Anovos Tie Pilot Helmet has arrived

Rhett Thanas · Oct 24, 2016

Not bad, looking! Thanks for sharing the photos!

Let's hope this means Anovos is getting its act together and filling old orders. When reading these forums, it's hard not to send in my resume to apply to be the Project Manager they so clearly need.

ggriffaw · Oct 24, 2016

ThomasBond said:
If you really want to have the desire to kill yourself read up on that debate.

It's long and very involved.

I don't know why it is a debate at all. Do some say the actual props had white and others say silver? You would think someone that has seen a screen used one could end the debate.

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ThomasBond · Oct 24, 2016

ggriffaw said:
I don't know why it is a debate at all. Do some say the actual props had white and others say silver? You would think someone that has seen a screen used one could end the debate.

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I believe so but it's been a while. White with silver over it, etc.

All look silver to me.

I can not really remember just that is was a long debate.

Yorkie Fett · Oct 25, 2016

ggriffaw said:
I don't know why it is a debate at all. Do some say the actual props had white and others say silver? You would think someone that has seen a screen used one could end the debate.

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There never has been a debate, some were white some were silver. Plenty of screen used examples here;

http://www.starwarshelmets.com/original-TIE-helmet-costume-overview.htm

TK765 · Oct 25, 2016

Yorkie Fett said:
There never has been a debate, some were white some were silver. Plenty of screen used examples here;

http://www.starwarshelmets.com/original-TIE-helmet-costume-overview.htm

Not to get in to any debate but ...:lol

I had messaged with Jez when he had the screen used helmet he photographed, he told me it was grey/silver. The helmet auctioned off at Christies was "two circular black and silver stickers". Many of the screen grabs of the helmets closely match the grey/silver paint. Many of the other screen helmets on Jez's site look grey/silver.

So for me Silver wins out

I had even heard that they were changed to white for ROTJ but I am not sure if thats true or not. Can't remember if any new shots of Tie pilots were done for ROTJ, I think I remember some running in the hanger?

ThomasBond · Oct 25, 2016

So now we have a debate about the debate

cheers Maybe I should have used the word discussion.:wacko

On a totally separate note is the pill box molded on and then the edge hand painted white????

The helmet looks awesome but, and please forgive me, that part does not look so good. Bad picture????

Yorkie Fett · Oct 25, 2016

TK765 said:
Not to get in to any debate but ...:lol

I had messaged with Jez when he had the screen used helmet he photographed, he told me it was grey/silver. The helmet auctioned off at Christies was "two circular black and silver stickers". Many of the screen grabs of the helmets closely match the grey/silver paint. Many of the other screen helmets on Jez's site look grey/silver.

So for me Silver wins out

I had even heard that they were changed to white for ROTJ but I am not sure if thats true or not. Can't remember if any new shots of Tie pilots were done for ROTJ, I think I remember some running in the hanger?

I think debate/discussion (whatever we call it) is good- keeps these forums going!

What I was looking at was the examples on Jez's site (that link I posted) which show a helmet with white cogs, and the screen shots with the silver.

Is it possible the Death Star pilots, with Vader had the white cogs and the silver was applied in the cockpit shots? I do seem to remember seeing somewhere that the silver was hastily applied paint on top of the existing cogs. Looking at some of the pics. it does give that impression.

ggriffaw · Oct 25, 2016

I believe TK765 said the Anovos helmet has silver cogs. In some of the photos of the Anovos helmet, they look white. I guess the light reflecting off the silver and the exposure being for a mostly black helmet will easily cause the cogs to be too bright.

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Jagjaguwar · Oct 25, 2016

Well I heard that that the cogs were a sort of iridescent green/purple color, but due to the special coating on the stickers that reflected ambient light and camera flash, they appear silver or white in every digital or film image. But that's just what I was told... :behave

zombdweebie · Oct 25, 2016

Jagjaguwar said:
Well I heard that that the cogs were a sort of iridescent green/purple color, but due to the special coating on the stickers that reflected ambient light and camera flash, they appear silver or white in every digital or film image. But that's just what I was told... :behave

The original screen used ones have been on auction a few times. You can see if that's true or not.

mortifactor · Oct 26, 2016

This looks pretty good, but I am no expert on the accuracy of this helmet. I have always wanted one, but the lack of the hero faceplate being in fan maker's hands had put me off.

I wish this came with the hoses and chest box!

Might go on the interest list, I usually prefer DIY type things but I reckon this is the only way to get an accurate face tie pilot.

Vek · Nov 20, 2016

I have a Sandprop helmet and it s really screen accurate. But it is very big to wear Can you Tell me measurement about Anovos ?( H ,W, L Probably W from greebies to greebies it s the most important ) Thank you!

Zenwalker · Jan 26, 2017

TK765 said:
Not to get in to any debate but ...:lol

I had messaged with Jez when he had the screen used helmet he photographed, he told me it was grey/silver. The helmet auctioned off at Christies was "two circular black and silver stickers". Many of the screen grabs of the helmets closely match the grey/silver paint. Many of the other screen helmets on Jez's site look grey/silver.

So for me Silver wins out

I had even heard that they were changed to white for ROTJ but I am not sure if thats true or not. Can't remember if any new shots of Tie pilots were done for ROTJ, I think I remember some running in the hanger?

I would say they are a gun metal colour, not silver. Or a grey/ silver as you described it above. But definitely not a pure silver.

Verbal21 · Oct 30, 2017

Sorry for the thread bump but can anyone recommend where to get hoses for this thing?

ggriffaw · Oct 30, 2017

https://www.jrs501st.com is the 501st site for TIE pilots. They have a forum. They should be able to help.

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Unfated · Oct 30, 2017

I have compared the Anovos Tie Helmet to three other makers now and I think it's too large. It's the biggest of the four.
Very nice and shiny, but really big.

Art Andrews · Oct 30, 2017

Jagjaguwar said:
Well I heard that that the cogs were a sort of iridescent green/purple color, but due to the special coating on the stickers that reflected ambient light and camera flash, they appear silver or white in every digital or film image. But that's just what I was told... :behave

?? You were told that about the original cogs or the ANOVOS cogs?

ggriffaw · Oct 31, 2017

Unfated said:
I have compared the Anovos Tie Helmet to three other makers now and I think it's too large. It's the biggest of the four.
Very nice and shiny, but really big.

What makes you think the others are accurately sized? The TIE helmets are supposed to be big. Some makers make them smaller than others.

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Jagjaguwar · Oct 31, 2017

Art Andrews said:
?? You were told that about the original cogs or the ANOVOS cogs?

Ah, forgot about this post. Just an old, stupid joke.

Playing on the idea that the Vader lenses are grey but appear red, the stormtrooper bubble lenses are green but appear black, Han's Hoth jacket is brown but appears blue, and the AT-AT pilots are grey but appear white.

Unfated · Oct 31, 2017

ggriffaw said:
What makes you think the others are accurately sized? The TIE helmets are supposed to be big. Some makers make them smaller than others.

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According to http://www.starwarshelmets.com the screen used Tie helmets are 12" wide. The Anovos measures 13" not much of a difference, but on an already oversized
helmet it shows. Compared to other helmets I've seen and compared it to, it just looks too big. I know they are supposed to be large, but I don't think it displays well with my other helmets.

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