Home Depot Holiday Stormtrooper Animatronic

[Mara Jade's Father]

 

[Hecubus114]

For anyone curious, here are photos of the helmet it comes with (on the right) next to the Black Series helmet (left). Also, how this looks with the BS helmet on it. I’m going to leave mine with what it comes with. I may get a second one of these to customize and improve down the road. But I gotta say, a week later, I’m still highly impressed with this.

 

[yaris]

For $300 these are exceptional value. Unfortunately here in Australia, we'll probably never see them offered, but you can get one off ebay for over $1k which of course kills any value in it.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I’m pretty happy with the helmet but I am curious how you would go about a swap out.

 

[Hecubus114]

I’m pretty happy with the helmet but I am curious how you would go about a swap out.

So, in theory, I don’t think this would be very difficult. I picture getting a steel rod that fits into the neck tube (where the rod sticking out of the animatronic helmet goes), and stick a styrofoam half sphere on top. Obviously it wouldn’t move like the one it came with. Although I bet that it’s possible to “transfer” the mechanism inside to a different helmet, if one was set on it.

 

[Dogsbody2]

Bad Helmet you could stick it on a stick,make it look dirty and use it for Halloween...

 

[Moviefreak]

Yep, that's the rub, ain't it.

Do your parents still live in Solivita over in Poinciana? Remember I still live close, so I could always pick one up and drop it off at their place.

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Yes, they do... but still same problem as to how to get it here. Thanks for the offer to help though!

 

[Funky]

I’m speaking out of my butt, but I assume Home Depot doesn’t live in Australia (or ifit does, it will eat you the second you walk in the doors!!!)

 

[Moviefreak]

Yes, they do... but still same problem as to how to get it here. Thanks for the offer to help though!

Gotcha. I didn’t know if you ever visit them, you could check it on the plane for the price of an extra bag. That is usually like $30-$50.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I’m speaking out of my butt…

 

[Funky]

Gotcha. I didn’t know if you ever visit them, you could check it on the plane for the price of an extra bag. That is usually like $30-$50.

I can tell you the box is huge! And heavy. The wife and I could barely lift it, both of us, to put it in the car. Ah, but we’re whimps. LOL

 

[Funky]

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Ohhh solo Mia!

 

[Moviefreak]

I can tell you the box is huge! And heavy. The wife and I could barely lift it, both of us, to put it in the car. Ah, but we’re whimps. LOL

Oh, that would make checking on a plane hard. Unless he takes it out of the box and packed pieces across his luggage, lol. That would be rather humorous going through TSA X-ray.

 

[Hecubus114]

I mean, shipping it to someone in Australia one piece at a time might not be that crazy an idea. If someone was dedicated enough (well, two people).

 

[Treadwell]

Ok when are they doing a 12 foot one.

 

[yaris]

I asked a relative in the US to price one sent to Australia and it's going to cost $400....!! in freight...!!

With the exchange rate and buying one it will land at just under $1k...!!...tooo expensive for my blood.

I'm not sure if there will be any businesses in OZ that will offer it...maybe EB games/Zing. They did carry the Nerf Alien Pulse rifle which I thought was surprising...... would be nice though.....fingers crossed.....

 

[Dogsbody2]

I’m speaking out of my butt, but I assume Home Depot doesn’t live in Australia (or ifit does, it will eat you the second you walk in the doors!!!

We only have Costco unfortunately.

 

[Jodo]

I can tell you the box is huge! And heavy. The wife and I could barely lift it, both of us, to put it in the car. Ah, but we’re whimps. LOL

I carried mine to the car, LOL.

 

[Funky]

Has anyone figured out a way to reprogram the voice? I imagine deleting what’s on their and putting in Stormtrooper quotes and some blaster sounds. How hard could it be?