German and Other Battlefield Debris

[heavy_mech]

..how it brings out details you can't see at first like decals and paint.

I had not realized it would be so gentle on the underlying material. Nice work Arditi!

 

[deadeye18]

It's brilliant stuff that is easy to work with.I just did a shattered helmet that when I brought it out from an hours soak it had a luft decal and quite a bit of paint still on it.It just looked like a lump of solid rust before.

 

[arditi]

Thank you kindly Gentlemen. I will reattach the para liner and show you the interior soon. Here is a Hungarian helmet that came in today. I "think" that is a white-wash that is coming off. Perhaps when the digger gave it a preliminary bath much of the white came off. I want to stabilize the helmet...but...hmmmm... I took some preliminary pics.

 

[arditi]

Two more pages Gentlemen.

 

[arditi]

Final of Hungarian helmet study.

 

[Hambone]

Great stuff Arditi

 

[arditi]

Thank you my friend.

 

[deadeye18]

I hope those chaps remains got a decent and proper burial!great helmet

 

[arditi]

Thank you Deadeye. Ill bet they did.
Here is another page.

 

[arditi]

The relic para-helmet in question, photo-shop, digital photography, 1/6 scale doll body, and the straps from a reproduction helmet all brought together. A tribute to the owner of the helmet I am hoping.
Regards, Arditi

 

[deadeye18]

Those panzer skulls are good and the panzer 2 flash eliminator is awesome!Of all the german tanks from ww2 the panzer 2 is my favourite.

 

[arditi]

Deadeye! Hope you are well Sir.
Regards, Arditi

 

[Hambone]

Very cool. You know if they found those panzer skulls in proximity to those headphones that was a KIA.

 

[arditi]

I wish they were mine. You can get them from greatwarrelics.com. Mark is a nice fellow. Here is a memorial picture I did for a helmet and identification disc for a Blackshirt that died (I think) in the Don River area.
Hope you are well Hambone, Arditi

 

[arditi]

Is this pic too squishy or weird looking? All comments welcomed. I'm getting differing reactions.

 

[arditi]

...another relic helmet.

 

[deadeye18]

Cool helmet!italian helmets are underrated in collecting in my opinion.Your acid bath must be working overtime!!

 

[arditi]

I agree with you bud. I love the Italian stuff. Romanian and Hungarian can be interesting as well.
Regards, Arditi

 

[arditi]

Mannequin head, relic Hungarian helmet, photography and photoshop. Hungarian helmet from above post.

 

[arditi]

Slovakian rusty stuff. The stuff we love.