Ulanen tschapka small repair

[Naprawiacz]

Today I received a long awaited item. I have a question, was the cap a Freiwilliger? It has no ventilation holes and I am not sure what model it is?

Thank you very much for all the information.Work on the item is in progress.

 

[Sandmann]

Thank you for sharing Wojtek. I‘m looking forward to the finished helmet

 

[Khukri]

A new challenge!

 

[John Josef]

I'm sure this will be amazing really looking forward to watching the magic happen

 

[Naprawiacz]

Thank you very much for all the opinions. The item in the photos after the first sanding. Now the missing structure will be filled in again. Tomorrow I will sand again and apply the first layer of shellac.

 

[HatEnjoyer]

Thank you very much for all the opinions. The item in the photos after the first sanding. Now the missing structure will be filled in again. Tomorrow I will sand again and apply the first layer of shellac.

Looks great! Stupid question, but for reapplying shellac, do you sand the old spot first before applying new shellac?

 

[Naprawiacz]

Looks great! Stupid question, but for reapplying shellac, do you sand the old spot first before applying new shellac?

What you see in the previous photos is a primer made from a recipe from 1845 and applied to an old helmet shell to strengthen it. I use two methods to repair it. If the varnish has completely fallen off, I apply the primer to the skin of the helmet, and if the shellac is holding well, I only fill the gaps. On this helmet, I only fill the gaps, but I spread the primer over the entire surface so that I can reapply the shellac.

 

[HatEnjoyer]

What you see in the previous photos is a primer made from a recipe from 1845 and applied to an old helmet shell to strengthen it. I use two methods to repair it. If the varnish has completely fallen off, I apply the primer to the skin of the helmet, and if the shellac is holding well, I only fill the gaps. On this helmet, I only fill the gaps, but I spread the primer over the entire surface so that I can reapply the shellac.

ah, I see! Thank you for the explanation!

 

[Naprawiacz]

ah, I see! Thank you for the explanation!

This is a very time-consuming technique and I have been repairing this item for four days now.

 

[HatEnjoyer]

This is a very time-consuming technique and I have been repairing this item for four days now.

Well, as they say, good things come with patience! I think you've seen it before, but I have an M15 that I'm working on, and it has a patch of dried up and hardened shellac that needs to be covered. If you have the time, I'd like to PM you with some photos of the helmet and get some advice from you, since you're much more experienced at restoring pickelhauben than me!

 

[Naprawiacz]

Well, as they say, good things come with patience! I think you've seen it before, but I have an M15 that I'm working on, and it has a patch of dried up and hardened shellac that needs to be covered. If you have the time, I'd like to PM you with some photos of the helmet and get some advice from you, since you're much more experienced at restoring pickelhauben than me!

Send photos and I'll help you.

 

[Pontiac9999]

Love your work! Nice job!

 

[Naprawiacz]

Just a few minor adjustments and the item will be ready. The biggest problem was the mannequin that I had to fit to the tunic.

 

[Sandmann]

Awesome work Wojtek. Thank you for sharing

 

[Naprawiacz]

Awesome work Wojtek. Thank you for sharing

Thank you Sandy for your review. Have a nice day.

 

[JzPf]

Excellent work, well done!

 

[Amybellars]

Nice job

 

[ccj]

Wonderful

 

[b.loree]

Very nice indeed!

 

[John Josef]

Just an incredible transformation, I'm so impressed with the results you are able to achieve.