I picked this up at Walmart by my house yesterday afternoon. They had two on the shelf, along with a bunch of Solo movie stuff.
I've been back and forth on this one since it was announced. Some pics looked good, some looked bad (including some of the same promo shots that are on the box). I've been hanging on to some Christmas money to buy this, but I kept wondering if it might not be better spent on other things. Maybe I would just wait for it to be discounted. Anyway, after reading some positive reviews, I decided to pull the trigger as soon as I found one and let me tell you, I am sure happy that I did!
This thing is amazing! If you are on the fence like I was, I highly recommend picking one up. If you like the Stormtrooper helmet, you are going to love this! It is just so damned cool! It's really well built, very detailed, the electronics are awesome, and the "breathing" is nice and loud. It's pretty comfortable to wear, if not a little difficult to put on without some assistance. And man, it just
looks great! I tried to capture as many angles as I could in the pics below. For some reason, the straight on shot looks kind of distorted, like the promo shot on the box but I assure you, I am looking at it right now about 5 ft away and it looks amazing! Like the Stormtrooper helmet, 2D pics just don't do it justice...you have to see it in person.
So yeah, it's not a high end prop replica and I get why a lot of folks aren't digging it, but for $100 toy from Hasbro, it is pretty bad ass!