No, the wheatering on the X-Wing Helmet is original.Did you had any news about your B-Wing Helmet?
You definitely lucked out with that X-wing helmet. Those paint jobs were all over the place. That's probably one of the best ones I've seen.
My B-wing helmet is currently encased in rubber and half a shell of plasti-paste, so should'nt be much longer.
I'd almost forgotten about the foam padding around the opening. I'm wondering if it might be worth sculpting that piece kinda like Richie's but with the purpose of making a mold and using foam latex or something. I wish I was better at identifying or even locating these obscure found parts.