theenglishdjentleman Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hi there, I just want to query why the RS Helmet has 7 recessed bumps rather than the screen seen 8. I understand this helmet has lineage, just wondering from where? Thanks Sent from my ONEPLUS A5010 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I've heard different things but why not just let @RS Prop Masters or @CatfoodRob answer so we can get it straight from the source? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 actually, there supposed to be 9. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatfoodRob Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 If you watch the movie, both, helmets with both numbers of bumps ( recesses) are seen . the original mould from which all scout helmets were formed , was made of wood ( called jelutong I believe , used to make moulds regularly in industry back in the day ) half way through helmet production one of the bits in between the recesses broke off ( if you have ever pulled vac formed plastic off a curved mould, you will know how violent and hard it is ) , this damage was repaired by simply using car filler to smooth over the damaged area . All helmets pulled after the repair ( like the RS one) have less recesses . There is no right or wrong number , both appear on screen and both are in the archive . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 so are you saying the RS were pulled off the original molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, spike said: so are you saying the RS were pulled off the original molds? Actually, the RS helmet available to the public is based off a production-made helmet bought at auction a few years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 thanks for that Dart, the Alt was also cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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