Jez Hill, Star Wars Helmets, special guest. This is the fourth ‘Prop Talk’ podcast, a new regular feature for the Original Prop Blog. This is an effort to use old and new technology to bring a richer and more informative and entertaining experience to the site. Jez has really provided a great service to fans with his study of helmets and masks used in the Star Wars films by researching and memorializing information on his “Star Wars Helmets” website for many years.
Jez at StarWarsHelmets.com has published the latest in his series of excellent “photo and video reviews”, this one featuring an original biker scout helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, owned by Stephen Lane of The Prop Store of London (formerly owned by Steve Sansweet), which includes the history and development of this prop. These informative and entertaining videos are a fantastic resource for collectors and fans of the Star Wars franchise.
Jez at StarWarsHelmets.com has produced the third in his series of excellent “video reviews”, this one featuring an original AT-AT Driver helmet from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, along with the history and development of this prop, including it’s prior use as a Tie Fighter Pilot helmet in Star Wars: A New Hope.
Jez at StarWarsHelmets.com has produced the second in his series of excellent “video reviews”, this one featuring an original Tie Fighter helmet from Star Wars: A New Hope, along with the history and development of these props for the film.
Jez at StarWarsHelmets.com sent me a link to an excellent “video review” of an original Stormtrooper helmet he had an opportunity to examine in 2004. This is a very rare helmet in that it is HDPE/Polythene “Fishpond” helmets produced for Star Wars: A New Hope before changing to use of ABS material. More, it was subsequently reused in The Empire Strikes Back, and screen-matched to a scene in the film. [Read more…]
