Black Series Helmets - whats next after Boba Fett

[MClass]

Got mine today and was immediately reminded why I avoid anything made by Hasbro.

 

[Grievous]

Got mine today and was immediately reminded why I avoid anything made by Hasbro.

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Ouch…That’s not easy to ignore. Are you going to return it?

 

[Jodo]

The kill stripes on my first Boba Fett helmet were incredibly wonky. I was very glad to exchange it on Amazon for a much better one.

 

[Synz314]

Got mine today and was immediately reminded why I avoid anything made by Hasbro.

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I've seen a couple that were just slightly off center in the opposite direction. This one's pretty bad.

 

[MClass]

It's too bad because the rest of the helmet is actually quite good.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Time to strip it and turn it into Koska Reeves'?

 

[Synz314]

Here's a comparison between the Hyperdrive and Black Series helmets.

He measured the depth and width of them. The Black Series is definitely oversized. It's bigger than my GEC Props helmet, which is large enough to fit over a 25" head. But Hasbro needs to overcompensate for how much space is used up by the interior lining. That said, the sculpt is great on it.

Black Series:
W: 10 1/8
D: 11

GEC Props:
W: 9 5/8
D: 10 1/4

Hyperdrive:
W: 9 1/4
D: 9 1/4

 

[Mr Mold Maker]

Some quick pics of my stock copy. This thing is truly fantastic. It is a lot larger than the real helmet, which is a given with Black Series helmets, but even still it is a great piece.

The only other thing I wanted to mention which I haven’t seen before is the fact that there is a very light seam running along the top of the helmet. I plan to repaint this in a few weeks or so, so I’m not worried. I just plan to sand it down with some 320 grit paper before priming. But it is so small and hard to see that I doubt most people will even notice.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Couldn’t take the wait any longer. I cancelled my Amazon order for Bo and ordered it from BBTS.

I did the same. My helmet arrived today.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

 

[Synz314]

The V2 Vader is on display at their Celebration booth.

 

[Mr Mold Maker]

I’m so confused. I thought for sure they would have announced the Clonetrooper, not another repaint.

 

[janglesworthy]

Clone helmet is still a rumor at this point right?

 

[Synz314]

Clone helmet is still a rumor at this point right?

Yeah. Just a rumor. Yakface has always been correct when it's come to the Black Series prop rumors. This would have been the perfect, most obvious time for Hasbro to announce a clone. I don't get it.

 

[Blue Leader]

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I’m surprised this repaint took this long. Gonna need it for sure.

But it is too bad a new helmet wasn’t announced, not just a repaint…

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I’m surprised this repaint took this long. Gonna need it for sure.

But it is too bad a new helmet wasn’t announced, not just a repaint…

There is still Comic Con.

 

[blewis17]

The V2 Vader is on display at their Celebration booth.

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Overall, a BIG improvement.

If they JUST would have made the dome larger.... uggghhh

Maybe there will be an aftermarket 3D printed Vader domes for your black series helmet

 

[papamurf812]

Maybe it's the lighting, but it still looks off to me.

 

[Synz314]

Maybe it's the lighting, but it still looks off to me.

Yeah, while they made a lot of improvements, the sculpt of the face and dome remain unaltered unfortunately.

 

[bondoking]

When will a scout trooper helmet be released for Pete’s sake!