•Preorder Code: PO-2011-0105
•Product: 1/1 Scale eFX Collectibles Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope: Luke Skywalker ANH X-Wing Pilot Helmet
•Release Date: December, 2012
•Edition: Limited 750pcs Worldwide
•Product Status: Mail Order Only [Full advance payment needed due to this item we will only be carried based on order(s) quantity received]
•Retail Price: RM2,780 (US$579)
•Preorder Price: RM2,610
•Preorder Price: RM2,490** (Save RM120)
•Min. Deposit: NIL
•Blocking Fees: NIL
•Full Payment Special: NIL
•Estimate Release Date: December, 2012 [*Expecting stock receive: Late Q1, 2013]
•Preorder First Cutting Date: 29th March, 2012
•Preorder Deadline: 6th April, 2012
Note: **Denotes non-refundable or exchangeable down payment
Animage Toyz Studio (ATS), Malaysia will be bringing in this exclusively limited edition EFX Collectibles X-Wing Pilot Helmet from the most remarkable Sci-Fi Movie in the history - "Star Wars" and these are extremely limited worldwide. Preorder allocation was limited (First come first basis).
Helmet History:
In Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker was assigned the wing position of Red Five and flew his X-wing starfighter in the Battle of Yavin against the Empire's mightiest weapon, the dreaded Death Star. Using all his skills as a bush pilot in Beggar's Canyon back home, and with the Force now as his ally, Luke maneuvered down the Death Star's trench, evading enemy fire and even Darth Vader, to deliver the final devastating blow and became an unlikely hero of the Rebellion.
The original helmet was made from an APH-6B Vietnam era flight helmet used by the US Navy, circa 1969. This helmet included the dual visor cover. A ridge was also added over the top from front to back. The helmet was then cast in halves to make the master pattern and the X-wing pilot helmets were then vacuum formed from these patterns. Upon assembly, a strip of ABS was added to hide the parting line of the two halves.
The microphone is from a Racal Minilite headset. This is the same headset that Luke and Han wore when fighting the TIE Fighters in their escape from the Death Star.
The helmet worn by Luke in A New Hope is the same helmet that he wore in The Empire Strikes Back. However, there were some minor differences. In addition to lighter weathering, the microphone tube was on his left side and there is a noise attenuator at the microphone tip. Also the chin cup is threaded on the outside.
The eFX X-wing pilot helmet is a faithful recreation of the iconic helmet that Luke Skywalker wore in the exciting Death Star trench run in the epic battle of Yavin. Utilizing a digital scan of an original X-wing helmet in the Lucasfilm archive and an actual APH-6B helmet, castings of an original visor and chin cup, eFX’s engineers, model-makers and artists painstakingly constructed the master patterns to produce this prop replica.
Helmet Features
* Worldwide edition limited to 750 pieces* Fulll size replica
* Scanned from an original helmet in the Lucasfilm archives
* As seen in the epic Death Star "trench run" in A New Hope
* Quality fiberglass, injection mold plastic and metal construction
* Removable, real leather ear cups
* eFX helmet display base
* Numbered plaque
* Prop Story/COA
* Lay-Away plan available for the balance
