EFX DARTH VADER ANH PCR HELMETS (SPECIAL and STANDARD EDITIONS)
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PHArchivist
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I'm torn...
I have an original Don Post Deluxe fiber glass helmet, (with a bad, none-too-glossy, orange peel factory paint job). Having a tough time rationalizing a second Vader helmet. Though my gut (and this thread) is telling me the eFX will likely be far better.
I have an original Don Post Deluxe fiber glass helmet, (with a bad, none-too-glossy, orange peel factory paint job). Having a tough time rationalizing a second Vader helmet. Though my gut (and this thread) is telling me the eFX will likely be far better.
DARTH SABER
Master Member
Got mine, love it!
ForceSensitvAL
Active Member
Took the plunge and got one myself. Amazon, for about $270 using points, so I couldn't pass it up.
Cheap paper towel holder + $2 car sponge worked amazingly.
Cheap paper towel holder + $2 car sponge worked amazingly.
Toadmeister
Sr Member
Dang, that thing does look beautiful!
Wife would shoot me if I order one....
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russellsch
Master Member
Well, if it helps, this one looks great & is ANH. Isn't the Don Post an ESB? So it's a totally different helmet.
Lichtbringer
Master Member
Just looked at amazon.de - only 380€ :facepalm
I bought it from Amazon.co.uk. Same company that shipped the one on Amazon Germany.. It was about a 12 euro difference though..
Amazon UK: 300 Pds plus 5 pounds shipping/handling= 371 euro . Amazon DE: 383 euro. So I decided, it was the cheapest way to get one.
And it shipped and arrived within 3 days to the Netherlands.
Lichtbringer
Master Member
If i would have to pay an endprice delivered over the equivalent to 300USD, the plastic hat is it not worth to me.
WadeIt0ut
Member
It retails for 300 USD so that is a bit weird of a stance to take lol
PHArchivist
Master Member
Yeah - the DP is ESB. And has molded (poorly) fiberglass tusks, and incorrect mesh. Not quite so deluxe after all...
russellsch
Master Member
The tusks were fiberglass? I never knew that.
Yeah, you'll really like this eFX PCR.
PHArchivist
Master Member
Yup - painted silver. No knurling either...
This was a $1,200 helmet in the late '90's. I picked it up for $800 (new). Crazy...
The DP Deluxe dome is definitely ROTJ, as was the Classic Action (CA) version.
Well, I certainly can't argue much with your assessment but I have a soft spot for the DP Deluxe and for 1996 it was absolutely way ahead of anything seen previously. It's also been a great springboard for modified fan helmets too (Natty15's RotJ Reveal comes to mind among others). We had to wait for the 20th Century helmets to come along for anything better in a Fan Casting and until efx came along it was still the "best" licensed helmet. If you can find a good one, mushy as the detail is, it's still among the more accurate helmets in terms of overall geometry.
I'm really impressed with the efx PCR and will pick one up for my Vader collection at some point.
Cheers!
Dave C
PHArchivist
Master Member
So I'd love to know this: I read somewhere in these 35 pages that the lenses are not accurate for ANH. At this point of time there's so much info everywhere I don't know where to look. But what would be a set of accurate lenses for an ANH helmet? I'm in the proces of upgrading my efx helmet and I'd love to be pointed in the right direction. I know from experience in another section of this prop replica hobby how annoying it can be that someone asks for something. BUt for SW I just don't know where to look. Thanks in advance 
