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Title: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Sondergaard on 2016-08-28, 12:32:18
Hello fellow knights

I have a question.

I see that som of you have a figure on top of your great helm. (What is it called, helmet insignia? Helmet sign?) I guess you know what I mean...

My question is, where can I get a helmet figure made? Does any of you know where, or how to make one?
When me and my fiancee is getting married, I will become a member of her family, which are an old noble family here in Denmark. At that time I will change both my colors and my knightly name, and I will need a figure for my great helm.

I hope someone can help. Thank you  :)
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir James A on 2016-08-28, 16:15:35
Crest is the name of the item on top of the helmet.

Knightly Arts made mine, but there are many options for sources, depending on what you're going to use it for.
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2016-08-29, 01:58:35
I made mine.
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Sondergaard on 2016-08-29, 23:45:47
Sir James, do you have a link? If I search for Knightly Arms, I find several businesses....

Sir Patrick, it looks good. Can you please tell me how you made it?
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Nate on 2016-08-31, 01:08:27
I am also curious about making one.
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2016-09-02, 02:49:15
Sir Patrick, it looks good. Can you please tell me how you made it?

Paper mache "clay" (Google it) over a cardstock skeleton. Cardstock feathers and wings were added and wooden beads for the eyes. The whole thing was then covered in about 10 thin coats of diluted wood glue, sanded and gilded with gold foil.

An historic one would have been caved from wood (Sir Douglas made s beautiful one for Sir Humphrey here), or made of leather (stitched, moistened, and then filled with sand to dry. This shapes the leather). Embellishments made of gesso would have been added on and then the whole thing painted.
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir James A on 2016-09-07, 01:39:42
Sir James, do you have a link? If I search for Knightly Arms, I find several businesses....

Sir Patrick, it looks good. Can you please tell me how you made it?

Arts, not Arms :)

http://www.wix.com/oneail/helmetcrests
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Brian on 2016-09-11, 00:52:19
I modified mine from a wood carving done by special request of a wood carver that did predominately dragons...hence  the dragonish appearance of my griffon. ;)
Title: Re: Helmet insignia
Post by: Sir Sondergaard on 2016-09-14, 16:08:45
I thank you all good SirĀ“s, for your answers  :)

Sir James, I found it, thanks  ;)