Full steel formed dished and welded helmet

where did you get the padding on the inside of the helmet?...looks like padding from a sports helmet, but which sport? all the padding i've found is just foam...this stuff looks like the padding from the riddell miniature i'm using as reference for my bucket...thanks and good job
 
I'm the red and gold mando from this pic:

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Cool pic, where did the mando all the way in the back of th non photoshopped go? or is it because he is a Boba?
 
That's really cool,
I've been wanting to do a sca/ ren fest style mando myself.
It's good to see someone else actually doing a crossover suit of armor.
 
It all came out of a Ridell football helmet. I went to the used sports gear shop and picked it up for ~$30.
 
I have decided to see if I can streamline these. I am dishing 2 more domes. Will start progress updates soon.
 
Well we had a few somewhat cool days so I worked a bit on dishing 2 more helms. Now it's back up to 102 so I'm inside. I did start some cool leather work though that I'm going to use over a steal chestplate to give it hte mando feel.
 
I would be interested in purchasing a full dished steel helmet depending on price. Is there anyway I could get an estimated price so i can decide if I would like to move further.
 
here is a step by step forming of the helmet dome hemispheres. Except for final planishing to make it smooth.

and also my leather chest guard that will go over the full breast plate.

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Bill, have you thought about raising the dome instead of dishing? Takes a little longer, but you wouldn't need to weld those 2 pieces and metal wouldn't get stretched so it would last in SCA combat longer.

Just a thought. Thats a pretty bada-- helmet man, and it's great to see some old traditions make it's way to mando armor production.
 
Me and a friend of mine worked all day yesterday and I put in another 8+hours today, (though some of that was yard work)

Figured I'd add some of my latest pics. I picked up a 55 gallon plastic drum from the salvage yard and used it to make the chest and kidney parts. They'll be covered with the leather Mando pattern I started. It'll be a full vest when done.

I've also got my left arm 90% done from gauntlet to shoulder. got the right gauntlet done now too.

Legs will be done with baseball catchers knee/shine guards. I will put either alluminium or leather plates over them to hide the modern look.

Also have my door shield painted up. I haven't attached any of the hardware yet I just wanted to paint it :)

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hehe I fight in the sca, no offense but I would aim for the stalk lol, Nah just kidding. I've never seen anything like this though. Very nice I bet you get some looks from other people.
 
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