Lucked out today... found Galactica TOS piece

[spcglider@aol.com]

I was in an antique mall in Missouri this evening and found a copy of the style of safety helmet that the flight deck crew wore in the original Battlestar Galactica.

Its a little beat up, but a touch of tender loving care and some copper colored spray paint, and it'll look screen accurate!

Been looking for one of these for quite a while now. And it was ten minutes to closing... I turned a corner and saw a safety helmet sitting on top of a comic book rack. I thought to myself, "Did I just get lucky?"

I did.

It has some strange orange paint splotches all over it. I'll need to clean them off. They're odd because they're obviously put there on purpose. Like it was spattered with blood for a halloween costume or something. Except they're ORANGE and not red. Whatever... who cares? I GOT ONE!!!

YEEEEHAAAAAWWW!! :cool

 

[NEKROFANATIC]

uhm...pic!

 

[spcglider@aol.com]

Sorry... I'm on vacation and don't have access to a digital camera!

I'll be home next week and i'll post a shot then. fair nuff?

-G

 

[TV8]

congrats. Looking forward to pics, because I can't recall this thing off the top of my head.

 

[Apollo]

Nice find! :thumbsup

 

[GoldCylon1]

Good job Gordon. That is one I have been keeping my eyes peeled for also. I found the outer of one a few weeks ago, but the inside section was missing, so I passed on it. I haven't been looking very long for it, and found it relativity quick, so I thought I would wait to find an other one. I just hope that wasn't the only one I ever see again.

 

[reaper63]

Very nice find!!! congrats!!!

 

[rmschneider104]

Yeah, I cannot picture this in my head either. Looking forward to a pic or two.

 

[GoldCylon1]

Yeah, I cannot picture this in my head either. Looking forward to a pic or two.

It is a construction type hat/helmet

 

[Aaron-Wan-Kenobi]

Thats Rad.

 

[defstartrooper]

It is a construction type hat/helmet

Come on Dale we know you can do better than that dig a pic up

 

[GoldCylon1]

Come on Dale we know you can do better than that dig a pic up

Oh man I thought I would be called on that...ugh...now time to go look around...ok, back in a bit

 

[GoldCylon1]

Ok here we go, less than 1 minute later.

 

[defstartrooper]

Top man :thumbsup

 

[Apollo]

You had the turbos on full to find that pic did'nt ya! :lol :thumbsup

 

[spcglider@aol.com]

Whoops! Well straddle me with a female russian wrestler and call me a noob!

I DIDN'T find a copy of that helmet! Coulda sworn I did. But it's not the right one. Pics coming soon.

-G

 

[spcglider@aol.com]

Yeah... here it is.

Okay, so sue me... I was in an Iowa Antique Mall with no proper reference.

I wasted $20 on this. This wrong thing. I'm sad. :cry

Anyway, time to cut my losses. Anybody want a hard hat for 10 bucks plus shipping?

-G

 

[defstartrooper]

Bummer

 

[GoldCylon1]

Hey Gordon can you take a straight on photo of the helmet. I can't really see how far off the raised section is compared to the screen used version.

 

[spcglider@aol.com]

Its WAY off. Trust me on that one.

-G