Original ROTJ Stormtrooper Helmet

[JoeR]

I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to acquire this Return of the Jedi background studio helmet.

The provenance is very good on the helmet and pictures of other originals were used to verify its originality.

Used in the opening Death Star scenes of ROTJ, it has been slightly refurbished. The right eye and left ear piece are replicas. It also has silicone in between the ears and the cap/back and faceplate.

All the decals, brow and neck trim are original. The plastic was buffed back to a shine, but it has naturally yellowed again since. The mic tips are original. The frown and chin areas have been touched up with the correct paint.

Excuse the poor quality of the pictures (I am a bad photographer and the camera isn't great) , I was desperate to show my fellow trooper enthusiasts. Better ones to follow.

Enjoy.

Joe

 

[Hitogiri]

That is soo cool. Your about to have alot of troopers marching to your door to catch a glimpse of it lol.

Seriously, very nice catch.

 

[frosty]

great score bud, hope you can still get around with your remaining limbs after buying that.

 

[JoeR]

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great score bud, hope you can still get around with your remaining limbs after buying that.
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Hey bud

LOL - I am having to sell all my replicas including my TE bumpy cap which was quite upsetting but a small price to pay.

Joe

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Joe,

HUGE congratulations to you mate

Excellent acquisition - well done

Now stop typing and go take us some more photos.

Cheers

Jez

 

[OldKen]

dear holy wow thats cool.

awesome bro.

just awesome.

ive never been an ROTJ TK fan...even as a kid i could tell they were different ... but yeah... you own a piece of SW history.

B) :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup


you just got the oldken 3 thumbs up.

(soon to be world renowned. LOL. )

seriously im green with envy...

 

[Chewcy]

Very, very nice Joe, youve hit the jackpot here buddy, glad you finally got one in the end, you are now one of the elite few to own orignal trooper helmets, im not jealous at all

Paul

 

[gonk27]

WOW.. you lucky lucky guy..

That's amazing, congrats on a fantastic acquisition


Jeremy

 

[Darth Kahnt]

Wow Joe, that's awesome. You have a wonderful piece of history there and I am sure it was worth every cent. :thumbsup

 

[HDPE]

Incredible mate, I honestly don't know what else to say.

This is the "Restoration Helmet" right? , awesome.

So how are you going to display it? Are you going to build your house around it?

Looking forward to seeing more pics.


( BTW what's your addy again )

Seriously major congrats on your acquisition.

 

[voice in the crowd]

Just fantastic

Brilliant score

Do you have any friends who chain smoke? Lend them the replica white earcap and get them colour matched

More pics please :love Also if you can share any of the background story of how you aquired it then feel free. If you can't no problems

Cheers Chris

 

[Funky]

Hey, just got the memo. It says, and I quote,....



YOU SUCK..........

 

[blufive]

Killer.

:thumbsup

 

[yodaman]

Nice score

 

[Keith]

Fantastic Joe. I know you have been looking for a nice replica ROTJ for a long time, you couldnt find one, so you just went and bought a real one....i like your style

Congrats,

Keith.

 

[streetjudge79]

Congrats, I just recently got my holy grail prop myself so I can imagine the pride and excitement. Way to go.

 

[Lord Abaddon]

Great score... Not a fav of mine either (think it's the mouth...) but still an iconic piece of history. Thanks for those pics....now as Jez said take more.

 

[darthvaderv]

Very nice, and very lucky to have such a helmet B) .

 

[Ghost Host]

Reminds me of how stupid I was to let my original go so many years ago...

Congratulations.

 

[DB73]

Would you concider a liver in part exchange

nice catch man, you got any plans on how you will display it?