Customer Reviews

Iron Man Deluxe Helmet

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My 3 year old has coveted the Iron Man helmet ever since he first spied it in a certain ubiquitous discount store months ago. He was told he could get it when and only when he performed a big-boy duty involving the potty.
Yesterday the event occurred.

This has been my life since:
LAST NIGHT (an hour after bedtime):
HIM: I don't wanna go to bed, I want to wear my Iron Man helmet!!!
ME: You can play with it all day tomorrow.
HIM: I leave it right here on the couch. DON'T TAKE IT! Don't put it away!!
ME: Ok, I promise.
(10 minutes later from his bed)
HIM: (yelling out) Don't put Iron Man helmet away!!
ME: I won't.

6:22am THIS MORNING:
HIM: Uh, Mommy, I wait until the sun is awake... can I wear my Iron Man helmet now?

Everyone in the house has been instructed to try it on, work all the buttons, and talk about it over and over and over and over and over... (you get the idea).

He is beyond thrilled with it and (so far) hardly ever wants to take it off. He can see well enough out of it to be able to walk around without crashing (much).

From my point of view:
I don't see some of the fit problems that others mention.
I mean, it is a toy, after all, you don't expect it to fit perfectly. And it does have adjustments holes in many locations so it seems the size possibilities are very large -- not just standard "small medium or large" adjustment spots.
He is a small 3-year-old and we can make it fit him or his 14 year old brother (who is also a tad small for his age). And, if I wanted to go all out in adjustments, I feel pretty sure I could make it fit me. That is a pretty big fit range, I think.

It does come apart a bit too easily (if dropped too hard), and then has to be put back together. But you could probably solve the problem by duct-taping it from the inside if the clips get broken or weak. But it is ok if not abused.

If there is educational value to this toy, I don't know where it is. But it is certainly good for creative role play. He can BE Iron Man (and now wants the whole suit ... and the similar Star Wars Stormtropper helmet).

my son has been playing with this from the second he opened this on his birthday. the construction is great - nice and sturdy. cool sound effects. just a really cool boy's toy.

As a total fanboy, I love just about anything comic-related. I especially love when I get to dress up like the hero that I'm a huge fan of. Even adults like myself can get their heads in this well-constructed helmet. The sound effects can be a little bracing inside the helmet because they are darned loud, but from kids to adults, this is a very enjoyable toy, even to the adults just want an interesting decorative piece.

Great stuff.

We bought this for our 5-year old. He played with the buttons and lights and loved it - until he put it on. It was very awkward to adjust the headband to a size that would fit appropriately. He still complained that it hurt his head in the front. It was difficult for him to see where he was going and when he moved his head the helmet would shift a lot. Cool gadget - just too awkward.

My 6 year old grandson received this for his birthday. The sound and light up features are very cool and it seemed to be well made. His dad did have to do a lot of tweaking and adjusting to get the helmet to fit his son's head correctly. It was also a little awkward for him to see out of the mask without leaning his head downward....

I bought this for my 3 year old son. It was definitely a little big on him, the adjustment wouldn't go small enough. It's something he'll grow into though. He really enjoyed the sound effects and the ability to push a button and have the facemask close. Seems to be constructed very well.

My son loved it, I enjoyed it too. NOt very educational, but perfect to kill some time. Came in fast, assembly was easy, came in with batteries. Overall fun toy. My 6 year old loved it.

My grandson loved this mask but it is not very durable. It looks better in the picture than it really is. It is made very cheaply.

I bought the iron man deluxe helmet for my son for christmas this year. My son asked for this specifically and he couldn't wait to open it. Once he did, he was initially happy with it, but he stopped playing with it shortly thereafter. He's an averaged size 3.5 year old and the helmet is heavy and fits his head awkwardly. In addition, I was a bit disappointed in the quality of the workmanship for a toy at this price point. At the end of the day this would have been a nice toy at a $30 price point, but I'm embarrassed to say that I paid more than double that.

This is a christmas gift so havent opened it yet but my son REALLY wanted this glad i could find it or at least Santa did