X-WING & TIE PILOT HELMET progress pics

[DeLucks Designs]

Would LOVE to snag one of those x-wing buckets. Gorgeous.

 

[gizmo]

Excellent work Gino. As usual your work is a notch above the rest.:cool

 

[superjedi]

Very nice!! I love a good X-Wing helmet.

In the "roll call" pic, the dark reddish helmet you've identified as "unknown rotj helmet" was in Ep. IV.
The pilot wasn't named on screen, but I think the call sign was Red 9.

 

[GINO]

In the "roll call" pic, the dark reddish helmet you've identified as "unknown rotj helmet" was in Ep. IV.
The pilot wasn't named on screen, but I think the call sign was Red 9.

Good catch.
I went back and revised and compiled a complete chart of every different style of x-wing helmet on screen in the OT films.
See chart above.




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[GINO]

I'm 90% positive that luke's alternate helmet was not really an alternate, but actually his hero helmet in an earlier state before being repainted to what was used in the death star trench scenes. All the decal placements match up exactly to the trench hero.



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[bobasfett]

Seems likely...interesting how they repainted the sides of the mowhawk red instead of going with the yellow diagonal stripes.

 

[jedimaster]

If that's the case then they re-painted everything except the red logo's and the v's. The black and yellow stripes on the front box are different, on both helmets as is the weathering. The weathering on the alternate helmet must have been completely removed before repainting.


When we see Luke in the hangar , we see him with the alternate helmet and the repainted alternate. But when we see the trench run shots , the helmet is much more weathered and has different outlines and stripes.. So I would say that the alternate was repainted to a hero but the trench run shots may have had a different helmet.

 

[GINO]

I think the weathering is easily removed and I think the stripes on the front box are the same, just without the black outlines.
Can't say for 100% certain, but it certainly looks that way to me.


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[jedimaster]

I'm just getting the pix from my I pad but you will see that the hangar shots are the same helmet, (alternate then repainted alternate) But the trench/ cockpit shots are a different paint job all together. Bare with me on the pix it may take an hour or so.

 

[Treadwell]

Very nice!! I love a good X-Wing helmet.

In the "roll call" pic, the dark reddish helmet you've identified as "unknown rotj helmet" was in Ep. IV.
The pilot wasn't named on screen, but I think the call sign was Red 9.

That pilot is Red 4, "John D."

The Red Leader helmet is being worn or carried by one of the pilots in ESB as well. Seen during Leia's pep talk, I think when they wrap up and turn to leave.

 

[GINO]

That pilot is Red 4, "John D."

Jay, where did you get that?
In the film I don't ever hear them call out a Red 4.
The only Red numbers they call out that don't have a face acknowledging them are Red 7, 9, or 11.
Not saying you are wrong, just would like to know how you came to that conclusion.

The Red Leader helmet is being worn or carried by one of the pilots in ESB as well. Seen during Leia's pep talk, I think when they wrap up and turn to leave.

Sweet. I must have missed that.


I think it's pretty cool that there's still so much to the Star Wars props universe that we really haven't scratched the surface on, yet it's blatantly been in our faces for years and years.



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[Qui-Gonzalez]

I am more of Rebel helmet fan, but both are REALLY well done!

 

[Treadwell]

Well, the red-helmet guy is the first one shot down, and was referred to as Red 4 "John D" by the official sw site in their longer list of Special Edition alterations that they used to have up. The pilot is also in the credits.

 

[Art Andrews]

I think it's pretty cool that there's still so much to the Star Wars props universe that we really haven't scratched the surface on, yet it's blatantly been in our faces for years and years.

I wonder how many of those things will come to light once the Blu rays are released?

 

[clancampbell]

That TIE helmet is a thing of beauty! In fact i want both!!!!

Top work Gino!

Rich

 

[steveo]

That TIE helmet is superb and i love it! Please make these available to us less talented.

 

[Trap Joe]

sorry double post

 

[Trap Joe]

Thanks for the encouraging words guys!


Here's an x-wing/y-wing helmet compilation I put together to illustrate the different styles used in the films.
Every different helmet shown on screen in the three OT films are accounted for in this comp.
Any helmet designated as 'red' was an x-wing pilot, while the ones designated as 'gold' were y-wing pilots.

Hope it's helpful for those who aren't x-wingnuts. :lol

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Thank you for this great poster/compilation. It´s very helpful

 

[BDK]

Anyone else notice how much Gold 5 and Red 10's helmets look alike just with color change?


Very cool I've heard of the full yellow and black hero helmet but never notice it until those pics, Thanks GINO!

 

[RoCKo]

Whoops, he did it again! Beautiful helmets, Gino!
You know i want one of those Tie´s, right?!