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OK, starting to build this helmet based on Rado's interactions with RAT and others. Will keep RAT updated on the same. Thank you once again Tarbicus, for your kind inputs. Did we miss this one in the past when we worked together on many models ?
Do you think the RAT members might be interested in this model if we launch a limited numbers for them as last time, before it goes to the market ?
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If I might ask a question, Why is the crest holder on the re-production set at 90 degrees to that of the original helmet ?
For if the crest holder to be used on the re-production were of the number 3 type as shown by Rado it would work much better with the slot in a transverse position as on the original.
In fact after looking again at the number 3 type crest holder the locating bar at the bottom should be at an angle of 90 degrees to that shown if it is to be uesd as a centurians crest holder.
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Will the reconstruction have the silver sheet applied to the iron bowl and the decoration gilt as per the original? Instead od silver sheet, will there be any issue of silvering at all?
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Rado, if you look at the Italic crest holder, it is not for a centurios transverse crest. If you slot the holder foward, the upper prongs are made to hold a normal crest that goes from front to back. You will have to make a crest holder much the same but the top must be rotated to accomodate the transverse crest.
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Rado.
I am looking at the crest holder that you show and the helmet previous to it and it cannot work as a holder for a transverse crest, this is why I raised the point of why is the re-production crest holder at 90 degrees to the original which of course your crest holder would work with but not the repro'.
When we look at the number 3 type of holder if the lower plate was made 90 degrees to that as shown it would work for a centurian crest and of course give greater stability with it's large round base instead of just a bar that is going to flop around.
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Looks very promising Gagan! May I ask how are the proportions of the bowl, from side to side and from front to back? A couple of years ago Deepeeka changed the proportions of the helmet bowls and I have since stopped to buy them because they are much too round in my opinion. It is quite frustrating because the helmet are otherwise very nice...
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Rado,
Brian is correct!
I would go with the type 3 Holder, and ask Gagan to rotate the mount 90 degrees
so it will be usable for a centurion crest!
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