Interesting tutorial over on Propnomicon, by Richard Bird, who built this vintage diving helmet replica prop for a recent LARP adventure for London’s The Dark Door group.
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Oddly I was just looking into old diving helmets. If you want to know all about them this site is great!
http://www.divingheritage.com/
Also worth mentioning you can still buy these diving helmets new!
https://www.divedesco.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=4bc28add7f6b7efc72fd77d62cd58c95
Is there anyone that can make something similar for a micro-budget music video I’m directing (to shoot 4/19)?
Thanks!