
Size warning!
This is a very nice costume, but the sizing advice they gave was terrible. My son is averaged size 6 year old (4 feet tall) and though the Medium said 8 - 10, for some reason they said this was the right size for a child 5 - 7 so we bought the Medium. No idea why they would do this because it really is for an 8 - 10 year old, and the material is stretchy. My son was very disappointed that it was so huge. We tried to adjust but it was just too big and we ended up ALSO buying the small (if you are looking for an open but unused Medium check a certain unnamed auction website!) In short, no hesitations in the quality (should last through extended play) but get the size right or you'll buy it twice!
Authentic-looking
My 8 year old son loves this costume and has worn it many times. It is fairly well-made and holds up well, the size is generous. The really big thing about this for my son was the 3-dimensional helmet, instead of having just a face mask. While it is not really a helmet and can't take a lot of harsh punishment, the fact that it has a front AND a back made it invaluable to my kid for authenticity.
I would not, however, recommend the blasters or the holsters (sold separately) as they were very poorly made and fell apart just about immediately. I was able to salvage the holsters with some homemade MacGuyvering but I would give it a pass.
Great quality and hours of fun to come
We really wanted the 2 piece helmet instead of the mask so we ordered this costume. It definitely runs large. My almost 5 year old is average and it's a bit big on him. We are going to have to rig the belt to fit right, but it's still a great costume. The molded rubber pieces are great and all the details make it fun. My son even likes pretending to shoot the blasters and other weapons on the arms. He'll be able to play in it for a long time and I'm sure when his younger brother is big enough he will be wearing it too! It shipped the day after I ordered it and arrived just when it said it would.
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