Luftwaffe Rules Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I had a quick question about the display of visors, is it ok to leave them down resting on the actual visor part? My thoughts are in the same vein as the 'Haubes, I dont want the weight and gravity to eventually take the visor part off or loosen it. So should I have it up or is it ok to leave it resting on its bill? TIA and all the best, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Resting on the visor is a bad idea, same reason as the pikelhaube. I toyed with the idea of using some UPVC fascia board - it's wedge shaped in cross section, so I thought a length of that along a shelf would work well, with the thicker edge to the front, caps resting flat tho' at an angle on the board with the peak projecting out over the thick edge. A guy doing some work with the stuff at my house offered to cut pieces to length for me but I decided not to bother, pity, but no doubt the UPVC would be bad for the cap & resting that way on the board would eventually lead to damage to the fabric between cap band stiffener & board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I once read that if you want to display hats, cut a plastic football, soccer ball , in half, it acts as an excellent stand and keeps the visor free from weight, you get two stands for the price of one ball Best regardsGeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffe Rules Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thanks guys! I appreciate this! That ball sounds like a good idea! All the best, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank44 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Why not buy mannequin heads? That's what I use. I keep all of my WWI/WWII aviator flight helmets, goggles, Class A caps, etc. on mannequin heads to keep the shape of the leather and prevent wrinkles. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1108.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1115.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1116.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1210.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank44 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Here's a couple more pics:http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1210-1.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1214.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d47/Yank44/IMG_1215.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 They cost a lot don't they? I've seen the thing going for ?15.Again, the purists will point out the inadvisability of keeping polystyrene in contact with the headgear, a black cotton sock stretched over the poly head seems an idea.You can get polystyrene shapes like the top of a head, coulkd be good on a wooden stand, completely hidden by a helmet or cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Hello!Nice. all the bestNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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