montea6b Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I have one of those miniature collectible football helmets in the Seahawks old colors. I have never been happy with the plastic facemask that it came with. It is ugly and does not look like any style I have actually seen in use, so I decided to make a 'retro' style facemask in more of a lineman's big cage style. I bought some brass rod at the hardware store, and using the old one as a template, and by looking at old photos, I used hands and pliers to bend up some pieces. The trickiest part was the part that curves up over the brow. Here are the starting pieces: (kittie can't wait to scrimmage...) Soldering the pieces together: Here it is all finished and painted next to the one it replaced: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 So when you buy them they don't have the guard? Reminds me of a guy I know that has a Dallas Cowboys shrine in his basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montea6b Posted November 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 So when you buy them they don't have the guard? Reminds me of a guy I know that has a Dallas Cowboys shrine in his basement. No, they come with a guard. And some of them have more authentic ones, I just didn't like the one it had originally. (see last photo...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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