this ET66 has the bluish factory smooth paint. are the decals right? thanks!
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40 views and not a single opinion? Please mayes a little help. If it's total rubbish kindly say so. Cheers. -
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Original 1st pattern droop tail (not the earliest snake leg version) decal and tri colour.. Congrats, Johnno.Comment
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Thnaks good fellows!Comment
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It always helps to post photos of the whole helmet. That's why people weren't commenting to start.Originally posted by inimicus View PostComment
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thanks, 10-4 adam - so here's the story: well the helm's spotty; I thought old yellow mud. wrong! turns out the guy as a kid 50 years ago didn't like the wartime paint and scraped most of it off. can you say, 'wuestegelb'? there I knew you could. 'I didn't know about the africa korps back then' he told me sheepishly. :---(
so I used acetone f'nail polish remover to take a little off. the next guy (I have to sell it, sadly) can do the rest or just keep as is! here's a quik pic or three.. btw any helm collectors in the wash dc/va/md area? and a fair estand price, please? cheers!Comment
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Last two - by the way some pix are a little greenish coz the background was on grass outside. Also, the name pencil'd on the rear liner looks like 'grfr. W.m. Schufer' (mit umlaut) and ... Some 'zug' or other.Comment
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The paint removal wasn't done too poorly but having been done post-war I would say around $1000?Comment
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thanks a lot adam.Comment
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Nice one David, no issues, I have never been drawn to these early Luft decals myself though preferring the newer versionfor aesthetic reasons. Good find.Comment
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I agree, you can see why they felt the need to change the design. I'd really love an early one like this though, very nice lidOriginally posted by ValhallaMilitaria View Post
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thank ya mates! think I'll just leave my 'corrective mitts' off it.....Comment
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