Modifications needed for the Black Series Scout Trooper Helmet

[octo4096]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and am just starting my journey on making my ROTJ Scout Trooper Armor. For a recent Halloween party I went to I decided I was going to start the process of making the Scout armor, and while it was great for a party, its probably 80% complete for the 501st. For the topic question, I have a Black Series Scout Trooper Helmet that I had used for the aforementioned party but I want to turn that work into something that can work for the 501st.

Looking at the CRL, it looks like it may need only the earholes to be cut out and make sure that through those earholes its black, but I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience using that helmet as a base for any modifications, or if the helmet can even serve as a proper base in the first place.

Link to helmet in question: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Peter-Electronic-Helmet/dp/B0BGJKLTB3/ref=asc_df_B0BGJKLTB3/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693420670743&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10772143158015721695&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031525&hvtargid=pla-2198821679741&psc=1&mcid=4bc1a725089b31fda59313165c6a79c1

Edited October 28 by octo4096
Additional Context

[Chopper]

Hiya, this question was addressed not long after the helmet was released and unfortunately the end assessment was that it was not approvable:

On 6/30/2023 at 6:30 PM, Chopper said:

Alright everyone, now that we have a helmet in hand, I wanted to share the armory team's review of the Black Series helmet.

Overall, as Hask said, this is a pretty nice display helmet, but ultimately it is not appovable out of the box. Furthermore, there are some elements to the design that, even modified, would make it difficult, if not impossible, to approve for 501st use.

Here's some of the major items we picked out in terms of 501st approval:

• Ear openings would need to be drilled out.
• Mesh on mic would need to be painted black.
• Any and all seams, such as those around the battery compartment and around the ears on the sides would need to be filled, sanded, and painted. You'd probably have to paint the whole helmet.
• Indented features or "vents" not present on the original helmets, such as the faceplate decals, the black parts of the rear traps, or the black bars on the lower rear, would need to be filled, sanded, painted, and replaced with the proper stickers or decals.
• Bottom edge of the face plate should be all white, not half black, half white.
• Rotator bolts have no indent and would need to match the 3M bolts (Level 2 criteria).
• And here's the big one: unfortunately, the inner part of the visor shroud is a major issue with the helmet. For approval, a helmet needs to be "true to the shape of original screen used helmet", which means that the inner portion of the visor should have a return edge. That's not the case here, as the inner portion of the visor shroud seems to be flush with the rim.

Sorry folks. It does look nice on a shelf, but you should stick to the vetted vendors for 501st approval.

 

Reference this thread for more info:

[octo4096]

That's a shame, but Good to know! I guess I'll go back to my original idea of 3D printing the helmet

[BikerScout007]

1 hour ago, octo4096 said:

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and am just starting my journey on making my ROTJ Scout Trooper Armor. For a recent Halloween party I went to I decided I was going to start the process of making the Scout armor, and while it was great for a party, its probably 80% complete for the 501st. For the topic question, I have a Black Series Scout Trooper Helmet that I had used for the aforementioned party but I want to turn that work into something that can work for the 501st.

Looking at the CRL, it looks like it may need only the earholes to be cut out and make sure that through those earholes its black, but I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience using that helmet as a base for any modifications, or if the helmet can even serve as a proper base in the first place.

Link to helmet in question: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Peter-Electronic-Helmet/dp/B0BGJKLTB3/ref=asc_df_B0BGJKLTB3/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693420670743&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10772143158015721695&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031525&hvtargid=pla-2198821679741&psc=1&mcid=4bc1a725089b31fda59313165c6a79c1

Yes as Corey stated above, the Black Series Scout helmet is not approvable.  There are much better options out there

Austin you are in my Garrison (or will be) and we have Armor Parties from time to time for Pathfinder builds.  Please join our local group, Scout Team Six

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1491559237815157