Making a Corinthian crest

[Chris B]

Nice looking crest. I wish to heck I would have known what a contour gauge was a week ago. I went through approximately 6 or 7 cardboard iterations to get the curve pretty close to a perfect match. Then I also used a dremel to match the side to side curve. I used attachments like Athena recommended. I carefully drilled my holes in the helmet making absolute sure to keep it on the weld line, drilled and set the inserts for the screws, put it on the Deepeeka helm, and then shouted many colorful metaphors that my neighbors probably appreciated at 9:00 at night as I realized the nose was slightly off center from the weld which was extremely noticeable at this point with the crest magnifying the problem. I drilled two new holes, flipped the crest around, and it looks pretty good now. The paint job is done, and I am putting the horsehair in the crest block tonight and tomorrow so I will post pictures of my completed crest soon. If nothing else, I have learned that it will be well worth the money to let Manning make the crest for my bronze helmet so that it will be as perfect as the helm will be.