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Offline Baron Marshall

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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2012, 00:59:38 »
the old chromed helmet in the old jousting set and "shiny" suit or armour is entirely different from #21... I'll try and get a comparison shot done... but that may not happen if i cant find the camera  :lol:

you can sort of see the differences here
http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3265x.htm
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2012, 03:07:59 »
The visor looks similar in that picture, but I can see a slight difference in the sloping of the bottom edges of the helm. 8}
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2012, 10:58:00 »
Well done, Pynedor!

My favourite is 1). Not because it is realistic (it's not!) but I just love the design of it with the layered plates.
Indeed, 22-25 are the most useful.. I could use dozens of them for footmen. A problem is of some knight helmets is that they are just to big. Knights look very tiny wearing them (or look like they've eaten bad oisters :lol:).
For the fantasy world of Randolph I was excited about the new 28 wow!.. Look really mean!

Maybe some of you have advice for me, for the chinese chess set I search for the best fitted officer helmets- maybe 11 for the castle/ rook and 30 for the bishop?
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2012, 13:59:10 »
Quote from: Lynx on June 04, 2012, 10:58:00
Well done, Pynedor!

Thanks! :)

Quote from: Lynx on June 04, 2012, 10:58:00
My favourite is 1). Not because it is realistic (it's not!) but I just love the design of it with the layered plates.

I also think 1 is cool. ;)

Quote from: Lynx on June 04, 2012, 10:58:00
Maybe some of you have advice for me, for the chinese chess set I search for the best fitted officer helmets- maybe 11 for the castle/ rook and 30 for the bishop?

Those would probably fit, but they don't look very Asian in design to me. :lol:
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2012, 14:10:57 »
2, 9 and 29 might be best for a chinese army, I don't have any of those so might not be the most relyable source on this though.  ;)
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2012, 01:10:13 »
An interesting note - it appears that style 3 is now available in the "normal" silver/grey colour, which I think it great! I was hoping that it would be available in that colour soon instead of only the darker grey, and it appears that it is in the new 5979 set that we were speaking of in the other thread! :)

These are the sorts of helms that I think we need more of - great helms like these. I still think that the holes for the eyes in 3 are a bit weird, as they appear "two-leveled", but as one of only a few large helms for crusade-era knights, I am pleased that it is being used again.

 
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2012, 07:24:19 »
I still think its a bit too large, makes their heads look too big.

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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2012, 11:04:41 »
Quote from: Rhalius on July 21, 2012, 07:24:19
I still think its a bit too large, makes their heads look too big.

It is a bit big, but then again, most of the large helms are quite large. :lol:
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2012, 15:44:08 »
You're missing the one that takes the curved insert.

« Last Edit: July 21, 2012, 15:51:04 by Tiermann »
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Re: Playmobil Medieval Helmets
« Reply #29 on: July 21, 2012, 15:59:36 »
The back of the old chrome helmet goes directly down, while the newer version curves out. You can kind of see it on the caparison chart




Also - Pynedor once we are sure we've found all the variations you might try taking individual shots of all the helmets and they could be put together in a chart like the caparison one. I would be happy to house a page for it at http://www.animobil.info/shields/
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