Moreorless37
Active Member
Well, the title pretty much speaks for itself. The day after this poster came out
I just knew I had to have that helmet and got to work. I already had a Vietnam vintage M1 helmet, so that was a plus haha.
So taking LOTS of inspiration from this thread http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=267810 the first think to do was the cloth cover. I started with the ribbed top
once I got that to where I liked it I got to work on the sides
the cover sits really nicely with the helmet band on, otherwise it looks too loose.
Finished up the cover
I am quite happy with the cover, came out much better than I was expecting.
after I completed this, it was time to move on to the extra armor. I decided to use Sintra since I have an abundance on hand, however I know that getting the dynamic curves that the armor has with the Sintra will prove difficult. So it started out like this
so a few things wrong with it here. the front is too tall and is not the right shape.
better! I had to cut out a couple slits to get the shape right.
next step, cut out details and... bondo!
and for kicks
so that's where it sits right now.
Ah, but that's not the only progress I made! Looking closer at the poster photo it appears that it has two bands on it holding the box, they also look like rubber. During the Vietnam war the US Marines were not issued the elastic helmet bands (like the one I am using on the cover) that the Army had, they made their own out of tire inner tubes. And those look VERY similar to the poster. I found this site that makes them http://www.mooremilitaria.com/helmets-body-armor/helmet-covers/band-helmet-inner-tube-usmc.html
Let me know what ya'll think! thanks for looking
I just knew I had to have that helmet and got to work. I already had a Vietnam vintage M1 helmet, so that was a plus haha.
So taking LOTS of inspiration from this thread http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=267810 the first think to do was the cloth cover. I started with the ribbed top
once I got that to where I liked it I got to work on the sides
the cover sits really nicely with the helmet band on, otherwise it looks too loose.
Finished up the cover
I am quite happy with the cover, came out much better than I was expecting.
after I completed this, it was time to move on to the extra armor. I decided to use Sintra since I have an abundance on hand, however I know that getting the dynamic curves that the armor has with the Sintra will prove difficult. So it started out like this
so a few things wrong with it here. the front is too tall and is not the right shape.
better! I had to cut out a couple slits to get the shape right.
next step, cut out details and... bondo!
and for kicks
so that's where it sits right now.
Ah, but that's not the only progress I made! Looking closer at the poster photo it appears that it has two bands on it holding the box, they also look like rubber. During the Vietnam war the US Marines were not issued the elastic helmet bands (like the one I am using on the cover) that the Army had, they made their own out of tire inner tubes. And those look VERY similar to the poster. I found this site that makes them http://www.mooremilitaria.com/helmets-body-armor/helmet-covers/band-helmet-inner-tube-usmc.html
Let me know what ya'll think! thanks for looking