TIE Pilot helmet detail

[Greg Sickmeier[TK]]

Has anyone found or produced this detail that shows up on the back of a TIE Pilot helmet in place of the small rectangular pill box? Thanks 

[TheRascalKing[TK]]

5 minutes ago, Oldracer said:

Has anyone found or produced this detail that shows up on the back of a TIE Pilot helmet in place of the small rectangular pill box? Thanks 

 

Have you spoke to Jay Tiepilot, or joined his TIE Pilot Research Group? That's probably your best bet!

[revlimiter[Staff]]

If I'm telling you the obvious here, my apology.  But that's the wrist comm pad molded to fit on the back of the TIE bucket. I'm about 98% sure that's right. Not many of the original buckets had that feature and none were on screen but yeah. Almost certain that's just the comm pad.  I remember seeing it in the big TIE pilot helmet thread on RPF. I'd link it if I could find it, but that thread is eluding me right now. 

 

If you're asking where to get a comm pad molded to fit the helmet like that, I'd have to plead ignorance. I bet that you can get a flat vacuum formed one to work on the back of the bucket with enough glue, heat, and love.

 

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Found what I was looking for.

https://www.therpf . com/forums/threads/original-tie-pilot-helmet-roll-call.328895/

remove the spaces from the URL. It wasn't letting me paste.

 

... and now I'm wondering if I'm breaking rules by pasting an RPF link.

 

[Sly11[Admin]]

Early versions of the TK bucket also had additional parts moulded to the rear that never got screen time.

 

[Greg Sickmeier[TK]]

Thanks all. Great answers and I can now see that detail is the left arm TIE Pilot com pad.

 I’m a recent recruit to the world of Star Wars cosplay with the acquisition of a Stormtrooper suit from Shepperton Design Studios and a TIE Pilot & TIE Jet Trooper helmets from Denis at Armory Shop Moscow.

Edited July 29, 2022 by Oldracer