50 Custom Storm Trooper Helmets Auctioned For Charity

Logan Westbrook

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50 Custom Storm Trooper Helmets Auctioned For Charity



The 501st Legion [http://www.501st.com/index.php], a group of dedicated and talented Star Wars cosplayers, has collected fifty storm trooper helmets customized by actors, artists and more besides, and is auctioning them off for charity.

It seems to be the done thing this Summer to amass dozens of customized Star Wars helmets and auction them off, but unlike last month's Vader Project auction [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101915-100-Custom-Darth-Vader-Helmets-Heading-to-the-Auction-House], the 501st Legion's TK Project is all about raising money for the Make A Wish Foundation [http://www.worldwish.org/].

The project was started around two years ago, and includes contributions from a number of Lucafilm artists, Star Wars actors like Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Ray Park (Darth Maul), and fans of the movies like the Robot Chicken chicken team and Mythbusters' Tori Belleci - whose flaming Viking helmet is pictured to the right.

The helmets go on auction later today at the Star Wars Celebration V Convention in Tampa, Florida, so unless you're there already, chances are you won't be able to get your hands on one, but if you want to take a look at some of the completed helmets, you can check out the project's blog [http://501sttkproject.blogspot.com/].

One of the prerequisites for joining the 501st is a professional quality Star Wars costume. These aren't always commercially available, so members will often make them themselves, and a project like this seems a wonderful use of those skills. As impressive as the Darth Vader helmets were, these have much more appeal, to me at least, because there's no profit being made. Instead, it's just people who love Star Wars, using that love for a good cause.

Source: Blastr [http://blastr.com/2010/08/stormtrooper-helmet-aucti.php]



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Contun

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TylerC

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These are amazing. If only I had a couple grand lying around...

Milky_Fresh said:
Peter Mayhew's one was the best there! Or his daughter's. Whatever it was, it's been like 3 minutes since I read the description, I don't remember.
EDIT: Here it is.
Damn, that one is incredible. And Tory from Mythbusters did a great job on the viking one.
 

Kuchinawa212

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Damn those look sweet.
And yes, Plo does need a bigger role =D
I'm glad this is for a good cause
 

Cowabungaa

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So...much...WANT!!!

I'd love to join the 501st Legion really. But I'm probably not 'hardcoar' enough for it, neither do I have the skills to make the required costume (a black Imperial officer uniform, armour optional).

I suck.
 

Ibanez887

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Id personally take the SteamPunk or the Red Three models. They look the best in my opinion
 

Jared

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It is times like these I wish I had wads of cash hiding away under my bed!
 

Kuchinawa212

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http://www.rebelscum.com/c5/TKproject/

I also kinda like the cylon one. Kinda swinging through scifi there.