GG new helmet line

mosey · Jul 25, 2009

I would rather spend my money on cookie jars they are the same helmets but more yummy!!I did order the vader gold version from pgm club.I figure if it sucks I can bury it in the back yard and some future Indiana Jones can dig it up.

Sergiu · Jul 26, 2009

red_mosquito said:
Agree with you all. This is lame. I can see why GG would want to rehash/repaint Vader. But in order to energize the collectors they would need to do something Ridell and MR hadn't done with this scale. Just my 2 cents.

Indeed. Maybe the TIE Fighter pilot, Riddell had as a prototype?

theropod · Jul 27, 2009

_DJ_ said:
And why no dent? Would have given it a little extra oomph maybe.

Jango didn't have a dent.
-theropod

spudmanski · Jul 27, 2009

Sergiu said:
red_mosquito said:

Agree with you all. This is lame. I can see why GG would want to rehash/repaint Vader. But in order to energize the collectors they would need to do something Ridell and MR hadn't done with this scale. Just my 2 cents.

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Indeed. Maybe the TIE Fighter pilot, Riddell had as a prototype?

And MR had it queued up for production but just ran out of time as the license expired.

GG could really grab some big kudos if they could just resurrect that one helmet made.

_DJ_ · Jul 27, 2009

theropod said:
_DJ_ said:

And why no dent? Would have given it a little extra oomph maybe.

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Jango didn't have a dent.
-theropod

Yes, he hit his head on the way into Slave 1 after fighting OB-1 on Kamino. That's where the dent on the Boba helmet originated.

joe_pops · Jul 27, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5jAwXmPRlQ
:11 clearly no dent
2:06 clearly a dent
2:43 hits head on slave I
So where did the dent come from? The kick? the headbutt? One of the often disputed SW questions. Decide for yourself.

_DJ_ · Aug 4, 2009

2:43 hits head on slave I

Gets my vote.

oddball999 · Aug 4, 2009

Hits his head on the slave 1 I agree.

joe_pops · Aug 5, 2009

Uh, a fan of time travel, I see. The numbers in front of the words are time stamps for the video. Not votes or odds. 2:06<2:43

doot · Aug 9, 2009

If someone can dent your helmet with a kick,
or you can dent your helmet by bumping your head on a door,
you really have a crappy helmet.

_DJ_ · Aug 24, 2009

joe_pops said:
Uh, a fan of time travel, I see. The numbers in front of the words are time stamps for the video. Not votes or odds. 2:06<2:43

Ummm yeah!

I was just saying if I had to vote for an option that'd be the one I'd pick.

I have a bad feeling GG's going to kill this line even though it has such potential.

red_mosquito · Aug 24, 2009

I agree, I can' see GG managing this line effectively. They are making some good strides with their mini busts and statues/dios. But "time to market" issues are still a snag. This line would seem beyond their bandwidth though. Hopefully they will sell it off to somebody who can make it work.

Sergiu · Aug 25, 2009

I hate when companies buy/take a line just to kill it afterward. It happened with Hasbro when they bought Galoob Co. and then destroyed both Action Fleet and MicroMachines lines...

_DJ_ · Aug 25, 2009

Sergiu said:
I hate when companies buy/take a line just to kill it afterward. It happened with Hasbro when they bought Galoob Co. and then destroyed both Action Fleet and MicroMachines lines...

So very true!

If GG would just produce and release the Tie Pilot... BAMM ... this line is back and GG would have another hit on their hands.

Jay_the_Lesser · Aug 26, 2009

I don't think that GG is actually gonna launch this line. Its barely gasping for air with a large weight around its foot. So my hopes arnt up at all.

Turbowars · Aug 27, 2009

No matter who had this line in the past it never went anywhere. Very few were ever made and most of them were rehashes to boot. Wish EFX didn't give GG the green light on them, because EFX would had done a better job. Would had love a McQ Vader helmet in this scale. I guess I'll have to pay the big bucks for full scale version.

Not really interested in any other helmets anyways. They take up too much room.

spudmanski · Dec 30, 2009

Just got an e-mail from AFX that has the Jango Scaled helmet up for pre-order. Ship date says July 2010 (obviously this is a GG product so no certainty with this).

Direct link AFX Jango Helmet

Jay_the_Lesser · Dec 31, 2009

Up for preorder at BBTS as well. $49.99

spudmanski · Dec 31, 2009

Yes, it looks like it is all over the place now. Razor's Edge has it too.

Darth_Chuck · Dec 31, 2009

cheapest I found it was $44.99 from some comic book shop website I found googling it

SITHSPAWN · Dec 31, 2009

I'll get it but I'm sure it'll be a lot less not long after it releases.

red_mosquito · Jan 13, 2010

While searching eBay for the MR Utapau Shadow Trooper helmet, ran across this guys custom stuff. Kinda neat:

http://shop.ebay.com/wondergarage-service/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

DarthCrack · Jan 20, 2010

wow! I had to check his completed listings. They are beautiful.

Darth_Chuck · Feb 16, 2010

Just preordered Jango from www.redfordfilms.com for $49.79 shipped. If you get their newsletter emails, you receive a 5% discount @ checkout.

http://www.redfordfilms.com/product/GG10162-AFN/PREORDER-AUG-2010-Star-Wars-Jango-Fett-Scaled-Helmet-Replica.html

inferior10 · Feb 23, 2010

I preordered Jango a little while ago but it would be nice to get an update on the rest of this line. Like what new ones we can expect or if they're planning on rereleasing some of the older ones, especially the Shocktrooper.

red_mosquito · Feb 23, 2010

A preorder now, could mean a delivery of June 2011. I have recently been lucky enough to score the MR Utapau Shadow Trooper scaled helmet from a great Scummer who charged me his original cost only! If I could bag the MR Scaled Shocktrooper helmet, I would call it a day on this line. There is no way I can believe GG can deliver on this product line.

Turbowars · Feb 23, 2010

red_mosquito said:
A preorder now, could mean a delivery of June 2011. I have recently been lucky enough to score the MR Utapau Shadow Trooper scaled helmet from a great Scummer who charged me his original cost only! If I could bag the MR Scaled Shocktrooper helmet, I would call it a day on this line. There is no way I can believe GG can deliver on this product line.

Dude I wish there were more scummers like that. The sad thing is most Scummers wont even buy something for retail from another Scummer. The Sellers here always get the short end of the stick because everyone is so cheap.

Rod · Feb 24, 2010

I still don't think this line will get off the ground.....I'll believe it when I see it. and the stupid pepto Vader don't really count since he was an exclusive.

Rod · Apr 8, 2010

Rod said:
I still don't think this line will get off the ground.....I'll believe it when I see it. and the stupid pepto Vader don't really count since he was an exclusive.

Dang! Is this line sooooo dead that I am replying to my own post from about 2 months ago?

efranks · Apr 8, 2010

I've been hoping that GG would do something with this line but it's looking like they're just going to do one or two repaints a year, maybe as exclusives, and then bury the line. I was so hoping they'd step up and do something cool like an AT-AT Driver or the TIE Pilot that has been missed twice previously.

There are so many different helmets in the SW universe you'd think someone could make a go of it in some scale other than the full sized versions that eFX is doing. But, maybe there isn't a market for something in this scale.

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Guest · Apr 8, 2010

Has GG even released any of these yet other than the SDCC pink vader? I would love to see a 212th clone & Clone Commander Helmets. It would be neat to see AT-AT Drivers, Snow Troopers, Scout's, ext too.

Darth_Chuck · Apr 13, 2010

I got tired of waiting and made my own.
RedfordFilms.com had the MR Clonetrooper helmet for $1.00!! back in September, so I bought 2. I finally got around to airbrushing them a few weeks ago.

Guest · Apr 14, 2010

$1!!! And where was I??? Dang thats a hell of a deal, which I could have picked one up. Nice custom job too, love the 212th.

darkjediknight · Apr 17, 2010

Excellent custom job

Rod · Jun 22, 2010

So is this helmet line dead? How long has it been since it was announced? Like 2 years ago and all we got is a a gold Vader and pink Vader?

Maybe it's just me, but that's majorly lame.

DarthBeek · Jun 22, 2010

Rod said:
Maybe it's just me, but that's majorly lame.

LMAO! Majorly.

Shame the below never took off ...... open the vault fall 2004!

DarthPotts1975 · Jun 22, 2010

"Unparalleled detail"......Thats too funny -

DarthBeek · Jun 22, 2010

DarthPotts1975 said:
"Unparalleled detial"......Thats too funny -

BenObi_70 · Jun 22, 2010

It's probably a good thing they never started up 1/6th scale helmets...didn't Tomy do those and weren't they really cheesy?

A half scale line has so much potential and GG isn't doing anything with it. I asked VS about this in her question thread and got no response.

Jango is available for preorder but who knows when that will come out.

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/catalog/product/detail/583

babylon · Jun 25, 2010

actually the tomy helmets were quite good and detailed - too bad they got cancelled- I would have loved to have that 1/6 scale wedge x-wing helmet

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