Help ID my Vader Helm

[Obi Sean Kenobi]

Hi all,

I have had this Vader in my collection for years now and have always been curious as to its origins.

I've always thought it has DP deluxe characteristics, but the dome has always thrown me off - the little ANH widows peak.

Vader experts, what say ye?

OSK

 

[darthgordon]

I can't tell you what it is, but I say that definately isn't a DP.

 

[Obi Sean Kenobi]

I can't tell you what it is, but I say that definately isn't a DP.

Sorry man, I just meant to imply that it had its origins in a DP, not that it was a DP. Sorry bout that...

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

My guess would be Altmann's, but I'm not an expert at all. I just remember those having very square cheeks like yours.

 

[Lord Abaddon]

It could be an early Altmann's, there are some similarities, it's definitely not one of his LFL licensed ones though. I'm curious too as to who could have made that one.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I'd put my vote on an Altmanns as well or an original sculpt - definitely not a cast off of something from an original source.

 

[StarWars Collector]

Looks like a (reworked) Altmann's.

 

[Onigiri]

I dont think its altmanns...what is it made of? Also, can we see the connector between dome and helmet.

 

[HAL9000]

one clue might be to let us know where / how you acquired it and where from.
as in eBay / auction / what country / etc?

 

[Obi Sean Kenobi]

Its made of black gelcoated fiberglass.
I got it from a guy on Tdh whose name escapes me, other than he lived in the Chicago area? I think it was Judz Dwedd?
OSK

 

[ItsThatGuy]

Judz Dwedd works with fiberglass - you think he made it?

 

[bubba fett]

Looks like an original sculpt to me. I have only seen a few Altman's, but the cheeks are smaller and the bottom chin area would angle in even more.

 

[KevVader]

Doesn't look like an Altmann's....not ugly enough!:lol
Post a pic of the dome/mount and top of the facemask. Although it could be that the dome and mask aren't even related as they are different eras...i.e ANH dome, ESB/ROTJ mask.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Altmanns made more than one version of Vader, iirc.

 

[darthgordon]

Well who made an ANH lid with an oversized chin vent?

Could you get a pic of how the dome connects?

I certainly don't have a list of people that made Vader lids over time, but those things might jog some much more knowledgeable person's memory.

 

[Obi Sean Kenobi]

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[Obi Sean Kenobi]

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[defstartrooper]

I'd say it's definately an Altmanns go look on Jez's site there's plenty of pics there.

www.starwarshelmets.com

 

[ArtisanProps]

Looks like a (reworked) Altmann's.

I agree. A reworked Altmans.. The person who reworked it lost a lot of the sharper
details that it once had..

 

[ob1al]

Yes, definitely not cast from an original. It has many Altmans characteristics so is either a fan sculpt from someone or a reworked Altmans, IMHO.