Since the debut of the Star Wars Helmet Collection in 2020, LEGO has released twelve sets that let fans assemble iconic masked visages from the original trilogy, prequels, and TV. This Star Wars Day two new helmets join the lineup: our first sequel trilogy representation courtesy of 75415 Kylo Ren from The Force Awakens, and a third Mandalorian helmet, 75408 Jango Fett from Attack of the Clones. The new helmets include 529 and 616 pieces respectively, and have price tags of US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £69.99 (Kylo Ren) and US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £69.99 (Jango Fett). Both sets are available on May 1, 2025 and can be pre-ordered now. But let’s not get a-head of ourselves. First the review!
The LEGO Group sent The Brothers Brick an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
The box and contents
Both sets feature the same tall black box as previous waves with 18+ branding and a dramatically lit view of the completed helmet. The back of the box offers a different angle of the model as well as stills of the helmet from their on-screen appearances.
Each set is spread across five numbered paper bags. The square instructions begin with a brief introduction from LEGO Star Wars Creative Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen with reference pictures from the films, as is typical of Star Wars sets for adult builders.
Kylo Ren’s helmet includes 13 elements with silver printing as well as the standard nameplate. Jango Fett’s helmet, in contrast, has only the printed nameplate and instead uses a small sticker sheet for adding detailed trim above the visor. As these stickers are all parallel lines that spread across multiple slopes, just looking at this sheet is a big anxiety trigger. Score one, Ben Solo.
The build
Kylo Ren’s helmet begins with the stand, which follows the same general design as other helmets in the series. Bag 2 sets up the many SNOT surfaces and clips that the helmet exterior connects to. Enjoy these dozen colors while they last!
Jango Fett’s helmet jumps right into the colorful core. I counted 15 colors in all, which is three more than Kylo (No surprise, young Ben never was a fan of color). The second bag begins layering Jango’s chrome bley dome. It’s also time to add most of those stickers. By the time construction of the stand begins with bag 3, you have a lovely grey cap mushroom with a colorful stem.
While the specifics are tailored to each helmet’s distinctive shape, the remaining steps are fairly similar. The top of the head is a sturdy Lowell sphere-style dome, with the remainder of the helmet being made up of separate panels that snap onto the core via SNOT bricks, clips, or in the case of Jango’s side panels, ball joints. Kylo Ren’s helmet has a longer stand as it doesn’t require the same complexity of connection points as Jango’s helmet, meaning more of the panels can hang down.
Following the instructions, the panels get attached as built, but they’re easy enough to remove to offer a better look at how many surfaces make up each completed model. Kylo Ren’s helmet features more studless tile surfaces than most of the line to accommodate the printed stripes. Jango’s helmet is understandably quite similar in technique to the Mandalorian helmet, only using ball joints instead of a hinge for the slight angle of the sides. The Boba Fett helmet from the first wave of the series keeps the sides at a right angle for a slightly different profile.
Once all of the panels are connected, each helmet is quite sturdy and ready for display!
The completed models
I very much like Kylo Ren’s helmet in the sequel films. It is strongly reminiscent of Vader’s, but with a profile more like the close helmet of a European knight, which pairs well with his hilted saber. The silver detailing keeps it interesting. The LEGO version captures the shape and detailing quite effectively, although it relies heavily on printed tiles for the likeness. Without the silver printing, this would be the simplest design in the helmet line.
Jango Fett’s helmet features a nice compromise between studded and smooth surfaces. Building it made me appreciate the craft that goes into finding the subtle angles that make the difference between a good enough and great likeness. With 87 pieces more than Kylo Ren’s helmet, it has a little more heft. On pure aesthetics, I like this model more than Boba Fett’s bumpier helmet and the Mandalorian’s unadorned beskar one. It’s interesting to see the different design choices made across three similar helmets.
Ultimately, both helmets maintain the standards and aesthetics of the line.
Conclusion and recommendations
After 5 years and a dozen sets, it’s clear that there’s an audience for the Star Wars collection, and if you’ve enjoyed previous entries in the series, these latest entries uphold the standards you’ve come to expect. The Jango Fett helmet is a slightly more substantial build in parts and complexity, but it’s also a design we’ve seen twice before with modest variation. Pop it off the stand and it’s a handy prop for recreating Boba’s touching last scene on Geonosis. With less color and a simpler design, Kylo Ren’s helmet is on the less engaging end of the spectrum for these helmet sets, but still a good representation of the source. Perhaps if they’d allowed for an alternate build with the repaired version streaked with red lines, it could have had an edge. (While Rise of Skywalker is hands down my least favorite Star Wars film, the kintsugi-inspired mask redesign remains a highlight of the sequel trilogy).
Where does the Helmet Collection go from here? There are many more Mandalorian variations that could be added, or perhaps an Imperial Guard, Captain Phasma or even the Sith helmet from the Acolyte. Helmets are so essential to the Star Wars universe, but they also skew heavily towards the villains. I wonder if it’s too late to expand the line to include busts of Alien species, or even Queen Amidala hairstyles, if only to shake up the colors and build techniques a bit more. Who wouldn’t want their own bust of Nien Nunb?
LEGO Star Wars 75415 Kylo Ren includes 529 pieces and will be available for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £69.99
LEGO Star Wars 75408 Jango Fett includes 616 pieces and will be available for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £69.99
Both sets will be available for preorder starting from LEGO.com and other retailers, and on general sale globally from May 1. They may also be available from third-party sellers on Amazon and eBay
The LEGO Group sent The Brothers Brick an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
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