I currently have an authentic SpeedFlex Riddell helmet in the throwback colors/logo which I love. I put it on the coffee table every Gameday. Awesome Gameday centerpiece. However, I really like those new Riddell Axiom helmets (see below). I tried finding a Seahawks Axiom authentic helmet on eBay but apparently they don’t exist yet on the open market. Axiom helmets have a very distinctive almost triangular pattern on the sides. Sam Howell is sporting one.
Anyone have ideas on how to source one?
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As I understand it, the Axiom is currently nearly impossible for the replica helmet artisans to order for any reasonable charge. The Axiom is built-to-order based on a 3D scan of the head of the player it's being made for, and I don't see an option to order a standard shell outside of that. It's literally built to fit each head.
This means that the artisan guys would have to spend like $700 and wait over a month just to get the helmet, and that's just the plain single-color shell. They then have to go through the process of customizing the helmet by putting a multi-stage NFL quality paint job on it and sourcing appropriate decals for the logos, customizing the helmet bumpers, etc.
Sorry to say but with the Axiom specifically, you're probably going to have to reach out to one of these helmet artists and go the custom route, and it'd probably end up being near or at double what the Speedflexs cost since you could just order those shells en masse with a million customizations like facemasks and whatnot available instantly.
