James seems determined that I spend my vacation working on his helmets, so here we have yet another sent to me for work.
Before we get into the "before pics" here is a photo which I would title: "Too Much Haube On My Hands".
This is the present state of our dining table. :-? Thank goodness I have a very understanding wife, only one of these hats under construction is mine!
The Garde M 71:
This old boy weighs 1.8 lbs! Both visors need restitched. All fittings are going to have to come off so we are going to get a very close look at how this model was put together.
The reich kokarde is original but really should not be present...maybe the piece was reissued??
Look at the high dome of that shell.
Two of these split brads are repros and all 4 don't fit with the M71 in my opinion. To me they should be replaced by a set of original screw post/nut retainers. In my head, I have named this piece "The Beast" due to his weight. :wink: I will take him apart tomorrow.
Before we get into the "before pics" here is a photo which I would title: "Too Much Haube On My Hands".
This is the present state of our dining table. :-? Thank goodness I have a very understanding wife, only one of these hats under construction is mine!
The Garde M 71:
This old boy weighs 1.8 lbs! Both visors need restitched. All fittings are going to have to come off so we are going to get a very close look at how this model was put together.
The reich kokarde is original but really should not be present...maybe the piece was reissued??
Look at the high dome of that shell.
Two of these split brads are repros and all 4 don't fit with the M71 in my opinion. To me they should be replaced by a set of original screw post/nut retainers. In my head, I have named this piece "The Beast" due to his weight. :wink: I will take him apart tomorrow.