Helmets have always fascinated and served the mankind. In the wars, the helmets not only protected a soldier’s skull, but also gave them a more sinister look in the battlefield and grand look during peace. Today, helmets may no longer be used in wars, but they are still serving the world by protecting the drivers’ necks on bikes, cars or spacecraft.
Nothing can compete with the helmets that came up in the legendary Star Wars saga. As many factions of the universe were at war, it was natural to see various helmet-designs out there. But, what was not expected was how grand and elaborate these devices looked. Following are the ten best Star Wars-inspired helmets for geeks.
R2-D2 Helmet
R2-D2 was an adorable blue cylindrical robot which used to stay with Luke Skywalker. Now it will give drivers a safe option while driving. This helmet has an attractive color and built that gives a bike-rider a more unique look. However, the safety standards that are required to be satisfied by the helmet are not compromised by its design.
Steamtrooper helmet
Steamtroopers can be nasty in looks, but can also be good source of inspiration. This steamtrooper helmet is one such product of its inspiring bad-looks. This helmet is highly detailed, which means one can know how these beasts used to look like even though he/she has not watched the movie. Created by a Star Wars’ fan to store it as a memorabilia, this helmet is one of the best creations in the field of steampunk art, and can set the geek-predators upon itself.
Steampunk underground explorer helmet
Divers and miners from the Victorian era were known for their horrid, scary helmets. This helmet, combined with a headlamp and breathing device, makes an even more sinister-looking visage-gear that can send one’s beloved girlfriend screaming off in terror. This helmet, known as Steampunk Underground Explorer Helmet, is designed meticulously by Tom Banwell. Made out of leather, fitted with dark lenses, this helmet can allow a man trying to explore the depths of the earth by keeping him oxygen-provided through the oxygen canister attached to it. Darkness will fade wherever the man will tread because of the headlamp installed in the helmet. Now this is one helmet of some real use.
Ralph McQuarrie Darth Vader Helmet Concept
Whenever Darth Vader used to come on-screen, people used to wonder how one can see life from behind the horrible mask. Today, these people have a chance. Limited edition Darth Vader helmets have come out in the market, designed digitally by Jay Kushwara. The helmets show details of the original worn by Dark Lord of Sith, and are available in a small, fixed number. If you want to buy it, you have to order beforehand.
Stormtrooper helmet
This Stormtrooper helmet is made using old snickers (in this case, Adidas) as a part of the Star Wars Remix Project, started by Noah and Mica Scalin, Emma Beddows and Scott Walker. This helmet used more than a pair of snickers, and its design was complicated enough to give the artist nightmares. This helmet is the best way to demonstrate the fact that all the old and wasted objects can be reused.
TV series themed Stormtrooper Helmet
Star Wars, in its prime, had kicked off a cult around itself. Clubs, books, shows and art – all had been affected. One such club, TK Project, came up, which encourages artists and designers to redesign stormtrooper-helmets as per their own imagination. The result is: stormtroopers will no longer look bland in their black-and-white suits.
This helmet is inspired from a well-known TV series, Lost, and is created by Amy Vatanakul. The artist has recreated the first scene of the series, a plane crashing from a clear blue sky on to a deserted island. This scene is portrayed on the stormtrooper-helmet, giving the helmet a nearly bluish look with details of the grim accident. If the beauty is not enough, you can actually see the signatures of JJ. Abrams, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof on it.
Avatar Stormtrooper HelmetIt
It may not be proved that ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Wars’ are in different leagues, but this helmet clearly emphasizes the fact that the combination is a bad idea.
Another project from TK Project, this helmet is a blend of Na’vi and Stormtrooper, resulting in an ugly, hideous structure that will kill the interest of a newbie in the two movies in one go. This may protect somebody’s head, but its looks will clearly set off alarm-bells ringing in the streets.
Boba Fett Lego Armor
Boba Fett is one of the most popular characters from Star Wars. Its colorful demeanor is now recreated using LEGO bricks. This creation may not recreate the full color of the figure, but it has done sufficient justice to keep a spectator in awe of the creation. This suit also contains a jetpack, another product from Star Wars and a rifle.
Brass Stormtrooper Helmet
Trumpets and saxophones can spice up a concert, but are becoming bland in terms of looks. This helmet is all set to change the perception. If a Stormtrooper had worn this Brass Stormtrooper helmet, Star Wars would have had its own band to sizzle things up. The looks and fineness of this helmet has set tongues wagging in the geek-world.
Boba Fett LEGO Brick Helmet
Another Boba Fett-inspired product made from LEGO bricks, this helmet is a testimony of the hard-work put in to create this masterpiece. Though this makes the character look less menacing, this product is launched by JR Bricks, and can be broken down and built up again by removing and adding bricks.