theGreatSot Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I've been driving myself nuts trying to find a picture of the star shaped foam padding on the inside of the original ANH helmets. Does any one have a picture or a template that they could post? I can't remember if the flower shape has three petals or four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Awesome! Thanks Clutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 standard foam??thickness??would it depend on my frow?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 3/4 maybe, depending on whats comfy for your melon. Clutch- is that an opium duck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 3/4 maybe, depending on whats comfy for your melon. I've got a foam pad that I'm not using on my bed that I'm cutting up and using for padding in the helmet and other places. It looks to be a fuzz less than an inch or so, but **** its comfy! I think I like it better than a hard hat liner. Don't know about keeping it though, as I'm thinking that it's going to absorb a lot of sweat and start to be rather smelly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4935 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 the foam star, although used in the movie lids, doesn't really hold the lid on your melon very well. My SDS came with it and it kinda sits on your head with no side grippage so kinda wobbles around like a bobble head. it also meant my eyes were looking into bottom ridge of the eye holes. i've now used a combination of foam strips and knee pads covered in a non slip matting. s'well comfy and i can see out the eye holes now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain4434 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I used the inside of a Jofa hockey helmet. It looks pretty tech and keeps my bucket on nice and snug and it's comfy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 There was some kits out there somewhere like that above, and I think they were made up from knee pads cut up. I have seen them in builders yards made from black poly foam and they look a lot like the above. As a side note....does anyone in the UK know where to get the yellow foam from, or even a US supplier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Yeah, opium duck. That pic is from Kurtyboy on the RPF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Sorry, thats the Blade Runner fan in me. Troopermaster- I think the problem with the foam is that it is actually white, and turns yellow after being exposed to air and sun for a while. The guy who is doing the pauldrons gets it in rolls for re-upholstering cars, I can ask him where he gets it from. Although, it may be just as easy to seek out white instead of yellow. On the rolls in his shop you can see that it started out white, but the stuff toward the outside of the roll has turned the same yellow as the real helmet stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 the foam star, although used in the movie lids, doesn't really hold the lid on your melon very well. I think that the chin strap that the originals had will counter the bobble head factor. Haven't tried it yet as the foam padding in my helmet is working great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearden6521 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I bought some at walmart that turned yellow after a week or two. They have it in the craft isle... Troopermaster- I think the problem with the foam is that it is actually white, and turns yellow after being exposed to air and sun for a while. The guy who is doing the pauldrons gets it in rolls for re-upholstering cars, I can ask him where he gets it from. Although, it may be just as easy to seek out white instead of yellow. On the rolls in his shop you can see that it started out white, but the stuff toward the outside of the roll has turned the same yellow as the real helmet stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-5491 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I used the inside of a Jofa hockey helmet. It looks pretty tech and keeps my bucket on nice and snug and it's comfy too. That does look cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherbird Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I'm not sure what thickness the foam is in the original helmets, but I ordered a "Foam Bed Topper" (Twin size, 1" thick, B-Grade) from this place: http://www.knoxfoam.com/ They also have 2" and 3" thickness but that seems too thick to me. The photo on their website shows an accurate yellowed color, but when I received mine it was white. However, it is starting to turn yellow now. Don't know if that's from aging or light exposure. They don't ship international, though. It's pretty easy to cut it up into the star (or flower) shape. -Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 As a side note....does anyone in the UK know where to get the yellow foam from, or even a US supplier? Paul, Did you manage to source any foam, as I am now looking for some too and most of thefoam is blue! Cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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