The eyeshield

Quest Items

By Nicholas Lam

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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