Wow! I underestimated you at first! When i started reading this thread, I saw the first pictures, and I thought the helmet would look somewhat odd, but now that I see how far you have come... HOLY CRAP! Dude you are really good at this! I'm Sure your kid is going to just LOVE this bucket! seems like he's got a pretty cool dad! Keep up the good work, and I just can't WAIT to see it whne you are all done!
Goodluck meating the xmas deadline, and goodluck with your minor setback you just recently ran into!