A great site if you need spares for your SPH-4 lid.
Flight helmets.com
Always worth searching E-Bay etc also.

https://www.flighthelmet.com/index.html

Another great source to help sourcing kits.
Scalemates is a great site which gives you the timeline of model kits.
From first produced, change of box, parts, decal sheets etc.
I’ve been able to source kits that were reboxed but a fraction of the cost from a kit produced in the early 80’s.
Enjoy ...

Sorry if I’m sharing information that’s been seen already.
I’m doing this thread from the perspective of someone like myself who hasn’t got a clue.
Green to a pilot build.
This is a great video on how to build the helmet.
Resin not found parts, but still a great watch.
I’m hoping to have all the ...

I’m lucky that I found an XL SPH-4 helmet.
Plenty of room incase I have a disaster with the cutting

I’m sure we’ve all seen the printable templates for cutting the SPH helmet.
But here they are again.
Just incase .

There is a good YOUTUBE video on how to dismantle the Polaroid camera.
I’ll attach a link below.

First thing I noticed was the major difference with the right side camera housing.
The found part is a Polaroid 635 camera.
You can use the 635CL unit.
The "CL" stands for Close-Up Lens.
There are some differences at the bottom of the housing but once you cut the unit down to size, these are ...

Hi all.
I’m going to attempt building Ferro’s dropship pilot helmet using as many found parts as I can source.
Initially very daunting but after reading up on the RPF and old legacy threads, feeling a tad better.
Planning on documenting the build and updating any new finds as the old thread is now ...

Great work and I’ll check out your previous build.
Please keep those updates coming.
It’s great to see how these props were built.