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Is there anyway you can buy a helmet that is functional and has the paint job of a F1 driver, instead of a Replica. Like you can use the helmet if you went on the track? I just see mostly replica for display purposes or the actual helmet of the driver (but that costs about $20,000).
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John McClane: [on the guard's phone] Attention! Attention! Nils is dead! I repeat, Nils is dead, ----head. So's his pal, and those four guys from the East German All-Stars, your boys at the bank? They're gonna be a little late.
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Its quite easy to buy a decent helmet (if not cheap) and get it painted by a proffesional. Just make sure it is a proffesional though as some paints can damage the helmet.
I'm sure somewhere on the internet is a sight that sells real F1 coloured helmets.
Murphy's 9th Law of Technology:
Tell a man there are 300 million stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch to be sure.
That is what I was thinking with the helmet since it looked like the cheaper way to do it. What is a good company/brand for getting gloves, underwear, racing suit, and boots to do some track days for the next summer. I checked some websites and there is a big range in prices, but I really don't understand why there is such a big difference. Can anybody explain ?
Simon: Nils? You can close in now. Nils?
John McClane: [on the guard's phone] Attention! Attention! Nils is dead! I repeat, Nils is dead, ----head. So's his pal, and those four guys from the East German All-Stars, your boys at the bank? They're gonna be a little late.
Simon: [on the phone] John... in the back of the truck you're driving, there's $13 billon dollars worth in gold bullion. I wonder would a deal be out of the question?
John McClane: [on the phone] Yeah, I got a deal for you. Come out from that rock you're hiding under, and I'll drive this truck up your ass.
m3_lover wrote:Is there anyway you can buy a helmet that is functional and has the paint job of a F1 driver, instead of a Replica. Like you can use the helmet if you went on the track? I just see mostly replica for display purposes or the actual helmet of the driver (but that costs about $20,000).
As you said
actual F1 helmets used by drivers cost ridiculous amounts of money. There's also a potential copyright issue with existing designs (graphics the intellectual property of the artists, sponsors etc.), but I don't know how prone anyone would be to actually raising the issue (unless you intend to use the helmet in high profile events). If you're artistically inclined, though, or are looking for something really special try contacting Alex Wurz ... he paints (airbrushes) his own helmets. Being a cool guy and somewhat of a renaissance man, who knows what he'd be prepared to do if you ask the right questions.
m3_lover wrote:That is what I was thinking with the helmet since it looked like the cheaper way to do it. What is a good company/brand for getting gloves, underwear, racing suit, and boots to do some track days for the next summer. I checked some websites and there is a big range in prices, but I really don't understand why there is such a big difference. Can anybody explain ?
It probably has something to do with hand-made graphics opposite to using Vinyls. I beleive that some graphic artists paint every single letter of the sponsor "decals" and they don't use any stencils at all, all is painted by hand so I think this is what can raise the price a lot.
I once tried it myself a number of years ago! I got a cheap helmet, then tried to paint it myself to M Schumacher's early helmet design and add the advertisements by designing them on me dad's computer and using his plotter! I like to think I did quite a good job, before I put the final coat of lacquer! I put on acrylic lacquer which made the underlying paint shrink! Gone two weeks of hard work!
