ROTJ Stormtrooper Helmet Replica (PICS)

After a few weeks of hard work, i've now finished my latest ROTJ trooper helmet which i converted from a ANH helmet.

Assembling the helmet how i wanted it was a LOT of work. I made the face a bit thinner and softened the details, but the hardest part was building it in such a way that the left ear would turn in towards the face.

I spray painted the whole helmet inside and out in white, but not the whitest white there is, like my other helmets are painted in. I done the usual wet sanding and T-cut after the paint was fully dry, but i didn't over polish it up, so it looks just like the ABS plastic that the original ROTJ helmets were made from.
Here are some pics:













Thanks wackychimp for hosting,

Keith.

 

Dang, that looks outstanding, Keith.
I love all your trooper work.

 

Wow, great job. That's really beautiful. ROTJ is my favorite variant, and you've captured it's uniqueness really well.

J

 

Very nice Keith :thumbsup ....nice mic tips.

 

With the danger sounding like a complete noob/newb (or however you want to spell it) this was a complete eye-opener for me. I never realised that the ears were slanted in the ROTJ. (took me a year to realise the difference between a TK and a TD as well :confused )

I guess you DO learn something new every day.

 

Woah Keith. That's really got the look. :eek

 

That looks so good. You should be very proud.

 

Ain't that from one of them there "Star Wars" movies??

That looks great. One of these days I need to get a trooper helmet for display....

 

That's one awesome looking helmet :thumbsup

 

Thanks everyone
I forgot to say that the decals i used on this helmet are great and were made by jeezycreezy (TJ).

Thanks,

Keith.

 

I`ve really been missing your Stormtrooper threads as you`ve not posted
any lately,but now I`m very pleased.You`ve done a wonderful job.Looks
dead on accurate.:thumbsup

You should get some pics from stormtrooper(pugman) of his original and do some
comparisons.

By the way,any more helmets to show off soon?

Cheers,
Ben

 

That's brilliant work Keith. That really screams "Jedi."

(I can see what you wanted the green plastic for now.)


Very cool mic tips too. ..are these the latest versions?

Jeremy

 

I dont even know what to say. :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

Totally killer man. :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

Very nice work Keith.

You've captured the off-white colour of the plastic perfectly.

Joe

 

You can be the unofficial undisputed king of ROTJ replicas

Nice job :thumbsup

 

Spot on. :thumbsup :thumbsup

The best I've ever seen. :eek

 

Fantastic ROTJ..... I can't even imagine the obstacles to make it out of a ANH pull. Great work, as always

Steve

 

Awesome job. :eek

 

I'm in awe... and in envy... :thumbsup

 

looks great mate

 

absolutely awesome as always mate

Paul

 

Words fail me. Looks absolutely stunning Keith. Just like an original.

Can you elaborate on the white you chose to use. Was it a Halfords paint?

Cheers

Steve

 

Great helmet Keith. Top quality as per usual :thumbsup

Cheers Chris.

 

I am always amazed at the skill level of the folks on this forum. That is an amazing job, and I'm a stickler for little details. You nailed it.

 

Hi, just a quick question, I thought the the blue tube stripes were only used in ANH and in ESB and ROTJ they were black?

 

Thanks everyone, glad you all like it

Ben, i do have an ESB and a ANH to finish, but they won't be done for quite some time, as i'm working on my house at the moment.

Steve, I used Halfords paint as i always do. It was a Mercedes white colour.

MasterVader, the only helmet with black tube stripes was the SE helmet. The ESB and ROTJ were the only OT helmets to have stickers as tube stripes. They are blue printed on a white decal.

Here is another shot i missed out of my first post:


Thanks,

Keith.

 

SWEET..... :thumbsup

 

Cheers Keith.

Inspiring stuff as always.

Steve

 

Top job Keith,looks great :thumbsup

So what do you have inside,foam or hard hat liner?

 

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Thanks. It will have a foam liner as soon as i find the correct yellow foam. Its not made anymore here in the UK, so the only way to get it is in old furniture. I don't want to use that modern crappy stuff that discolours after a week or so like the foam in the SDS helmets.

Keith.

 

Inspiring.... can you believe I still haven't finished my one Keith.?

Was the white paint a particular shade of Mercedes white or just simply 'Mercedes White' ?

 

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The almost empty cans are in my shed, but i think it was Mercedes Glacier white.

Keith.

 

Looks good.
Good to see the ROTJ style get some love.

 

Wow, nice helmet.

It has the ROTJ look overall, but doesn't have the super soft details of most ROTJ helmets. A great compromise.

 

Great work.
Of all the Jedi T.K. buckets I have seen, yours is by far the best.

 

Don't know what I can say that hasn't already been said, Keith. You always do such spectacular jobs on your helmets, I wasn't surprised to open this thread and see another winner. I can't wait to see your next masterpeices.

 

Wow. Nice job, look forward to seeing the rest.

Keep up the good work......

 

Great job Keith. :thumbsup