Chin Strap/Cup Info

[SingleSeat]

There are more than a few wrong variations out there and one right one due to the straps and rings.

 

[tubachris85x]

Too be honest, I never really knew that the ESB helmet had a chin cup, I thought it was just a strap similar to what the army kevlar's have.

-tubachris

 

[Art Andrews]

This thread has been cleaned up and merged. Keep your posts on-topic and civil.

 

[Jangos kid]

I was kinda thinkin...that as long as you had the cup, I think it would be rather easy to re work the strap so that it matches the one seen on the fett bucket. The original looks to have the single D ring on the cup strap, which Would mean that the plain strap iis most likely attached to the other side of the Fett bucket. Shouldn't be that hard to rearrange the components by ripping the stiches out & then resewing. Only thing that bothers me, is that there seems to be only one D ring on the cup....so how the heck would you fasten the strap????/
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[SingleSeat]

Only thing that bothers me, is that there seems to be only one D ring on the cup....so how the heck would you fasten the strap????/
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What they would do today: loop it and Velcro it.
What they probably did in 197X: loop it and button snap it.

 

[Ayka]

Now, I know that all of this is based on the ESB Helmet, but did the Original ROTJ Helmet have a Chin-Cup as well, or are there no good pictures that would show that? I'm in progress on a ROTJ Original (Not SE), and Im wondering if the ESB had it, did the ROTJ...

 

[Wes]

Not strap on the ROTJ

 

[Rich D]

Tyler Durden's post (#12) above says that the ROTJ helmet had a strap/chin cup.

I have basically an empty Sgt. Fang helmet. What's the best internal attachment point would for a chin strap? Start with a hard hat liner, and attach to that?

 

[Jangos kid]

I dunno how you attached the ears to your helmet, but I inserted studs into mine(the ears), then they are held onto the bucket via nuts on the inside of the helmet. I'm planning on using that as an attachment point once I finally get one of these straps.

 

[CSMacLaren]

Lee's post for some reason reminded me a little of the English jockeys and the old-school, traditional-style riding helmets. So imagine how various equestrian things may have made it to various Star Wars props, be they the riding boots, the riding helmet, and now possbibly even the chin strap!

Let's see if the horsewhip might have been prop-ized too! 8)

 

[MandalorFett]

Not strap on the ROTJ

I have to make a correction to my earlier post. I incorrectly thought the Jedi helmet used a different chin strap. But I over-looked a photo which clearly shows the same chin strap/cup. In fact, it looks like they used the attachment pulled straight out the helmet, even with the leather strip at the end.

The ESB attachment has been modified a bit, as they moved the d-rings to the very end of the strip that comes out of the slit.

It came from a British SWAT-type helmet.

It looks like this pic shows a chin cup and strap on the ROTJ.

 

[Rogue Studios]

Not sure if this helps those in pursuit but the chincups were removed because if on too tight it caused the helmets to crack around the eye slots so they were removed.

Lee

 

[MandalorFett]

Not sure if this helps those in pursuit but the chincups were removed because if on too tight it caused the helmets to crack around the eye slots so they were removed.

Lee

Is that why the brow droops and the crack along the left ear are there on the ESB Hero? Thanks Lee for the info.

 

[volkerc]

so, i got me one of those british riot helmets, from the picture it looked like as if it is a matching cup as pictured above. my question is, are there any good pictures of the inside of the movie used esb helmet?

 

[GCNgamer128]

Do any Fetts here on TDH wear the chinstrap?

 

[volkerc]

wouldn't the question also be, how many actually found the chin cup in the pic?

 

[TeamFett]

I always thought the chin strap wouldn't be very practical, it would just get in the way. However, yesterday I was trooping and found that my helmet kept drooping the the right cause of the weight of the RF. I think the chinstrap would help with this problem, I'll have to get one.

 

[volkerc]

well there is a guy in the uk who still has two riot helmets with those cups.

 

[volkerc]

well, looks like i scored the correct chin cup. the riot helmet arrived today. the cup is the same, says "made in england" on it. the strap has a newer style lock to it instead of the d rings, but that could be changed. the important piece , the cup is correct!

 

[Ripcode]

well, looks like i scored the correct chin cup. the riot helmet arrived today. the cup is the same, says "made in england" on it. the strap has a newer style lock to it instead of the d rings, but that could be changed. the important piece , the cup is correct!

Nice!