I wish this post was about me getting a stormtrooper helmet. I mean come on, how cool would that be!
No, instead – It’s embarrassing to admit – I have a flat head. Maybe not as bad as Frankenstein – but needless to say I could probably balance a few books on it. And just to clarify, having a flat head does not mean I have any less brains in there!
But since my head kinda falls short in the dome department, I’ve had a bit of trouble keeping my super awesome stunt helmet on my noggin. My mom had originally made a few adjustments on it for me – which worked just as well – but I thought it needed an upgrade. Lets just say my mom (in her haste to help keep my hat afloat) sewed the fabric upside down. And as much as I love my mom (love you mom), it just looked sloppy.
So after a few days of brainstorming with my mom, I give you the finished product! Thanks mom! You know I’d sew it myself if I had fingers.
BEFORE upgrades
DURING upgrades
WAITING for upgrades
AFTER upgrades
Checking out my new gear in the daylight
blog header credit: Photo showing 26 helmets and armor outside Shepperton Design Studios in 1976, credit StarWarsHelmets.com
Ammo, no matter what you wear, you are AWESOME!
Ammo, I only wish I was creative like your Mom so I could do something spectacular for my doxies. Fortunately for me though, they do not like clothes at all, and I’ve tried, really to dress them warm for winter, put them in costumes for Halloweenie, but like you “desqueaking your toys” it only takes them seconds to chew every stich of anything I put on them. They even try to eat their collars and leads. I love to see you in your superdog outfit – keep wearing it in good health Ammo!!!!
Yeah I’m not a HUGE fan of clothes either – I’d rather be naked! But when it’s time to put on a show, I know that my stunt gear represents treats! I’m willing to play along if it means I get a little somethin somethin in the food department.
And as much as I hate to admit it, I kinda like my winter coat….it can get kinda chilly out at the farm in the winter. Sometimes I even have to wear 3 coats stacked together! Kinda like I’m the abominable doxie man!
hee – i may be the only nerd who wants to know what you actually did to fix the problem. i still have that yellow salsa bowl, the faux-prototype.
my mom told me she bought some nylon webbing from the fabric store, and made sort of a “T” shape with it on the back of my helmet. She sewed it so that my ears could fit through either side, and then it velcroed to the inside of the helmet – modeled after how they make horseback riding helmets for people.
It’s not perfect, but does it’s job atleast until I decide to rub my head on the ground. It still slips over my eyes sometimes, but I think this is the best it will get!
oh i see! i think. keeping anything on a doxie head is quite a feat, especially when they’ve decided they’ve had enough!! okay, nuff dawdling, time to sew!! 🙂