Questions About Helmets

[DarthMel]

So, after thinking about this for a long time, I think I'm leaning towards the ebay helmet I referred to earlier. What tools will I need to cut out the part where the visor will go? What can I expect to have to do to this helmet besides painting and carving out the visor hole? And where can I find a red visor?

[Peregrinus]

A Dremel or similar rotary tool is your best friend in the world in this hobby. Cutting wheel and sanding/grinding bits should be all you need for gross work. I had to reshape mine with a heat gun and cold running water, plus Bondo Plastic Metal to fill in some minor defects. Then I used Rust-Oleum's filler primer to build it up a bit, sanded, white primer, sanded, white primer again, then their Regal Red.

Here's how it looked in the hotel room when I unpacked it at Celebration VI (and if you look close at the front of the avontail, you'll see why I had to leave this one in the room and spring for the Rubies helmet *sigh*).



Compare that to the Rubies helmet out of the box, also without flash:



And with flash, you can see how it matches the red velvet of my cape.



Or here...



--Jonah

[Fettophile]

Where did you source your outer robe velvet from? Matches nicely with the Rubie's.

[Peregrinus]

It is this. Red plush triple velvet. Closest match I've found so far short of the original fabric -- which I'm trying to save up for. -_-

--Jonah