"It's Morphin Time! Pterodactyl!"
We are very honoured to have been sent an advance copy of the Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection Pink Ranger Role Play Helmet to review ahead of its Autumn 2021 launch. The item has been provided by Hasbro UK free of charge for the purpose of reviewing, but the review itself is impartial and my own.
The helmet arrives in a closed box with a white base colour and a stylised illustration of the Pink Ranger to the right-hand side that wraps onto the second side of the box. An image of the actual helmet is then used on the box front, headed up with the Lightning Collection logo. These images and the logo are repeated around the box.
The back of the box has an image of the helmet on its display stand with some call outs around the picture highlighting the 'Premium Role Play' and 'Adjustable Fit'. To the side is a Christmas Tree design cut in coloured in deep pink and this carries a very brief piece of text relating to the Pink Ranger - repeated in different languages.
"In the series Kimberley Hart and Katherine Hillard both morph into action as the Pink Power Ranger"
The helmet and stand are wrapped in tissue paper and these are then held in place inside the box with a cardboard inner insert.
The helmet is cast in its base colours with a high gloss finish on the pink and the white, with added detail around the two green inserts above the visor, and the silver mouth section. The visor itself looks to be tinted and comes across as black, although you can see through this quite clearly when the helmet is worn.
There are two clips visible at the base of each side of the helmet, although these have no function, and are replicating the original costume. To help the wearer of the helmet get it over the head, a seam running around the helmet opens up with a hinge at the top. This is controlled by magnets which hold the piece in place when re-sealed over a human head or for display.
Inside the helmet are a series of adjustable straps for varying head sizes allowing you to adjust the fit in a number of ways to best suit your head shape and comfort.
I personally found the helmet small when I wore it and I was unable to close the hinge fully due to the size of my head. My son did model for me in our YouTube video for this product and while it did fit him, it was still quite snug and he is only 11.
The beauty of the piece is the display option, and to support this you receive a four-piece display stand to assemble. While there are no instructions, the pieces only fit together one way to create the piece which is a glossy black plastic in its finish and adorned on the front with a foil classic 1993 Power Rangers logo sticker. Instead of this sticker, which won't be everyone's cup of tea, it might have been nice for an option to curate the piece with a nameplate instead as we might see on very high-end prop replicas.
For anyone thinking of removing the sticker, the shape is part of the base so while the sticker could be removed the MMPR logo shape will remain.
The top section of the stand is shaped to slot into the straps internal to the helmet, and this ensures the helmet is kept straight and secure on the stand - sitting just above the base piece and that foil sticker
The display option is where the real beauty of this piece is revealed - it looks fantastic and captures the light and reflections around it. For Power Rangers collectors, it will form a focal point for display and will look great in a wider display with the already released Red & White Ranger helmets.
The Pink Power Ranger helmet is due for an October/November release here in the UK. It can be pre-ordered now at Hasbro Pulse UK, or your stockists of choice - including our own site affiliate partners of Zavvi and Forbidden Planet.
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