|
Scout Trooper/Biker (ROTJ) |
|
|
 |
|
Finally, above a couple of ROTJ Scout Trooper press
shot's,
and below from SF MOM Exhibition. |
|
|
| Below, here's a great shot from
Brinn 71 of him wearing one of the original Biker Scout costumes when
doing some work for Lucasfilm a few years back. Cheers for the pics Brinn! |
|
|
|
Below a great photo from Grant from a recent Lucasfilm
Exhibition of a screen-used Biker Helmet. Considering its 23 years old it
looks in really good condition. |
 |
|
Imperial Snowtrooper (ESB) |
 |
 |
Above, from San Francisco's Might of Magic Exhibition
thanks to Rear Admiral and Volguus.
Below a couple of ESB test shots of the same from Anson |
|
|
|
|
Below a close-up of the Helmet from the LFL Archives |
|
 |
| Below, another great shot from
TK7602 from one of the LFL exhibitions. |
|
|
|
Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot
(ANH and RotJ) |
| BTW don't forget
to check out the Original TIE Pilot Helmet I
had in my possession a few years back, including loads of images plus a 3d Pic! |
|
|
 |
Above and below are shots of what is supposedly one of
the original Tie Pilots, used in ANH and then modified slightly for ROTJ.
Only 12 of these were originally made for ANH, a number of which were
later modified for ROTJ. |
|
|
 |
Below some shots sent to me by Anson of what purports to be one of the
screen-used Tie Pilots. As a comparison the "screen accurate"
Don Post Classic Action and Deluxe helmets are (in inches)11W x 15L x13H
which make this look a little small. |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Above, a photo from Christies recent Auction for
a "Prop Imperial Fighter Pilot's helmet, of black vacu-formed
plastic, with ridged top and sides, simulated vents and clear plastic
eyepieces, decorated with two circular black and silver stickers -- made
for the 1977 20th
Century Fox/Lucasfilm production Star Wars; accompanied by a letter
concerning the provenance"
It then goes on to say "Identical helmets can be seen worn by
the Imperial Fighter pilots in the battle sequence with the X-Wing Star
Fighters. This helmet was presented as a gift from John Mollo to Andrew
Ainsworth after being used during filming".
|
|
|
| Above a behind the scenes image from
Christie's if the Tie prop. Below a shot I had
not seen before (thanks Stormtrooper) showing the rear view of this
TIE helmet. This one has a vac-formed detail as oppose to the pill box
found on one of the other helmets. |
|
 |
| Below a shot of a completed TIE Pilot from the Might Of Magic
Exhibition (unknown source) which Tim Steele's dug out and sent to me. |
|
|
| Below, a cool Hi Def screengrab of a TIE helmet
from ANH |
 |
| ..and below some more Hi Defs from RoCKo |
|
|
|
|
| on the next one you can see the actors eyes
through the right hand lens. Peek a boo! |
|
 |
| Fast-forward over 30 years and I
managed to get my hands on this particular helmet recently, thanks to
Stephen Lane at the Propstore. As you can see its still in fantastic
condition. |
|
|
| The helmets in wonderful condition
and the highlighted paintwork is a graphite colour in appearance
rather than "silver/grey" which we previously thought - all hand painted
on. On the shot above you can even make out the detail in the Aurebesh
pilot-ID letter/numbering on the forehead. |
|
|
| Above a straight on comparison with
a screen grab of the actual helmet in action and the match is clear. The
distressed weathering on the cogs was interesting - from the looks of it the
costuming guys seemed to have gone to work on it with something like wire
wool pads, with a bit of the graphite paint smudged in. |
|
|
| The helmet was almost exactly the
same as the other Original TIE I reviewed some years back (the
Video
of which is here - and Photo's are here).
Though the great thing about this helmet is that it can be specifically
placed in the movie due to its "Hero" highlights. |
|
|
| The graphite-coloured highlights
were added to differentiate the different pilots from each other in the
Movie and to also add lighting highlights in the dim cock-pit setting. |
|
|
| As with the other TIE's it has
smoked Grey lenses. In addition the two plastic greeblies between the mohawk
were also present. Again thanks to Stephen for the chance to review this
helmet. |
|
|
|
AT-AT Driver (ESB)
|
| Only the one
picture, but its a good one. Regular contributor CKing's sent me this shot
of him in the early 90's wearing what's believed to be one of the original
two screen-used AT-AT Driver helmets made for The Empire Strikes Back in
1979. The AT-AT helmet's used were
in fact unused TIE helmets from ANH, which were
subsequently painted grey and detailed for ESB. This is a great shot from Chris
although on behalf of him I'd like to apologise for the shirt! Note
that the helmet appears white as the photo is significantly over exposed due
to the flash. We review the only other AT-AT helmet in glorious detail
on this page here. |
|
|
| The story behind the helmet was also very
interesting, especially as its orighinal acquisition was quite similar to
the TIE Pilot Helmet we also featured on
this site. However this story did not have a happy ending!.
The AT-AT Driver helmet was owed by Jim "Mr Star Wars" Stevenson from Mansfield, Nottingham
who had/has one of the largest collections of Star Wars items in the UK. In the early 90's he was approached by a guy called Vic Menay. Vic worked as a transport driver for Lucasfilm during the filming of ESB and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Now here comes the sad part:
Jim bought the helmet and was thrilled with it because it was his first genuine prop from the movie. Several months later, Jim was burgled and the helmet was stolen (as well as many other rare items of his Star Wars collection). The helmet was never found.
Below, some recent shots of an original AT-AT helmets located
recently.
Note that it has a number of clear differences with Jim Stevenson's
and therefore
is NOT the same helmet.
|
|
|
|
Thanks to Dom for these new photos which really shows off
the details. As you can see its it good condition with only a few of the
various greeblies missing - not bad when you consider its age. |
|
|
| Its missing one of the breather
tubes but the other is still intact - also its great to see that the decals
have not been damaged. Overall its missing the clock parts between the eyes,
some of the smaller buttons and the two black clips that fit on the danglies
just above the side of the eyes. However again when you consider the age
that's pretty great! |
|
|
| Another side shot and view from the
rear, where you can see the pill-box. Unfortunately I've only had these
pics so have not been able to inspect this helmet yet so don't know if the
lid lifts up! |
|
|
| Thanks again to Dom for sending me
these pics. There's now a full review
of this helmet here..... In Empire Strikes Back there are just a
few short scenes where the AT-AT pilots are seen- its almost a case of "blink and
you miss them", however here's a screen-grab showing a couple of different
At-At helmets, these ones have red stripe down the rear. Having looked at
some recent Hi-Def grabs it could be that these are in fact the plain
helmets with topical weathering and red electrical tape running down the
rear. Very similar looking electrical tape is used on the rear cannisters. |
|
 |
| Below, this is the only At-At seen
from the front and is NOT the helmet just above (you can tell as the Red
Imperial Cog doesn't line up and the eye detailing is slightly different). I
recon instead this is the Jim Stevenson helmet that was stolen some time in
the 90's. |
|
 |
|
Imperial Death Star
Gunner Helmet (ANH & RotJ) |
|
|
Above from the same Christies Auction a "Prop
Imperial Forces helmet, the aerodynamic shaped helmet of black painted
vacu-formed plastic, with simulated receiver and aerial to the left ear
and clear plastic eyepiece strip -- made for the 1977 20th Century Fox /
Lucasfilm production Star Wars; accompanied by a letter concerning the
provenance. Similar helmets can be seen in the sequence where
Princess Leia undergoes interrogation by the Imperial Forces to induce her
to reveal the location of the rebel base. They are worn by the Imperial
officers who are ordered to destroy the planet Alderaan". It sold
for $26,360
Again it says "similar", suggesting that it may have been the
prototype, rather than screen used. Shepperton Design Studios' original
invoices for these Imperial Forces'
helmets describes them as "Jawbone" helmets. 12 "Imperial
Forces" helmets were made, whether this includes the Squad
Commander's helmets also is unclear.
|
|
|
| Jorid sent me this shot of one of
the originals made by Andrew Ainsworth. This one at the Might of Magic
show and below the same helmet pictured in the LFL Archives. |
|
|
| ..and a hi-def screen grab |
|
|
|
and below a shot of an Imperial Fleet Trooper from the
same Archive, and below that another Hi Def screen grab from RoCKo (best
we could get) |
|
|
|
|
|
Imperial Royal Guard (RotJ & RotS)
|
|
|
|
Above, again thanks to Franz Bollo for this great
exhibition shot. |
|
|
 |
Above, Emperor's Royal Guard from Lucas Archive's
and on display at the SF MOM and below a close-up from the LFL Archives. |
|
 |
|
|
