Star Wars

Clone Commander Cody Helmet

The Clone Wars helmet that finally made me care about the whole helmet line.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 75350 · 2023

Pieces766

Minifigsn/a

Year2023

Set number75350

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The verdict

Of all the buildable helmets I've put together, this is the one that made me stop and just look at it for a minute.

The white and orange color split reads perfectly, the sculpting has real depth, and Cody leans on far fewer stickers than his shelf-mate Rex. It is a display piece with no play features and no minifig, so if you want something to fiddle with, this will not scratch that itch. But if you loved The Clone Wars and want one honest, good-looking bust on the shelf, Cody is the one I would reach for.

Best for: Clone Wars fans who want one striking display bust rather than a playset

The full review

What it is

The Clone Commander Cody Helmet is a build-and-display bust, part of LEGO's buildable helmet line, standing about 21 cm tall on its own black stand with a printed nameplate. It landed in early 2023 alongside the Captain Rex helmet to mark twenty years of The Clone Wars, and I will be straight with you, I expected to like Rex more going in. Cody won me over instead. The finished helmet has this confident shape to it, the orange visor and the mohawk-like fin across the top giving it personality that a lot of the plain white clone helmets just do not have. When you get to that last bag and the top detail finally goes on, the whole thing snaps into focus and suddenly it looks like Cody instead of a pile of white slopes.

The catch

Now for the parts I would want you to know before you spend. At around 70 dollars for 766 pieces, this is not a value build, and the format means there is nothing to do with it once it is done. No minifig, no moving play features, just a handsome object for a shelf. The ear brackets bothered me a little too, they never lock down fully, so the finished helmet's ears can still wobble if you nudge them. And while Cody uses fewer stickers than Rex, the vents and the chin starburst are still stickers rather than printed pieces, which is the sort of thing that will nag at you if you like your display models flawless. None of these are dealbreakers, but at this price I want you going in clear-eyed.

Who it's for

So who is this actually for. If you grew up on The Clone Wars and you want one strong, recognizable helmet to sit on a desk or a shelf, this is an easy yes, and honestly the better-looking of the two 2023 clone helmets to my eye. If you are chasing minifigs, playability, or the best pieces-per-dollar deal in Star Wars, this is not that set and you will feel the price. It retired at the end of 2024, so it is off shelves now and prices have started drifting up on the secondary market. If you have wanted it, I would not sit on it too long.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a calm, satisfying couple of hours split across five sections. You start with the core using SNOT (studs-not-on-top) bricks to get faces pointing in every direction, then work up through the face and finish with the dome and that signature top fin. It is not a difficult build and nothing fights you, but the technique is quietly clever, watching a rounded helmet emerge out of stacked slopes and sideways bricks is the fun of it. The comms antenna can swivel and reposition, which is a small nice touch that lets you tweak his silhouette on the shelf.

The star of the parts box is really the color work rather than any single rare mold. That crisp orange against white is what sells the whole thing, and the various curved slopes and wedge pieces doing the sculpting are the real workhorses here. The stand and nameplate are built early (around step three) in black, giving the display a solid base. If you are hunting for exotic new molds or printed treasures, this set is honest about what it is, most of the detail comes from smart geometry and a handful of stickers rather than expensive printed elements, so temper expectations there.

Fun facts

01Cody and the Captain Rex helmet (75349) were released together on March 1, 2023 to celebrate twenty years of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
02Several reviewers, including Jay's Brick Blog, picked Cody as their favorite of the two 2023 clone helmets thanks to its color scheme and lighter reliance on stickers.
03The helmet retired around December 2024, and sealed sets have since climbed above the original 69.99 dollar retail price on the secondary market.
04The finished bust stands over 21 cm (8 in) tall and includes a brick-built stand with a printed nameplate.