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In lugnet.space, William R. Ward writes:
> "Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> writes:
> > Although I would be willing to accept Classic reruns with newer helmet
> > styles, I seem to recall trying this years ago and discovering that with
> > certain smaller-cockpit designs, a visored helmet would actually interfere
> > with the closing of the cockpit (because the face of the visor sticks out
> > just enough to touch a canopy in models where the pilot sits forward). I
> > don't have any examples in my head of which models this could be a problem
> > with, but I do recall experiencing it. ...Of course, as I have said, if
> > they produced classic space sets as Legends, I would probably be looking at
> > them for their pieces and wouldn't use the original design anyway. So it's
> > all good to me. :)
>
> I would omit the visors, since the originals didn't use them. Do you
> think it would still have that problem with no visor?
Hmm. Well I think if you omit the visors then the problem I recall will be
far less likely to occur, if at all. So as long as no one minds the
extra-thick chin on the visor-able helmets, then that could be a solution.
I am not certain they would be as aesthetically pleasing, however.
-H.
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