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As you see if you get lucky and have a black line pass over a liner hole it's really easy as above and to less extent below
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A cut out with faked paint that was pretty hard to tell was bad. I matched these pins as best I could.Comment
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Rear liner pin. In person the match looks a little better then the photo makes it seem but I could not get it as close as I wanted. The paint had different tones in even small areas as small as a square inch so I found it difficult to get even as close as I did.
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Wow, the paint on that M18 cutout is bad? Looks good from a distance, but I'm new at this. I agree paint is tough to match, but my theory on that is less is better. Once I get started on my project helmet I will post updated pictures of the camo.
And thanks Chuck and William for your help in getting my parts together!
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Yes believe it or not the paint is not original but whoever painted it did a fantastic job.Originally posted by Cyrano View PostWow, the paint on that M18 cutout is bad? Looks good from a distance, but I'm new at this. I agree paint is tough to match, but my theory on that is less is better. Once I get started on my project helmet I will post updated pictures of the camo.
And thanks Chuck and William for your help in getting my parts together!
Ken at German Helmets could not tell via photos. I figured it out when I found rust spot on the inside.
Here is another pin I tried to match on the back of another repaint. The front was a total fail for me. Could not do it.
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An original helmet I matched Repro pins to. All I did was paint it black and scrape half of it clean and was waiting and hoping for rust to over take the un painted surface.Comment
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The back came out outstanding! I painted it a color match and it was not looking that great. I got this result quite by accident when I removed the finish with my fingernails. Before it was all off I realized that the combination of removed paint and the staining effect it gave the pin gave it a very convincing look!
It is so good in fact it rivels the original pin believe it or not.
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Here is the original pin to compare.Comment
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Here is a great example of original pins NOT original to an orginal camo that work great. But only because the camo is not in a very good state. Of course I got lucky winning the pins. kept them on hand and got lucky to find a helmet that I could use em with.Comment
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wait a second there, did i read this right, a size 70 shell???Originally posted by PlaceOfBayonets View Post
can you please post some focused pics of the maker/size stamp, i assume this is an ET70...this is amazing, i thought that WWI lids only came in 60 to 68 sizes... live and learn
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I got a PM about this topic here is what I sent the guy on it,Originally posted by luftwaffenkopf View Postwait a second there, did i read this right, a size 70 shell???
can you please post some focused pics of the maker/size stamp, i assume this is an ET70...this is amazing, i thought that WWI lids only came in 60 to 68 sizes... live and learn
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I don't know about that the problem is tape is not a very good method. It's hard to get it on without some slack that will throw the reading you know? I've tried.
If there are some precission tools I could take the messurments with all I need to know is what they are called or what kind of shop would have them then I could maybe pay someone a visit.
In either case 95% of my collection is stored in a room an hour from where I now work and live so I can't get the helmet till I go visit my folks next time and not sure when that will be. At least a month unless they bring it to me on their visits to town to shop.
I use that helmet to display a repro Stirnpanzer on my original grabenpanzer armor rig hung on a cross.
There is no maker mark or size stamp but the helmet is an original sure as the sun rises. I have had two other helmets that lacked size and maker stamps so same deal with this helmet. I wish it had the stamp to take the mystery out of it and so I could photo and show it. If I could I would think someone would want to use it in a book to document it.
I can tell you that the size 68 steel liner band liner was not even close. It was drowning in the helmet. I could have pinned it in but the liner band would have pulled and not touched the sides of the helmet at all points like you'd see with a liner that suffered shrinkage.
If you want some more photos of it I can send to your email.
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