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INTEREST: Commercial Replica of Fullmetal Alchemist's Alphonse's Helmet Weighs 11kg




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blooperboy



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:23 pm Reply with quote
11 kilograms?! They really decided to make it thick then, since I wouldn't expect a helmet to weight that much unless there's a maille aventail (chainmail that's attached at the bottom of the helmet to cover the neck gap). Maybe, the horn is solid instead of hollow? That would add a bit of weight that wouldn't normally be there. I'm honestly kinda thinking that making it out of hammered sheets would have been a lighter option, albeit harder to mass-produce. (Although it doesn't seem like that's necessarily what they're going for.)
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:17 pm Reply with quote
Full metal indeed. Shocked
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L'Imperatore



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:23 pm Reply with quote
Definitely not a cosplay material... until someone decides otherwise.
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Covnam



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:17 pm Reply with quote
Is it large enough to wear?...
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:36 am Reply with quote
That looks amazing.
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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:58 am Reply with quote
L'Imperatore wrote:
Definitely not a cosplay material... until someone decides otherwise.


I was thinking the same thing when I saw the weight. Somebody will probably try it, and then somehow also be surprised that they hurt their neck in the process.
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