taken ion 1980 of a UK ESB Tour Vader (updated 30th July). 6th July 2008 - EFX section coming soon but in the meantime some photos of the New eFX ANH Stormtrooper Helmet and a quick comparison against the same Master Replicas helmet - updated 29/6 with full review. Also update to TE2 Stormtrooper page following Rolf's new armour arriving. Plus SkyGunBro's new self-made AT-TE helmet in the Fans/RotS Clone section 5th April - Some superb updated photos of Rolf's complete AP Sandtrooper Armour, as well as his great set of TM Sandtrooper Armour, Plus four great new unseen shots of an original AtAt helmet (see Real/Imperial Section), also some Comparison shots of the MR Stormtrooper against the well-loved GF, courtesy of Andy R. Also an update to the Concept Vader page - you should really check this out if you've not already done so. Also more really great info from Star Wars sculptor Brian Muir on his work on Darth Vader and C-3PO. By the way - for any newby's to this site have you seen our 3D Pics page...... 28th March 2008 - Some great new photos of Sideshow Collectibles life size C-3PO and R2-D2 Statues. In addition some shots from Juan of his Illusive Vader helmet (see the Illusive/Don Post Life-Size page here), and also of Marcus' life-size DP Stormtrooper, all on the same page. 21st February 2008 - Interesting interview with Fred Barton on the new life-size C-3PO and R2-D2 he's producing for Sideshow Collectibles. Check out the new Fred Barton/Sideshow R2 and 3PO page here. Plus added pics of the new MR 501st Clone Helmet and Sideshow's Emperor 1:1 Bust. Plus some great Biker Scout Comparisons from Andrea T in Italy. We're expecting an update from e-fx soon so will post any information on their new range of licensed helmets as soon as we can. Also after YEARS of speculation it looks like there will finally be TWO licensed providers of Stormtrooper armour, with the Rubies "Supreme Stormtrooper" armour. Also news that Museum Replicas and Windlass Studio's have acquired a LFL license to produce costumes, including Stormtrooper Armour. Isn't that just typical, you wait years for licensed armour then two come along at the same time! More info as I have it but in the meantime here's the press release. Plus pics of both Rich B's and Frank R's superb painted and weathered SDS X-Wing Helmets. January 2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! - Big Stormtrooper update including Fan made/Stormtrooper section, a work in progress as some new or missing helmets/amour will added. Also updated the fan/Stormtrooper section to include a section on the AP Helmets, as well as the HDPE TE helmet. Next up the TE2 Helmets and Armor and an update on the Gino's Helmets. Also new Master Replicas helmets with the first shots of MR's Shadowtrooper helmet, as well as MR's CE (budget) Stunt Stormtrooper helmet. Also some other miscellaneous changes including a brief update on the Sideshow page - more soon as its a Work In Progress......and wow - we've had over 800,000 visitors!. The Hot News is that e-fx collectibles are soon to announce entrance into SW collectibles market following MR's exit from the license. Looks like I'm going to add a new Icon!. Also added Trooper Master's Stormtrooper armor as well as some updated shots from Goldenarmor of his Death Star droid and C-3PO. Also added MR's scaled helmets to the Riddell page so now we have a combined Riddell/Master Replicas Scaled/Mini Helmet Page. Finally the MR Boba Fett helmet has started to ship, also updated pics of my Richies Luke X-Wing (see Fan made/Rebels) Altmann's Biker Scout and a few other minor updates. Dec 23rd 2007 - MERRY CHRISTMAS! Update including Sideshow Collectibles' new Bossk bust. Also added some more helmets clone from regular contributor Sky Gun Bro including a great Commander Neyo, plus PGH Fett's Barc Trooper. Check out both the AotC/Expanded Universe Clones page and RotS Clone page. In addition I've added photo's of Koo Koo's wonderful Concept C-3PO helmet (see the Fans/Droids page). Rare Don Post Pod Racer helmet from TPM (see Don Post section). Ive also updated the Stormtrooper Comparison page which details the differences between the ANH (Stunt and Hero), ESB and RotJ helmets. Also News item - MR's Stormtrooper and ShadowTrooper helmets have started shipping this week. Previous Updates: Dec 1st 2007 - Adding some more concept work with some superb fan-made Darth Vader helmets based on the Ralph McQuarrie concept artwork from 1975/76, see Fan-made/Vader/Concept. Some extra stuff too including another fascinating Interview with Brian Muir (who among other things sculpted the original Vader helmet), this time from Sithlord. My original Interview with Brian is also there along with one from 2005 with John Mollo, the Oscar winning costume designer. September 23rd - A couple of original Stormtrooper helmets, a renovated ANH/ESB Helmet and a RotJ Stormtrooper Helmet. Check out the "Real Props" sections for pics of a number of original helmets.....Also added a couple of superb fan-made Stormtrooper helmets from Sky Gun Bro and Koo Koo based on Ralph McQuarrie's original Stormtrooper concept drawings. Also added pics of new MR Commander Gree helmet September 1st 2007 (updated) - Well Summer's almost over but the good news is Master Replicas ESB Boba Fett Helmet is up for pre-order and on its way. See my preview of this with an in-depth review of the Engineering Prototype which MR sent to me this week. Apologies for lack of updates. If you've sent me pics and I've not loaded I'll try and get them up soon. July 8th 2007 - I'm really behind on my updates so have added quite a bit since last time including latest shots of the upcoming MR Stormtrooper helmet and in comparison some shots of the original hero helmet this was based up shown off at Celebration 4 (see Real/Stormtrooper section). Also BenKenove's review of Sideshow Collectibles ESB Yoda Bust, and also a look at their ANH Greedo Bust. The Fan-made Clone section has now been split into separate Ep2 Clone and Ep3 Clone areas, and in the latter some new shots of the OSCS Clone. We've added some photos of recent helmet additions from SDS including the Rebel Fleet, TIE armour and DS Gunner (SDS Section). While on the subject there are new photos of the fan-made "CA" Rebel Fleet Trooper (Fans/Rebel section) and DS Gunner (Fans/Imperial Section) helmets, and another fan-made Tusken (Fans/ScumOfTheUniverse) Spring 07. Big news was the pre-order of the new Master Replicas ANH Hero Stormtrooper Helmet (which sold 500 units in the first 3 days) so you should definitely check out the a sneak peek at the pics of their prototype they sent us last week. Following some great help from RoCKo we've also added a H.U.G.E. number of High Definition screen grabs of various helmets from ANH, including Vader, Stormtroopers, Rebels, TIE's, C-3PO etc. etc. so make sure you check out the REAL section. Hopefully adding ESB and RotJ fairly soon. Hi Definition imagery is really helping answer some of the unknowns we had due to its resolution so's becoming an invaluable tool. I'm looking for reviews on other armour makers such as AP, TM, etc. etc. so drop us a line if you'd like to help.. 17th February 2007 - New comparison here section showing Vader's evolution from Revenge of the Sith to A New Hope - care of one of the new MR RotS Vader's and an Ghost Host ANH. Also accessed from the "Compare" Icon. Also another update to the MR section showing latest pics of the MR Stormtrooper, Boba Fett and Commander Gree helmets. <For previous updates click here> Important Notice! - The copyright of the photo's in this site belong to either me or the helmet owners who have graciously allowed me to display them here. DO NOT copy images from this site for auctions or further web display without first gaining consent! If you want to link an image from here to a fan or discussion forum then that's fine, but please just credit www.StarWarsHelmets.com as the source.
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