Radios used in "The Rocketeer"

[ECBBFan]

Radios used in "The Rocketeer"

 

[tubachris85x]

Dosnt Peevy use a radio in a scene when he begins to construct the helmet as well? It always appeared that he was taking a saw to one that resembled the final helmet

 

[themanwoaname]

Dosnt Peevy use a radio in a scene when he begins to construct the helmet as well? It always appeared that he was taking a saw to one that resembled the final helmet

thats exactly what he did. how he modified that radio into the helmet over night is a miracle. it took 3 months for me.

 

[Talisen]

Movie magic! ;D

 

[Lightning]

I would assume the radio case Peevy starts sawing on was made for the movie since, if I remember correctly, it has decorative detailing reminiscent of the sides of the finished helmet.

 

[EvilRocketeer]

hmmm, not sure if it was a radio that was modified to be the helmet. I believe it was some type of heater. Maybe a gas or water heater.

I think I read somewhere as well in an interview that it was a heater.

 

[EvilRocketeer]

Also, keep in mind the helmet is suppose to be brass. A lot of radios back then were some type of wood, while gas heaters were metal..

 

[tubachris85x]

Eh, Maybe, theres never really a clear shot of it. The most I can get from it is that it's about the size or a larger than a radio, and I can see some type of metal plate that appears to be the company's tag or something like it..

 

[ECBBFan]

hmmm, not sure if it was a radio that was modified to be the helmet. I believe it was some type of heater. Maybe a gas or water heater.

I think I read somewhere as well in an interview that it was a heater.

Radio was a good guess, but must have been mettalic to turn into the mettalic helmet. Nearly all console radios back then seem to have cases made of wood or bakelite (plastic). Sure looks like a heater. Cant's see any obvious knobs or dials. Wonder what the script says. These shots turn up around the 29 minute mark on the DVD.