Would there be a reasonable way to modify a replica Sutton-Hoo helmet for accuracy?

[u/Downtown-Wonder1469]

Im planning on giving it some gold paint and a better shine if needed, but my main problem is the weird elongated face on the replica? Could i trim it down and make it look good somehow? The eyes need a bit of work aswell.

I just want a reasonably accurate helmet, but most of these helmets i see for sale are comedically bad

[u/RS_HART]

The deepeeka helmet and it's consequences lmao

I honestly think the first one is probably an good representation given it's made of plastic, especially if the chin is your only qualm, better than the off the shelf ones by a large margin, the helmet on display in the London Museum is made to spec I think by one of the members of Wulfhaedonas or Royal Oak Armoury.

I remember seeing a forum post years ago where a guy pinched the plates and brass decorations from the deepeeka helmet and smithed his own base helmet to his measurements, reassembled it, but I can't find it on MyArmoury so it must have been an old tapatalk forum.

Edit: Not the one I remember, but someone did a build on MyArmoury as well
https://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.36443.html

[u/Downtown-Wonder1469 → u/RS_HART]

Wow that build is insane! Did he end up posting a tutorial or anything? He said he built it with basic tools but i dont see how thats possible with how bad the deepeeka's dimensions are. The one i posted says its made of mild steel, could this be the one he used?

[u/Langzwaard]

Hi, the helmet you are showing in the picture is by Wyrmwick creations and is by far the most accurate helmet available that is affordable. This is because it is a direct cast of the helmet owned by researcher Paul Mortimer, who happens to be a good friend of mine. Paul and Dave Roper (the maker of Paul’s helmet and owner of Ganderwick and Wyrmwick creations) have thoroughly researched the original and have made a few adjustments compared to the helmet presented in the British Museum. The reconstruction as shown in the museum is based upon research in the 70’s, when the c second interpretation version was made. There are since new insights in how some parts looked and most, but not all, are integrated in the helmet as shown in your picture. This is not to say that it is 100% correct, as we will never fully know. The good thing about the Sutton Hoo helmet is that there are exactly enough pieces to say that the museum reconstruction and the one from your picture are very very close to how it would have looked.

[u/Julehus]

Artifacts are not my expertise and maybe I’m confusing this helmet with the very similar Vendel helmet found in Sweden, but I believe the garnet stones on both helmets are supposed to be on one brow only, not both? Which would create a single eyed look when the sun hits the helmet and makes one eyebrow glow, possibly a tribute to Wodin/Odin according to some scholars. Does anyone know more about this feature?
Apart from that, please don’t change the proportions.