03-25-2011, 01:50 AM
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Here I've refined the edges, smoothed and shaped the crown and neckguard and done a little trimming so it really looks close to its final shape.
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Taping on the two prognathids (cheekguards) I'd made previously, it really looks as it should- this is the Wiesenau Robinson designation Gallic C (one of the most well-made helmets known).
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Here I've superimposed a semi-transparent photo of the original on my recreation to demonstrate that the shapes are very close.
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In this shot I've begun putting in the 'eyebrows'- hammered out from the inside using a blunt chisel and then refined externally using various stakes and other tools. It's tricky working out what shape inside will translate to what shape outside; I didn't get it quite right, but it's very close to the real thing at least
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Next I went on to forming the terraces on the neckguard- simple enough using two punch tools and a wooden form, but it took quite a while to refine the shapes so they're just like the original.
That's where my work on the bowl has ended for the moment- I still have yet to form the three ridges on the occipital section, which is the last major forming step. I'll post pictures when I get there. An interesting thing to note here is that I discovered due to the shaping of the occipital section and having to leave the neckguard at an angle, the metal there became somewhat thinner than most everywhere else- I've wondered if that is the reason for the occipital ridges; they obviously stiffen the form, but it's not an area particularly susceptible to damage given it's curved and has the angled neckguard immediatly adjacent to stiffen it- IF the metal is of the same thickness as everywhere else; but since it's not, additional ridging reinforces it. I really wonder if the area on artifact helmets is measurably thinner than elsewhere...
[attachment=432]eBowl116.JPG[/attachment]
Here I've refined the edges, smoothed and shaped the crown and neckguard and done a little trimming so it really looks close to its final shape.
[attachment=433]eBowl129.JPG[/attachment]
Taping on the two prognathids (cheekguards) I'd made previously, it really looks as it should- this is the Wiesenau Robinson designation Gallic C (one of the most well-made helmets known).
[attachment=434]eBowl121OverlayComposite.JPG[/attachment]
Here I've superimposed a semi-transparent photo of the original on my recreation to demonstrate that the shapes are very close.
[attachment=435]eEyebrows043.JPG[/attachment]
In this shot I've begun putting in the 'eyebrows'- hammered out from the inside using a blunt chisel and then refined externally using various stakes and other tools. It's tricky working out what shape inside will translate to what shape outside; I didn't get it quite right, but it's very close to the real thing at least
[attachment=436]eNeckguard007.JPG[/attachment]
Next I went on to forming the terraces on the neckguard- simple enough using two punch tools and a wooden form, but it took quite a while to refine the shapes so they're just like the original.
That's where my work on the bowl has ended for the moment- I still have yet to form the three ridges on the occipital section, which is the last major forming step. I'll post pictures when I get there. An interesting thing to note here is that I discovered due to the shaping of the occipital section and having to leave the neckguard at an angle, the metal there became somewhat thinner than most everywhere else- I've wondered if that is the reason for the occipital ridges; they obviously stiffen the form, but it's not an area particularly susceptible to damage given it's curved and has the angled neckguard immediatly adjacent to stiffen it- IF the metal is of the same thickness as everywhere else; but since it's not, additional ridging reinforces it. I really wonder if the area on artifact helmets is measurably thinner than elsewhere...
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