helmet turned out "ok" it did bleed the tiniest bit where i sprayed the 1st coat a little too thick (by the blue stuff coming out of the skull) 
  

 and i didn't wet sand it , so it's a little orange peeled, but not bad ... once i got to this point , i was pretty satisfied 
i may wet sand and polish it more later .. but , although this helmet does fit me,  it's mostly for decoration    
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a few days later , i was staring at it .. and wanted to try copying it with paint ..  
once the skull and flames were started , my brain just went a totally different direction .. and this is the outcome 
     acrylic on a piece of cardboard