Based on everything that you've told me, I think it's legit. Repainted, but legit. I really don't think that there is any reason to go in the direction of some employee "one-off". The plaque probably did go with this one. Again, for them to remove the ear pieces, the plaque would have had to b removed, and the lining removed. In this process, the lining would have been destroyed. Everything adds up. In fact, the more I remember back, the more I'm inclined to recall that the DP DLX stand alone helmets actually DID have a solid resin RF top. Only the DP Statues had the hollow RF box (same as the vinyl DP) with the LED board in them
So I would call this one a mystery solved
In the grand scheme of things however, any real $$ value of a DP DLX collectors helmet has been damaged because of the repaint. So it's a good thing that you only paid a couple bones for it. It was worth it IMO. The ears alone are worth it (they'll fit a mystery helmet too ya know
)But from this point forward, truth in advertising is best if you sell it. Passing it off as an unaltered DP Deluxe as I'm assuming monstermask's did, wasn't cool. It is what it is. A DP DLX, with a repaint. As far as messing with it is concerned, sure, I would give it a new paint up. No harm in that. In fact, it would be worth more IMO if you did. But I wouldn't mess with the visor setup, as that gives it it's verifiable lineage. Not to mention, messing around with this is a major pain. Their fiberglass jobs, were very poor. Half of the time when you pop that visor out, you lose more than just the tabbed areas, sometimes you lose the tips of the bottom of the mandibles, and more because of all of the damn body filler they used to over correct for their lack of skills in a mass produced product
FP
