06-26-2012, 10:29 AM
Well, if you are going to ask for opinions of any sort about any helmet, then you should be ready to get feedback of various nature. I am not discussing any other helmet nor do I care to refer to other helmets as you have. You asked about the helmet you purchased then offered some unreasonable reason as to why you will leave the brass thick.
Small details may drive you mad but they have not effect on me whatsoever. The fact is that the off details you consider small when added together make for a huge mess. An overall appearence is a sum of its parts. If there is one item that is a little off, then you are correct.....it can be overlooked. BUT this helmet has a list of things that are off its not one little thing here and there that you seem to think.
All reconstructions be they from Deepeeka or custom will always have deviations from the original because it is handmade and thus certain approximations must be made. However, gross errors as appear on the older Deepeeka helmet is not a matter of having some imperfections due to manufacturing but complete disregard by the makers of the details of the actual find.
Of course if in a replica or reconstruction the eagles is a little to the left, it is not a problem (at least for me). But when you decorate the eagle, that is another story.
This is my opinion, you can take it for what its worth. All my armor especially my helmets (my favorite part of Roman armor) are exceptionally researched. I am not a stitch nut but........
I fell into a pit the first time as well when I purchased the infamous trooper helmet. While I was waiting for it to arrive, I was searching the web for other armor when I came upon RAT and found that the trooper helmet was bogus. The same day it arrived, I returned it.
If I were you and you still can, return the helmet and get something closer. The new D is still better than the older one.
Small details may drive you mad but they have not effect on me whatsoever. The fact is that the off details you consider small when added together make for a huge mess. An overall appearence is a sum of its parts. If there is one item that is a little off, then you are correct.....it can be overlooked. BUT this helmet has a list of things that are off its not one little thing here and there that you seem to think.
All reconstructions be they from Deepeeka or custom will always have deviations from the original because it is handmade and thus certain approximations must be made. However, gross errors as appear on the older Deepeeka helmet is not a matter of having some imperfections due to manufacturing but complete disregard by the makers of the details of the actual find.
Of course if in a replica or reconstruction the eagles is a little to the left, it is not a problem (at least for me). But when you decorate the eagle, that is another story.
This is my opinion, you can take it for what its worth. All my armor especially my helmets (my favorite part of Roman armor) are exceptionally researched. I am not a stitch nut but........
I fell into a pit the first time as well when I purchased the infamous trooper helmet. While I was waiting for it to arrive, I was searching the web for other armor when I came upon RAT and found that the trooper helmet was bogus. The same day it arrived, I returned it.
If I were you and you still can, return the helmet and get something closer. The new D is still better than the older one.
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