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Altmanns Imperial Royal Guard Helmet
(IRG) from Return of the Jedi |
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Altmann's Star Wars replica helmets varied hugely in quality. On one extreme
they produced some really excellent replicas with the Biker Scout,
Imperial Guard and Boussh helmets. However their Stormtrooper and Darth
Vader were really quite disappointing. Seems odd that their most important
helmets (from a sales perspective) were the ones that they had most
problems with. A helmet that was certainly one of their
better ones was the Imperial Royal Guard... |
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| Many thanks to Electropunk for
these great shots of his Altmann's IRG, a licensed helmet that is somewhat
of a rarity. |
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| Not sure of the scale but given
Altmann's did such a good job with the other Return of the Jedi
helmets, we expect that this is pretty much 1:1 like the Don Post. However
its an improvement over the DP since its made of a more reflective material
(the DP was slush formed latex). |
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| Therefore out the box it looks more
accurate than the Don Post, matching the finish of the screen-used helmets
which were vac-formed from ABS. The visor does look a little bit oversize
but that's the only thing we can point at. |
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| So with the IRG, Altmann's managed
to produce a really nice looking helmet. Its just a shame that many of their
other helmets were so much less accurate. Again thanks to Electropunk for
the great pics. |
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| The Imperial Guard looks
rather nice, and is one of Altmann's better helmets and certainly
an improvement over an unmodified Don Post. The image to the left is from
Altmanns official catalogue and the one on the right is from BothanSpy's
personal collection. |
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