What would Cap be without a helmet?
I decided that the best choice would be to get a Cattoys Rookie version helmet and attempt to mod it to get as close to my prototype style as I can.
Standard practice is to cut off the A, replace the chin-cup, and paint slightly differently. I'm going to be painting a lot differently, and I need to find a solution for the maple leafs on the sides. I don't think I'll replace the chin cup as I don't really mind how it looks and this is custom anyway.
I went with Angelus leather paints, as is common with other Caps when modding. However I found that the "Autumn" Red and "Burgundy" were quite orange and purple respectively, so I'd warn anyone getting from them that their sample colour images on the site don't really match the real paint that well. I did a test mixing the two and came to a result I was happy with (Autumn on the left, mixture on the right, fabric for colour reference)
Used a razor blade to remove the A, and gave the whole thing a sand with 320 grit and a wash. Rubbed down with acetone and it was on to painting!
Yep, I will be doing a painting time lapse! Here it is after three coats. I left the wings bare for now, as I wasn't able to sand all of the silver away, and painting over it would contaminate my paint, so I'll do them last in red and then go over them in the pewter colour I have.
So I'm very encouraged by the results! This is a great base helmet if you wanted to do something similar but a little custom and the painting of it has not been difficult at all. Thanks again to everyone checking it out!