Forget sparkly shoes, I’d rather play dress up with this 1:1 scale X-Wing pilot helmet replica. This prop was digitally scanned from an original helmet in the Lucasfilm archives and matches the helmet Luke Skywalker wore in the Battle of Yavin. The interior’s padded, and it has removable ear cups. It’s like you’re actually supposed to wear it. I’m sure you can try it on a few times, but this replica is mostly for display (it’s definitely not made for the Death Star trench run). It’s also limited to 750 pieces, and you can pre-order now for shipment by the end of the year.
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You are Dovahkiin—the soul and blood of the dragon dwells within you. Hats are for mere mortals, so you must don this handmade Dragonborn fleece helmet to work.
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If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Burton’s Star Wars-themed Snowboards, you’ll be happy to know that they are now available for a suggested retail price of $189.95 each. In addition, the company is gearing up to release this Avid Grom R2-D2 youth helmet in mid-November with a suggested retail price of $99.95.
The helmet will feature a lightweight in-molded polycarbonate shell and Spin Fit System which allows riders to easily adjust the fit. Additional features include Airvanced Ventilation to customize venting and a goggle gasket to keep the goggles in place.
The boards and the helmet will be available in extremely limited quantities at Burton Flagship stores and local dealers worldwide… May the force be with your holiday shopping.
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Harrison Krix of Volpin Props spent 4 months creating this reproduction of the Daft Punk helmet worn by Daft Punk co-founder Thomas Bangalter. The new helmet is a follow-up to a previous project based on the helmet worn by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and includes 350 LEDs which can run over 4 hours on a single charge. In addition, the matrix is capable of being updated on-the-fly with a custom programmed iOS app. Check out some additional images, as well as a build video after the break.
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Traveling through time is risky; it’s best to be prepared. Regardless of what type of spaceship you travel in, this TARDIS helmet is bound to keep you protected—except for that whole thing about being able to see, which may be a problem. Still, it’s large and sturdy, and it will absorb any number of shocks. Keep your head safe from Daleks, Cybermen, and unknown aliens! Your head is the most important bit anyways. Also: the fez is key.
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Remember the Techno Viking? Well, this sound-responsive LED mohawk helmet created by Garrett at macetech is what he would wear into battle.
Check out the helmet in action after the break.
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Jenn Hall took time away from decorating cakes at Whipped Bakeshop so that she could apply her talents to creating this awesome R2-D2 bike helmet. Speaking with Geekadelphia, she explains how the two activities are related:
While I owe a lot of my pastry decorating skillz to stuff I’ve learned at Whipped Bakeshop, I think for this project I used my own mad artist skillz, which is really the force that binds everything I do. That said, it actually is comparable in size to a lot of the cakes I work on at the bakery. While I was measuring the different components, I thought to myself, “I feel like I’m measuring pieces of fondant for a cake right now.†I guess if I ever make an R2D2 cake (Would someone please please please order an R2D2 cake, PLEASE?!) I might think to myself, “I feel like I’m making a helmet right now.â€
For a step-by-step on how the helmet was made, check out Jenn Hall’s blog.
(via Geekadelphia)
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Andrew Ainsworth designed the original Stormtrooper helmet, and in the following tutorial video he shows you how you can make an original helmet at home.
Interestingly, Ainsworth recently won a lawsuit against George Lucas allowing him to sell his own freaking helmet in the UK (from the original molds no-less)—though it doesn’t seem as though he can ship to the US.
Check out the video after the break.
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To promote the launch of their iPad-only magazine Cosmo For Guys with a bit of viral marketing, Hearst fitted a woman with an iPad helmet and told her to walk around NYC in the hope that someone would touch her face.
Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
“The concept and analogy here is to show a guy ‘getting inside a girl’s head’ and sort of ‘reading her mind’ by flipping through the magazine pages on the iPad. The reason for that is: it is the first magazine for men that is written by women, so for the first time women are letting guys in on what they think,†says the viral’s Creative Director Michael Krivicka.
As you will see after the break, only one man was brave enough to try it out.
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This full-size Lego Minifig space helmet concept from designer Jonathan Robson is intended to be a learning aid for children. As a child Robson was a Lego Club member and he attributes the comics that came in the monthly club magazine with helping him learn to read. The helmet is his way of giving back.
A life-size LEGO Space Helmet plays downloadable audio tracks for comics. The concept designed by Jonathan Robson is based on a LEGO helmet with a gold space visor. The helmet acts as a headset for listening to the audio for LEGO comics as well as a role-playing toy. Once subscribed to Audio Comic, you’ll receive the LEGO comic through the post with your activation code to download the audio onto a USB brick. Simply slot the brick into the back of the helmet, put it on and enjoy the exciting LEGO Audio comic experience! Two buttons on the side of the helmet allow to skip through pages in the audio tracks.
Again, the helmet is only a concept at this point, but it’s a cute idea. Even the instruction manual for a breadmaker would be thrilling when filtered through this helmet.
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