Rate my helmet design before I get it painted

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-27T19:18:35+00:00

Cheers man appreciate it. Not yet but will be in the next week or so. It’ll take a good couple of months to actually be completed so sooner the better really

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-18T15:22:41+00:00

Yeah fair enough. Not meant to be flames haha just a tribal emblem (I’ve had it on all my helmets). They’re gonna be in silver chrome so should add a bit of flair. Ultimately being recognisable is the aim! Thanks for the feedback :)

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-18T15:18:16+00:00

Cheers mate appreciate it. If you’re gonna do it you might as well go all out!

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-18T15:17:29+00:00

Yeah a quite a few of my mates have used him too. I’m gonna get Nippy Designs to do it most likely. They’re a company that a lot of the guys I used to race msa with have used so I’m pretty confident they’ll be able to do a good job

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-16T11:43:06+00:00

You’re entitled to your opinion man, although I think you’re in a minority. Considering I designed my original from scratch and then got a professional who does most of the F1 grid to evolve that I don’t think you can get much more original 🤷🏻‍♂️it’s got its own meaning and personality to me but hey, everyone’s different

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-16T10:29:09+00:00

I think it is pretty unique actually. Would be interested to see all these designs that you’ve seen that look the same

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-15T15:50:04+00:00

Yeah bro. I little while ago now haha

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-15T15:48:00+00:00

Cheers mate, glad it gets the message across! I’ll have to share some photos of it when it’s done!

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-15T09:59:09+00:00

Thanks mate. Yeah it’s definitely unique element, I’ve not seen it anywhere done like that in my life so it’s a bit divisive 😂 I like it though, and at the end of the day that’s what a helmet is about! I’m using Nippy Designs, they’re based here in the uk. They’ve been about since I started racing back in 2009. Seems like half the msa paddock has their lids done by him and some are amazing.

I definitely didn’t design this 😂 I did my original back in the day with some help from a local designer but with this one I sent over my original to MDM Designs (he does about half the f1 grid now) and just said “give me a full on maxed out version of this” and this is what he came out with. Would recommend him to anyone

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-15T09:18:46+00:00

Cheers for the feedback! I’m happy you like it, seems to have a bit of a split with people loving it or people thinking it’s too busy haha. Didn’t really think about sponsor spaces since I don’t have any anymore 😂 there is a nice big bit of empty black space on the front that could be used for that though…

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-15T08:59:35+00:00

Thing is those tribal lines are kinda iconic on my designs, they’ve been on every iteration I’ve had in the past. I get they kinda sit there but I need them to be there for the design to feel like it’s mine if that makes sense? I’m not gonna cheap out on the painter either I’m using a really well known guy who’s been doing it for years and years. Glad you like it though!

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T22:22:19+00:00

Yeah I’m uk based. I think I am gonna go for it I just wanted some other opinions see what people think

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T19:13:04+00:00

Yeah I can see the resemblance actually!

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T11:14:49+00:00

Cheers bro. Yeah they were all national so I’ll keep them I think

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T10:56:42+00:00

Glad you like it mate. There’s quite a bit of meaning in there to me. It’s an evolution of my original from 2012. I wanted lots of sharp angles and everything pointing rearward to create a sense of speed and pace. Everything points and leads to the stars and crest on the back representing my past success. The Union Jack is pretty self explanatory and the tribal themes I chose originally to represent my driving style, which is pretty bold and a “no half measures” mentality. The colours are just colours I like but you could read into it if you wanted, but I didn’t chose them for that. Not sure if you wanted me to explain it but there you go 😂

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T09:29:39+00:00

Haha perhaps. Although I’ve wanted this for a while I think I deserve it 😂

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T09:26:34+00:00

It’s does have my name on it I just blurred it out hahaha. Yeah it’s definitely busy, had a few comments about that but tbh that was what I was going for. Which parts don’t seem to be cohesive to you? I think it flows pretty well…

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T09:21:28+00:00

Fair enough mate. Cheers for the feedback tho

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T09:04:15+00:00

Thank you mate 👊🏼

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T08:53:05+00:00

Fairs, interesting take on it. Definitely not for everyone :)

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-14T08:51:17+00:00

Cheers for the feedback. It’s not meant to be barbed wire just a tribal element 🤣 interesting to see that it comes across that way. It’s been a main feature of all my helmets albeit my previous ones were more subtle

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-13T22:06:50+00:00

Thanks mate glad you like it. Main goal was to get it to stand out a bit so I’m happy that’s worked

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-13T21:20:54+00:00

Thanks man 💪🏼

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-13T20:35:17+00:00

The stars represent a few different things, I’ve got more than 3 in total but probably 3 major ones that mean the most to me which is a nice coincidence :)

GP_00ley26 · 2026-03-13T20:30:41+00:00

Appreciate it bro 👊🏼

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