These are reference pictures for Ferro's flight helmet.
Ferro was the female dropship pilot in the movie Aliens. Reference
pictures are very hard to come by; if you have any that you might be willing
to share then please contact me.
The
actual dropship helmet. If you look very closely you can see
evidence of the dress-up details on the left ear.
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A
regular SPH-4. This is the common helicopter helmet
upon which this prop is based. This is the exact one required;
note the nylon around the chin strap and mask snaps (some come in
leather), the single visor housing and dark visor, the olive drab
color and the boom mike.
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Thanks
to Harry Harris, owner of the Aliens
Collection, for this detail shot. This is the right ear
detail which is difficult to spot in the movie. You can just
make it out if you slow-mo' through the sequence in which Ferro
gets nailed by an Alien whilst trying to fly in the dropship to
recover the marines.
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Another
amazing detail picture curtsey of Harry who has been so helpful
and supportive.
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Spunkmeyer's
helmet from the book, The
Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual. Spunkmeyer is
the dropship's co-pilot.
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Spunkmeyer's
helmet again. This item is barely visible in the movie but
I believe the ear details are the same on this and Ferro's helmet.
Looking at how clear the details are on Spunkmeyer's helmet compared
to Ferro's I speculate that Spunkmeyer's was made first, then the
ear dressing details were cast and applied to Ferro's.
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From
the movie, Ferro gets nailed by the alien.
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Stills from the movie. Notice Spunkmeyer in the background
of the second shot.
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