I thought they were excercise bands? Canister, can you post a measurement of the distance around your whole helmet with the blastshield and side box attatched? Or Mr.Mold Maker?
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So we'll say that this band has to stretch at least 32" to fit the whole helmet with the box. I'll look around to find one about that sizeI got 31 inches, just under 32 with the box.
i got my shell from Sheeple. If anyone needs help with the rest, here is what I found that I can confirm works with the shell:
M1 HELMET CHIN STRAP - US VIETNAM ERA - NEW & GENUINE - US - 36GRG
M1 HELMET LINER - POST VIETNAM TYPE - USED - 384NS
Both the same seller.
And..
U.S MILITARY M1 HELMET SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY HELMET LINER SUSPENSION
I'm not sure if the chin strap is what we need for our replica but I bought it anyhow.
Question...
What are people using for black rubber bands? I didn't want t get the one that fit the M! helmet because I am not sure if they are large enough to go over the flash shield as well.
I was just about to say that. The super thin mountain bike ones maybe?Thanks for the tip - turns out he's about 20 min from my place
As for the bands, I thought I read somewhere that people were using a cut piece of a bike tire inner tube?
Saddelry shops often stock rubber helmet bands for the same purpose..... to hold helmet covers on. Like this:
http://www.doversaddlery.com/helmet-rubberband/p/X1-36384/?ids=2zl3mvwglnrhlxdvahwox4xd
Does it sound like crazy talk to sculpt the shield topper with Fiber glass and bond if I am stubborn and want to make the piece out of pride but lack 3-d printing or casting skills.
Planned on using the old cover a helmet in foil, draw it out, sculpt it roughed out with FGR , then bonds, then prime, sand, prime, sand, prime paint , polish, then weather.
Any tips or advice if i go this way?