Well, damn. I've been sifting thru all my stuff and still couldn't find a suitable helmet. The CP Hawk head is almost as big as an ARAH head, and so the helmets that fit him best are the '82-83 ones and the 25A Breaker/Crankcase helmets. Neither of which looked very good on him.
I tried a BR helmet, but it didn't look quite right (especially if he wasn't armored anywhere else):
But as I was looking, I found another CP Hawk that I had in reserve. I was going to use the Hawk head to replace the one donated by my 25A Hawk custom, but I already used that body for my long-awaited Joe Colton custom:
I've had that Obi-Wan head for months just waiting on a body. I had planned to use the TRU 3-pack Hawk as a base, but this works much better for me (especially after seeing the v2 Hawk prototype up in Canada - that thing was flawless and will become my default Hawk when it's released.)
So I took the spare Hawk head and decided to Dremel off his hair and try to turn it into a traditional Cap mask. It could use a bit more sanding, but knowing my luck, I'd go too far and gouge it up, requiring some sculpting to fix it -- screw that.
I pondered long & hard (heh - "long & hard" ) on whether or not to give him the big white "A" and the head-wings. I always thought they were goofy as hell, but he just doesn't look right without them (part of the reason I just don't dig Ultimate Cap.)
Anyway, I'm calling this one done. Now I just have to figure out which parts to use for a Nick Fury custom. I'm thinking a Beachhead/Firefly base - a commando sweater looks better than spandex anyway
