Jazwares Costume PlaySTAR WARS Darth Vader Official Adult Costume Accessory Helmet - Premium Quality Plastic Helmet with Interior Sizing Band

I just picked this up for $79.00, and I couldn't be happier for the money. The helmet is very nice. It's already painted in a two-tone paint scheme (as it was in the original trilogy) and the dome attachment mechanism is very secure (kinda of a twist-lock), much more solid than Velcro. The previous option for a full-size Vader helmet in this price range was the Rubies supreme helmet, and this helmet is FAR better for the money. It displays very well the out of the box, and doesn't suffer from some bad mis-shaping like the Rubies does.Having said that, there are a few nit-picky things I'd like to point out. First, another review said this was made from the Empire Strikes Back molds, and I'm pretty sure that's not the case. The Original Trilogy Vader helmets are asymmetrical. This is especially noticeable in the triangle of the mouth area where one side of the triangle is longer than the other, giving it a slight "droop" appearance. This helmet is symmetrical. Perhaps they started with a scan of an ESB helmet and then cleaned it up, but it is not a 1:1 match of a screen-used OT helmet.Second, the tusks are not metal, nor is the mesh in the mouth and chin vents. A set of fan-made aluminum tusks and some metal mesh will take this helmet up a notch.Third, the lenses are surface-mounted from the outside, and appear to be vacformed plastic lenses. Again, a fan-made set of acrylic lenses would really improve the overall appearance of the helmet.Finally, the paint job is fine. Not great, but good enough for display. A nice, deep clear coat would greatly improve it. The dome doesn't appear to be painted, just molded in color. In the lighting in my collection room, it seems to have a bit of a gun metal hue to it.Overall, it's a nice piece even with those tiny issues. I'm very happy with it and it has immediately replaced the Rubies Supreme (that I did a LOT of work on to improve) on display in my collection room. There are more accurate Vader helmets available, but at 3 times (or more) the cost of this one. It will make a great base to start with to add those few improvements I've mentioned.One additional thing to note: if you're considering this helmet for a 501st Legion costume, it's not currently acceptable for membership due to some inaccuracies like those I've mentioned above, so do your homework on that before buying it.

The media could not be loaded. This mask looks so cool and much better like the movies for a cheap price!, looks my Vader’s costume complete 🤩

Great display piece and as a cosplay add on. Just got two gripes:1- the top piece is not easy to install and take off especially when wearing it. You have to pre install it then put the helmet on but the head adjustment strap is blocked by it. I had to tighten it just enough to able to have the least bobble head effect as possible. Plus the nose foam provided wasn’t comfortable so I changed it myself.2- the next gripe is the plastic vents are double layered for some reason but also both layered on top of each other which blocks 90% of the vents. So the back of the head is well vented but the front vents need a better assembly.Other than that I’m happy with this purchase. Just which they fix these two things and this will be the best cosplay helmet for the VADER who breaths better during conventions lol

Looks fantastic! A little too big, but after adjustment I can put it on and take it off without disassembly. Love it!

Exactly as described (new) I'm extremely happy with this helmet even though the plastic is a little thin it's still a great product and a cheaper alternative for any Darth Vader costume.

Jazwares write up claims that this design is based off of A New Hope, however, they seem to have just borrowed the write up from EFX’s site rather than making their own. This thing is clearly not designed based off a new hope. It very clearly shows traits in line with Empire Strikes Back given the shiny look, the widows peak is smoother and curved rather than a sharp point, the eyebrows are visible, it has the more muted gunmetal and black facial colors, the eyes are not Amber - They are more of brown gray,and it has the large chin opening below which the actor needed & had requested in Empire strikes back so he could better see his marks on set. All of these details are specific to changes that occurred in the mask coming into empire strikes back that were not in the mask in a new hope.My hat diameter is 7 1/4 and this thing fits me just fine the eyes lineup well it tightens down well, and it’s got a nice walking mechanism to keep the dome on.That said, regardless, it’s well executed as iron looks very realistic and as far superior to Ruby‘s supreme helmet. If you’re not familiar with that one, it’s just not as detail oriented as this. And its eyeglasses are actually on the outside rather than on the inside, which is very clearly Wrong and looks bad. That said the visibility on this is not the greatest. You get warped vision so if you really wanna wear this thing, you probably wanna swap out the lenses.

Excellent helmet for the money. People complain that the helmet is huge,-and it is-but so was the original. It is well-detailed, the paint job is done well and accurate. This is the best helmet I've seen for this money range-far more accurate than the Black Series. I do wish they wouldn't have double layered the mouth/chin vents, but otherwise if you have the size to pull off vader, this is a great option. In the pics, I have it compared with the $300+ EFX, and the Black Series.