Set Dressing Stormtrooper Helmet

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A set dressing Stormtrooper helmet from J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. When Rey (Daisy Ridley) searched the Death Star ruins for the Sith Wayfinder, original Stormtrooper helmets littered the floor.

The original Stormtroopers were part of George Lucas' earliest concepts for Star Wars, which he conveyed to seminal designer Ralph McQuarrie, who memorialised them in a series of concept sketches and production paintings before the famous costumes were produced. The presence of original Stormtrooper helmets in the scene mentioned above is a subtle yet significant nod to the original films that die-hard Star Wars fans would have spotted.

This helmet is made by slush casting fibreglass and resin, which involves pouring the liquid form of the material into a mould, then rotating it to form the finished shape. It was designed specifically for set dressing rather than for use by an actor.