04-17-2008, 11:05 PM
Munazio,
The we I am talking about is those of us on RAT that have seen Erik's work.
Now as far as your comment of how others solder the helmet parts together there are things you should know. For one thing some armorers do not have the work area, faciltiy, etc that Erik does and so have to resort to other methods. This has nothing to do with their skill which is what you are implying by saying Stobbs helmets are from more than one piece.
Brain Stobbs can make a helmet in one part, two parts, or any parts and it would still be equal if not better than Erik's.
As Tarbicus points out, the bowl is too square. So what good is all the technique accuracy in making the helmet like the original out of one piece when it still obviously has issues. Do you not think that the final overall appearence of the helmet is ultimatley the most important. Besides no one will see how the helmet is manufactured. This is true even for the helmets with welded parts "IF" the welds are cleaned up properly.
Now again the helmet is beautiful no question. But do not pass judgement on other armorers so quickly.
The we I am talking about is those of us on RAT that have seen Erik's work.
Now as far as your comment of how others solder the helmet parts together there are things you should know. For one thing some armorers do not have the work area, faciltiy, etc that Erik does and so have to resort to other methods. This has nothing to do with their skill which is what you are implying by saying Stobbs helmets are from more than one piece.
Brain Stobbs can make a helmet in one part, two parts, or any parts and it would still be equal if not better than Erik's.
As Tarbicus points out, the bowl is too square. So what good is all the technique accuracy in making the helmet like the original out of one piece when it still obviously has issues. Do you not think that the final overall appearence of the helmet is ultimatley the most important. Besides no one will see how the helmet is manufactured. This is true even for the helmets with welded parts "IF" the welds are cleaned up properly.
Now again the helmet is beautiful no question. But do not pass judgement on other armorers so quickly.
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