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Altmann's Stormtrooper Helmets |
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Altmann's 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.
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shots of some of the Altmann's helmets - including the Stormtrooper below.
As you can see its a custom sculpt and features a look which is a cross
between an ANH Hero and RotJ Stunt. |
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These three shots below feature the same helmet on the
Store display for these helmets. |
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| Above left the Stormtrooper and on
the right the Biker/Scout Trooper which was Altmann's best helmet and
actually very close to the original, again shown on the store display. |
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Altmann's Sandtrooper Helmet |
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Below, Stephen sent me this interesting one. Supposedly of
an Altmann's Sandtrooper, one of only three made which were never produced
or given for approval by Lucasfilm |
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Strange Idea, they've clearly used the standard helmet and
provided a bit of weathering. However the Sandtrooper (as we all know)
features different detailing from the standard Stormtroopers, such as the
lack of trapezoid stripes. |
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In addition this has a black (ESB/RotJ) frown and bubble
lenses so its a bit of a hybrid! |
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