Abq POSSIBLE NEW IMPERIAL HELMET FOUND!!!

Hey Gang!

I think I may have discovered a new Imperial helmet from the Original Trilogy. I actually noticed the helmet about 4 months ago. Since then I have done research to see if anyone else had seen it or had written about it. As it turns out....I have found nothing on it.

The helmet I am talking about can be found on ROTJ. The scene it can be seen is when the Emperor arrives on the Death Star. As the Emperor is coming down the ramp off the Shuttle....look over his left shoulder....there you will see Imperial Troops wearing a helmet that looks like the Rebel Troopers helmet......but it is in solid black!


I sent this message to Jez who owns Star Wars Helmets.com

Here is his response back to me:

jess

i had a look tonight and i think you're right

U G L Y!!!!!!!!!

It looks to me like the background costumes for that scene were put together
VERY quickly by the costumers (Berman and Nathens?) and almost like they hacked
together some existing helmets (or parts).

Even the costumes themselves look very poor. I suppose they were only going to
be used in a single long-shot but even so they look VERY rough! It would be good
to see some on-set pics as even the dvd doesnt have the resolution to show them
properly.

nice find though - well done!!!!

cheers

Jez

Take a look at scene and let me know what you think!

 

Hey Jess....I just replied to this on the Mountian Garrison board but...NICE FIND! I'll watch it on the X-Box so I can zoom on in.

 

you are awsome man. I tried to zoom as good as I could but was only able to get a little beter look at them. I cant tell for sure wether they are/are not the rebel fleet trooper helmets. A chin strap on on of them looks right but another one looks wrong.


another possibilty is they are the rugby helmets used as the base for death star trooper. I come to this conclusion after looking at the chin strap.

either way its a good catch. I love that scene and shocked I have never seen or heard of these guys before.

Oh and the suits they are wearing look like blue jump suits.

 

Here are some screen shots!

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/TD5151/MISC/Helmets1.jpg]

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/TD5151/MISC/Helmets2.jpg]

 

Crap! Good job, Gecko! I kept looking in the wrong spot!

 

To put my 2 cents in

I think is this or a modified version of it

http://starwars.com/databank/organization/imperialnavytrooper/index.html


But what I want to know..If you guys would tell me What is this guy is

http://www.geocities.com/drthvrdr/Helmets2.jpg

Thanks

 

That guy in the back is a AT-ST Driver!

 

I assume you mean the guy with the big arrow pointing at him?

[image=http://www.geocities.com/drthvrdr/Helmets2.jpg]

Judging from the size,shape and color of his helmet I say he is an AT-ST driver.

[image=http://www.animedavesworld.com/swatstdrivercompc7.jpg]


Oh, and for 5 bonus points what wrong with that Imp officers costume?


EDIT: Second pic link didnt wanna work

 

His rank bars are on vertically, instead of horizontally. Can't believe he showed up in front of the Emperor like that.

 

The helmet in question is very simular to the helmets on the 2 Rebels in the back with the long staffs and the guys in the very front rows.

[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/TD5151/MISC/massasi2.jpg]

 

Do you think contacting lucas film or ILM would help with this? or would hey ignore us?

 

You never know....fortune smiles on those that ask! But we will be ignored as usual...

 

Hey Gecko, I thought those two guys holding the staffs were SpaceBalls...

 

what are the names for the guys holding the staffs? That looks like a nice easy costume to do... something i am definatly up for.

 

Like Bob said....SPACEBALLS!!!

 

lets do that costume, nice simple and in green wool. nothing says new mexico like green wool...