Eagle
Sr Member
Which version is that? The 'Play' version looks dire...
Just got my budget MR Trooper bucket and all i can say is i love it :)
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I tell ya, I like it as well. My biggest gripe is the fact that it's SO big. If I could shrink it, I'd love it.
judgedredd
Sr Member
Thats the Play version and it looks great to me
and it looks great to me Which version is that? The 'Play' version looks dire...
Eagle
Sr Member
Looks completely different to me.Thats the Play version
Small wonder these companies lose sales.
StarWars Collector
Well-Known Member
That's a Riddell .45 mini helmet.
judgedredd
Sr Member
they probably have no idea what there selling check the photos i took on the first page
voice in the crowd
Sr Member
Well mine arrived today and I am more than pleasantly surprised. I am normally a real purist when it comes to stormtrooper lids and to be honest I bought this out of curiousity and for the sake of buying it for the collection. Funnily enough the pics in this thread are good but really don't do this piece justice.
First thing that hit me was it is a super solid construction (not like the Don Post or Rubies low end helmets) and even though it is made from god knows how many pieces it goes together great and the seams are almost unnoticeable unless scrutinised up close.
The proportions and size are not a boot up the arse off a real lid and for the cash it is a great buy.
The mic tips are very much like the SDS helmets mic tips they have the same slightly rippled texture to the plastic, the seam and the stand off parts are the same and as with the SDS are proportioned slightly differently to castings taken from a real helmet. No Hovi mix Pa2 written on them but still very accurate none the less.
This is a reasonably priced and reasonably accurate helmet that should be great for the guys who want to troop in something that looks great to the general public.
If you dropped it in the car park it would survive no problem and you wouldn't be heartbroken with a few scuffs for the price it is going for
A nice fun piece.
Cheers Chris
First thing that hit me was it is a super solid construction (not like the Don Post or Rubies low end helmets) and even though it is made from god knows how many pieces it goes together great and the seams are almost unnoticeable unless scrutinised up close.
The proportions and size are not a boot up the arse off a real lid and for the cash it is a great buy.
The mic tips are very much like the SDS helmets mic tips they have the same slightly rippled texture to the plastic, the seam and the stand off parts are the same and as with the SDS are proportioned slightly differently to castings taken from a real helmet. No Hovi mix Pa2 written on them but still very accurate none the less.
This is a reasonably priced and reasonably accurate helmet that should be great for the guys who want to troop in something that looks great to the general public.
If you dropped it in the car park it would survive no problem and you wouldn't be heartbroken with a few scuffs for the price it is going for
A nice fun piece.
Cheers Chris
bubba fett
Well-Known Member
Still no word on who, if anyone, will be carrying these in the States?
Qui-Gonzalez
Master Member
I know I wants one as soon as we find out who is carrying them.
rickrickrick
Sr Member
Hate to state the obvious, but it says on the play.com website that it is a UK exclusive, and since it is an MR item, and we know MR is no longer a STAR WARS licensee, and that this helmet was never on any of MR's US merchandise release lists, I expect that it will NEVER see US distribution.
Someone tell me if that's a bad assumption.
Rick
Someone tell me if that's a bad assumption.
Rick
defstartrooper
Sr Member
I don't think any other retailers will be seeing any i understand there was a shortfall in the number produced like with the LE helmet but hey why sweat you'll probably find these available again in the summer under the name Efx
Qui-Gonzalez
Master Member
I've just received my helmet and it doesn't look too bad
Here it is next to an FX helmet (FX on left)
still doesn't help you guys in the states though!
Oh, it does. It helps me hate you with every ounce of envy I can muster. I am sending my envy/hate rays from my eyes now. Feel it yet? How about now?
Damn, I want one.
Sidewinder
Sr Member
I have an account with play if anyone wants me to help em out with getting one.
SAS
SAS
Qui-Gonzalez
Master Member
Can I be the first to sign up for part of that action?
voice in the crowd
Sr Member
Shipping charges from the UK to the US are terrible just now since the Royal Mail changed their shipping rates. There is a chance the shipping will cost close to the price of the helmet.
It is possibly worth while getting a shipping price to see if it is even worth buying and shipping these.
If shipping works out to be reasonable I am the same as sidewinder I will also help anybody trying to get one of these if they do not become available in the US.
Cheers Chris
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