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Hey guys just wanted to let everyone know that the Wedge helmet will be going on sale Tuesday January 28.
The price is $599 and is limited to only 750 pieces.
This is not a pre-order, helmets should be ready to ship around the end of the month!

Will look pretty sweet sitting next to your Luke X-Wing helmet. :)





In addition to the Luke ANH and ESB X-Wing pilot helmets, eFX has also taken the opportunity to premiere the Wedge Antilles X-Wing Pilot helmet at this year's comic con.

Wedge Antilles was the only Rebel Alliance pilot with face time shown in all three OT films.
He is also the only pilot to have participated and survived all three major battles including the attack over the first Death Star, the battle on Hoth, and the final battle over the forest moon of Endor/attack on the second Death Star.

Here are some pics taken of the first prototype.
Since these pics were taken, the lens, chin cup and mic were just stand-ins for the shots and were replaced by the time they were shown at comic con.
If anyone has any shots from comic-con of this helmet, please feel free to post them up here.

Hope you like the pics.

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Now THIS, I'm excited about! Something new! Great pics Gino. The weathering is excellent, good product choice. I hope that Biggs isn't too far off now. Just wish it didn't take eFX 2+ years to get product out. But something I'm looking forward too all the same.
 
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I thought I'd seen a picture of this somewhere. :blissy This has been the best year so far that I can remember, with all the new stuff coming I really have to prioritize my orders. :gah:
 
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https://www.efxcollectibles.com/p-213-wedge-antilles-x-wing-helmet.aspx

PRE-ORDER ANTICIPATED FOR LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER

- Digitally scanned from an original helmet from the Lucasfilm archives
- As seen in the epic battles in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
- Worldwide Edition Size: 500 Pieces
- Quality fiberglass, injection molded plastic and machined metal construction
- Full Scale Replica
- Fully padded interior
- Removable real leather ear cups
- eFX display base
- Numbered plaque
- Prop Story/Certificate of Authenticity

Wedge Antilles is one of the few pilots of the Rebel Alliance who not only fought, but survived all 3 of the epic battles of the original trilogy of the Star Wars saga. Wedge was assigned the wing position of Red Two and flew his X-wing starfighter in the Battle of Yavin against the Empire's mightiest weapon, the Death Star in Episode IV: A New Hope, He was one of the leaders of the Rogue Squadron against the Empire's AT-AT's in the Battle on Hoth in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. And then in the final Battle of Endor in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, he was promoted to Red Leader and destroyed the second Death Star with Lando Calrissian, who was flying the Millennium Falcon.

The original helmet was made from an APH-6B Vietnam era flight helmet used by the US Navy, circa 1969. This helmet included the dual visor cover. A ridge was also added over the top from front to back. The helmet was then cast in halves to make the master pattern and the X-wing pilot helmets were then vacuum formed from these patterns. Upon assembly, a strip of ABS was added to hide the parting line of the two halves.

The microphone is from a Racal Minilite headset. This is the same headset that Luke and Han wore when fighting the TIE Fighters in their escape from the Death Star. As with the microphone for Luke's X-wing pilot helmet, the tip of the microphone was lost in the interim between ANH and ESB.

Wedge was portrayed by 2 different actors in Episode IV: A New Hope. Denis Lawson plays the character filmed in the X-wing cockpit and Colin Higgins portrayed Wedge in the Death Star attack briefing. Denis Lawson is the only actor who portrayed Wedge in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Coincidentally, Lawson is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who portrayed the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels trilogy.

The eFX X-wing pilot helmet is a faithful recreation of the iconic helmet that Wedge Antilles wore in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back of the exciting battles of the Star Wars saga. Utilizing a digital scan of an original X-wing helmet in the Lucasfilm archive and an actual APH-6B helmet, castings of an original visor and chin cup, eFX’s engineers, model-makers and artists painstakingly constructed the master patterns to produce this prop replica.
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I m glad I haven't missed out on this. Wedge is one of my favorite characters. This is a must for me.
 
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Being a fan of the X-wing series of books, I'd say this is a cool piece!
Not for me as well, but great for those who'd buy it. :D
 
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Chaosorb said:
I m glad I haven't missed out on this. Wedge is one of my favorite characters. This is a must for me.
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He's one of my favorite characters as well, but I think I'll have to pass on that price since I don't collect props or helmets. Now if they wanted to make a PF Wedge, I'd be all for it!
 
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I don't have any props this will be my first one. If they make a PF I would display them together.
 
Re: eFX Wedge Antilles X-Wing Pilot Helmet!

Chaosorb said:
I don't have any props this will be my first one. If they make a PF I would display them together.
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Be careful my friend... prop replicas are legit. They offer a realism and display presence unlike any scaled figure or statue can...the figs and statues end up looking like toys in comparison. Next thing you know you will be building a 1:1 Vader or stormtrooper. ;) it is your first step into a much larger world.
 
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Hey guys just wanted to let everyone know that the Wedge helmet will be going on sale Tuesday January 28.
The price is $599 and is limited to only 750 pieces.
This is not a pre-order, helmets should be ready to ship around the end of the month!

Will look pretty sweet sitting next to your Luke X-Wing helmet. :)


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Hey Gino any pics next to the Luke helmet? Mark has a tiny noggin' judging by his EFX helmet.
 
No pics of them side by side but I'm sure there will be lots of them together once people get them in hand.
The same base helmet used for the Luke was used for the wedge.
 

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