ESB upgrade 12 July: Mannequin rebuild complete and reassembled.

I dont think it was a putty they used but an epoxy like gorilla glue or something that is a yellow tinted translucent substance...looking through the PP3 helmet pics right now and it seems like it was something more along those lines and alot of duct tape
 
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I've only been collecting parts for one other person but tracking down most of the vintage components is a nightmare. Fortunately I had help from BG Hunter. Hopefully I can get someone to actually wire the board up to function correctly but failing that, I'll just get a self contained board for the RF topper and my board will just be for show.
 
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how do u like the hard hat liner? Work well for holding the lid to your head? I have something way more present day, a liner from a helicopter helmet kinda like a kevlar liner but its a whole liner not pads
 
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I couldn't find anything locally resembling the stuff in the original helmets. I vaguely remember an Araldite 2 part epoxy years ago that had a murky yellow finish but I couldn't find it and not sure exactly what it's called.

Although the helmet liner isn't fixed in place yet, it does give a perfect fit and with the chin straps it's very secure.

I dont think it was a putty they used but an epoxy like gorilla glue or something that is a yellow tinted translucent substance...looking through the PP3 helmet pics right now and it seems like it was something more along those lines and alot of duct tape
 
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Very cool I want to get one of the liners as its got that airyness to it haha...

I think regular gorilla glue dries that yellow color Ima try it out this week...what did u use for the metal on the bottom of the visor? I found some thin guaged sheetmetal to cut for the upper braket
 
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Which Gorilla glue are you referring to? They seem to make at least 3 or 4 different types. Can you post a link please? BG Hunter had the idea of using epoxy then once dry going over it with No Nails type of glue that dries yellow. Unfortunately for me the stuff over here seems to dry white!

Sskunky did a run of these helmet liners. I bought one of his but replaced the plastic ring with a vintage one.

I scaled the lower visor tabs to 2mm thick and 10mm wide. You can buy aluminium bar in most sizes on ebay. Just cut it to size, drill and tap the hole and bend to shape. I scaled the screws to M3 size brass cheesehead style.
 
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Some more work. Really just need to attach the helmet liner and upper visor clips, trim the visor and replace one screw/nut and some washers. More parts on the way...

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Another uprdade... Out with the Russrep machined toe spikes and in with four original Michell parts collected over the last few years. I still need to add the attachment screws but test fitting they look nice. Thanks to Sidewinder for performing the precarious task of cutting them down!

The reason they point out slightly is because of the inaccuracy of the boots and not the shape of the spikes.

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very nice upgrades.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you acquire the toe spike plate?
 
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I used most of the parts from the riot police helmet but modified or added some to make them more accurate.
 
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Acrylic block upgrade to the range finder is in progress and I hope to have those upper visor tabs in place soon.

Also, I have another exciting original part upgrade coming... (y)
 
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