kelt_knight Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 I am starting a review topic on the NI V2 Scout Trooper helmet. I ordered it two days ago and will be posting my pics as well as a full review on the helmet. Here are some pics of the helmet up close I found. More review when the helmet comes.
jyjellyfish77 Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Really interested in this thread. Good luck to you and thanks for "taking one for the team". From these pics it looks nice but since you just ordered it I'm sure they're stock photos. Can't wait for it's arrival. I was very close this time last year to ordering it myself but ended up getting ahold of MLC. 2
kelt_knight Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 Really interested in this thread. Good luck to you and thanks for "taking one for the team". From these pics it looks nice but since you just ordered it I'm sure they're stock photos. Can't wait for it's arrival. I was very close this time last year to ordering it myself but ended up getting ahold of MLC. Yes it does look great. I have been emailing the guy and told him the ENTIRE 501st scout trooper site bikerscout.net wanted to see the helmet. Told him I was going to do a review...... I think I made him nervous...... been kind of quiet since that email....ROFL 1
kelt_knight Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 The helmet is NOT cheap by any means. Its $487.20 USD with shipping. So ya I am always down to take one for the team. Its how a scout trooper should be. In or out of battle...lol .. 1
Chex Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Ugh..Hunter you could have gotten a tried and true helmet for way less then that brother. Taking one for the team is one thing, but spending more money then you have to is another, especially on a helmet that's not well known. You're gonna have to let me have a look at that when you get it in. I'm curious as well, and I can always bring a KS and LW helmet to compare it to. 2
kelt_knight Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 Ugh..Hunter you could have gotten a tried and true helmet for way less then that brother. Taking one for the team is one thing, but spending more money then you have to is another, especially on a helmet that's not well known. You're gonna have to let me have a look at that when you get it in. I'm curious as well, and I can always bring a KS and LW helmet to compare it to. We can go over the helmet when it comes. Sure bring your KS and LW helmets and we can comapre the helmets. Look at it this way at least I did not get a SF one..... 1
kelt_knight Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 That will also be a great time to take great pics of all the helmets together so you can really see the difference.
CRISTONAMO Posted May 10, 2014 Posted May 10, 2014 The one thing I've noticed with this helmet from other people who bought this is the visor protrudes outward too much. Other than that looks great. 1
kelt_knight Posted May 11, 2014 Author Posted May 11, 2014 I got word in a email from NI that the entire helmet is around 1 inch larger than the V1 helmet. They made the V2 helmet closer in size to the real ones off the movie. More info on the way.
kelt_knight Posted May 12, 2014 Author Posted May 12, 2014 I found these pics of the helmet. The clay sculpt and the comparison of the movie and NI helmet.
kelt_knight Posted May 12, 2014 Author Posted May 12, 2014 Thought the new pics would help. I think the helmet looks great and as far as I can see right on with the one out of the movie. Your thoughts on them.
BikerScout007 Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 Looks pretty good! Have to see the pics of the one you receive
Southscout Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 Looks nice But, the back looks a little wonky doesn't it? The indentations are a bit spread apart, and the two leftmost are not separated at all.
kelt_knight Posted May 13, 2014 Author Posted May 13, 2014 Looks pretty good! Have to see the pics of the one you receive No I have not. I have emailed him to see if I can get more pictures and info. Looks nice But, the back looks a little wonky doesn't it? The indentations are a bit spread apart, and the two leftmost are not separated at all. I see that and I was told that the finished one does not have that problem.
kelt_knight Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 I got the helmet in today. I will be doing my review in a few days. Here are some pics of the helmet.
Bobik96 Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Wow that looks kick ass. How long did it take to receive? 1
01Hawk Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 Does the visor slant down to the right or is that just a picture issue?
kelt_knight Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 Does the visor slant down to the right or is that just a picture issue? It's just how it is on the stand. Also how the pic is.
spookymufu Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 if I can make a suggestion.... to get better more accurate pics with much less distortion, try standing back from the helmet about 4-6ft, zoom in on it and take the pics, this reduces the camera distortion quite a lot...
kelt_knight Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 if I can make a suggestion.... to get better more accurate pics with much less distortion, try standing back from the helmet about 4-6ft, zoom in on it and take the pics, this reduces the camera distortion quite a lot... Thanks but I will have better pics. I took these at work with my cell... Not from my DSLR camera.
kelt_knight Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 Wow that looks kick ass. How long did it take to receive? It took around 3 weeks. Faster than I thought it would take. It was mailed from Great Britain on the 22 and I got it today. Not bad since it had to come across lots of land and a huge body of water and then tucked to Florida. I do not see many Royal Mail by the way. I loved the BBC Top Gear episode were they raced in a fast Car and we're trying to beat the Royal Mail. BEST SHOW EVER...
Bobik96 Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Wow that's fast! Mine has been "shipped" longer than that.
Guff Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 So... is the general opinion positive on this? I'm currently building my own lid, but have been beset with problems. In the meantime, someone has come along and offered me one of these lids relatively cheap......
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