I've got one. Really hurt my neck trying to get it on. It's going back.

Awesome!

Any idea on how easy it is to cancel? Website is a shambles on my phone :disappointed:

I've got one. Really hurt my neck trying to get it on. It's going back.

How many issues in total? Don't want to start a collection only to find out its going to cost me a few hundred quid

6 issues which if I am correct would cost you £46.94.Buying them online may be better value as you get various gifts.
I wont be collecting all of them but £1.99 for Vader is a bargain.

60 issues, and the free gifts look to be dispacthed at on the 10th and 20th delivery

http://shop.deagostini.co.uk/star-wars-helmet-collection-faqs/

i was gonna subscribe and then cancel as soon as i get the free gifts but i would have to stay until the 20th delivery/issue

I believe there's 60 issues in total, so just under £600!

From their website FAQ

"How do I cancel my subscription?
You are free to cancel at any time, all we ask for is 28 days notice as we may have recently sent you a subscription delivery."

As the mag is published every two weeks then I think you cannot just subscribe and only get the first issue for £1.99. The minimum you could do is subscribe and just get the first two (£1.99 + £4.99). So it's really £7 for a Darth Vader & Boba Fett helmet (unless you just luck out in the newsagent of course).

Everything screams out not to do this. But they look so cool...

Just walk to a newsagent and pick one up...

The complete collection has 60 helmets in total...this series was done around May last year and is being re-done due to Ep VII.

Sorry you are right. There are 20 helmets so you are talking about £186.8 approx. That's a lot of dosh.

Nope...60... http://shop.deagostini.co.uk/star-wars-helmet-collection-faqs#5

Thats a lot of helmets in one house! :confused:

Wow thats far too many.

Quite...it's a typical 'part-work'. Reel em in with a few cheap issues, then string it out for the next 2 years, with each issue becoming less and less interesting...remember those prequel characters with a sort of double ended buzzing (stop it!) weapon (seriously now!)? No? Well they get their own issue...probably ;-)

I'll still buy the first two though :smile:

No need to apologise it's not easy to spot I only twigged it as I read further on in the page - I always think these type of magazines are purposefully ambiguous in regards to how many will be sent out.

Can't believe that anything from Deagostini would be voted hot - jesus, if you carved the Star Wars logo into a dog turd, someone would buy it! For £600 you could buy some decent Star Wars memorabilia that would actually be worth something in years to come.

For the record I was only saying that the Darth Vader 1:5 helmet for £1.99 is a good deal. I have it and it's decent quality considering it came with a magazine.

Most websites are a shambles on a phone. Use a proper computer for internet and ye shall find the answer thou needs.

He said there's 60 issues in total, so just under £600.

There was no run of this magazine last year. DeAgostini did Star Wars Fact Files and Build the Millenium Falcon.

the y do look nice but £600 is a lot...

It's a bit confusing as it says Issue 2 (Boba Fett) costs £4.99 but it also says when you subscribe, your first delivery costs £1.99 and it will contain 2 x magazines + 2 x helmets + tin poster. Presumably that's Darth Vader + Boba Fett. It also says they aim to send deliveries out every 30 days which gives you enough time to cancel. You don't get charged until after a delivery and you can opt to pay via direct debit which can be easily cancelled! If you were to receive a second delivery after cancelling the direct debit, I don't see why you couldn't just return it.

they definitely did do this last year as my gran very kindly bought the 1st 3 for me much to my wife's disgust

I'm 34 and do work around the house for her. as I won't accept money for doing stuff for my gran (obviously)

she bought something I couldn't refuse or returb

I would have used condom instead to be honest.

Yes, you are both right. It had a test run of 5-6issues to see what sales might be like. It happens a lot.

Should be easy to cancel either at newsagents or direct subscription.

They publish collection is 60, but if sales are good and enough interest, it will likely have that run extended.

Having looked at the magazine, if you have other Star Wars partworks, you probably have all the information.

With at least another four movies on the way already, they are unlikely to run out of helmets to sell to us.

I've always wandered - do these ever increase in value? I mean if you've spent £600 - ish, collected them all, kept them in pristine condition? Some old toys do, some Legos do - what about these "collectibles" ?

anybody seen these in the shops yet?

I looked in my local whsmiths at the weekend and there was no sign of them

Yes I'm a subscriber to the Star Trek Starship collection, was originally advertised as 70 issues but has been extended twice and now will be at least 110. This will keep going for as long as people keep buying, just get more and more obscure characters

I bought mine in a local indie newsagent yesterday.

Yes bought one today in a newsagents.

Been in to WHSmith to pick this up and been told that they're carrying this nationally. Better option than getting a subscription.

Bought mine last night from WHS. They had loads of them, but then they always do for the first few issues...

Soooooo tempted to subscribe as I just know I'll end up missing really good ones...but then I'd have to have Commander Cody and other ones from the prequels...shudder

And to get those *ahem* lovely acrylic stands, it'd cost about £660 as they're only available with the premium sub...an extra £1 an issue...bargain :wink:

Depends if they continue carrying it. I've seen so many collections start well then disappear from newsagents altogether.

Why a guy would buy in a set of 60 helmets that would do nothing but sit there and get polished every now and then when he has his own helmet he could polish I don't know.

60 issues at 2 published each month. Two and a half years is a long time to be collecting this and not sure I can justify the expense.

But they look so god damn good!

From my understanding of the paperwork I got with the first issue I bought in WHSmiths, is if you subscribe you will get two issues together each month. So if you subscribed now you will get Boba Fett, C3P0 and the metal sign for £14.98. You can then cancel. I'm tempted to do this for the sign and Boba Fett.

Boba Fett issue should be out today btw :smiley:

And it was...

For those interested, the Boba Fett helmet is now available for £4.99. Here is mine:

there are 60 issues i have 3 already bought issue 1 darth vader then subscribed and got issue 2 boba feet and issue 3 C3P0 free only paid for boba fett. 4.99. next delivery is issue 4 Luke Skywalker x wing helmet with free gift a new hope poster on tin plate.

I am collecting the whole lot I love star wars and although you may think the rest of the issues are expensive i don't they are great pieces of work. As many have said if you subscribe you do get some pretty amazing gifts free like binders, shelving units, a flash drive, a new hope poster on a tin plate which i am looking forward to receiving. I subscribed from the first issue vader which i love so much what a great sculpture, then issue 2 Boba Fett which is freaking awesome came with issue 3 C3PO free!! Looking forward to issue 4 Luke Skywalker x wing helmet next with my free A New Hope poster. I believe I get 2 helmets a month though I am not sure who is issue 5 yet i think its the bad ass storm trooper helmet or the biker scout! Also further down the line is the likes of Leia in Boussh Helmet, General Greivous, Lando Calrissian at Jabba's palace, Royal Guard, Jengo Fett, Kylo Ren, even some from the Clone wars tv series like Commander Cody,

love this helmet the flaking and paint work is incredible

The C3PO head is on the DeAgostini webshop for £8.99...has anyone seen it in the shops to see if it's £9.99 like it should be? If so, then cheaper to get it direct from DeAgostini (free UK P&P)...and then potentially cheaper than subscribing??

Link btw... http://shop.deagostini.co.uk/star-wars-helmets-issue-003.html

£9.99 in shops...

http://shop.deagostini.co.uk/star-wars-helmets-issue-002.html

It's also still available in most shops that sell them :smiley:

60 issue's i have the first 4 unopened but 60 issue's 600 quid wowwwww way too much