Comparing LEGO Star Wars 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet to Boushh’s helmet

LEGO Star Wars 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet recreates a Return of the Jedi icon, but how does it compare to the source material?

We’ve already taken a look at how 75349 Captain Rex Helmet and 75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmet – the other two brand new LEGO Star Wars helmets for 2023 – stack up next to their on-screen counterparts as part of our visual guide to the Clone Wars sets. Revealed alongside that pair yesterday was a surprise third set in 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet, designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi.

Across the first eight LEGO Star Wars helmets, we’ve come to expect a certain degree of accuracy and authenticity – especially as the series has progressed, with perhaps the best wave of sets to date launching last year in 75327 Luke Skywalker (Red Five) Helmet, 75328 The Mandalorian Helmet and 75343 Dark Trooper Helmet. The question now is: can 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet live up to that standard?

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At first glance, the short answer is yes, because this 670-piece headgear is instantly recognisable. Boushh’s armour was donned by Princess Leia while infiltrating Jabba the Hutt’s palace at the beginning of Return of the Jedi, resulting in a character whose outfit is more iconic than the man himself.

75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet captures the distinctive shaping of the bounty hunter’s helmet well, from the wider brim down to the pronounced snout that defines the lower half of the headgear. The visor, green-tiled vision scanner and antenna are all present and correct too, while there’s ample detail built into the sides of the helmet.

Place it next to an image of the on-screen outfit – as the LEGO Group has helpfully done on the box – and you can see that both Boushh helmets are pretty similar. There are a couple of differences in both detail and proportion, though: first, the LEGO version of the snout tapers a little too severely, so it ends up narrower than the real thing. More obvious is the disparity in colour for the top half of the helmet, where dark brown or even dark grey might have been a better fit than reddish brown.

As always, it’s worth remembering that LEGO sets are not intended to be accurate replicas of anything we see in the Star Wars universe. If it’s a one-to-one model you’re after, you’re better setting your sights on something that isn’t constructed from a pre-set selection of plastic bricks.

From that perspective, it’s easy to forgive the slight discrepancies between screen and build. Dark brown would have looked better than reddish brown, but might also have required one too many recoloured parts. And as with 75349 Captain Rex Helmet and 75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmet, it’s really the overall impression these sets create that matters most – and in that regard, 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet seems to deliver.

We’ll be able to say for sure once we have our hands on 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet on March 1. You can pre-order your copy now by heading over to LEGO.com, where it retails for £59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99.

Every LEGO Star Wars helmet confirmed for 2023 so far

LEGO set	Price	Pieces	Release date
75349 Captain Rex Helmet	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	854	March 1, 2023
75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmet	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	766	March 1, 2023
75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	670	March 1, 2023

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