Quest Items

By Nicholas Lam

Published on: 12th March 2010

See images of the original and new Knightmare helmets, the Eye Shields, and the frightknight.

Original helmet

Rear view of the original Helmet of Justice from Knightmare. — Rear view of the original Helmet of Justice

Front view of the original Helmet of Justice from Knightmare. — Front view of the original Helmet of Justice

New helmet

Side view of the new Helmet of Justice (Series 7-8) from Knightmare. — Side view of the new Helmet of Justice

Front-right view of the new Helmet of Justice from Knightmare Series 7-8. — Front view of the new Helmet of Justice

Eye shields

The original Eye Shield used in Knightmare. — The original Eye Shield, used from 1990

The special red Shield, redeemed as the Shield of Justice at the end of Series 7. — The Red Shield, used for the Shield of Justice

Frightknight

A frightknight model, as seen on Knightmare. — A cast of the Frightknight

Brollachan

An image of the modeller's plaster cast for the Brollachan in Series 7 (1993) — A plaster cast of the Brollachan

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