jay wrote:
really great work.
although the lighting makes the piece i think its hard to get the right look when worn, right?
Well, from my experience in photography Vader domes, there can be a remarkable difference between photographing at 6 feet versus, say, 20+ feet but zoomed in. Also the "dome positioning" we fuss over with respect to Vader props equally applies here.
In a shot like this, you can see the rear rim of the pot. In the case of Hank's character, he's worn his - or the camera is angled - such that his eyebrows are visible to make the character's emotion evident. The actor behind him tilts his back. The forward pitch angle of the pot will affect what shape the camera picks up.
I have read conflicting web reports on the silhouette of the M1 and M2 helmets. The "Band of Brothers" movie seems to have M2 helmets (they are paratroopers, after all). One web report says the M2's head is more dome-like, but another says it's basically an M1 shell with a different specification of D-shaped bales, chins traps, etc. It's hard to find an original condition M2 and not an M1 that's been modified to look like an M2.
But the M2 is the look I'd be going for - since Cap was with the paratroopers in "The Ultimates" - and it's also how Bryan Hitch drew him!