05-16-2013, 04:49 PM
Salvete omnes,
Since Deepeeka refuse (or is unable) to produce oval shaped helmets and for my budget a "handmade" helmet is to expensive I choose another way :
I bought a cheap "trooper"-helmet for 30 euro (and kept only the oval bowl... i fact that is the only piece of the helmet that is usable, the sizes are front-back : 25cm and left-right 19cm... absolute perfect for a 60cm circum-head like mine
I bought a "second-hand" Gallic-G helmet for 80 euro and stripped it completely (see pictures)
I did a search for a professional welder (TIG-specialist) who can weld thin metal plates, and he had a look on the helmet, and next week he will make some time for me to "reconstruct" the helmet... He will do the job for 50 euro
Still I have the end the details myself (like egalisation of the weldinglines, polishing the metal and the fitting of the copper ridges, etc...
So this helmet will cost me 160 euro... I hope it will work out fine... Prey to IOVIS for me
So, you can see the pictures of the stripped down pieces, and next week (I hope), I'll post the finished helmet...
Since Deepeeka refuse (or is unable) to produce oval shaped helmets and for my budget a "handmade" helmet is to expensive I choose another way :
I bought a cheap "trooper"-helmet for 30 euro (and kept only the oval bowl... i fact that is the only piece of the helmet that is usable, the sizes are front-back : 25cm and left-right 19cm... absolute perfect for a 60cm circum-head like mine
I bought a "second-hand" Gallic-G helmet for 80 euro and stripped it completely (see pictures)
I did a search for a professional welder (TIG-specialist) who can weld thin metal plates, and he had a look on the helmet, and next week he will make some time for me to "reconstruct" the helmet... He will do the job for 50 euro
Still I have the end the details myself (like egalisation of the weldinglines, polishing the metal and the fitting of the copper ridges, etc...
So this helmet will cost me 160 euro... I hope it will work out fine... Prey to IOVIS for me
So, you can see the pictures of the stripped down pieces, and next week (I hope), I'll post the finished helmet...
Nihil de his rebus scis, abi et cucurbitas describe...
