Customer Reviews

Matchbox Fire Commander Adventures Real Sounds Fire Helmet

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

My two year old loves his new helmet! On the right side you press the button for siren sounds, and that's his favorite. The left side lets you talk through the speaker, but he can't really hold it down long enough yet. He still loves it anyway. It seems to be quite durable, since it's holding up very well in our house. :D

This one was a real disappointment for my little Fire Chief. First off, the mask assembly is so heavy the whole helmet wants to keep falling forward over my son's eyes. Secondly, the adjustable plastic head band keeps pulling out of its sloppy press-fit "anchors" rendering the whole helmet useless. Lastly, the microphone feature isn't nearly loud enough. I could fix the anchors and maybe get the band to finally fit right but considering the other flaws I think this thing is headed for the attic. Too bad because it looks really cool and my boy is attracted to it only to get frustrated. I forget what I paid for this but whatever it was it was too much.

The helmet rests on the bridge of my childs nose, and the plastic part that adjusts the helmet to fit the childs head pops out too easily. This in turn frustrates my child...and me because I have to fix it every ten seconds! ALl in all, the toy is awful. The service sending it was great though!

I agree with another reviewer that this one was a real disappointment for my little future firefighter. The plastic head band doesn't anchor well even when I adjusted the fitting of the band, the anchor would partially come right off the helmet and the band will stay wrapped around my son's head. He would start sceaming to take it off him. The way this mask is assembled was doomed from the beginning. The mask is so heavy the whole helmet wants to keep falling off my son's head. The mask piece of the helmet is okay until the whole entire thing came right off. Worthless.

My 2 boys loved this helmet! Does the helmet have a perfect fit? No, but with a little creative use of packing tape on the inside straps it worked just fine. Using a knit beanie hat under it may also help with fit issues. It has held up quite well to being tossed around in the toy bucket.

Delivered in a timely manner as expected. Ordered this item when my grandson requested it for Christmas and it was not available locally. He was very excited and pleased with gift. Still holding up well and everything works. As far as I was concerned, it could've been louder. I was trying to pay back my daughter for the times when she was 3.

My family got this toy for my little Fire Cheif brother and he LOVED IT! I am kinda dissapointed with the voice enhancer but overall, a GREAT helmet/toy. I hope you enjoy this very fine toy.

My family got this toy for my little Fire Cheif brother and he LOVED IT! I am kinda dissapointed with the voice enhancer but overall, a GREAT helmet/toy. I hope you enjoy this very fine toy.

I purchased this toy for my six year old grandson's birthday. He
loved the toy, unfortunately it broke the first day. How disappointing
to him to have exactly what he wanted,only to have it break the same
day as his party. He is not rough with toys and takes good care of them,
but the plastic hinge broke that holds the shield. What happened to the
name MATCHBOX being a brand that people could trust? This is very upsetting.

My sons (age 3 and 5) saw this in the store and it was all they wanted for Christmas. Santa brought two and they were so excited, they loved it. Overall it was exactly what they wanted and very fun. Unfortunately within a month the hinge for the visor had broken on both. It is unfixable. They were very sad and I am very disappointed.