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Showing posts with label REMCO Hamilton's Invaders Helmet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label REMCO Hamilton's Invaders Helmet. Show all posts

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Space Helmets: Did you have a helmet as a kid?

I'm gonna break from my usual modus operandi and use mostly photos culled from the Internet for this post. Over the years I've gathered a few pics of space helmets and thought this would make an interesting subject for an entry here on the blog. As a kid I can remember having cowboy hats (a few), an American Civil War Union Kepi, and a plastic Army man helmet (probably made by Marx), but I don't recall any space or pilot type helmets. As an adult I've got a couple of cowboy hats, a couple of Union Kepi's, and my Mexican Dragoon's helmet prop from John Wayne's 'The Alamo' movie. But when it comes to space and sci-fi, my Hamilton's Invaders helmet is the only one in the collection. Let's have some fun and take a quick look at some of the headgear worn by budding astronauts, space farers, and sci-fi heroes back in the day.

Ed

My Hamilton's Invaders Helmet





My Nephew's Helmet Christmas 1967


The following have been culled from facebook and the Internet

Space Helmet from Unknown Maker


Lost in Space




Captain Video


Space Patrol

Among the cheapest of helmets ever offered. A kid could probably make his own using cardboard and crayons


Space Pilot

hahahaha - seriously?

Star Patrol Helmet

Courtesy: Lee Andrew Chapman (fb)



Star Trek

Star Trek didn't use helmets all that much, but I can guarantee Spock never used one like this!!

Tom Corbett Space Cadet



Thursday, December 26, 2024

REMCO Hamilton's Invaders - Pt 24 The Toys: Set Style #460 Helmet

When I started this Hamilton's Invaders series, I said I didn't have, nor was I interest in acquiring the helmet and pistol that was a part of the line...

...I lied! 😄

A few weeks ago a helmet in fairly decent shape and for a reasonable price, became available on fleaBay and I decided to pick it up. The helmet measures 8" (20.32cm) W x 7" (17.78cm) H and although it was made for kids. it still fits over my fat head! 😄   Now all I'm missing is the pistol.

Courtesy Hake's Auctions

The clear lenses on my helmet are a bit crinkled, but they're still intact













Yours truly modeling the #460 Helmet

The height of NERD (nerdidity? nerdism?)

hahahahahahahahahaha